September 24

Social 30-1

I finished off the lecture on "Responding to Classical Liberalism" today. You had the remainder of the period to work on the activities in your study booklet in the "Philosophies of Industrialism". These activities are due tomorrow. Your Chapter 4 Key Terms and Questions are due on Tuesday, September 30th, so start chipping away at that homework.

IB 20 HOTA

We finished off the Thirteen Colonies presentations today. We'll pick up where we left off on the American Revolution tomorrow.

September 23

Social 30-1

I did some review of concepts that I've already taught you in the course, ranging from the 19th century political spectrum, 20th century political spectrum, the economic-political grid, the economic spectrum, the basic economic values of a command economy, a market economy and a mixed economy, and how each system answers the basic economic questions. We then moved on to the business cycle and the "economic snapshots" of the various stages of the cycle, including boom, recession, depression and recovery. I then started a PowerPoint presentation called "Responding to Classical Liberalism", and while I went through this lecture you should have added notes to the chart in your study booklet. I'll continue this presentation tomorrow.

IB 20 HOTA

We started our Thirteen Colonies presentations today, and we should be able to finish them off tomorrow, especially if groups set up quickly. Please remember to add your PowerPoint presentations and links to your Prezis to the wiki. I shared the page with you where you're supposed to load your presentations and links. 

September 22

Social 30-1

I continued on with "The Development of Classical Liberalism" PowerPoint lecture. You have to read over/study the section on the French Revolution and the Industrial Revolution in this PowerPoint presentation. I gave you some notes today on economics, so if you missed class, you need to get the notes from a classmate. We covered basic economic problem (scarcity), basic economic systems and their economic values, and how the various economic systems answer the basic economic questions. We also talked about the laws of supply and demand.

IB 20 HOTA

You need to study the French and Indian War PowerPoint presentation that is on the wiki. I started the American Revolution (I jumped the gun a little bit, and should have discussed the French and Indian War), we'll come back to this on either Wednesday or Thursday. Tomorrow will be spent doing the Thirteen Colonies presentations, and a bit on Wednesday.

September 18

Social 30-1

You got the results back for your Unit 1 Final Exam today. I started the PowerPoint lecture on "The Development of Classical Liberalism". I'll finish this off on Monday. Your homework is to complete the Chapter 3 Key Terms and Questions (make sure that you read the chapter).

IB 20 HOTA

We talked a little bit about developments in the U.S. foreign policy reaction to ISIS current issues subject. The next time we'll do this is on Friday, September 26th. We also started watching "America: The Story of Us". We will come back to this episode to watch the section on the American Revolution. Please prepare for your Thirteen Colonies presentations that will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week.

September 16

Social 30-1

You wrote your Unit 1 WRA II Essay today. You had the entire period to complete it, and hopefully I'll be reading some quality essays. Your Unit 1 Final Exam is tomorrow, please see the study guide below. I also recommend going through the Unit 1 Review Prezi, you can find this prezi at the bottom of the Unit 1 page on the wiki.

Unit 1 Final Exam Study Guide:

The Unit 1 Final is a 55 question multiple choice test. It will be written on Wednesday, September 17th. Make sure that you study the following:

• Chapter 1 and 2 Key Terms (please see the Chapter 1-2 Test Study Guide for a list of terms) 
• Study the Ideology Notes (Black Gold School District PDF file, on the Social 30-1 wiki, and in your study booklets, pages 12-17)
• Review Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau (view of the nature of human beings, how society should be organized, people's role in society; notes on page 3 of your study booklet)
• 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 that is in your study booklets (pages 4-7)
• you need to be able to apply your knowledge and understanding of these concepts/ideas
• there are a lot of source-based questions on this exam! (there are references to Nazi Germany, the USSR)

IB 20 HOTA

You watched a video from the U.S. History series called "The Era of Colonization". While you were watching this video, you should have been taking notes on the topics covered. If you missed today's class, you need to get these notes from a classmate. I also wen through some mnemonic devices to remember the Thirteen Colonies: Never Make Cynthia Run (New England colonies), New Pennies New Dimes (Mid-Atlantic or Middle colonies), My Vehicle Needs Some Gas (Southern colonies). I also assigned you duotangs with some supplementary material from the textbook The United States and Its People. The pages in the duotang cover the colonial period of American history. I also assigned you a colony to research for your Thirteen Colonies presentations. Please come to Room 111 tomorrow, and we'll go down to the Library together to start the research on your assigned colony. Please make sure that you acquaint yourself with the information that students need to take down to complete their charts.
This is a short week (it's a system-wide PD day on Friday), so we're going to revisit our current issues topic on Thursday, namely the U.S. foreign policy response to ISIS. Please look for news articles, political cartoons on the topic. For example, I found the following cartoon:

February 28

IB 30/35

You completed a survey as part of the 5 year review of the IB programme at Churchill at the beginning of class, and then we proceeded back to the classroom to watch the CNN Cold War series video on Vietnam (1954-1968). Please remember that your Vietnam War Assignment is due on Monday.

