October 11

IB 30/35

You wrote a current events quiz at the beginning of the period. You should make sure that you study this weekend for your upcoming assessments next week. On Thursday, October 17th you are writing a 3-part exam on the Civil War and Reconstruction. There will be 30 multiple choice test, a matching section and a document analysis assignment. On Friday, October 18th you will be writing a Paper 3 on the Civil War and Reconstruction. Please make sure that you check out all of the notes on the IB 30 wiki under the U.S. Civil War section. Make sure that you check out the study guide on the wiki (the dates have been changed). Make sure that you've read Chapters 11-13 in The United States and Its People.

Social 20-1

We watched a documentary from the BBC 20th Century History series called "Make Germany Pay". We also started the A & E Biography on Adolf Hitler.

Social 30-1

I talked a little bit about supply-side economics today. I also showed a video that explained how the sub-prime mortgage crisis happened. I'm posting the video below. You should also check out this website to better understand the key players in the U.S. government shutdown and debt ceiling crisis: http://www.cbc.ca/news2/interactives/us-fiscal-dashboard/