February 6

Social 30-1

We went back over some material that we looked at yesterday. I went back over the 19th century political spectrum, the 20th century political spectrum, the political-economic grid, and the principles of collectivism and individualism. You should print off the Ideology Notes (PDF file) that I sent to you yesterday. Please also have a look at the following link here, it will help immensely. Please see the study guides for the Chapter 1-2 Test and the Unit 1 Final Exam study guides below.

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.)

Unit 1 Final Exam Study Guide:

The Unit 1 Final is a 55 question multiple choice test. It will be written on Wednesday, February 13th. Make sure that you study the following:

• Chapter 1 and 2 Key Terms from the Unit 1 Worksheet
• Study the Ideology Notes (Black Gold School District PDF file)
• Study the 19th Century Political Spectrum
• Study the 20th Century Political spectrum
• Study the political-economic grid
• Know the values and ideas associated with the various ideologies (on the 19th century and 20th century spectrums)
• Study the Individualism and Collectivism booklet

Social 20-1

I went through a PowerPoint lecture on "The Enlightenment". I will be sending this to you this afternoon. You have a quiz tomorrow called the Enlightenment Thinkers Quiz. Study the material that you were introduced to today. Study the philosopher's main work, main ideas, and key quotes. Your Chapter 1 Key Terms and Questions are due tomorrow.

IB 30/35

We watched a video from Gwynne Dyer's 'War' series called "The Road to Total War". After we finished the video you had some time to meet with your TOK presentation group members.