June 5

IB 30/35

Today you wrote a practice Social 30-1 Diploma Part B in class. I've posted the PDF on the wiki on the Diploma Exam Review page. Please remember that you are writing a Trial Final Exam this Thursday, which will count for marks. The study guide is the same as for the actual Diploma Exam, it's at the back of your green coursebooks (pages 88-97).

Today's an interesting anniversary:


I also found this other article when I was looking around The Guardian website: Edward Snowden: The People are still powerless, but now they're aware

Social 20-1

You wrote the Unit 3 Final Exam today. I'll post the results to HomeLogic this afternoon. Tomorrow, you are writing the Part A of the Final Exam. You're writing in Room 104 tomorrow. you won't get the essay question sheet in advance. Part A counts for 10% of your final mark in Social Studies 20-1, while Part B counts for 20%. You can find the study guide for both parts at the back of your coursebooks on pages 311-314.

Social 10-1

We finished watching the movie "Contagion" today. I split you into small groups to play a quick review game today as well. Don't forget that you're writing Part A of the Final Exam on Thursday, June 7th. Part B is one week later on June 14th. Part A counts for 10% and Part B for 15% of your final grade in Social Studies 10-1. Please make sure that you've picked up a copy of the final exam study guide from me.

June 4

IB 30/35

We continued with the concept of illiberalism today by looking at the FLQ Crisis of 1970. I gave you some background notes prior to showing you the video from the Turning Points of History series. We're not going to have the Unit 3 Final Exam tomorrow, and I'm moving the Social 30-1 Trial Final to this Thursday. The study guide for the Trial Final Exam is at the back of your coursebooks (pages 88-97). If you're curious about the textbook Perspectives on Ideologies, you can find the entire textbook on the IB 30/35 wiki.

Social 10-1

We started a film study of "Contagion" today, which illustrated a fictional response to a global pandemic. We'll finish the movie off tomorrow. On Thursday, you will be writing Part A of the Final Exam, which counts for 10% of your final mark in Social Studies 10-1.

Social 20-1

We were in a computer lab today, working in Google Doc groups. Each Google Doc group had a different essay source to analyze. I'll give each group some feedback on what they have written. Don't forget that you're writing the Unit 3 Final Exam tomorrow. You can find the study guide below. On Wednesday, you will write the Social Studies 20-1 Part A of the Final Exam in Room 104. This will count for 10% of your final mark in Social 20-1. Don't be late for class that day!

SOCIAL 20-1 UNIT 3 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE:

Please review all of the Unit 3 PowerPoint presentations (you can find them on the Social 20-1 wiki):

• "Nations, Nation-States and Internationalism"
• "Canada's Foreign Policy"
• "Nationalism and Internationalism"

Please review all of the Unit 3 Key Terms from the Unit 3 Worksheet in addition to the key concepts that were introduced in the PowerPoint presentations. In addition to this, I would like to emphasize the following points with you:

• know the difference between multilateralism, unilateralism and bilateralism and know examples of each
• know the spectrum of foreign policy: internationalism, nationalism, ultranationalism, and supranationalism
• know the different foreign policy options
• know the 6 themes of Canadian foreign policy/Canada's foreign policy goals
• what influences foreign policy decisions?
• methods of foreign policy
• motivations for nations involvement or non-involvement in international affairs
• how can foreign policy promote internationalism?
• tied aid, bilateral aid, multilateral aid
• examples of INGOs and IGOs
• the United Nations (organization/structure, bodies, etc.)
• peacemaking vs. peacekeeping (and examples)
• different understandings of internationalism (types of internationalism)
• why do international organizations exist? purposes and examples

January 9

IB 30/35

We talked about the Normandy invasion briefly today, and then I showed you an excerpt from "Saving Private Ryan". We'll be trying to wrap up World War II prior to the exam break, but it will be tight.

Social 10-1

We finished with our film study of "Contagion" today. After the film you handed in your film study sheets. I also gave you the study guide for the Social Studies 10-1 Final. Please remember that you are writing Part B of the Final Exam on Friday, January 19th.

Jauary 8

Welcome back! I hope that you all enjoyed your much-needed break!

IB 30/35

I gave you some time at the beginning of class to read through the booklet of readings and maps on WWII from the book "The Map History of the Modern World". You should have read, highlighted and annotated this entire booklet today (if you didn't finish this in class, consider it homework). We watched Episode 7 of WWII in Colour today. We'll be looking at the Normandy invasion tomorrow and wrapping up WWII in the European theatre in tomorrow's class.

