Monday, May 29, 2017

May 29


I gave you time to work on your Chapter 13 Key Terms and Questions today. These key terms and questions are due tomorrow. I also gave you the results back for the Unit 3 WRA II Essay. Please review sample essays on the wiki prior to Part A of your Final Exam, which is a WRA II Essay.


We did preparation for Wednesday's in class debate on Wednesday, May 31st, centering around the topic: "BIRT globalization helps spread democracy and improve human rights in the world". I gave you a package with four different articles that covered this topic. Don't forget that you're writing your Chapter 15-16 Test tomorrow, you can find the study guide below.


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?

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