Vietnam War Assignment

A. PEOPLE
Identify and explain the role each played in the Vietnam War
1. Ho Chi Minh
2. Ngo Dinh Diem
3. Lyndon B. Johnson
4. Richard M. Nixon
5. Viet Minh
6. Viet Cong
7. Le Duc Tho
8. Henry Kissinger
9. William Westmoreland
10. "Draft Dodger"

B. CONCEPTS/TERMS
Explain the significance of the following with regards to the Vietnam War (identify participants or individuals if appropriate)
1. Ho Chi Minh Trail
2. defoliation
3. "search and destroy" mission
4. "Vietnamization of the war"
5. Gulf of Tonkin Incident
6. My Lai Massacre
7. domino theory
8. Kent State University protest (May 4, 1970)
9. Tet Offensive (January 1968)
10. Geneva Agreement (1954)

C. ISSUES
Provide the information requested
1. The predominant religion of Vietnam
2. The battle which marked the end of French colonial rule in Indo-China
3. The scandal which led to the only resignation of an American President
4. The Vice President who replaced the President after his resignation
5. Why was November 1963 a "bad month" for the governments of South Vietnam and the United States?

As we will see, public support for the Vietnam War changes over time as more and more American soldiers are killed. We see a growth in the anti-Vietnam War demonstrations, and the media also played a role in the turn of popular opinion against the war. I REALLY recommend that you have a look at the this series of photographs from the Vietnam War era, pretty powerful imagery (make sure that you read the captions too). Here is a link to the NPR that explains the story behind the photograph below, definitely worth the time to read or listen to the podcast, and make sure that you look at the photo gallery of Eddie Adams' photographs of the Vietnam War.



There are certain iconic images associated with the Vietnam War. Here is another:

The above photograph is of Phan Thị Kim Phúc, O.Ont (born in 1963), she is a Vietnamese-Canadian best known as the child subject of a Pulitzer Prize winning photograph taken during the Vietnam War on June 8, 1972. The iconic photo taken in Trang Bang by AP photographer Nick Ut shows her at about age nine running naked on the street after being severely burned on her back by a South Vietnamese napalm attack. Contrary to popular myth, the US Air Force were not involved in the attack, and only two US troops were within 60 miles (97 km) of the scene, neither of whom had any say in the bombings. Still, it is a powerful image associated with the war.

Social 10-1

I spent most of today's class teaching you how to write a 3 source analysis assignment (WRA I). I gave you a handout on how to write a WRA I, a handout on analyzing political cartoons using the STICS method, and gave you a sample WRA I from Unit 1. We'll talk more about these writing assignments on Monday. Please remember that you have your Chapter 3-4 Test on Wednesday, March 5th (see the study guide here, scroll down to find it).

IB 20 HOTA

You wrote a current events quiz today, and marked it in class. We finished off the Thirteen Colonies presentations today as well. Please make sure that you post your PowerPoints, Prezis and Google Docs on the wiki for others to see. Next week you will have a test on the Thirteen Colonies (matching and map quiz). Be ready for this test!I started a lecture on the French and Indian War that I'll pick up again on Monday. We're starting the American Revolution next week.

February 27

IB 20 HOTA

Your "Seeds of Change" assignments were due today. You also did your Thirteen Colonies presentation, or at least most of you did. We'll finish off these presentations tomorrow, along with a current events quiz.

Social 10-1

We finished watching "Bend it Like Beckham" today. Your film study is due tomorrow. Your Illustrated Concept Map was due today. Please remember that your Chapter 3-4 Test is on Wednesday, March 5th, please see the study guide below.

Chapter 3-4 Test Study Guide:

This test will be on Wednesday, March 5th.

• Know the key terms from Chapter 3-4
• Be able to answer the Questions for Inquiry in Chapters 3-4 (they appear on p.49, p.53, p.58, p.73, p.80)
• Know relevant case studies from Chapters 3-4: the Francophones, the Aborigines and the Lubicon, as well as other relevant examples related to assimilation, marginalization, accommodation and integration

IB 30/35

We finished off the TOK presentations today. We'll jump back into our IB History coursework tomorrow by getting back into the Vietnam War.

February 25

IB 30/35

Today was the first day of TOK group presentations. We'll continue with the presentations tomorrow and Thursday. The Vietnam War Assignment is due on Monday, March 3rd.

IB 20 HOTA

You had the entire class period to work on preparing for your Thirteen Colonies presentations. We'll be doing these Thirteen Colonies presentations on Thursday and Friday this week. We'll also be doing a current events quiz on Friday, you better start adding events to the wiki, or else I will get "creative". Please remember that your "Seeds of Change" assignment on your assigned Enlightenment thinker is due on Thursday, February 27th. This assignment could take many different forms, such as trading cards, magazine cover stories, Prezis, infographics, just 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 (either APA, MLA, or Chicago) (3 marks)

This assignment ("Seeds of Change") is due on Thursday, February 27th.