Social 10-1

We did some housekeeping today at the beginning of class, with me giving back your Unit 3 WRA II Essays and TNC Dossier Assignments. I also showed you the results of Part A of the Final Exam, and your current overall mark going into Part B on Friday, January 19th. Part B of the Final Exam is 80 multiple choice questions, it's worth 15% of your final mark in the course, and you will have 2 hours to write it. Most of you will be in the Main Gym for this exam. We started a film study of "Contagion" today which we'll finish off tomorrow.

June 7

Social 20-1

You wrote Part A of your Final Exam today in the Blue Lab. I can't promise that I will have this marked by the time Part B rolls around on June 15th, but I will try to get it marked quickly. I've posted your Unit 3 Final Exam results on HomeLogic. I still need to update some homework check marks, but other than that, it's only the results from the two part Final Exam that will need to be uploaded at this point.

Upcoming Important Dates for Social 20-1 Students:

• Social 20-1 Final Exam Part "B" is on Thursday, June 15th

Social 10-1

We finished our film study of "Contagion" today in class. After watching the movie, we had time to play a few games of Kahoot. You'll be writing Part A of your Final Exam tomorrow. Period 2 class: please go directly to the Blenheim Room. Period 4 class: please go directly to Room 104 tomorrow.

Upcoming Important Dates for Social 10-1 Students:

• Social 10-1 Final Exam Part "A" is on Thursday, June 8th
• Unit 4 Final Exam is on Monday, June 12th
• Social 10-1 Final Exam Part "B" is on Friday, June 16th

Unit 4 Final Exam Study Guide:

You're writing this exam on Monday, June 12th. Make sure that you study material from the following PowerPoint presentations:

• Effects of Globalization on Individuals and Communities
• Impacts of Globalization on Groups in Society
• Quality of Life, Human Rights and Democratization
• don't review the Biofuels Controversy presentation (that lecture might be the basis of the Part A of your Final Exam)

Know your Unit 4 Key Terms and Concepts from the Unit 4 Worksheet and PowerPoint presentations extremely well.

June 6

Social 10-1

We started our film study of "Contagion" today, and we'll continue this movie tomorrow. You're writing your Unit 4 Final Exam on Monday, June 12th.

Unit 4 Final Exam Study Guide:

You're writing this exam on Monday, June 12th. Make sure that you study material from the following PowerPoint presentations:

• Effects of Globalization on Individuals and Communities
• Impacts of Globalization on Groups in Society
• Quality of Life, Human Rights and Democratization
• don't review the Biofuels Controversy presentation (that lecture might be the basis of the Part A of your Final Exam)

Know your Unit 4 Key Terms and Concepts from the Unit 4 Worksheet and PowerPoint presentations extremely well.

Social 20-1

You wrote your Unit 3 Final Exam today in class, you'll get the results back tomorrow (or the next day). You'll be writing Part A of your Final Exam tomorrow, please go to the Blue Lab directly.

June 9

IB 30/35

I gave you back your results on the Trial Final Exam, and your mark going into the Diploma Exam. We played some Kahoot games too. I'll see you tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. for our flex class review of Social 30-1 writing assignments. You should be going through the Diploma Exam Review page on the wiki, and reviewing all of the PowerPoints on the wiki from all of the units. If you haven't done so already, go through the Unit 1 and Unit 2 review Prezis.


Key Dates for IB 30/35 students:

• Social 30-1 Diploma Exam Part "A" is on Tuesday, June 14th from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., if you take the extra 1/2 hour (you will write this on computer, your assigned computer lab is listed off outside the Business Office bulletin boards)
• Social 30-1 Diploma Exam Part "B" is on Friday, June 17th in the Main Gym from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Social 10-1

We finished off the movie "Contagion" today. I also finished off some housekeeping items: asking for booklets back, having you fill in your scantrons for Part B of the Social 10-1 Final Exam. Please remember that Part B of your Final Exam is on Thursday, June 16th in the Main Gym from 1-3 p.m..

Social 30-1

I gave you back your results on the Trial Final Exam, and your mark going into the Diploma Exam. We played some Kahoot games too. Please study this weekend!!


Key Dates for Social 30-1/30-2 students:

• Social 30-1 Diploma Exam Part "A" is on Tuesday, June 14th from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., if you take the extra 1/2 hour (you will write this on computer, your assigned computer lab is listed off outside the Business Office bulletin boards). 30-2 students will have less time to write than 30-1 students. Your will have 2 1/2 hours to write.
• Social 30-1 Diploma Exam Part "B" is on Friday, June 17th in the Main Gym from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

June 7

IB 30/35

I tied up some loose ends today with the USA PATRIOT Act by giving some notes on the USA PATRIOT Act, the USA PATRIOT Re-authorization and Improvement Act (2005) and the USA FREEDOM Act (2015). If you'd like to learn more about Edward Snowden (mentioned in the notes), please see the following links:

Here's some more information on Snowden:

• How Edward Snowden Changed the Internet
• A & E Biography: Edward Snowden
• The Guardian: NSA Files Decoded
• BBC News: Q & A on NSA's Prism surveillance scheme

Please remember that you'e writing your Trial Final Exam tomorrow. 

