February 4

IB 30/35

We began our film study today of "Schindler's List". We will continue this movie tomorrow.

Social 10-1

I broke you into small groups to look at a variety of definitions of globalization. The key idea was to determine whether the speaker in the source embraced, challenged/criticized or rejected globalization. Being able to determine the perspective of sources is a key skill for the course, which will help you do better on three source interpretation writing assignments, and position papers. Don't forget, your friendly letter assignment is due tomorrow. The letter will probably be about 1 1/2 pages in length (single-spaced). Please make sure that your letter demonstrates your writing ability and covers some of the following topics:

• family 
• education plans (this year, and in the future; future career plans) 
• what other courses you are taking this semester
• post-high school plans 
• favorite TV shows, movies, music 
• hobbies 
• extracurricular activities 
• sports

Social 30-1

I delivered a lecture today called "Introducing Government", which focused on the ideas of Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau. The Chapter 1 Key Terms and Activities are due on Thursday, February 6th. Don't forget that the friendly letter assignment is due tomorrow. The letter will probably be about 1 1/2 pages in length (single-spaced). Please make sure that your letter demonstrates your writing ability and covers some of the following topics:

• family 
• education plans (this year, and in the future; future career plans) 
• what other courses you are taking this semester
• post-high school plans 
• favorite TV shows, movies, music 
• hobbies 
• extracurricular activities 
• sports