September 8

I'm really sorry for not posting on the blog on Friday. I had a very busy Friday after school with Model UN, I had my niece's wedding on Saturday, and a friend's funeral on Sunday. It just slipped my mind...

Social 30-1

I did a homework check on your Chapter 1 Key Terms and Questions today at the beginning of class. Your Chapter 2 Key Terms and Questions are due on Wednesday, so I'd start working on them tonight if I were you. I went over the 19th century political spectrum, and the 20th century spectrum today. I also talked about characteristics of a command economy too. Tomorrow, I'll pick up where I left off today, discussing bending the political spectrum when you introduce labels of political freedom versus political control. On Friday, you'll be writing your Chapter 1-2 Test, and one week from today, you'll be writing your Unit 1 Final Exam. Please see the study guides for both tests below.

Chapter 1-2 Test Study Guide:

The Chapter 1-2 Test is on Friday, September 12th. It is a mixed format test, it will have a matching section and a short/long answer section. Here is what you should review/study for this test:

Chapter 1 and 2 Key Terms/Concepts:

• ideology
• Thomas Hobbes
• John Locke
• Jean-Jacques Rousseau
• representative democracy
• individualism
• collectivism
• private property
• public property
• ideology
• radical
• liberal
• moderate
• conservative
• reactionary
• communism
• socialism
• liberalism
• conservatism
• fascism
• adherence to collective norms
• economic freedom
• economic equality
• rule of law
• competition
• individual rights and freedoms
• cooperation
• self-interest
• Adam Smith

Other Study Tips:

• you must know the 19th century political spectrum and the 20th century political spectrum
• know similarities and differences between communism and fascism
• what are the differences between communism and socialism
• 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 15th. 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 IB 30 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

We talked a little bit about your personal timelines. I started Unit 2 The Development of Western European Society. This will also be a very short unit. Despite the fact that our region of study is the Americas, we need to cover the Enlightenment to hit Alberta Social Studies curriculum outcomes, and also because it will lead to the American Enlightenment and the American Revolution in a subsequent unit of study. I will finish off this lecture tomorrow. You have a quiz on the Enlightenment thinkers that I will be introducing today and tomorrow. This is a matching quiz that will happen on Wednesday, please see the study guide below.

Enlightenment Thinkers Quiz Study Guide:

This is a matching quiz, and it is on Wednesday, September 10th. Please make sure that you focus your review on the following Enlightenment thinkers:

• John Locke
• Montesquieu
• Rousseau
• Adam Smith
• Francois Quesnay
• Jean-Jacques Rousseau
• Voltaire

Please make sure that you know their views on the nature of human beings, quotes attributed to them, their main ideas/key beliefs, and their major works (what books, articles they wrote).