September 30

IB 30/35

We continued with the "Herbert Hoover and the Great Depression" lecture today. The rough draft of your IA was due today. Like Is aid in class, if you know that there will be issues with your IA, you can continue to work on it for the next couple of weeks. You'll get some feedback from me in about two weeks on your IA. Your good copy is due on October 31st.  

SOCIAL 30-1

I went through some notes on Keynesian economics today, and I showed you a video from the BBC 20th Century History series called "Boom and Bust", as you watched this documentary, you should have filled out the film study questions that went along with it. We'll talk more about FDR and the New Deal tomorrow.  Make sure that you have finished off the Chapter 4 Google Doc, if I don't see any progress on the Google Doc, you're going to have to do these key terms and questions all by yourself!

SOCIAL 20-1

I finished off the "Contending Loyalties" lecture today. I did a homework check on the Chapter 3 Key Terms and Questions today. Your Chapter 3-4 Test is this Friday (October 4th). Please see the study guide below.  

CHAPTERS 3-4 TEST STUDY GUIDE:

This test will be on Friday, October 4th. It will consist of a matching section (10 key concepts) and a short answer section.

• make sure that you study the PowerPoint presentation "Contending Loyalties"
• make sure that you have read Chapters 3 and 4 (it is all testable material)
• know the key concepts/key terms from Chapters 3 and 4 (please see the Unit 1 Worksheet for these)
• study your answers to the Chapter 3 and 4 questions from the Unit 1 Worksheet (all could potentially be on the test)

February 23

IB 30/35

You wrote a Paper 2 on the origins of the Cold War today, hopefully you'll get your results back next week. Please read the appropriate sections of the Cold War textbook that I shared with you. 

SOCIAL 10-1

I went through challenges and opportunities of globalization today, covering material from Chapters 4 and 5. I did a homework check on your  Chapter 4 Key Terms and Questions today as well. We'll be talking about how to write a three source analysis assignment next week. Your Chapter 5 Key Terms and Questions are due on Wednesday, February 28th. 

Your next test is on Friday, March 2nd, please see the study guide below. 

CHAPTER 3-4 TEST STUDY GUIDE:

This test will be written on Friday, March 2nd. It is a matching test with a long answer section. 

• Know the key terms from Chapter 3-4
• Be able to answer the Questions for Inquiry in Chapters 3-4 (they appear on p.49, p.53, p.58, p.73, p.80)
• Know relevant case studies from Chapters 3-4: the Francophones, the Aborigines and the Lubicon, as well as other relevant examples related to assimilation, marginalization, accommodation and integration

SOCIAL 20-1

 I finished off the lecture on "Contending Loyalties" today. Please don't forget that your French Revolution DBA is due on Tuesday, February 27th. You can find this assignment in your Social 20-1 study booklets (pages 32-34) or on the Social 20-1 wiki on the Unit 1 Assignments page. It's recommended that you use the digital version, since it will make it easier to copy and paste the parts of the document that you'll need to complete your analysis of the cahiers of the district of Dourdon, and the Declaration of the Rights of Man. Your Chapter 3 Key Terms and Questions are due on Monday, February 26th. 

February 27

Social 20-1

I finished off the "Contending Loyalties" lecture today, and gave you the rest of class time to work on your French Revolution DBA or your Chapter 3 Key Terms and Questions. The DBA is due tomorrow, your Chapter 3 Key Terms and Questions are due Wednesday and the Chapter 4 material is due on Thursday. I'm going to teach you how to write the WRA I in tomorrow's class, don't miss it!

Social 10-1

We started our film study of "Bend it Like Beckham" today in class. We'll finish off this film tomorrow. As you were watching the film you were completing a booklet, which I will take in for homework check marks on Wednesday. Please remember that your Chapter 3-4 Test is on Friday, please see the study guide below.

CHAPTER 3-4 TEST STUDY GUIDE:

This test will be written on Friday, March 3rd. It is a matching test with a long answer section. 

• Know the key terms from Chapter 3-4
• Be able to answer the Questions for Inquiry in Chapters 3-4 (they appear on p.49, p.53, p.58, p.73, p.80)
• Know relevant case studies from Chapters 3-4: the Francophones, the Aborigines and the Lubicon, as well as other relevant examples related to assimilation, marginalization, accommodation and integration

February 24

Social 20-1

If you were late for class today, you need to get notes from a classmate on the expressions of nationalism. I also started a lecture on "Contending Loyalties" today that I'll wrap up on Monday. Your French Revolution DBA assignment is due on Tuesday, February 28th.

