September 19

IB 30/35

We finished off the "Allied Victory and the Treaties" Google Slides lecture, and  then we talked about the League of Nations. On Thursday, you'll be writing a 30-1 WRA I style writing assignment. We're booked into a computer lab, and I'll re-teach you how to write a WRA I tomorrow in class. 

SOCIAL 10-1

I've already posted how to cite images that you find on the Internet on the post below, so please check that out, it will help with citing images that you're going to use on your Illustrated Concept Maps (due on September 25th).  I went through a Google Slides lecture on challenges and opportunities of globalization (this relates to Chapters 4 and 5 in your textbook). On Monday, September 25th you will write your Chapter 1-2 Test, please see the study guide below. We started our film study of "Bend it Like Beckham" today, and we'll continue watching this film tomorrow. 

CHAPTER 1-2 TEST STUDY GUIDE:

This test is on Monday, September 25th.

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.

September 11

IB 30/35

I went through a Google Slides lecture on the "Allied Victory in World War I", and I shared this with you already. Please make sure that you keep your folders in your Google Drive organized. This lecture should go in your Paper 2 folder, and in the Causes and Effects of 20th Century Wars sub-folder. Make sure that you're working on your IA! We're booked into the Red Lab on Thursday and Friday.

SOCIAL 10-1

I did a homework check on your 25 item charts today at the beginning of class. I gave you some class time to work on your Chapter 1 Key Terms and Questions (due on Wednesday, September 13th). 

Your Chapter 1 Key Terms and Questions, are due on Wednesday. You also have to complete your global connections map by Wednesday (I gave you the blank maps today in class). The instructions for completing this mapping assignment are below.

SOCIAL 10-1 WORLD GEOGRAPHY TEST STUDY GUIDE:

This test will take place on Friday, September 15th. 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 28 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 G7 countries: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, 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!)

GLOBAL CONNECTIONS MAP ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS:

Here are the instructions for the map (which is due on Wednesday, September 13th):

• your map must have a title ("Global Connections Map")
• you do not need compass directions on your map
• you do not need a border for your map
• you must have a simple key on the front of the map and a detailed key on the back on the map
• your simple key will consist of the following: 5-6 colored boxes (depending on how many categories you had for your 25 item chart) which will be labeled- food, clothing, electronics, entertainment, household goods, miscellaneous AND you must also draw a colored dot and label it "people" (for the information from the Global Bingo game that we played)
• you will only color countries and label ones that you have a connection to through the 25 item chart (for example, you own a sombrero that is from Mexico, you would color Mexico and label it "Mexico")
• there will only be 5-6 colors on the map, you don't need to have 25 different colors for each of your 25 items
• you also have to label the 16 people that you talked to during our Global Bingo game, they will be represented by colored circles (pick a common color for all people) and numbers (1-16, if you didn't talk to 16 people, you label as many as you talked to)--you do not color the countries that are represented on your Global Bingo card, you simply draw a circle on the country, color it, put a number beside it, and label the country (for example, if the only connection you have to Australia is that one of your classmates went on a vacation there, you draw the circle, write the number beside the circle, and label the country "Australia"-- you don't color the country)
• on the detailed key on the back of your map, you will be recreating your 25 item chart (make sure that you have the categories clearly colored and matching the simple key on the front of the map) and the information from the Global Bingo card (clearly identify people by number) Your Global Connections Map is due on Wednesday, September 13th.

March 13

Social 20-1

I was able to finish off the "Allied Victory in WWI and Paris Peace Conference" lecture today in class. Please make sure that you complete the readings from your Social 20-1 study booklets that I mentioned in class: "The Issue of Responsibility" and "Canada's Role in WWI". We'll do an activity tomorrow where you'll look at the Big Three at the Paris Peace Conference (Clemenceau, Wilson, and Lloyd George) and what their foreign policy objectives were.

Social 10-1

You had about half of the class today to write the first paragraph for your Unit 1 WRA II Essay. You printed off the essays and were able to get a few rounds of peer editing done back in the classroom. Tomorrow, please go directly to the same computer lab that we were booked into today, and finish writing your essay. For those of you that did not write any notes on your essay question sheet, you have to prepare for this essay tomorrow. The emphasis will be on argumentation and evidence tomorrow.

March 10

Social 20-1

I showed you a video on the assassination of Franz Ferdinand from the BBC series "Days That Shook the World" today, which I hope that you enjoyed. I started a PowerPoint presentation on "The Allied Victory in WWI and the Paris Peace Conference" which I will continue on Monday. No homework this weekend!

Social 10-1

I gave both of my classes a reading  booklet with two readings from the Opposing Viewpoints series, one entitled "Globalization Benefits the World's Cultures" and the other "Globalization Hurts the World's Cultures", these two essays should give you some ideas for your essay planning. In my Period 2 class we went through your source that you have to write your Unit 1 WRA II Essay on Monday. I'm going to post this on the Social 10-1 wiki, and I'll share the page with you so it's easy to find. My Period 4 class completed their course selection for Grade 11 courses. You should probably also check out the page that I'm sharing with all of you.

October 14

Social 20-1

I finished off my lecture on "Allied Victory in WWI and the Paris Peace Conference" which I started yesterday. There's no homework this weekend. Enjoy!

IB 20 HOTA

You wrote your Paper 3 today, which took most of the period. Hopefully you didn't all pick the same question! There's no homework this weekend (but maybe it's a good weekend to get going on your IA). Next week, we'll get back to talking about the French Revolution.

October 22

IB 30/35

I talked about the outbreak of WWI as if it were a barfight at the beginning of class, and then I continued with the "Allied Victory in World War I" PowerPoint presentation. You split yourselves into groups for presentations that we will start on Tuesday, each presentation should be no more than 10 minutes in length, and cover your assigned WWI battle. Each of the battles that you must research is one in which either Canada or the United States played a significant role. Please remember to add your names to the chart indicating the members of your group. Don't forget that the good copy of your IA is due one week from today (October 29th).

Social 30-1

You wrote your Economic Systems Exam today, you'll get the results back tomorrow.

Social 10-1

I finished off the "Legacies of Historical Globalization in Canada" PowerPoint presentation today. I did a homework check on your Chapter 8 Key Terms and Questions. I gave you some time to work on your Chapter 9 Key Terms and Questions (due Tuesday). Don't forget that you are writing your Chapter 7 Test (the study guide is below).

CHAPTER 7 TEST STUDY GUIDE:

This quiz will have three sections: a matching section, a multiple choice section, and a short answer section.

1. Key Terms for Chapter 7 Test:

• historical globalization
• the Silk Road
• international trade
• the Columbian exchange (the grand exchange)
• mercantilism
• capitalism
• free market
• Adam Smith
• entrepreneur
• communism
• industrialization
• the Industrial Revolution
• cottage system
• physiocrats
• exploitation
• imperialism
• Eurocentrism
• ethnocentrism
• European imperialism
• "old" imperialism
• "new" imperialism
• colony
• protectorate
• sphere of influence

2. Study the Questions for Inquiry from Chapter 7 (be able to answer these questions using case studies and examples that we have covered in class):

• What were the beginnings of global trading networks?
• What values are associated with capitalism?
• Whose values did industrialization effect?
• Why did England industrialize before other European powers?
• What were some of the effects of the Industrial Revolution?
• In what ways did imperialism benefit one people over another?