September 12

Social 30-1

You wrote your Chapter 1-2 Test today, you should get the results back on Monday. Speaking of Monday, we're moving the Unit 1 Final Exam to Wednesday. The Unit 1 WRA II Essay is still on Tuesday, September 16th. In Monday's class we'll go through detailed essay preparation for the Unit 1 WRA II Essay. I do recommend that you check out the sample essays on the Social 30-1 wiki under WRA II Essays. I'll try to add some more sample essays tonight. I think you should finish watching "Sicko" too (you find this on the wiki under Unit 1). I also think that you should check out the PBS documentary "Sick Around the World" which compares healthcare systems. The companion website also contains a lot of valuable information too, so I would poke around the website. Please check out the Unit 1 Final Exam study guide below.

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

Today we focused in a current issue that we'll be examining over the course of the next month. I had you read an Associated Press summary article on ISIS, and the American response to this threat in Syria and Iraq. I also showed you a couple of videos, one from the Wall Street Journal and one from BBC News.

We also split into small groups to do some analysis of editorial cartoons as well. I gave you a sheet to help you track the developments of this issue for the next month. One thing that I didn't get a chance to cover was very recent developments on this issue, namely the Obama administration's announcement that they would be entering into a major counter-terrorism campaign against ISIS. Please check out the speech highlights from the CBC News website (you'll find the video on the left-hand side of the page). Please remember that the "Seeds of Change" assignment is due on Tuesday, September 16th.