September 6

IB 30/35

We started looking at political and economic developments in Europe prior to the Great War. We also started examining the causes of WWI as well today.

Social 30-1

I went through a lecture called "Identity and Ideology" today. Please make sure that you read, highlight and annotate the Ideology Notes (pages 17-22) in the coursebooks. I will also share the Unit 1 Google Doc with you this afternoon. As a class you will be working on this Google Doc together, it will include all of the key terms, notes, and questions.

Social 20-1

I finished off the "Nation and Identity" lecture today. You also had time to work on your Chapter 1 Key Terms and Questions, which are due on Tuesday, September 10th. One week from today, you are writing a World Geography Test, please see the study guide below.

Social 20-1 World Geography Test Study Guide:

This test will take place on Friday, September 13th. It is simply a country identification test. You will be given a world map with certain countries 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• any of the EU countries (there are 28 countries in the EU, a map of the EU is in your textbook on page 265, but it's out of date, it says that there's 27 countries in the EU. I'm not even talking about Brexit here...)
• 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: Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Libya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Zimbabwe
• 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, Jamaica, Serbia, Georgia, China,
  India, Myanmar, Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Pakistan, 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!!**

GEOGRAPHY GAMES

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

September 5

Social 20-1

We started a PowerPoint lecture today called "Nation and Identity" which we will continue tomorrow. Please read Chapter 1 in your textbook tonight. You should get your coursebooks tomorrow in class. Please remember that your friendly letter assignment is due tomorrow.

Social 30-1

I went through a lecture today called "Introducing Government" which focused on Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau. As I was lecturing, you were supposed to filling out a chart on each of these philosophers and their views on the nature of human beings, how society should be organized, and the role of citizens. You'll be getting your coursebooks tomorrow. Please read Chapter 1 in Perspectives in Ideology. Your friendly letter assignment is due tomorrow.

IB 30/35

I finished up talking about the IA overview today in class. I delivered a lecture on the types of war for our World History topic on Causes and Effects of 20th Century Wars. Tomorrow we'll look at political and economic developments in Europe prior to the outbreak of the Great War and start examining the causes of WWI.

February 5

Social 20-1

The substitute finished off the "Nation and Identity" lecture today. One week from today (Tuesday, February 12th) you're going to be writing your World Geography Test (please see the study guide below). You should work on your Chapter 1 Key Terms and Questions, they will be due on Monday, February 11th.

Social 20-1 World Geography Test Study Guide:

This test will take place on Tuesday, February 12th. It is simply a country identification test. You will be given a world map with certain countries 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, a map of the EU is in your textbook on page 265, but it's out of date, it says that there's 27 countries in the EU. I'm not even talking about Brexit here...)
• 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: Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Libya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Zimbabwe
• 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, Jamaica, Serbia, Georgia, China,
  India, Myanmar, Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Pakistan, 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!!**

GEOGRAPHY GAMES

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

Social 30-1

The substitute would have gone through the "Identity and Ideology" lecture today. The key concepts that you should have learned today are: the 19th century political spectrum, the 20th century political spectrum. You also wrote Exit Slip #1. I highly recommend that you read, highlight and annotate the Ideology Notes (pages 17-22) that are in your Social 30-1 course books tonight. It will help you understand the economic and political spectrum better. Your Chapter 1 and 2 Key Terms and Questions are both due on Monday, February 11th. One week from today, you'll be writing the Chapter 1-2 Test. Please see the study guide below for this test. I recommend copying and pasting this study guide into a Word Document so you have a hard copy of it and use it to focus your review. On Wednesday, February 13th you'll be writing your Unit 1 Final Exam (see the study guide below).

Social 30-1 Chapter 1-2 Test Study Guide:

The Chapter 1-2 Test is on Tuesday, February 12th. 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.)

Unit 1 Final Exam Study Guide:

The Unit 1 Final is a 50 question multiple choice test. It will be written on Wednesday, February 13th. Make sure that you study the following:

• Chapter 1 and 2 Key Terms (please see the Chapter 1-2 Test Study Guide for a list of terms) 
• Study the Ideology Notes (Black Gold School District PDF file, on the Social 30-1 wiki, and in your Social 30-1 course books, pages 17-22)
• Review Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau (view of the nature of human beings, how society should be organized, people's role in society; notes on page 3 of your study booklet)
• Study the 19th Century Political Spectrum
• Study the 20th Century Political spectrum
• Study the political-economic grid
• Know the values and ideas associated with the various ideologies (on the 19th century and 20th century spectrums)
• Study the Individualism and Collectivism charts that is in your study booklets
• you need to be able to apply your knowledge and understanding of these concepts/ideas
• there are a lot of source-based questions on this exam! 

February 4

Social 20-1

I started a PowerPoint lecture today called "Nation and Identity". You should read Chapter 1 tonight and start working on your Chapter 1 Key Terms and Questions. I also collected your friendly letter assignment.

Social 30-1

I went through a PowerPoint lecture today called "Introducing Government" which introduced you to Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau. You should read Chapter 1 tonight and start working on your Chapter 1 Key Terms and Questions. I also tried to sort out the issues surrounding students signing up for the Social 30-1 wiki. I also collected your friendly letter assignment.

February 5

IB 30/35

We had our debate on the American decision to use the atomic bombs. This took the entire period. Don't forget that you have your WWII Test on Thursday (please see the study guide below). We're starting the Chinese Civil War tomorrow.

WORLD WAR II TEST STUDY GUIDE:

This test consists of 70 multiple choice questions (but there will be 7 questions that will be omitted from the test, so really 63 questions), and you will write in on Thursday, February 8th.

