May 26

Social 20-1

We finished off the CBC documentary "Darfur: On Our Watch" today. You had the remainder of class time to work on your Chapter 12 Key Terms and Questions, which are due on Monday, May 29th. We're going to push hard to finish off Unit 3 material next week, and start Unit 4. Your next major assessment will be on Tuesday, June 6th, when you write your Unit 3 Final Exam. Please check out the upcoming important dates below. Once we hit June you need to start reviewing the course content.

• Unit 3 Final Exam is on Tuesday, June 6th
• Social 20-1 Final Exam Part "A" (WRA II Essay) is on Wednesday, June 7th
• Social 20-1 Final Exam Part "B" (80 multiple choice questions) is on Thursday, June 15th from 1-3 pm in the Main Gym

Social 10-1

I went through a PowerPoint lecture today called "Effects of Globalization on Individuals and Communities". I also did a homework check on your Chapter 16 Key Terms and Questions today. Your Chapter 17 Key Terms and Questions are due on Monday. Please remember that you're writing your Chapter 15-16 Test on Tuesday, May 30th, please see the study guide below. 

CHAPTER 15-16 TEST STUDY GUIDE:

This test will follow the typical format: a matching section, a multiple choice section and a short answer section. Please use the following study guide. This test will be written on Tuesday, May 30th.



Study from your textbook and the following PowerPoint presentations:

• "Quality of Life, Human Rights, and Democratization" (ppt)
• "Impacts of Globalization on Groups in Society" (ppt)

Key Terms:

• Chapter 15 Key Terms (from Unit 4 Worksheet)
• Chapter 16 Key Terms (from Unit 4 Worksheet)
• additional key terms from the presentations that correspond to Chapters 15 and 16

Key Questions:

• What are human rights?
• What is democratization?
• What is quality of life?
• What is standard of living?
• How are ideas about human rights and democracy related?
• How are globalization, human rights, and democracy related?
• How have ideas about human rights changed over time?
• What is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
• What is the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?
• In what ways does globalization affect the lives of children and youth?
• In what ways does globalization affect the lives of women?