familydynamics Mrs. Dapson
Cicero-North Syracue High School Mrs. Dapson
FAMILY DYNAMICS

This course will enable students to examine the dynamics of family life and apply what they learn to their present and future family situation.

This course is designed to build on previous skills and learning.  The student will actively engage in the learning strategies and continually demonstrate thier skills in communication, decision making, problem solving, and resource management.

Skills, Knowledge and Behaviors to be Developed:

1.  Identify the family as a unit of the American society.
2.  Evaluate factors affecing family style choices.
3.  Explore stress management and coping techniques.
4.  Evaluate resources, human and non-human, available
    to families and management of these resources.
5.  Recognize relationship of effective communication
    to a successful marriage.
6.  Identify career choices that assist the family unit.

MATERIALS NEEDED

1.  A pocket folder is requrired for class to keep your
    homework, notes, tests, and quizzes together. 
    folder is to be brought to class daily.  All papers
    must be kept for the entire semester.

2.  You need to come prepared to class daily with a blue
    or black pen and a pencil, extra paper, your folder,
    and assigned work.  No RED ink will be accepted on
    any work!!

ASSIGNMENTS:

2/5   Cosby Show--Worksheet due
      homework pg 369 Quest. To Review due 2/9
      test - ch. 15 due 2/9
      Family Life Today Pkt due 2/9

2/7   Film - Celebrating American Family due 2/9

2/9   Homework/Take home test/Family Life Today packet
      due (Evaluation sheet on back of packet) (ch. 15)
      VIDEO REPORT:  Celebrating American Family is due

2/13  Homework:  PKT (Family Structure)
                 NOTE:  Ch. 2 questions must be completed.
                 Look at the back of the packet on the
                 evaluation sheet.  Make sure everything is
                 complete (due 3/2)
      Ch. 2 (Takehome test) due 3/2

2/15  work on family tree project

2/26  work on family tree project

2/28  Begin timeline project

3/2   Homework due from 2/13
      Continue timeline project

3/6   Snow day - No School

3/7   Communication Packet

3/9   Communication Packet due 3/20

3/13  Library Research - Timeline Project

3/15  Timeline project - classtime
      Homework: Take Home Test - Communication- due 3/26

3/20  Homework due from 3/9
      Timeline project - classtime

3/22  Timeline project - classtime

3/26  Homework due from 3/15
      Ch. 11 Developing Close Relationships
      Homework: pg 282-3 To Review Q1-11 due 3/30

3/28  Decade Timeline Presentations
      TEST: Take Home Ch. 11 Due 4/3

3/30  Homework due from 3/26
      Decade Timeline Presentations

4/3   Homework due from 3/28
      Ch. 21 Family In Crisis
      VIDEO: Playing To Win

4/5   VIDEO: Playing To Win (conclusion) worksheet due 4/10
      Ch. 21 (conclude)

4/9   NO SCHOOL - ELECTRICAL PROBLEM

4/10  VIDEO worksheet due from 4/5
      Ch. 21 (conclude)
      Homework: TEST - takehome due 4/26
                pg. 522 To Review Q 1/14 due 4/26

4/12  How Would You Handle A Crisis?

4/24  Ch. 12 Choosing To Marry
      Take Home Test Ch. 12 due 5/2
      Ch. 12 pg. 300 To Review Q 1-7 due 5/2

4/26  Homework due from 4/10
      VIDEO: Someone To Love

4/30  VIDEO: (Conclusion) Someone To Love - worksheet
      due 5/2

5/2   Ch. 13 Engagement and Marriage
      Homework due from 4/24 and 4/30
     
5/4   Ch. 13 Engagement and Marriage
      Ch. 13 To Review Questions 1-10   due 5/10
      Ch. 13 Take Home Test: due 5/10

5/8   Ch. 13 (conclude)
      Choose role for wedding

5/10  Ch. 13 assignment due from 5/4
      Choose committee for wedding plans

5/14  wedding plans

5/16  wedding plans

5/18  wedding plans

5/22  Blk. 3 - bake wedding cake (freeze)
      VIDEO: An American Wedding

5/24  Ch. 22
      Blk. 4 - bake wedding cake (freeze)

5/29  Rm B230 -wedding rehersal
      decorate wedding cake
      finalize wedding plans

5/31  Wedding Day "ceremony"  B230
                  "reception" 273

6/4   show wedding tape
      anniversary tape
      review

6/6  FINAL EXAM

6/8   VIDEO

6/12  VIDEO (conclusion)


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