Social 30-1

We finished off "Citizen Four" today. I gave you a look at all of your marks on major tests this semester so we're clear on which test you'll be wiping out with the Trial Final. You're writing the Trial Final tomorrow, the study guide is at the back of your Social 30-1 workbooks.

Social 10-1

We started our film study of "Contagion" today, we'll finish it off on Thursday. Please remember that you're writing your Final Exam Part A (WRA I) tomorrow in the Blue Lab in the Library, so please go there directly.

June 9

IB 30/35

We covered a new topic in the Social 30-1 course today with the FLQ Crisis. I showed you a video from the Turning Points of History on the FLQ Crisis of 1970. We'd already talked about illiberalism and the War Measures Act, but this crisis was the third usage of the War Measures Act. Remember, the War Measures Act could only be used during times of "war, invasion or insurrection", and according to Robert Bourassa's government, the government of Quebec was facing an "apprehended insurrection". If you missed class today, please make sure that you pick up the booklet and get the notes from a classmate. Please remember the you have your Trial Final tomorrow. Please use the Social 30-1 Diploma Exam Review Booklet as your study guide. We'll have a year-end party on Wednesday, please bring food and drinks!

Social 10-1

I gave you back the results of Part A of your Final Exam today. I also gave you your assigned seat for the exam. We finished watching "Contagion" today.

IB 20 HOTA

We continued our examination of democratic systems today, specifically the Canadian political system. I showed you part of the "Understanding Canadian Government" video as well. I also gave you your assigned seat for the final exam too.

January 10

IB 20

You got your Paper 2 Topic 3 essays back today. You also had time to work in your groups for your TOK Moral Dilemmas presentations. You're doing the TOK Moral Dilemmas presentations in class tomorrow.

Social 10-1

I did a homework check on your Chapter 18 and 19 Key Terms and Questions. We finished watching the movie "Contagion" today. After watching the movie you had to make Jeopardy questions for tomorrow's review game. Please send your Jeopardy questions to my CBE e-mail address. This is a homework check that needs to be completed tonight before 9 pm.

IB 30/35

I showed you an excerpt from the film "Saving Private Ryan" today to illustrate the conditions on the battlefield during the Normandy invasion. Next, I showed you a video from the History's Turning Points series called "The Atomic Bomb" which detailed the creation of the atomic bomb and its usage to end WWII. Tomorrow, we'll get into a film study of "White Light/Black Rain".

January 9

Social 10-1

You wrote Part A of your Social Studies 10-1 Final Exam today. This part of the exam counts for 10% of your final mark in the course. Your Chapter 18 and 19 Key Terms and Questions are due tomorrow. We'll be finishing off "Contagion" tomorrow, and working on some Jeopardy questions as well. Hopefully, we'll be playing a Jeopardy! review game on Friday.

IB 20

Today's entire class period was spent in the library working on your IA research plan. This needs to be handed in tomorrow! You will get some time to work on your TOK Moral Dilemmas presentation tomorrow

IB 30/35

We watched a short video from the BBC 20th Century History series called "Britain Alone", and while you were watching this video you had to complete the film study sheet. We also watched an excerpt from the film "Pearl Harbor" as well.

January 8

IB 30/35

We watched the film "Blitzkrieg to the Bomb" today, which took most of the period. It should have given you a nice overview of the Interwar Years, the development of extreme nationalist regimes in Italy, Japan and Germany, the type of warfare that characterized fighting in WWII, and the various theatres of war. We'll start to look at specific events within WWII this week. You will get some class time to meet with your TOK Presentation Groups in the second semester.

IB 20

I did a brief introduction to TOK today. We also watched a short excerpt from a video from Harvard University. If you want to watch the rest of the video, you can below.

You split yourselves into groups for your TOK Moral Dilemmas presentations. These presentations will take place on Friday. Tomorrow you will have time to get some background research completed on your IA. We'll meet in the classroom and then we'll go down to the library as a class.

Social 10-1

We talked about global pandemics briefly today, and started a film study of "Contagion". We'll continue it on Thursday. You have Part A of your Final Exam tomorrow in class. You'll have 60 minutes to complete the three source analysis assignment. The Chapter 18 and 19 Key Terms and Questions are due on Thursday.