February 19

IB 30/35

I had perhaps overly ambitious plans coming into today's class, so I just focused on dealing with a comparison of the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations. I'm trying to set the historical context for the Cuban Missile Crisis (1962) next week. We'll be looking at Fidel Castro and the Cuban Revolution next week as part of this setting the stage for how the Kennedy administration dealt with the Soviet plans to build nuclear missile bases in Cuba. I recommend that you look at some of the historiography documents I have on the wiki for the Korean War and the origins of the Cold War in preparation for your Paper 2 on the origins of the Cold War on Friday, February 26th. Please remember that we have two sets of presentations next week. Diploma students will be with me in Room 111 on February 23rd to 25th delivering their TOK presentations, whereas the Diploma Certificate students will be delivering their Greatest Canadian PM of the 20th Century presentations on those same days.

Social 10-1

I covered content from Chapters 4 and 5 today when we looked at the challenges and opportunities that globalization presents to identity. You can find this PowerPoint on the Social 10-1 wiki under Unit 1 Presentations. I did a homework check on your Chapter 3 Key Terms and Questions. Don't forget that your Chapter 4 Key Terms and Questions are due on Monday, February 22nd. You are writing your Chapter 1-2 Test on Tuesday, February 23rd (please see the study guide below).

Don't forget that your Illustrated Concept Map is due on February 29th. 

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.

Social 30-1

I started a PowerPoint lecture today called "The Development of Classical Liberalism". With this lecture I focused on the main beliefs of certain philosophers (Hobbes, Locke, Montesquieu, J.S. Mill, and Adam Smith), how their ideas would be perceived as radical for their times, and their contributions to classical liberalism. As I lectured, you were to take notes in your Social 30-1 workbooks. You should review the French Revolution and the Industrial Revolution for yourselves (these topics are also included in the PowerPoint presentation). You can find a copy of this presentation on the Social 30-1 wiki under Unit 2. Your Chapter 3 Key Terms are due on Monday, and your Chapter 3 Questions are due on Tuesday.