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.

September 17

IB 30/35

All of today's class was spent looking at the "Causes of the U.S. Civil War". This PowerPoint presentation is already on the wiki under the United States Civil War section.

Social 10-1

We finished watching "Whale Rider" today, we'll be able to talk about it tomorrow. Hopefully you got some work completed on your Illustrated Concept Map assignments. You got the results back for your World Geography Test as well today. Please remember that your Chapter 1-2 Test is on Thursday, please see the study guide here (scroll down to find it).

IB 20

We finished off the PowerPoint presentation on the Spanish conquest of the Americas today, after I returned your current events quizzes. We watched a video from the U.S. History series as well today called "The Era of Colonization" which should have given you some insight into the formation of the Thirteen Colonies. Please remember that your Enlightenment Thinkers assignment is due tomorrow. You do have homework for Wednesday and Thursday. Please see the wiki, under Unit 3 for the assignment handouts.

September 14

I'm sorry that I didn't get a chance to actually post this on Friday. I was very busy with Model UN practice sessions after school yesterday...

IB 30/35

Today was a very light day in that we simply looking at some statistical information from the book "Time on the Cross" and answered some basic interpretation questions. Next week we'll be getting into the causes of the Civil War.

Social 10-1

You wrote your World Geography Test for part of Friday's class. We then started our film study of "Whale Rider", which we'll continue on Monday. I did a homework check on your Chapter 2 Key Terms and Questions as well. This weekend would be a great time to begin work on your Illustrated Concept Map assignments as well. Please remember that you have a Chapter 1-2 Test on Thursday, September 20th, the study guide can be found here.

IB 20

After some technical difficulties we watched a little bit of "When Worlds Collide". If you wish to watch the entire documentary (which we haven't done), you can do so below. I started looking at the Spanish conquest of the Americas as well with a PowerPoint presentation. Please remember that you have your Enlightenment thinker assignment due on Tuesday. Unleash your creativity on this project! As I said in class given some of your results on current events quizzes, you NEED to do well on this assignment!

Watch When Worlds Collide on PBS. See more from When Worlds Collide.

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.

September 12

Social 10-1

We talked a little bit about the impact of media transnationals on everyday life today by doing a class survey of favorite TV shows, movies and music.We look further at media giants in the days to come. You also had class time to work on your Chapter 2 Key Terms and Questions. Your "Global Connections Essay" is due tomorrow. You have a World Geography Test on Friday, please see yesterday's post for the complete study guide.

IB 20

You wrote a current events quiz at the beginning of class today. We started watching a film called "The Age of Light" on the Enlightenment period in European history. I started the second part of "The Age of Enlightenment" PowerPoint presentation as well today, which I will be able to finish tomorrow.

IB 30/35

You wrote a current events quiz at the beginning of class. We started examining slavery today. We looked at a PowerPoint presentation on slavery in the United States, which I will put up on the wiki. You can find this presentation on the wiki in the United States Civil War page. We started watching a video from the United States History series called "Slavery and Freedom" which we will continue tomorrow.

September 11

IB 30/35

You wrote a Paper 1 on the Mexican-American War and manifest destiny in today's class which took most of the class.

IB 20

We looked at OPVL at the beginning of class today. We then started looking at material from Unit 2-The Development of Western European Society, more specifically a PowerPoint presentation on "The Age of Enlightenment". This presentation is already on the wiki under Unit 2 materials. We'll continue with it tomorrow, and start viewing a film called "Age of Light".

Social 10-1

You have a world geography test on Friday, September 14th. I gave you some more time to work on your first writing assignment: the Global Connections Essay. In this informative essay, you are to answer/address the following essay question:

• What are my effects on the world?
• You are really trying to personalize your essay by indicating what are some social, economic, political and environmental effects that you have on the world.
• What impact is globalization having on you, and what impact do have on globalization (in other words, how do you contribute to globalization)?

The Global Connections Essay is due Thursday. I also gave you your Unit 1 Worksheet today. Your Chapter 1 Key Terms are due tomorrow.

Social 10-1 World Geography Test Study Guide:

This test will take place on Friday, September 14th. It is simply a country and capital cities identification test. You will be given a world map with certain countries, capital cities, and places identified and you need to be able to write out what country it is. Here are the countries that may appear on the test:

• any of the EU countries (there are 27 countries in the EU)
• any of the NATO countries (there's some overlap here with the EU, but not all EU countries are members of NATO)
• any of the G8 countries: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United States, and the United Kingdom
• full members of MERCOSUR: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and other associate members or countries that are achieving membership in MERCOSUR, such as: Venezuela, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador
• to ask you to know ALL of the countries in the African Union would be cruel, so we'll focus on countries that came up last year or will likely be in the news this year: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan
• other very important countries that will be in the news this year, or that we'll be talking about, or get mentioned in your textbook: Cuba, Mexico, China, India, Myanmar (Burma), Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Israel
• **BIG HINT: if a country is a member of a few of these international organizations then there's a STRONG possibility that they will be on the test!!**

Please use the following links for studying for this test:
World Geography Games
Test Your Geography Knowledge
Maps.com Online Games (the "Find It" games are excellent!)