February 5

Social 30-1

I started a lecture today called "Ideology and Identity", which introduced you to some of the impacts that ideology has individual identity, beliefs and values. I also taught you a mnemonic device to remember the principles of collectivism (PRINCE) and the principles of individualism (PRICES). Remember, the principles of individualism are synonymous with the principles of liberalism. It's really important that you understand the principle of liberalism because when you write the three source interpretation writing assignments you need to make links to liberalism. Please read the Ideology Notes in the Social 30-1 coursebooks tonight (pages 17-22). You should also start working on the Chapter 2 Key Terms and Questions (due on Monday). I collected your friendly letter assignment today. Please remember that your Chapter 1 Key Terms and Questions are due tomorrow (Thursday, February 6th). Please see the study guide below for the Chapter 1-2 Test.

Chapter 1-2 Test Study Guide:

The Chapter 1-2 Test is on Friday, September  13th. It is a mixed format test, it will have a matching section and a short/long answer section. Here is what you should review/study for this test:

Chapter 1 and 2 Key Terms/Concepts:

• ideology
• Thomas Hobbes
• John Locke
• Jean-Jacques Rousseau
• representative democracy
• individualism
• collectivism
• private property
• public property
• ideology
• radical
• liberal
• moderate
• conservative
• reactionary
• communism
• socialism
• liberalism
• conservatism
• fascism
• adherence to collective norms
• economic freedom
• economic equality
• rule of law
• competition
• individual rights and freedoms
• cooperation
• self-interest
• Adam Smith

Other Study Tips:

• you must know the 19th century political spectrum and the 20th century political spectrum
• know similarities and differences between communism and fascism
• what are the differences between communism and socialism
• be able to label political and economic spectrums and the values associated with these ideologies
• be able to label the political-economic grid and know examples of the ideologies in the quadrants (study the Ideology Notes and the notes I gave you in class)
• know the differences between individualism and collectivism, be able to apply your understanding of these concepts
• know the key ideas associated with Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau (for example, view of the nature of human beings, etc.)

Social 10-1

We played "Global Bingo" today, and you met 16 classmates and gathered some information from them that you will use for a mapping assignment. You have a homework assignment tonight, you need to find 25 different items from 25 different countries.

25 ITEM CHART INSTRUCTIONS:

• find 25 items from 25 different countries (you can't have 5 items from one country!)
• find items from any of the following categories: food, clothing, electronics, household goods, entertainment, and miscellaneous (if it doesn't fit into any of the previous categories)
• don't just find items from one category (for example, 25 food items)
• try to find 4-6 items from each category
• collect your information about your items in a 3-column chart (item, country, category)
• it's best to categorize your items right from the start!
• don't assume that an item is from a particular country (for example, a Sony PS4 may be manufactured in Indonesia, Malaysia or South Korea, that is the information that we want)
• for entertainment, for example a CD (or MP3), or DVD or BluRay disc, we want to know where the recording artist is from, not where the CD was manufactured, this will better illustrate social globalization
• when you are collecting the information for your chart, number off the items (1-25) and have the categorized separate (in other words, the first 5 items on your chart should belong to the same category, etc.)
• the more organized your chart is, the easier it will be to put that information on to a map!

You have the World Geography Test next Wednesday, February 12th, please see the study guide below. 

SOCIAL 10-1 WORLD GEOGRAPHY TEST STUDY GUIDE:

This test will take place on Wednesday, February 12th. It is simply a country and capital cities identification test. You will be given a world map with certain countries, capital cities, and places identified and you need to be able to write out what country it is. Here are the countries that may appear on the test:

• any of the EU countries (there are 27 countries in the EU)
• any of the NATO countries (there's some overlap here with the EU, but not all EU countries are members of NATO)
• any of the G8 countries: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United States, and the United Kingdom
• full members of MERCOSUR: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and other associate members or countries that are achieving membership in MERCOSUR, such as: Venezuela, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador
• to ask you to know ALL of the countries in the African Union would be cruel, so we'll focus on countries that came up last year or will likely be in the news this year: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan
• other very important countries that will be in the news this year, or that we'll be talking about, or get mentioned in your textbook: Cuba, Mexico, China, India, Myanmar (Burma), Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Israel
• **BIG HINT: if a country is a member of a few of these international organizations then there's a STRONG possibility that they will be on the test!!**

Please use the following links for studying for this test:

• World Geography Games
• Test Your Geography Knowledge
• Maps.com Online Games (the "Find It" games are excellent!)

IB 30/35

We continued watching "Schindler's List" today in class. We'll finish off this movie tomorrow, and then transition into talking about the Nuremberg trials and the Tokyo trials too. One week from today (Wednesday, February 12th) you will be writing a test on the Interwar Years (conferences, League of Nations), World War II, and Spanish Civil War and Chinese Civil War. You will be given a study guide on Friday. Please remember that the WRA I Chart Assignment is due on Friday!