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.

September 25

IB 30/35

All of today's class was spent on the TOK Civil War Presentations. We'll continue with these presentations tomorrow. If you have presented already, please upload your PowerPoint presentation or Prezi link to the chart on the IB 30 wiki.

IB 20

All of today's class was spent on presentations for the Thirteen Colonies. We'll finish these presentations off tomorrow. If you have already presented please upload your PowerPoint presentation or Prezi link to the IB 20 wiki. I have sent you a link to the page on the wiki where you can find the chart to put

Social 10-1

We continued watching "Bend it Like Beckham" today and completing the film study that goes along with it. Please remember that you have your Chapter 3-4 Test tomorrow in class. Please see the study guide for this test below.

Chapter 3-4 Test Study Guide:

• Know the key terms from Chapter 3-4
• Be able to answer the Questions for Inquiry in Chapters 3-4 (they appear on p.49, p.53, p.58, p.73, p.80)
• Know relevant case studies from Chapters 3-4: the Francophones, the Aborigines and the Lubicon, as well as other relevant examples related to assimilation, marginalization, accommodation and integration

September 21

IB 30/35

We started watching Ken Burns' documentary "The Civil War" Episode 1: The Cause today in class. We'll continue with this episode on Monday. TOK Civil War Presentations start on Tuesday.

Social 10-1

You wrote your Chapter 1-2 Test yesterday. Please remember that your Illustrated Concept Map assignment is due on Monday. Your Chapter 3 and 4 Key Terms and Questions will be taken in at that time for homework check marks. Your Chapter 3-4 Test is on Wednesday, September 26th, please see the study guide below.

Chapter 3-4 Test Study Guide:

• Know the key terms from Chapter 3-4
• Be able to answer the Questions for Inquiry in Chapters 3-4 (they appear on p.49, p.53, p.58, p.73, p.80)
• Know relevant case studies from Chapters 3-4: the Francophones, the Aborigines and the Lubicon, as well as other relevant examples related to assimilation, marginalization, accommodation and integration

IB 20

You watched "The Story of Us" yesterday in class. We'll be looking at the French-Indian War as well on Monday. You will have an Enlightenment Thinkers Quiz in Monday's class. The thinkers to concentrate on are: Voltaire, Rousseau, Locke, Smith, Quesnay, and Montesquieu. You need to know their major works, major ideas, quotes associated with these thinkers. It is a matching quiz, but it will be very hard, especially if you haven't studied for it. If you study for it, using your notes, and the "Age of Enlightenment" PowerPoint that is up on the wiki under The Development of Western European Society, you should do well. I am still waiting for a few projects on your assigned Enlightenment and Scientific Revolution thinkers. These were due this week, but due me being away yesterday some of you may not have wished to hand it in to a substitute. Please send it to me ASAP, if you haven't done so already. If it's a Prezi, send me a link to the Prezi. The rest can be sent by e-mail, no more excuses! Presentations for the Thirteen Colonies will start on Tuesday.