| Click here to view an MS Word document that shows the general day-by-day lesson plan, with homework assignments, by month, for the 2011-2012 school year--previous months, current month and future months |
| On Monday and Tuesday our students will discuss the theories of Dr. John Gray regarding marriage as put forth in his best selling book, Men Are From Mars and Women Are From Venus. On Wednesday and Thursday we shall augment the material from Gray's book with an ABC News film entitled Men Are From Mars and Women Are From Venus. On Friday we shall discuss "The Mysteries of Menopause," by Dr. Bernadine Healy. |
| Click here for a presentation regarding Chapter 5 including the Chapter Projects Click here to view a presentation about Men Are From Mars . . . |
| Click here to view a Microsoft Excel document that shows the various movies that we shall view this year. |
| Here are some websites that complement our in-class and textbook learning. Here are some general websites for the year. Psychology in General The Website of the American Psychological Association Website of Psychology Today Psychology.net The Social Psych. Network Psychotherapy.net Website of the National Institute of Mental Health Here are some websites that pertain to Chapters 5 in our textbook. Center for Adult Development A List of Films on Aging Early Adulthood Middle Adulthood Late Adulthood Death and Bereavement Midlife Crises Menopause Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Dr. John Gray Careers in psychology More on careers in psychology Gardner's Learning Intelligences Survey Humor Therapy Laughter as Therapy More About Laughter As Therapy for Stress Dream Analysis Dream Analysis2 Dream Analysis 3 Dream Analysis 4 |
| Our course textbook is outstanding: Understanding Psychology by Richard A. Kasschau, Ph.D., published by Glencoe/McGraw-Hill. At the end of each chapter, the author includes several analytical, critical thinking and evaluative questions. We will generally have students prepare written or oral reports based on one of the questions on those pages. |
| Seniors: it is never too early to start looking into colleges and universities that you might attend. Here are some sites that might help you in your search (incidentally, we shall use these sites when we review testing procedures in Chapter 11): Site 1 Site 2 Site 3 |
| Here are some websites to help you with your research on drugs and their effects. Site 1: The White House Drug Policy Site--good information about street terms. Site 2: The White House Drug Policy Site--good information about the various types of drugs. Site 3: The National Institute of Drug Abuse Site--very comprehensive information. |
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| Click here to view the Glencoe/ McGraw-Hill online augmentation to our textbook: Understanding Psychology. |
| Click here to view the class rules Click here to view the course grading criteria Click here for guidance regarding notebooks |