September 26

Social 30-1

I did a homework check on "Philosophies of Industrialism" at the beginning of class. I went through the emergence of welfare capitalism and modern liberalism in response to classical liberalism. This is led to me covering the Great Depression briefly and Keynesian economics. We looked at the Keynesian economic responses (monetary and fiscal policy) to various stages of the business cycle. If you missed class today, you should get notes from a classmate.

Social 20-1

I went through how to write a WRA I three source analysis assignment with you today. Remember, you're writing a WRA I tomorrow on themes that we've covered already in Unit 1. Please have a look at the tips in the Scribd document below. One week from today (Thursday, October 3rd) you will be writing your Chapter 3-4 Test. Please see the study guide below.

Minor Writing Assignment Outline 2011

Chapters 3-4 Test Study Guide:

This quiz will be on Thursday, October 3rd. It will consist of a matching section (10 key concepts) and a short answer section.

• make sure that you study the PowerPoint presentation "Contending Loyalties"
• make sure that you have read Chapters 3 and 4 (it is all testable material)
• know the key concepts/key terms from Chapters 3 and 4 (please see the Unit 1 Worksheet for these)
• study your answers to the Chapter 3 and 4 questions from the Unit 1 Worksheet (all could potentially be on the quiz)

IB 30/35

I continued with "The American Civil War" PowerPoint presentation today, and we also started Episode 2 of Ken Burns' "The Civil War". After tomorrow's current events quiz, we'll finish off Episode 2.