December 20

Social 10-1

I gave you back the results of your Unit 3 Final Exam today, and showed you also what your current mark in the course. I went through a quick lecture called "The Impacts of Globalization on Groups in Society", with the primary focus on children and youth, and women. You won't be writing a Chapter 15-16 Test when you come back from the break. Your next major assessment will be the Part B of the Final Exam on January 19th. We're having a Christmas party tomorrow, don't forget to bring snacks!

IB 30/35

I finished off Episode 4 of "World War II in Colour" (Hitler Strikes East) today which covered Operation Barbarossa. We then skipped to Episode 6 of the series which covered the North African and Mediterranean campaigns in WWII. Once again, you will be writing a multiple choice test on WWII, in all likelihood this will happen in February. We're having a Christmas party tomorrow, don't forget to bring snacks!

December 19

IB 30/35

I went through the two different versions of the Paper 1 that you on Friday with you today. If you'd like to go over the Paper 1 with me, please see me in tutorial. We started Episode 4 of "World War II in Colour" today, which covered Operation Barbarossa. You'll probably be writing a multiple choice test on WWII in January or February, more details to follow.

Social 10-1

You wrote your Unit 3 Final Exam today, you'll get the results back tomorrow. We'll be doing a little bit more work in Unit 4 tomorrow, and then on Thursday, we're having a Christmas party, so bring snacks!

December 18

IB 30/35

You got back your Paper 1 on Case Study 2 today. I'll go through both versions with you tomorrow in class. We also watched Episode 3 ("Britain at Bay ") of WWII in Colour. I also gave you a small package of notes with maps on the European theatre of war. Today's film recommendation was "The Imitation Game" which tells the story of the breaking of the Enigma code.

Social 10-1

You wrote Part A of your Final Exam today. You'll get the results back before you write Part B of the Final Exam on January 19th. Don't forget that you have your Unit 3 Final Exam tomorrow (please see the study guide below). I'll collect your Chapter 16 Key Terms and Questions tomorrow when I'm back in my classroom.

UNIT 3 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE:

Please make sure that you have read Chapters 10-14. Please make sure that you have the following PowerPoint presentations, and that you study from them:

• "Foundations of Economic Globalization"
• "The Expansion of Economic Globalization"
• "Challenges and Opportunities of Economic Globalization"
• "The Impact of Economic Globalization on Environments"
• "Globalization and Sustainability"

Make sure that you have reviewed the Key Terms from Unit 3 (all the terms listed on the Unit 3 Worksheet, plus the extra key terms that appeared in the PowerPoint presentations). The Unit 3 Final Exam will consist of 50-60 multiple choice questions. 

December 14

Social 10-1

You wrote your Unit 3 WRA II Essay today, you’ll probably find out your marks after the break. Please remember that you’re writing the Cinal Exam Part “A” on Monday, December 18th. On Tuesday, December 19th you’re going to be writing the Unit 3 Final Exam, you can find the study guide in yesterday’s post

IB 30/35

We briefly talked about the long term and short term causes of World War II. We then watched Episode 2 of WWII in Colour. Tomorrow you’re writing a Paper 1 on Case Study 2.

December 13

Social 10-1

We went through possible argumentation and evidence for the Unit 3 WRA II Essay. I showed you a sample essay outline and had you work in small groups a few times during the class to brainstorm possible arguments and pieces of evidence. Please go directly to the computer lab tomorrow.

Here's the link to the CBC documentary on the Rana Plaza disaster, it's called "Made in Bangladesh": http://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2411698229/

UNIT 3 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE:

Please make sure that you have read Chapters 10-14. Please make sure that you have the following PowerPoint presentations, and that you study from them:

• "Foundations of Economic Globalization"
• "The Expansion of Economic Globalization"
• "Challenges and Opportunities of Economic Globalization"
• "The Impact of Economic Globalization on Environments"
• "Globalization and Sustainability"

Make sure that you have reviewed the Key Terms from Unit 3 (all the terms listed on the Unit 3 Worksheet, plus the extra key terms that appeared in the PowerPoint presentations). The Unit 3 Final Exam will consist of 50-60 multiple choice questions.

IB 30/35

We went back to World History Topic 11: Causes and Effects of 20th Century Wars today by starting a lecture called "The Second World War in Europe and North Africa". I also showed you Episode 1 of WWII in Colour. We'll continue our examination of WWII tomorrow.

December 12

IB 30/35

We had our class debate today in class, which I think went well. We'll be moving back to World History Topic 11: Causes and Effects of 20th Century Wars by looking at World War II. Please don't forget that you're writing another Paper 1 on Prescribed Subject 3 on Friday, December 15th. Remember, half of the class will write on the Italian expansionism topic, and half of the class will write on the German expansionism case study.

Social 10-1

I gave you a reading on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which you need to finish reading if you didn't get to reading all of it in class. I next gave you an activity on the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, wherein you needed to take summarized notes on the various sections of the Charter, and whether those sections would be affected by the notwithstanding clause. I also gave you the Unit 3 WRA II essay question sheet. You are writing this essay on Thursday. Tomorrow, we'll continue to prepare for the Unit 3 essay. Please remember that one week from today you will be writing the Unit 3 Final Exam (Tuesday, December 19th), you can find the study guide for this exam below.