Enlightenment Thinkers Quiz Study Guide:

This is a matching quiz, and it is on Wednesday, February 26th. Please make sure that you focus your review on the following Enlightenment thinkers:

• John Locke
• Montesquieu
• Rousseau
• Adam Smith
• Francois Quesnay
• Jean-Jacques Rousseau
• Voltaire

Please make sure that you know their views on the nature of human beings, quotes attributed to them, their main ideas/key beliefs, and their major works (what books, articles they wrote).

Social 10-1

I did a homework check on your Chapter 4 Key Terms and Questions at the beginning of class. I also handed back your "Whale Rider" Film Study and your Chapter 3 Key Terms and Questions. We started a film study of "Bend it Like Beckham", which we'll continue on Thursday. You have your Chapter 1-2 Test tomorrow. 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 a word ladder section and short answer questions.

September 26

Social 10-1

We finished watching "Bend It Like Beckham" today. Please remember that your film study for "Bend It Like Beckham" are due tomorrow. You wrote your Chapter 3-4 Test today as well. I returned essays and homework check assignments today at the end of class. Your Chapter 5 Key Terms and Questions are due on Friday. Next Wednesday you have your Unit 1 Final Exam. Please see the study guide below.

Unit 1 Final Exam Study Guide:

Unit 1 Final Exam will be Wednesday, October 3rd. The format for the exam is entirely multiple choice. It will consist of 55 multiple choice questions, 60-65% of the questions will be "source-based" questions, while the remainder will be simply knowledge and comprehension style questions. In other words, the source-based questions will use political cartoons, timelines, a chart or diagram, a graph, a reading, a photo or a map, and you will have answer questions related to that source. The source-based questions will be difficult to prepare for. You must have a firm grasp of the concepts and key terms that were introduced in Unit 1, because that will allow you to apply the knowledge that you have to answer the multiple choice questions.

Please study your key terms from Chapters 1-5, and the topics covered in that unit.
1. Key Terms/Key Concepts in Unit 1:

• globalization
• pluralistic society
• transnationals
• society
• “the global village”
• United Nations
• G-8
• La Francophonie
• NATO
• individual identity
• collective identity
• traditions
• minority group
• official bilingualism
• universalization of pop culture
• hybridization
• media transnationals
• media consolidation
• CBC/SRC
• Official Languages Act
• CRTC
• Canadian Content (CanCon)
• homogenization
• monoculture
• assimilation
• marginalization
• accommodation
• secularism
• integration
• cosmopolitan
• acculturation
• cultural revitalization
• Charter of Rights and Freedoms

2. Know your case studies extremely well!
3. Be able to apply key concepts! (see comments above)
4. Please review the "Challenges and Opportunities of Globalization" PowerPoint

IB 20

We finished off the Thirteen Colonies presentations today. At the conclusion of the PowerPoint presentation I talked a little bit about "old" imperialism, "new" imperialism, motivations for the founding of some of the Thirteen Colonies, and mercantilism. I also talked a bit about taxation without representation, and finished off the PowerPoint on the French-Indian War. We're going to start looking at grievances that the American colonists had with the British government and how that atmosphere led to revolution.

IB 30/35

We continued with the TOK Civil War presentations today, which we didn't quite finish. We'll finish them off tomorrow. Also tomorrow we'll finish off the first episode of Ken Burns' The Civil War and then start looking at the Civil War itself. It would be a good idea to read the notes on the Civil War posted on the wiki, delve into your textbook The United States and Its People for more information on the causes of the Civil War and the key events in the Civil War as well.

September 25

IB 30/35

All of today's class was spent on the TOK Civil War Presentations. We'll continue with these presentations tomorrow. If you have presented already, please upload your PowerPoint presentation or Prezi link to the chart on the IB 30 wiki.

IB 20

All of today's class was spent on presentations for the Thirteen Colonies. We'll finish these presentations off tomorrow. If you have already presented please upload your PowerPoint presentation or Prezi link to the IB 20 wiki. I have sent you a link to the page on the wiki where you can find the chart to put

Social 10-1

We continued watching "Bend it Like Beckham" today and completing the film study that goes along with it. Please remember that you have your Chapter 3-4 Test tomorrow in class. Please see the study guide for this test below.

Chapter 3-4 Test Study Guide:

• Know the key terms from Chapter 3-4
• Be able to answer the Questions for Inquiry in Chapters 3-4 (they appear on p.49, p.53, p.58, p.73, p.80)
• Know relevant case studies from Chapters 3-4: the Francophones, the Aborigines and the Lubicon, as well as other relevant examples related to assimilation, marginalization, accommodation and integration