March 16

Social 30-1

I went through the start of a PowerPoint presentation called "20th Century Rejections of Liberalism", which I will come back to once we have finished dealing with the USSR and the command economy. I also gave you some handouts on the "Soviet Economic System", with detailed notes on the Five Year Plans, collectivization and the central planning of production. This handout should be considered the partner handout to yesterday's "The Structure of the Soviet Economy" notes. I also gave you another handout on the "Characteristics of a Command Economy" (this had notes on the advantages and disadvantages of the command economy as well). I did a homework check on the Chapter 5 Key Terms, and by the sounds of things many of you also completed the questions from the Chapter 5 Worksheet as well. The questions from the Chapter 5 Worksheet will be due next Wednesday (March 23rd). Please remember that you have your Market Economy and Mixed Economy Test on Monday, March 21st, please see the study guide here. Your Economic Systems Final has been moved to Thursday, March 24th. I will post the study guide for this test tomorrow on the blog.

Social 10-1

We were able to do an activity based around the story "The Rabbits". These book addresses some of the themes that we'll be looking at Unit 2, such as cultural contact, assimilation, imperialism, differing world views, and residential schools. We spent a fair bot of time looking at the symbolism in the book and some of the themes that the book introduces. You also had some time to work on your Chapter 7 Key Terms and Questions (these are due on Monday). Please remember that your Chapter 6 Key Terms and Questions are due tomorrow.