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).