January 19

Social 20-1 Final Marks Are Posted!

I have posted the marks for both Social 20-3 and Social 20-4 classes outside my classroom. The class average for Social 20-4 was 68% and the class average for Social 20-3 was 67%, so obviously the final exam wasn't easy. The highest class average that I have heard so far in the school was 69%, so both classes were competitive. The highest individual mark between both classes that I taught was 90%. Please remember that if your final course mark falls between 50 and 65% I automatically recommend that you take Social 30-2 next year. If your mark is less than 50%, it will have be rounded to 45%, in which case you have failed Social 20-1, and you will be required to take Social 30-2 next year. When you pass Social 30-2, you will receive 5 credits for passing 30-2, and will receive 5 retroactive credits for Social 20-1, all for passing one course. It has been a pleasure teaching you this year. I will be teaching 30-1 and 30-2 next year, so maybe our paths will cross again.

January 15

Social 10-1 Final Marks Are Posted!

I have posted the final course marks for Social 10-1 outside my classroom. On Part B of the Final Exam the class average was 78%! Outstanding work everyone! Although we didn't get to the goal of 80% class average, you did an outstanding job on Part B. From talking to other teachers, you probably got the highest class average in the school this semester. It was a pleasure teaching all of you this semester. Hopefully I'll be able to teach some of you again in the future.

January 13

Social 10-1

We played a review game of Jeopardy! today. Your final exam is tomorrow in the Main Gym from 1-3 p.m. Review tonight! Good luck tomorrow. I'll be in my classroom from 8:30-11:30 a.m. if you want to come by and ask some last minute questions or go over some past Unit Final Exams. Good luck!

Social 20-1

We played a review game of Jeopardy! today. Your final exam is on Friday in the Main Gym from 1-3 p.m. Set some time aside over the next few days to study. I'll be in my classroom from 8:30-11:30 a.m. tomorrow, and all day Thursday and Friday, if you want to come by and ask some last minute questions or go over some past Unit Final Exams. I also sent you the PowerPoint presentations out again, so make sure that you have all of the presentations listed off on your Final Exam Study Guide. Good luck!

January 12

Now we're into the last few days of the semester.

Social 10-1

We finished watching "Blood Diamond". I gave you your current mark in Social 10-1. This is the mark that you have heading into Part B of the Final Exam. Part B of the Final is worth 20% of your final grade in Social 10-1. You should be reviewing the entire course over the course of the next few nights, since you write it on Wednesday. We'll be playing a game of review Jeopardy! tomorrow. Make sure that you don't lose the Social 10-1 Final Exam Study Guide that I gave you last week. I have also sent you a copy of this study guide to your e-mail accounts.

Social 20-1

I gave you a couple more practice final exams today, which covered Units 1 and 2. I will send you the answer key for these exams on either Tuesday or Wednesday. I gave you your current mark in Social 20-1, including the results from Part A of the Final Exam. Part B of the Final Exam (100 multiple choice questions)is on Friday 1-3 p.m. It is worth the remaining 20% of your final course grade. I gave you the seating assignments for the Final Exam as well today. We'll be playing a game of review Jeopardy! tomorrow in class. Make sure that your don't lose your copy of the Social 20-1 Final Exam Study Guide that I gave you on Friday. I have also sent a copy of this guide to your e-mail accounts.

January 9

Social 10-1

We started watching "Blood Diamond" today, we'll finish this film off on Monday. Make sure that you finish off the film study guide for Monday, I will take it in then for homework check marks. I thought that I would put together a Final Exam Study Guide for you. I gave you a copy of the study guide in class today. Use it to focus your review efforts! I have also sent you a copy of this study guide by e-mail.

Social 20-1

We continued working on the Unit 4 Practice Final today. I gave you a copy of a Final Exam Study Guide today. I have also sent you a copy of this guide by e-mail, so check your e-mail accounts.

January 8

Social 20-1

Most of today's class was spent working in pairs on a practice Unit 4 Final Exam. This exercise should have given you some idea the type of questions you might see on your final exam next Friday from Unit 4. We'll continue with the Unit 4 practice final tomorrow, which covers material from Chapters 15 and 16. I collected your Chapter 14 and 15 Key Terms and Questions at the beginning of class today. Your Chapter 16 Key Terms and Questions are due Monday, but if you handed them early you will get homework check credit for this.

Social 10-1

You wrote your Unit 4 Final Exam today. After you wrote this exam we started working on a "Blood Diamond" film study guide. We will start watching this film tomorrow. It is expected that you will complete the film study that goes along with this film for homework tonight.

January 7

Social 20-1

I delivered a presentation today on "Regional Disparity in Canada" that I will be sending to you tonight. Your homework tonight is to complete the Chapter 14 and 15 Key Terms and Questions. Your Chapter 16 Key Terms will be due on Monday.

Social 10-1

Today's class was spent mostly on completing Part A of your Final Exam. This is worth 5% of your final grade in Social 10-1. Please remember that you have your Unit 4 Final Exam tomorrow (it's a short multiple choice test). I will probably put a time limit on your Unit 4 Final Exam tomorrow. You won't need to entire class period, and that way we can move on to other topics tomorrow.

Unit 4 Final Exam Study Guide:

Make sure that you study material from the following PowerPoint presentations:

• Effects of Globalization on Individuals and Communities
• Impacts of Globalization on Groups in Society
• Quality of Life, Human Rights and Democratization
• don't review the Biofuels Controversy presentation (that was the basis of the Part A of your Final Exam)

Know your Unit 4 Key Terms and Concepts from the Unit 4 Worksheet and PowerPoint presentations extremely well.

January 6

Social 10-1

I gave you back your Chapter 17 Key Terms and Questions today (I collected these before the break, but didn't get a chance to give them back). For most of the period we watched a documentary called "Black Gold" which looks at the fair trade coffee issue. Please remember that tomorrow is your Final Exam Part A (three source analysis question). It would be a good idea to review how to write one of these source analysis questions. Also, remember that on Thursday you are writing your Unit 4 Final Exam (it's just 30 multiple choice questions). Here are some examples of the types of political cartoons that you might have to analyze tomorrow:

Social 20-1

Today's class was spent writing your Final Exam Part A. This in-class essay is worth 10% of your final grade in Social 20-1.

January 5

I had a very important hockey game to watch tonight, hence the late post.

Social 10-1

We looked at the biofuels controversy today. I have sent you the presentation that I delivered already. We then moved looking at another important commodity in the global economy: coffee. I gave you a reading called "The People vs. Starbucks", your answers to the questions based on the article are due tomorrow. You have the Part A of your Final Exam on Wednesday (it's a 3 source analysis question).

Social 20-1

Your priority tonight should be preparing for your in-class essay tomorrow, which is the Part A of your Social 20-1 Final Exam. It counts for 10% of your mark in Social 20-1.