February 9

IB 30/35

We had our three option debate today in class; I think that it went very well. At the end of the debate, you were supposed to hand in your "July 1945: Moment of Decision" booklets, and voted on which option you agreed with the most. I will share the results of the vote tomorrow. Please remember that we are meeting in Room 241 tomorrow morning in Period 2.

Social 30-1

We looked at the difference between argumentation and evidence in class today, but doing an introductory activity that required you to brainstorm arguments to convince a friend that they should attend Churchill. We then looked at how to write a proper argument, and how to develop evidence to support that argument. I also started talking about the "recipe for success" in writing WRA II Essays. We'll continue our essay talk tomorrow, when I will give you the essay question sheet. One week from today, you will write your Chapter 1-2 Test, please see the study guide below.

Chapter 1-2 Test Study Guide:

The Chapter 1-2 Test is on Tuesday, February 16th. 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.)

Social 10-1

I gave you the Illustrated Concept Map Assignment today. This assignment is due on February 29th, and you can work on it individually or with a partner. I gave you some time to look up some of the concepts that you haven't been taught yet, so you can start to see the interrelationships and connections between concepts. I also gave you some time to get into small brainstorming groups to figure out how you would organize your concept maps (hierarchy and branching, sub-concepts, linking and linking sentences).

SOCIAL 10-1 WORLD GEOGRAPHY TEST STUDY GUIDE:

This test will take place on Tuesday, February 16th. It is simply a country and capital cities identification test. You will be given a world map with certain countries, capital cities, and places identified and you need to be able to write out what country it is. Here are the countries that may appear on the test:

• any of the EU countries (there are 27 countries in the EU)
• any of the NATO countries (there's some overlap here with the EU, but not all EU countries are members of NATO)
• any of the G8 countries: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United States, and the United Kingdom
• full members of MERCOSUR: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and other associate members or countries that are achieving membership in MERCOSUR, such as: Venezuela, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador
• to ask you to know ALL of the countries in the African Union would be cruel, so we'll focus on countries that came up last year or will likely be in the news this year: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan
• other very important countries that will be in the news this year, or that we'll be talking about, or get mentioned in your textbook: Cuba, Mexico, China, India, Myanmar (Burma), Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Israel
• **BIG HINT: if a country is a member of a few of these international organizations then there's a STRONG possibility that they will be on the test!!**

Please use the following links for studying for this test:
World Geography Games
Test Your Geography Knowledge
Maps.com Online Games (the "Find It" games are excellent!)