UNIT 3 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE:

Please make sure that you have read Chapters 10-14. Please make sure that you have the following PowerPoint presentations, and that you study from them:

• "Foundations of Economic Globalization"
• "The Expansion of Economic Globalization"
• "Challenges and Opportunities of Economic Globalization"
• "The Impact of Economic Globalization on Environments"
• "Globalization and Sustainability"

Make sure that you have reviewed the Key Terms from Unit 3 (all the terms listed on the Unit 3 Worksheet, plus the extra key terms that appeared in the PowerPoint presentations). The Unit 3 Final Exam will consist of 50-60 multiple choice questions.

December 11

IB 30/35

You got your Paper 1 on Case Study 1 (Japanese expansionism) back today. I went through areas that need improvement for the class as a whole. The rest of the period was spent in the computer lab preparing for tomorrow's debate on the following statement: "Hitler had a clear plan for achieving his foreign policy goals when he took power." You have already been split into two camps for this debate, side proposition (which agrees with the statement), and side opposition (which disagrees). Please don't forget that you have another Paper 1 this Friday (December 15th), where 1/2 the class will write on Italian expansionism, and 1/2 the class will write on German expansionism. Please review my lectures and the appropriate sections in your The Move to Global War textbook.

Social 10-1

I finished off the PowerPoint presentation "Quality of Life, Human Rights, and Democratization" today. I gave you the remainder of class time to work on your Chapter 16 Key Terms and Questions. Your Chapter 15 Key Terms and Questions are due tomorrow (December 12th).

December 7

Sorry, it looks like I forgot to post this yesterday, better late than never...

Social 10-1

I started a lecture today called "Quality of Life, Human Rights and Democratization". I stopped on the slide that dealt with the history of human rights. We'll pick this lecture up again on Monday. I gave you about 40 minutes to work on your Chapter 15 Key Terms and Questions. If you're not going to be at school on the date of the Final Exam Part "A", we will need to set a day for you to write this exam prior to your departure (probably Wednesday of this coming week).

IB 30/35

I shared with you a Google Doc that forces you to review some of the concepts that you were taught in Case Study 2. Please submit this assignment to me by Thursday, December 14th (please share it with my GMail account). I also split you into two groups for our debate that we'll be having on Tuesday. You should have been invited to your group's Google Doc group to organize your research. Please invite me to your Google Doc debate groups please!

December 6

Social 10-1

I finished off the last bit of the "Globalization and Sustainability" lecture today. I showed you short interview of Jeff Rubin from "The Hour", and his theory that if oil prices climb to triple digit rates that globalization becomes unsustainable. You got a chance to start working on your Chapter 15 Key Terms and Questions. We'll continue on with Unit 4 material tomorrow. Don't forget that your TNC Dossier Assignment is due tomorrow.

IB 30/35

I showed you a video from the BBC 20th Century History series called "Why Appeasement?", and while you watched this video, you should have been taking notes on it. I finished off the "International Response to German Aggression, 1933-1940" lecture today too. I'll convert this into a Google Slides presentation and share it with you tonight.

December 5

IB 30/35

We finished off the "Road to World War II: Germany" today. I then started a lecture on "The International Response to German Aggression, 1933-1940", which I should be able to finish up. We'll be looking at appeasement in greater detail in the next couple of days. Don't forget to complete the Google Doc assignment (it was due today).

Social 10-1

I had you read a short article from the CBC News in Review series on e-waste in China. When I showed you this video, you were supposed to answer the fill in the blanks activity that went with the video. I then delivered a little bit more of the "Globalization and Sustainability" lecture today. I'll finish off this lecture tomorrow. Your TNC Dossier Assignment is now due on Thursday, December 7th. Everyone gets an extension!

December 4

IB 30/35

I went through a Google Slides lecture today on "German Expansion, 1938-1940", and I was able to finish it off as well. I started showing you a YouTube video called the "Road to WWII: Germany", we'll finish off this video tomorrow. We're nearing the end of Case Study 2 in Prescribed Subject 3. We might be able to finish off this topic this week.

Social 10-1

We finished watching "Shipbreakers" today. I started a lecture called "Globalization and Sustainability" today, which I'll spread out over most of this week. Don't forget that you have your TNC Dossier Assignment due on Wednesday, December 6th. Your Chapter 13 Key Terms and Questions are due tomorrow (December 5th).

December 1

Weird....I guess I forgot to post yesterday on the blog.

IB 30/35

I did a homework check on Fascist Italy and Mussolini Chapter 3 Questions at the beginning of class today. I delivered a PowerPoint lecture on German foreign policy from 1933-1937. I have converted it to a Google Slides presentation, and shared it with you (as I have done with yesterday's lecture). I also shared a Google Doc on German foreign policy with source analysis questions. This homework assignment is due on Tuesday, December 5th, you will share it with my GMail account.

Social 10-1

I delivered a PowerPoint lecture on "The Impact of Globalization on Environments", which didn't take too long. If you missed class today, please get the notes from a classmate on this lecture and on the NFB documentary that we started today called "Shipbreakers". Don't forget that you have your TNC Dossier Assignment due on Wednesday, December 6th.


 Enjoy your weekend!