FACS

Thursday, September 15, 2011
3rd & 4th block-Blue Day

Bellwork: List five careers you feel would be especially satisfying to you.
Topic 7-2 Balancing Family and Work
Set Induction: List 5 careers you feel would be especially satisfying to you.1. Student will read objectives and introductory paragraph
2. Family and Life Work handout, students will work with shoulder partner and will identify what they consider to be the positive and negative effects of work on family life and of family life on work. [p.203 TRG] Class discussion
3. Independent Reading: Choices Magazine. Students will choose between two articles related to family. They will read the article and complete a magazine report form (purpose of the article, summarize their reading and give opinion of the article).
TOTD: Magazine Report Form

Friday, September 16, 2011
2nd & 4th block-White Day
2ND BLOCK


 Chapter 7 Family Challenges
Topic 7-1 Building Functional Families
Warm Up: If your first marriage ended in divorce what would you do to help avoid divorce in your second marriage?

Instructional Plan: 1. Student will read objectives and introductory paragraph p. 184
2. Cloze (Whole group) reading p.184 -187 Making and keeping families strong..Notes with 7 point graphic organizer3. Reinforce Assignment: [TRG] p. 195~ Teen Issues and Parent Issues: Divide the whiteboard in half at the top of one side write Teen Issues, other side Parent Issues. Ask students to list issues they feel their parents don't understand about them. Then students will list issues they don't understand about their parents. Class discussion on what they think is the reason behind the apparent lack of mutual understanding.
4. Enrich Activity: [TRG p.197]: Giving a Gift of Appreciation. This activity guides students to write words of appreciation to give to a family member. After composing the words of appreciation students will create a greeting card and place the word of appreciation inside. Have students give their cards to the people for whom they composed. Student volunteers can share.

Closing Summarizer: Agree or Disagree: The family that plays together stays together.
 4TH BLOCK
Warm Up: If your first marriage ended in divorce what would you do to help avoid divorce in your second marriage?
TOPIC 7-1
Instructional Plan: 1. Fulfilling Family Rights and Responsiblilites: What Family Living Means handout, students will complete during whole group session give examples that illustrate ways families fulfill various rights and responsiblilities. Reinforcement Assignment

Topic 7-2 Balancing Family and Work
Set Induction List 5 careers you feel would be especially satisfying to you.1. Student will read objectives and introductory paragraph
2. Family and Life Work handout, students will work with shoulder partner and will identify what they consider to be the positive and negative effects of work on family life and of family life on work. [p.203 TRG] Class discussion

Closing Summarizer: Exit Slip. List one surprising fact you learned about working and having a family.