February 19

Social 10-1

I did a homework check on your Chapter 2 Key Terms and Questions at the beginning of class. You also wrote your World Geography Test today. You should be able to get the results of this test tomorrow in class. Additionally, I'll be giving back the global connections essays tomorrow. We started a film study of "Whale Rider" today, which we'll be able to finish tomorrow. One week from today, you'll be writing your Chapter 1-2 Test. Please see the study guide below. Please remember that your Illustrated Concept Map assignment is due on Thursday, February 27th.

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.

IB 20 HOTA

We finished off the PowerPoint lecture on "The Age of Enlightenment" today. As I said to you in class today, I was thinking about rock stars, movie stars and athletes today and wondering why Enlightenment thinkers aren't as well known as some of them. After all, some of these Enlightenment thinkers have made greater contributions to society yet they don't enjoy the fame and notoriety as some these entertainment and sports celebrities. We're going to change that. I gave you some ideas in which direction this creative project could go (trading cards, magazine cover stories, Prezis, infographics, etc.), 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 (APA, MLA, Chicago) (3 marks)

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

You have the Enlightenment Thinkers Quiz on Wednesday, February 26th. Please see the study guide below. You will have your first current events quiz on Friday, February 28th, please start adding events to the Current Events section of the IB 20 wiki.

IB 30/35

I? strongly recommend that you check out the American Experience website for their "The Presidents" series. I've put a link directly to the Eisenhower section on the IB 30/35 wiki. Please check out the domestic policies and foreign policies sections. I also strongly recommend that you check out the PDF file on the Eisenhower administration on the wiki (under Topic 5: The Cold War). I showed you an A & E Biography of Fidel Castro called "El Comandante", which puts the US-Cuban relations in historical context and should help you to understand the Cuban Missile Crisis better.  We also watched a video from the BBC 20th Century History series called "Mr. Kennedy and Mr. Khrushchev".