September 13

IB 20

We finished off the PowerPoint lecture on "The Age of Enlightenment" today. As I said to you in class today, I was thinking about rock stars, movie stars and athletes today and wondering why Enlightenment thinkers aren't as well known as some of them. After all, some of these Enlightenment thinkers have made greater contributions to society yet they don't enjoy the fame and notoriety as some these entertainment and sports celebrities. We're going to change that. I gave you some ideas in which direction this creative project could go (trading cards, magazine cover stories, Prezis, infographics, etc.), show me how creative you are! Just make sure that you present the information in a concise, fun, informative way, and that your project meets all of the requirements, which are as follows:

• Biographical Information (3 marks)
• Area(s) of Work (what fields did they work in?) (2 marks)
• Ideas Introduced (2 marks)
• Aspect of medieval society that they challenged (2 marks)
• Were they influential in their own time? (5 marks) 
• What were their contributions to modern society? (3 marks)
• Mechanics, spelling, grammar, and list of sources cited using a recognized citation system (APA, MLA, Chicago) (3 marks)

This assignment is due on Tuesday, September 18th.
We also started watching a documentary called "When Worlds Collide", which we will continue to watch tomorrow.

Social 10-1

I collected your "Global Connections Essay" at the beginning of class today. A large portion of today's class was spent working with small groups brainstorming the interconnections and interrelationships between the various key concepts that are part of the Illustrated Concept Map assignment. This assignment is due on Monday, September 24th. You also had some class time to work on your Chapter 2 Key Terms and Questions which are due tomorrow. You have a World Geography Test tomorrow, please see the study guide here. Next Thursday, you have your Chapter 1-2 Test, please see the study guide below.

Chapter 1-2 Test Study Guide:

1. Study your Chapter 1 and 2 Key Terms
2. Review the case studies from the textbook in Chapters 1 and 2, specifically the Metis, the Francophones, the Hmong, and the Maori
3. Be prepared to answer any of the "Questions for Inquiry" from Chapters 1 and 2 (they are on the following pages: p.9, p.14, p.20, p.29, p.35, p.39):

• How does globalization affect economic aspects of people's lives?
• How does globalization affect social aspects of people's lives?
• How does globalization affect political aspects of people's lives?
• What is the difference between individual and collective identity?
• What is the relationship between identity and language?
• How does cultural exchange shape people's identities?

4. Make sure that you can answer the questions from the Unit 1 Worksheet for these chapters.

Format for the test is matching and short answer questions.

IB 30/35

We finished the video today on "Freedom and Slavery" that we started yesterday. I went through a PowerPoint presentation on "The Antebellum South", which has been posted on the wiki already. I said in class that you would have an assignment on slavery tonight that would be posted on the wiki this afternoon. I guess we'll be doing that assignment in class tomorrow, so no homework tonight. We'll start the causes of the Civil War on Monday.