December 19

Social 30-1

You spent today's class preparing for tomorrow's Unit 3 Final Exam. Please see the study guide below.

SOCIAL 30-1 UNIT 3 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE:

Please study the following material: 

• make sure that you have read Chapters 9-12 in Perspectives on Ideology
• study all key concepts from the Chapters 9-12 Worksheets (see below)
• study all questions/answers from the Chapters 9-12 Worksheets
• "Political Challenges to Liberalism" (PowerPoint presentation)

Review the following notes/packages:

• Democratic Systems
• Non-Democratic Systems
• types of dictatorships
• techniques of dictatorships
• Civil Rights Movement
• authoritarian systems (China notes)
• review the economic and political spectrum (again!)
• re-read the notes on rights that I put on the board (Charter of Rights and Freedoms to War Measures Act)
• FLQ Crisis 1970

Know the following key concepts/key events/key terms/key people:

• assimilation
• self-interest
• humanitarianism
• Indian Act
• residential school system
• enfranchisement
• the White Paper
• the Red Paper
• “war on terror"
• authoritarianism
• consensus decision-making
• direct democracy
• military dictatorship
• oligarchy
• one-party state
• party solidarity
• representation by population
• proportional representation
• representative democracy
• responsible government
• democracy
• single-member constituency (first past the post)
• the Senate
• the House of Commons
• the House of Representatives
• the Senate
• mixed-member proportional system
• lobby groups
• American Bill of Rights
• Anti-Terrorism Act
• Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
• emergency and security legislation
• illiberal
• language legislation
• Bill 101
• Bill 178
• Bill 86
• Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms
• respect for law and order
• terrorism
• rendition
• the War Measures Act
• enemy aliens
• internment
• the Emergencies Act
• USA PATRIOT Act
• consumerism
• environmental change
• extremism
• pandemics
• postmodernism
• global warming
• Kyoto Protocol
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• drought

Social 10-1

I delivered a lecture today on "Quality of Life, Human Rights and Democratization". Please check Powerschool for results on the Unit 3 Final Exam.

IB 20 HOTA

Today's class was spent preparing for tomorrow's Social 30-1 WRA II-style position paper. You're allowed to bring in the essay question sheet tomorrow with your notes posted below the line, and only on the FRONT side of the sheet.

December 14

IB 20 HOTA

You did the summative activity for the Authoritarian States unit. Each group was given previous IB exam questions and you had to prep for them using either Hitler, Stalin, Peron, Castro, Nasser, or Mao.

 Please make sure that you share your Google Docs/Slides with me as well (please give me editing powers so I can post on them on the wiki). Please share with my GMail account. Don't forget to make a copy of your finished product tomorrow (brochure, mini-booklet, etc.). Next Monday (December 17th) you will be writing a multiple choice test on the Authoritarian States unit. Please check out the study guide below to prepare for this test. 

AUTHORITARIAN STATES UNIT EXAM

This test has 65 multiple choice questions on it. The emphasis of the test is on Nazi Germany and Stalin's USSR. You should review the following materials and concepts: 

• Non-Democratic Systems (handout notes)
• Totalitarianism (handout notes)
• Types of Political Systems (Google Slides presentation, it's on the wiki in the Democracies section)
• techniques of DICTatorship (direction of popular discontent, indoctrination and propaganda, controlled participation, terror and force)
• characteristics of authoritarian systems
• review the political spectrum, the economic spectrum, and the economic-political grid
• Stalin's Five Year Plans and collectivization
• review Beer Hall Putsch, Nuremberg rallies, Night of the Long Knives, Night of Broken Glass (Kristallnacht)

SOCIAL 30-1

You wrote the Chapter 10 Test today. You will get the results back next week. 

SOCIAL 10-1

You worked on a sample three source interpretation assignment today in eight different Google Doc groups. On Tuesday, December 18th you'll be writing the Unit 3 Final Exam, please see the study guide below. 

Sorry about the technical difficulties!! I think I fixed the problem. You'll be doing the same activity again on Monday, and I will be adding sources to your Google Docs over the weekend. 

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 13

SOCIAL 10-1

You wrote your Unit 3 WRA II Essay today. You'll probably get these essays back after the Winter Break.  On Tuesday, December 18th you'll be writing the Unit 3 Final Exam, please see the study guide 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.

SOCIAL 30-1

You were split into groups of four today to work on some sample Diploma Exam multiple choice questions. You're writing your Chapter 10 Test tomorrow. 

