February 5

IB 30/35

We held our debate on the decision to use the atomic bombs at the end of WWII today. As I said at the end of the class, I felt that it was a very spirited debate from all three options. There was also clear evidence of research on the part of many of you, which added to the quality of the debate. In the next few days you will get some time to work with your TOK Group Presentation members. This Friday's class will be devoted entirely to TOK presentation time with your group members. Prior to tomorrow's class I want you to go on to the IB 30/35 wiki and go to the TOK section and view the Prezi on TOK Presentations. I think that it will help you considerably. I will also be putting up some documents on how to structure your TOK essays on the wiki.

Social 20-1

We finished off the "Nation and Identity" PowerPoint lecture today. I have sent this presentation to you already. Your Chapter 1 Key Terms and Questions are due on Thursday.

Social 30-1

We covered a lot of material today. I delivered a PowerPoint lecture called "Identity and Ideology". I have sent this presentation to you by e-mail already. I have also sent you Ideology Notes from the Blackgold School District, which does a really nice job explaining the economic-political grid. Your Chapter 1 Key Terms and Questions are due tomorrow. One week from today (February 12th), you have your Chapter 1-2 Test, please see the study guide below.

Upcoming Important Dates for Social 30-1:

• Chapter 1-2 Test is on Tuesday, February 12th
• Unit 1 Final Exam is on Wednesday, February 13th (study guide will be posted tomorrow on the blog)
• Unit 1 WRA II Essay is on Tuesday, February 19th

Chapter 1-2 Test Study Guide:

The Chapter 1-2 Test is on Tuesday, September 12th. It is a mixed format test, it will have a matching section and a short answer section. Here is what you should review/study for this test:

• Chapter 1 and 2 Key Terms/Concepts and the Supplementary Key Terms from the Unit 1 Worksheet
• be able to answer any of the questions from the Unit 1 Worksheet (hopefully you have quality answers to study from!)
• you must know the 19th century political spectrum and the 20th century political spectrum
• know similarities and differences between communism and fascism
• be able to label political and economic spectrums and the values associated with these ideologies
• be able to label the political-economic grid and know examples of the ideologies in the quadrants (study the Ideology Notes and the notes I gave you in class)
• know the differences between individualism and collectivism, be able to apply your understanding of these concepts
• know the key ideas associated with Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau (for example, view of the nature of human beings, etc.)