Social 10-1

I went through how to write a WRA I (three source analysis assignment) today in class. If you missed class today, you need to pick up the handouts from today, and get the extra notes that I students write down on the handout. We'll re-visit the three source analysis assignment next week. Next Friday, you'll be writing the Chapter 3-4 Test (please see the study guide below).

CHAPTER 3-4 TEST STUDY GUIDE:

This test will be written on Friday, March 3rd. It is a matching test with a long answer section. 

• Know the key terms from Chapter 3-4
• Be able to answer the Questions for Inquiry in Chapters 3-4 (they appear on p.49, p.53, p.58, p.73, p.80)
• Know relevant case studies from Chapters 3-4: the Francophones, the Aborigines and the Lubicon, as well as other relevant examples related to assimilation, marginalization, accommodation and integration

September 28

Social 20-1

I finished off the lecture on "Contending Loyalties". You had the remainder of the class time to work on your Chapter 4 Key Terms and Questions, which are due tomorrow. Your French Revolution DBA Assignment is also due tomorrow. I'm going to be teaching you how to write a WRA I (three source analysis) tomorrow. This Friday (September 30th), you'll be writing your Unit 1 WRA I. One week from tomorrow you'll be writing your Chapter 3-4 Test and I'll be posting the study guide her tomorrow.

IB 20 HOTA

We spent the entire class looking at the Articles of Confederation. I gave each of you a copy of the U.S. Constitution graphic novel, start reading them! Please remember that your IA research question and preliminary bibliography is due on Friday, September 30th.

September 27

Social 20-1

I started a lecture today on "Contending Loyalties", which I'll finish up tomorrow. I gave you the remainder of class time to work on your Chapter 3 Key Terms and Questions. These key terms and questions are due tomorrow. Please remember that your French Revolution DBA Assignment is due on Thursday, September 29th. I'll be teaching you how to write a three source analysis assignment (WRA I) on Thursday. You'll be writing your Unit 1 WRA I on Friday, you'll get 60 minutes to complete this assignment.

IB 20 HOTA

We spent a lot of class time today discussing Thomas Paine's Common Sense and the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration of Independence study guide is due on Thursday, September 29th. You find this on the IB 20 wiki on the Independence Movements page. You have work due on Friday, September 30th, you must submit your IA research question, along with 4-5 properly cited sources (Chicago Manual of Style) that you will use to complete your IA. You should submit a hard copy on Friday.

February 25

Social 30-1

I went through a lecture today on "Responding to Classical Liberalism and Industrialization". As I went through this lecture you should have completed the retrieval chart in your Social 30-1 workbook. I gave you some time to work on your Chapter 4 Key Terms and Questions for the remainder of the period. Remember, these key terms and questions are due on Wednesday, March 4th.

Social 20-1

I did a homework check on your Chapter 3 Key Terms and Questions at the beginning of class today. I finished off the "Contending Loyalties" PowerPoint presentation today, and then gave you the remainder of class time to work on your Chapter 4 Key Terms and Questions, which are due on Friday. Please remember that your French Revolution DBA is due tomorrow (February 26th). I will be posting the Chapter 3-4 Test study guide on the blog tomorrow. I will be re-teaching how to write a three source analysis assignment tomorrow in class.

September 24

IB 30/35

The entire class period was devoted to your TOK Civil War presentations. I really appreciated the creativity that went into some of today's presentations. Hopefully tomorrow's presentations will be just as good.

Social 30-1

I went through a PowerPoint lecture called "Responding to Classical Liberalism and Industrialism". This presentation is up on the wiki already under Unit 2 Presentations. In this lecture we looked at the development of different ideologies in response to classical liberalism. During the Industrial Revolution new political ideologies emerged in response to laissez faire capitalism and classical liberalism. The Industrial Revolution spawned new political ideologies on the left (socialism) and the extreme left (communism) and on the right (classical conservatism). You'll get class time tomorrow to work on your Chapter 4 Key Terms and Questions.

Social 20-1

I finished off the PowerPoint lecture on "Contending Loyalties" today. You had the remainder of class time to work on your Chapter 3 Key Terms and Questions (which are due tomorrow). Some of you opted to work on your French Revolution DBA Assignment (which is due on Thursday).