February 13

IB 30/35

We continued talking about the Cold War today, as I finished off my lecture that we started yesterday. We talked a little about the Berlin Blockade, the Korean War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Hungarian Revolution and the Prague Spring. We'll be talking about some of these events in far greater detail in the days and weeks to come. I will be sharing some more notes and lectures with you on Google Drive, so make sure that you're putting this in the correct folder in your Google Drive, namely Paper 2, World History Topic 12 (The Cold War).

Social 20-1

We watched an A & E Biography on Napoleon Bonaparte today, and I started a lecture on the Napoleonic Age today as well. I should be able to finish off the Napoleonic Age lecture tomorrow, and then teach you the 19th century political spectrum. Please check out the Chapter 1-2 Test Study Guide below. You should also have a look at this timeline of key events in Napoleon's life that I made a few years ago on Timetoast: http://www.timetoast.com/timelines/3805

 You could also check out this one that I made on the key events of the French Revolution: http://www.timetoast.com/timelines/3780

CHAPTER 1-2 TEST STUDY GUIDE:

This test will be on Wednesday, February 21st. The test has a matching section and ashort answer section.

• Make sure that you have read both Chapter 1-2 from your textbook Exploring Nationalism
• Study Chapter 1-2 Key Terms from the Unit 1 Worksheet
• Study your answers to the questions from the Unit 1 Worksheet for Chapter 1-2

Study the following PowerPoint presentations:

• "Nation and Identity" (Chapter 1 material + supplementary material)
• "Shaping Nationalism: The French Revolution" (Chapter 2 material + supplementary material; key terms from the French Revolution and Napoleonic Age Glossary of Key Terms)
• "The Napoleonic Age" (Chapter 2 material + supplementary material; key terms from the French Revolution and Napoleonic Age Glossary of Key Terms)

Social 10-1

We finally finished watching "Whale Rider" today and talked about the film study questions. Yuo had some time to work on your Chapter 3 Key Terms and Questions, which are due in one week's time. We also finalized what your topics are for the hybridization and universalization project (due one week from tomorrow, February 21st).  On Thursday, February 22nd you will be writing your Chapter 1-2 Test, please see the study guide below.

CHAPTER 1-2 TEST STUDY GUIDE:

1. Study your Chapter 1 and 2 Key Terms
2. Review the case studies from the textbook in Chapters 1 and 2, specifically the Metis, the Francophones, the Hmong, and the Maori
3. Be prepared to answer any of the "Questions for Inquiry" from Chapters 1 and 2 (they are on the following pages: p.9, p.14, p.20, p.29, p.35, p.39):

• How does globalization affect economic aspects of people's lives?
• How does globalization affect social aspects of people's lives?
• How does globalization affect political aspects of people's lives?
• What is the difference between individual and collective identity?
• What is the relationship between identity and language?
• How does cultural exchange shape people's identities?

   4. Make sure that you can answer the questions from the Unit 1 Worksheet for these          

       chapters.