September 10

IB 30/35

The first hour of class was spent writing a Paper 1 on manifest destiny and the Mexican-American War. I then stepped back in time to cover a "loose end" from last year, namely the presidency of James Monroe and introduced the Monroe Doctrine to you. You have a short homework assignment related to the Monroe Doctrine that is due tomorrow. It's important to understand the Monroe Doctrine and the message that it sent to European powers. The Spanish Empire was on the decline in the 1820s (as we saw last year when we studied Latin American independence movements) and the Monroe administration wanted to state that they would not tolerate any European interference in these newly independent states. As we'll see, when Teddy Roosevelt becomes president he will make an addition to the Monroe Doctrine called the Roosevelt Corollary. We'll talk about that when we cover the Emergence of the Americas in Global Affairs unit. In the time being, please complete the Monroe Doctrine assignment tonight, it's due tomorrow.

Social 30-1

I spent the entire class talking about writing an argumentative essay. You received a couple of handouts from me: the "recipe for success" (the formula for doing well on a WRA II Essay), and a handout that gave some advice of analyzing quotations. We'll continue talking about the WRA II Essay tomorrow. We'll also start a film study tomorrow. Your Chapter 2 Key Terms and Questions are due on Thursday. You have a Chapter 1-2 Test on Friday, please see the study guide below.

Chapter 1-2 Test Study Guide:

The Chapter 1-2 Test is on Friday, September 13th. 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 Monday, September 16th. 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
• 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!

Social 20-1

You wrote your Enlightenment Thinkers Quiz today at the beginning of class. I also started a PowerPoint lecture on "The French Revolution". Please read Chapter 2, and in particular the following pages: pgs. 43-47, 50, 52-53 in Exploring Nationalism. Your Chapter 2 Key Terms and Questions are due on Friday, so you could always work on that tonight as well. You have your World Geography Test on Friday, please see the study guide here.