October 1

IB 30/35

We went over the assigned homework for today from the IB 30/35 wiki which was "What was the Civil War about?" which dealt with the different perspectives of Jefferson Davis, Abraham Lincoln, and Frederick Douglass. We then continued watching Ken Burns' The Civil War Episode 2, and then got into Episode 3.

Social 10-1

We spent most of today's preparing for tomorrow's debate. Don't forget that you have your Unit 1 Final Exam on Wednesday, please see the study guide here.

IB 20

I did a homework check on the homework out of the History of the Americas textbook on Thomas Paine's Common Sense and the Declaration of Independence. We finished off the "Revolution" episode of "America: The Story of Us", and then went into a video from the United States History series called "The American Revolution".

September 27

IB 20

We started looking at the American Revolution today with a PowerPoint lecture on the topic. I assigned some Section Reviews out of your The United States and Its People booklets. Those Section Review questions are due tomorrow.

Social 10-1

Today I introduced you to how to write a WRA I. We also looked at a sample WRA I. I have sent another sample WRA I from Unit 1 along with example response to that WRA I. Tomorrow you will be writing a WRA I for Unit 1. You will get 5 minutes to look over the sources and make notes, and then 60 minutes to write. Don't forget that your Unit 1 Final Exam is on Wednesday, October 3rd, please see the study guide here.

IB 30/35

We tied up some loose ends today. We completed the TOK Civil War Presentations today and finished off the first episode of Ken Burns' The Civil War as well. I also started delivering the PowerPoint on "The American Civil War" (it's on the wiki).

September 26

Social 10-1

We finished watching "Bend It Like Beckham" today. Please remember that your film study for "Bend It Like Beckham" are due tomorrow. You wrote your Chapter 3-4 Test today as well. I returned essays and homework check assignments today at the end of class. Your Chapter 5 Key Terms and Questions are due on Friday. Next Wednesday you have your Unit 1 Final Exam. Please see the study guide below.

Unit 1 Final Exam Study Guide:

Unit 1 Final Exam will be Wednesday, October 3rd. The format for the exam is entirely multiple choice. It will consist of 55 multiple choice questions, 60-65% of the questions will be "source-based" questions, while the remainder will be simply knowledge and comprehension style questions. In other words, the source-based questions will use political cartoons, timelines, a chart or diagram, a graph, a reading, a photo or a map, and you will have answer questions related to that source. The source-based questions will be difficult to prepare for. You must have a firm grasp of the concepts and key terms that were introduced in Unit 1, because that will allow you to apply the knowledge that you have to answer the multiple choice questions.

Please study your key terms from Chapters 1-5, and the topics covered in that unit.
1. Key Terms/Key Concepts in Unit 1:

• globalization
• pluralistic society
• transnationals
• society
• “the global village”
• United Nations
• G-8
• La Francophonie
• NATO
• individual identity
• collective identity
• traditions
• minority group
• official bilingualism
• universalization of pop culture
• hybridization
• media transnationals
• media consolidation
• CBC/SRC
• Official Languages Act
• CRTC
• Canadian Content (CanCon)
• homogenization
• monoculture
• assimilation
• marginalization
• accommodation
• secularism
• integration
• cosmopolitan
• acculturation
• cultural revitalization
• Charter of Rights and Freedoms

2. Know your case studies extremely well!
3. Be able to apply key concepts! (see comments above)
4. Please review the "Challenges and Opportunities of Globalization" PowerPoint

IB 20

We finished off the Thirteen Colonies presentations today. At the conclusion of the PowerPoint presentation I talked a little bit about "old" imperialism, "new" imperialism, motivations for the founding of some of the Thirteen Colonies, and mercantilism. I also talked a bit about taxation without representation, and finished off the PowerPoint on the French-Indian War. We're going to start looking at grievances that the American colonists had with the British government and how that atmosphere led to revolution.

IB 30/35

We continued with the TOK Civil War presentations today, which we didn't quite finish. We'll finish them off tomorrow. Also tomorrow we'll finish off the first episode of Ken Burns' The Civil War and then start looking at the Civil War itself. It would be a good idea to read the notes on the Civil War posted on the wiki, delve into your textbook The United States and Its People for more information on the causes of the Civil War and the key events in the Civil War as well.

March 8

Social 10-1

We started today looking at the formulation of arguments and evidence on a position paper by brainstorming arguments around convincing a friend to come to Churchill as a student. We looked at the difference between arguments and evidence. We also started to look at elements that would go into a first paragraph of a position paper. On Friday, we'll continue to look at strategies to make you more successful on writing the WRA II Essays in not only 10-1, but for the years ahead. Don't forget that you have your Unit 1 Final Exam tomorrow, please see the study guide here (scroll down to find it). Your Unit 1 WRA II Essay is next Tuesday. Make sure you check out yesterday's post as well for links to the two articles on globalization and the impact it has on cultures around the world.

Social 30-1

We watched a couple of videos on how the welfare state operates in Norway and the Netherlands by watching "Welfare a la Carte" and "Dutch Treat" from the TV show 60 Minutes. We then started a PowerPoint presentation called "The Evolution of Modern Liberalism". I should be able to finish this presentation/lecture off tomorrow. This PowerPoint presentation corresponds to the later half of Chapter 4 and Chapter 6. We'll definitely get into neo-conservatism and supply-side economics tomorrow as well. Please remember that your Chapter 6 Key Terms and Questions are due on Monday. Your "Ideological Reaction to Industrialization Test" is on Monday as well, please see the study guide here (scroll down to find it).