You're writing the Chapter 10 Test on Friday, December 14th. You only have to do questions 1-50 on this test. Please see the study guide below.

CHAPTER 10 TEST STUDY GUIDE:

This test is multiple choice format, with 55 questions. 

• Please review the PowerPoint "Political Challenges to Liberalism". 

You're responsible for all key terms and questions from the Chapter 10 Worksheet. Please review the following as well: 

• Democratic Systems (handout notes)
• Non-Democratic Systems (handout notes)
• Structure of Canadian Government
• Structure of American Government
• similarities/differences between the parliamentary system and presidential system
• types of dictatorships
• techniques of dictatorships
• authoritarian systems
• proportional representation concept
• first past the post system
• review political and economic spectrum (again!)

IB 20 HOTA

Today was the last day of presentations in your "dictator conference groups". Tomorrow, you will move into these same groups again, and you'll do the summative activity for this project. Please make sure that you share your Google Docs/Slides with me as well (please give me editing powers so I can post on them on the wiki). Please share with my GMail account. Don't forget to make a copy of your finished product tomorrow (brochure, mini-booklet, etc.). Next Monday (December 17th) you will be writing a multiple choice test on the Authoritarian States unit. Please check out the study guide below to prepare for this test. 

AUTHORITARIAN STATES UNIT EXAM

This test has 65 multiple choice questions on it. The emphasis of the test is on Nazi Germany and Stalin's USSR. You should review the following materials and concepts: 

• Non-Democratic Systems (handout notes)
• Totalitarianism (handout notes)
• Types of Political Systems (Google Slides presentation, it's on the wiki in the Democracies section)
• techniques of DICTatorship (direction of popular discontent, indoctrination and propaganda, controlled participation, terror and force)
• characteristics of authoritarian systems
• review the political spectrum, the economic spectrum, and the economic-political grid
• Stalin's Five Year Plans and collectivization
• review Beer Hall Putsch, Nuremberg rallies, Night of the Long Knives, Night of Broken Glass (Kristallnacht)

December 12

SOCIAL 30-1

I did a homework check on the Chapter 9 Key Terms and Questions today. Your Chapter 11 Key Terms and Questions will be due next Wednesday (December 19th). We watched a documentary today called "Unconstitutional", which covered the results of the USA PATRIOT Act. 

You're writing the Chapter 10 Test on Friday, December 14th. You only have to do questions 1-50 on this test. Please see the study guide below.

CHAPTER 10 TEST STUDY GUIDE:

This test is multiple choice format, with 55 questions. 

• Please review the PowerPoint "Political Challenges to Liberalism". 

You're responsible for all key terms and questions from the Chapter 10 Worksheet. Please review the following as well: 

• Democratic Systems (handout notes)
• Non-Democratic Systems (handout notes)
• Structure of Canadian Government
• Structure of American Government
• similarities/differences between the parliamentary system and presidential system
• types of dictatorships
• techniques of dictatorships
• authoritarian systems
• proportional representation concept
• first past the post system
• review political and economic spectrum (again!)

SOCIAL 10-1

We finished the activity on the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which we will started yesterday. We'll talk more about the Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights next week. You're writing your Unit 3 WRA II Essay tomorrow. Please go to Room 104 tomorrow, and you can start your essay during tutorial. I'm going to post the essay question sheet on the wiki this afternoon. On Tuesday, December 18th you'll be writing the Unit 3 Final Exam, please see the study guide 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.

IB 20 HOTA

Today was the first day of presentations in your "dictator conference groups". Tomorrow, you will move into these same groups again, and we'll hear from the Peron group first, and then the Nasser group. Please make sure that you share your Google Docs/Slides with me as well (please give me editing powers so I can post on them on the wiki). Please share with my GMail account. Don't forget to make a copy of your finished product tomorrow (brochure, mini-booklet, etc.). All groups should be ready to hand this final product in to me tomorrow. Next Monday (December 17th) you will be writing a multiple choice test on the Authoritarian States unit. Please check out the study guide below to prepare for this test. 

