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)