September 3

IB 30/35

I went through a quick review of American expansionism in the 19th century starting with the Louisiana Purchase and culminating with the Mexican-American War, and I guess the Gadsden Purchase to complete the American acquisition of the continental United States. Please get on the IB 30/35 wiki tonight and review how to do OPVL analysis assignments. Tomorrow, you'll have to do an OPVL on the Mexican-American War.

Social 30-1

Luckily your Social 30-1 study booklets arrived this morning, so you got your copy assigned to you. You must bring the Social 30-1 booklet to class everyday, but you don't have to bring the yellow multiple choice practice booklets to class everyday. I also got you to sign up on the wiki, so please make sure that you log on to the wiki soon. Please let me know if you have any issues getting on to the wiki. I went through a PowerPoint lecture called "Introducing Government", and as I lectured, you needed to take notes on the essential questions that all ideologies attempt to answer, as well as specific information about Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau. Please remember that your letter of introduction is due tomorrow! Themes that should be covered include: write about yourself and your family, your personal interests, favorite TV shows and movies, your academic goals for this year, and what you see yourself doing 10 years from now. It's probably a good idea to start working on your Chapter 1 Key Terms from your Unit 1 Worksheet (which you can find in the study booklet).

Social 10-1

We worked on defining globalization today. I gave you some definitions of globalization from multiple perspectives and you had to determine whether the definition had a positive, negative or neutral perspective of globalization. Please don't forget that your friendly letter of introduction is due tomorrow. Please tell me about yourself, your family, your hobbies, extracurricular activities that you're interested in getting involved in at Churchill this year, your personal interests, your favorite movies, music, TV shows, and what your academic goals are for this semester.