AUTHORITARIAN STATES UNIT EXAM

This test has 65 multiple choice questions on it. The emphasis of the test is on Nazi Germany and Stalin's USSR. You should review the following materials and concepts: 

• Non-Democratic Systems (handout notes)
• Totalitarianism (handout notes)
• Types of Political Systems (Google Slides presentation, it's on the wiki in the Democracies section)
• techniques of DICTatorship (direction of popular discontent, indoctrination and propaganda, controlled participation, terror and force)
• characteristics of authoritarian systems
• review the political spectrum, the economic spectrum, and the economic-political grid
• Stalin's Five Year Plans and collectivization
• review Beer Hall Putsch, Nuremberg rallies, Night of the Long Knives, Night of Broken Glass (Kristallnacht)

December 11

IB 20 HOTA

We started in the Blue Lab today getting ready for the presentations on Wednesday and Thursday. Tomorrow, you'll be moved into your "dictator conference groups" where there will be one member of each of the "dictator group". The Mao group will present first tomorrow to the other three group members, followed by the Castro group. Please make sure that you share your Google Docs/Slides with me as well (please give me editing powers so I can post on them on the wiki). Please share with my GMail account. Don't forget to make a copy of your finished product tomorrow (brochure, mini-booklet, etc.). All groups should be ready to hand this final product in to me tomorrow. Next Monday (December 17th) you will be writing a multiple choice test on the Authoritarian States unit. Please check out the study guide below to prepare for this test. 

AUTHORITARIAN STATES UNIT EXAM

This test has 65 multiple choice questions on it. The emphasis of the test is on Nazi Germany and Stalin's USSR. You should review the following materials and concepts: 

• Non-Democratic Systems (handout notes)
• Totalitarianism (handout notes)
• Types of Political Systems (Google Slides presentation, it's on the wiki in the Democracies section)
• techniques of DICTatorship (direction of popular discontent, indoctrination and propaganda, controlled participation, terror and force)
• characteristics of authoritarian systems
• review the political spectrum, the economic spectrum, and the economic-political grid
• Stalin's Five Year Plans and collectivization
• review Beer Hall Putsch, Nuremberg rallies, Night of the Long Knives, Night of Broken Glass (Kristallnacht)

SOCIAL 10-1

I showed you a video on the connection between cheap oil prices and globalization today. I also showed you a video from CBC News in Review on e-waste in China. We also started doing an activity on the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which we will start with tomorrow. 

SOCIAL 30-1

I gave you time to work on your Chapter 9 Key Terms and Questions, which are due tomorrow. Your Chapter 11 Key Terms and Questions will be due next Wednesday (December 19th). 

You're writing the Chapter 10 Test on Friday, December 14th. You only have to do questions 1-50 on this test. Please see the study guide below.

CHAPTER 10 TEST STUDY GUIDE:

This test is multiple choice format, with 55 questions. 

• Please review the PowerPoint "Political Challenges to Liberalism". 

You're responsible for all key terms and questions from the Chapter 10 Worksheet. Please review the following as well: 

• Democratic Systems (handout notes)
• Non-Democratic Systems (handout notes)
• Structure of Canadian Government
• Structure of American Government
• similarities/differences between the parliamentary system and presidential system
• types of dictatorships
• techniques of dictatorships
• authoritarian systems
• proportional representation concept
• first past the post system
• review political and economic spectrum (again!)

December 10

IB 20 HOTA

We were in the Blenheim Room today getting ready for the presentations on Wednesday and Thursday. One week from today you will be writing a multiple choice test on the Authoritarian States unit. Please check out the study guide below to prepare for this test.

Authoritarian States Unit Exam

This test has 65 multiple choice questions on it. The emphasis of the test is on Nazi Germany and Stalin's USSR. You should review the following materials and concepts:

• Non-Democratic Systems (handout notes)
• Totalitarianism (handout notes)
• Types of Political Systems (Google Slides presentation, it's on the wiki in the Democracies section)
• techniques of DICTatorship (direction of popular discontent, indoctrination and propaganda, controlled participation, terror and force)
• characteristics of authoritarian systems
• review the political spectrum, the economic spectrum, and the economic-political grid
• Stalin's Five Year Plans and collectivization
• review Beer Hall Putsch, Nuremberg rallies, Night of the Long Knives, Night of Broken Glass (Kristallnacht)

Social 30-1

We continued looking at the concept of illiberalism today. I needed to give you some historical context for the anti-terrorism legislation that was passed in Canada and the United States post-9/11, so I showed you some videos from the CBC News in Review series on the anniversaries of 9/11. We then proceeded to talk about the USA PATRIOT Act, and how it has been extended/renewed multiple times. You're writing the Chapter 10 Test on Friday, December 14th. You only have to do questions 1-50 on this test. Please see the study guide below.

CHAPTER 10 TEST STUDY GUIDE:

This test is multiple choice format, with 55 questions. 