March 7

Social 10-1

Most of today's activity centered around looking at the challenges and opportunities associated with globalization. The class was split in half and one half of the class was given an article entitled "Globalization Benefits the World's Cultures", and the other half of the class was given an article entitled "Globalization Harms the World's Cultures". You were to read the article (see hyperlinked articles above), and then we had a very brief debate/discussion on the issues raised. The intent of today's class was to expose you to the differing viewpoints on how globalization is impacting the world's cultures and lays the foundation for future discussions on positional thinking on the issue. In other words, today's activity should help you when it comes time to writing the Unit 1 WRA II (Essay) on Tuesday, March 15th. It is really recommended that you read both of the articles that were given out today. Please remember that you have your Unit 1 Final Exam on Wednesday, please see the study guide here (scroll down to find it; the study guide is also on the wiki). This unit final will not appear on your interim report cards that will be going home on Wednesday, so essentially the interim report cards could inaccurate or out of date the moment you get them. Here is the "digital divide" map that I was talking about in class. There may be a tendency to say that unique cultures around the world can always use the Internet and media and communication technologies that we all have access to in North America, but that may not be the case in all of the world as this map helps to illustrate.

Social 30-1

Your "Sweden: The Welfare State" booklets were due today, so I did a homework check on them at the beginning of class. You had most of the period to work on your Chapter 6 Key Terms and Questions, and to actually read Chapter 6 as well. We'll be looking at "The Evolution of Modern Liberalism" for most of the week. Next Monday (March 14th) you will write your "Ideological Reaction to Industrialization Test", please see the study guide below.

Ideological Reaction to Industrialization Test Study Guide:

1. Please review material from these PowerPoint presentations:

• "The Development of Classical Liberalism"
• "Responding to Classical Liberalism"

2. Be familiar with key concepts introduced in Chapters 3 and 4.
3. The Industrial Revolution:

• understand fundamental economic, social and political changes that were caused by the Industrial Revolution
• understand the connection between the Agricultural Revolution and the Enclosure Acts and the Industrial Revolution
• understand the differences, advantages and disadvantages of the cottage system and the factory system

4. Review material in the "Philosophies of Industrialism" booklet
5. Key Beliefs of the Various Ideologies (review the spectrums briefly); also review this material from the "Responding to Classical Liberalism" PowerPoint presentation:

• Adam Smith
• laissez faire economics/capitalism (key ideas)
• John Stuart Mill
• Karl Marx (key ideas and beliefs associated with Marx, Das Kapital, The Communist Manifesto, withering away of the state, dictatorship of the proletariat, view of history, etc. ) and Friedrich Engels (see "Philosophies of Industrialism" booklet)
• Edmund Burke and classical conservatism

6. Some questions may require you to make connections between this year's material and what you learned in 10-1 and 20-1 as well

March 4

Social 10-1

You wrote your Unit 1 WRA I in-class writing assignment today in class. You should get the results back for this assignment on Monday. Please remember that you have your Unit 1 Final Exam on Wednesday. Please see the study guide here (scroll down to find it).

Social 30-1

You wrote your political cartoon analysis assignment in class today. Please remember that your "Sweden: The Welfare State" booklets are due on Monday.

March 3

Social 30-1

I went through material in today's class differently depending on which period you had me. I really think that you all should watch the embedded video below on the credit crisis and how that contributes to the global recession. Please make sure that you read the handout on the causes of the global recession that I gave you as well today. You also got handouts on democratic socialism and the mixed economy, and the case study of Sweden. The "Welfare State: Sweden" Booklets will be due on Monday, March 7th. Tomorrow you will be doing an in-class writing assignment on political cartoons, be on time!

Social 10-1

I gave you back your practice WRA I in-class writing assignments that you wrote on Tuesday. I went through an exemplar of what the introductory paragraph and analysis of sources might look like. I have sent this to you, and a rubric for the WRA I as well. You will be writing your Unit 1 WRA I tomorrow in class. Next Wednesday, you have your Unit 1 Final Exam, please see the study guide below.

Social 10-1 Unit 1 Final Exam Study Guide:

Unit 1 Final Exam will be Wednesday, March 9th. The format for the exam is entirely multiple choice. It will consist of 55 multiple choice questions, 60-65% of the questions will be "source-based" questions, while the remainder will be simply knowledge and comprehension style questions. In other words, the source-based questions will use political cartoons, timelines, a chart or diagram, a graph, a reading, a photo or a map, and you will have answer questions related to that source. The source-based questions will be difficult to prepare for. You must have a firm grasp of the concepts and key terms that were introduced in Unit 1, because that will allow you to apply the knowledge that you have to answer the multiple choice questions.

Please study your key terms from Chapters 1-5, and the topics covered in that unit.
1. Key Terms/Key Concepts in Unit 1:

• globalization
• pluralistic society
• transnationals
• society
• “the global village”
• United Nations
• G-8
• La Francophonie
• NATO
• individual identity
• collective identity
• traditions
• minority group
• official bilingualism
• universalization of pop culture
• hybridization
• media transnationals
• media consolidation
• CBC/SRC
• Official Languages Act
• CRTC
• Canadian Content (CanCon)
• homogenization
• monoculture
• assimilation
• marginalization
• accommodation
• secularism
• integration
• cosmopolitan
• acculturation
• cultural revitalization
• Charter of Rights and Freedoms
  

2. Know your case studies extremely well!
3. Be able to apply key concepts! (see comments above)
4. Please review the "Challenges and Opportunities of Globalization" PowerPoint (it's on the wiki under Unit 1 Presentations)