• Please review the PowerPoint "Political Challenges to Liberalism". 

You're responsible for all key terms and questions from the Chapter 10 Worksheet. Please review the following as well: 

• Democratic Systems (handout notes)
• Non-Democratic Systems (handout notes)
• Structure of Canadian Government
• Structure of American Government
• similarities/differences between the parliamentary system and presidential system
• types of dictatorships
• techniques of dictatorships
• authoritarian systems
• proportional representation concept
• first past the post system
• review political and economic spectrum (again!)

Social 10-1

We finished with the "Globalization and Sustainability" lecture today. I gave you some time to work on your Chapter 15 Key Terms and Questions.

December 6

SOCIAL 10-1

I continued the lecture on "Globalization and Sustainability" today, once I finished the section on the life cycle of a container ship I stopped. We also finished documentary called "Made in Bangladesh" today.I did a homework check on the Chapter 13 and 14 Key Terms and Questions today. 

If you missed class today, you should check out the rest of the "Made in Bangladesh" documentary (embedded below). I'm also including a link to the Fifth Estate website that has related articles and updates on the garment industry in Bangladesh. Check out the Fifth Estate website here. 

SOCIAL 30-1

You handed in your Unit 3 WRA I source interpretation chart is due tomorrow, Social 30-2 students: you were supposed to hand in your WRA II writing sample as well. We started looking at the concept of illiberalism today. I talked briefly about the War Measures Act, and recommended that you check out the Internment of Japanese-Canadians in WWII PowerPoint that is in your coursebooks. I showed you a video from the Turning Points of History series on the FLQ Crisis, as you watched this documentary you should have completed the fill in the blanks film study questions. 

Please don't forget that your Canada-USA Comparative Government Assignment is due on Monday, December 10th. 

IB 20 HOTA

We were in the Blue Lab for today's class. This was your first period to work on your Authoritarian States Research Project.  

December 5

SOCIAL 30-1

I went through a lecture on "The Imposition of Liberalism" today, focusing mostly on how the imposition of liberalism has affected Aboriginal groups in Canada. I'll post this lecture on the wiki today since it's not in your coursebooks. For 30-1 students: remember that your Unit 3 WRA I source interpretation chart is due tomorrow. For 30-2 students: your WRA II writing sample is due tomorrow. Please don't forget that your Canada-USA Comparative Government Assignment is due on Monday, December 10th. 

SOCIAL 10-1

I collected your TNC Dossier Assignments today at the beginning of class. I started a lecture on "Globalization and Sustainability". I started a short documentary called "Made in Bangladesh" which I'll finish off tomorrow.Your Chapter 13 and 14 Key Terms and Questions are due on Thursday, December 6th (tomorrow). 

IB 20 HOTA

You wrote your Paper 2 Essay today in class. You had some time to touch base with your dictator groups at the end of the period today. Please go directly to the Blue Lab tomorrow (sit with your dictator group as much as possible). 

December 4

IB 20 HOTA

We finished off Part 2 of the A & E Biography "Fatal Attraction of Adolf Hitler" today. I also tried to get through the rest of the Hitler and Nazi Germany lecture. Please remember that you're going to be writing a Paper 2 Essay on Wednesday, December 5th. All of the essay questions will be about either Stalin or Hitler. 

It is strongly recommended that you not only go through the rest of the Google Slides in the "Joseph Stalin and the USSR" lecture, but also read Chapter 2 in your Authoritarian States textbook. There is a great of information and detail in this textbook, and it has some great summary charts on Stalin's rise to power (p. 30), Stalin's establishment of an authoritarian state (p.45), and Stalin's domestic policies and their impact (p.56), and Stalin's foreign policy (p. 62). 

It is also strongly recommended that you not just rely on the Hitler Paper 2 Review Google Slides lecture. You should also read and take notes from Chapter 3 (p.67-120) in your Authoritarian States textbook. There is a lot of detail and IB examiner's tips in this book, so you use it!

SOCIAL 10-1

I showed you a short documentary from VICE on the liquid natural gas project in Papau New Guinea, and another on shipbreaking. I gave you time to work on your Chapter 14 Key Terms. Your Chapter 13 and 14 Key Terms and Questions are due on Thursday,, December 6th. 

SOCIAL 30-1

I gave you some time to work on the Unit 3 three source interpretation chart assignment which will be due on Thursday. Your Canada-USA Comparative Government Assignment is due on Monday, December 10th. Please read Chapter 9 prior to tomorrow's class.