Key terms, concepts, people mentioned in the exam (knowing these terms, concepts and people will help you eliminate them as possible answers):

• Treaty of Versailles (study the terms of the treaty: GARGLe)
• Marshall Plan
• Lend-Lease Act
• Truman Doctrine
• Helsinki Accord
• lebensraum
• blitzkrig
• anschluss
• Winston Churchill
• Austro-Hungarian Empire
• Maginot Line
• Munich Conference
• invasion of Abyssinia
• Mussolini
• Hitler
• appeasement
• League of Nations
• "Night of the Broken Glass" (Kristallnacht)
• "Final Solution"
• "the Low Countries"
• Polish Corridor
• Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
• brinkmanship
• diplomacy
• Second Battle of El Alamein
• invasion of Manchuria
• Marco Polo Bridge Incident
• Battle of Coral Sea
• Battle of Midway
• Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
• Kellogg-Briand Pact
• Operation Barbarossa
• deterrence
• Great Depression
• Battle of Stalingrad
• Dunkirk
• Hiroshima and Nagasaki
• Nuremberg Trials
• Phoney War
• The Dieppe Raid

Social 10-1

We finished off with the envelopes filled with globalization images today, and then we played a little "Global Bingo" today as well (don't lose those sheets, you'll need them for a subsequent mapping assignment). You have some homework tonight: you must create a 25 item chart (please see instructions below). I gave you some time to work on your Chapter 1 Key Terms and Questions today, these will be due on Thursday, February 8th. You will have a World Geography Test next Monday, the study guide for this test is in today's post (scroll down).

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)
• you must have a minimum of 5 categories (in other words, you can't have 25 food items from 25 different countries)
• 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)
• don't assume that an item is from a particular country (for example, a Sony PS3 may be manufactured in Indonesia, Malaysia or South Korea, that is the information that we want
• for entertainment, for example a CD (or MP3) 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!

SOCIAL 10-1 WORLD GEOGRAPHY TEST STUDY GUIDE:

This test will take place on Monday, 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!)

Social 20-1

I finished off the lecture on "Nation and Identity". Make sure that you understand all of the key concepts that were introduced in this presentation for upcoming exams. You had the remainder of class time to work on your Chapter 1 Key Terms and Questions (which are due on Wednesday, February 7th). Your World Geography Test is on Monday, February 12th (see study guide below).

Social 20-1 World Geography Test Study Guide:

This test will take place on Monday, February 12th. It is simply a country identification test. You will be given a world map with certain countries 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, a map of the EU is in your textbook on page 265, but it's out of date, it says that there's 27 countries in the EU. I'm not even talking about Brexit here...)
• 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: Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Libya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Zimbabwe
• 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, Jamaica, Serbia, Georgia, China,
  India, Myanmar, Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Pakistan, 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!!**

GEOGRAPHY GAMES

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

February 6

Social 20-1

I collected your friendly letters at the beginning of class today. If you didn't hand in your letters today, please make sure that you hand it in tomorrow. I finished off the lecture on "Nation and Identity". If you missed class on Thursday, please make sure that you get the notes from a classmate so you know what I emphasized. One week from today, you'll have a World Geography Test, please check out the study guide below. Tomorrow, I will lecture on "The Enlightenment", you will write a matching quiz on this on Wednesday.

Key dates for Social 20-1 students:

• Enlightenment Thinkers Quiz (matching quiz, please see the study guide below) is on Wednesday, February 8th
• Chapter 1 Key Terms and Questions are due on Wednesday, February 8th
• World Geography Test is on Monday, February 13th (please see study guide below)

Social 20-1 World Geography Test Study Guide:

This test will take place on Monday, February 13th. It is simply a country identification test. You will be given a world map with certain countries 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, a map of the EU is in your textbook on page 265, but it's out of date, it says that there's 27 countries in the EU. I'm not even talking about Brexit here...)
• 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: Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Libya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Zimbabwe
• 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, Jamaica, Serbia, Georgia, China,
  India, Myanmar, Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Pakistan, 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!!**

GEOGRAPHY GAMES

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

Enlightenment Thinkers Quiz Study Guide:

This quiz is a matching quiz. Please make sure that you focus your review on the following Enlightenment thinkers:

• John Locke
• Montesquieu
• Rousseau
• Adam Smith
• Francois Quesnay
• Jean-Jacques Rousseau
• Voltaire

Please make sure that you know their views on the nature of human beings, quotes attributed to them, their main ideas/key beliefs, and their major works (what books, articles they wrote). 

Social 10-1

I collected your friendly letters at the beginning of class. I gave feedback to each of on your Google Doc paragraphs this weekend, so please check out my suggestions. We played global bingo today, and a few of you will get prizes this week. You have a homework assignment tonight, you need to find 25 items from 25 different countries, and put the information that you collect into a chart. It would probably be smart to categorize the information right from the beginning, since you will have to use this data when you use it for an upcoming mapping assignment.You will have a World Geography Test next Monday, the study guide for this test can be found in today's post on the blog if you scroll down completely.

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)
• 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) 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!

SOCIAL 10-1 WORLD GEOGRAPHY TEST STUDY GUIDE:

This test will take place on Monday, February 13th. 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!)

February 2

Social 20-1

I had you all sign up for the Social 20-1 wiki. The e-mail invitation in all likelihood will be sent to your junk e-mail. I started the PowerPoint presentation on "Nation and Identity" today. I covered all of the understandings of nation. I will continue this presentation on Monday. If you missed this class today, you need to get the notes/points that I emphasized while I was lecturing. You have homework this long weekend, you need to write a friendly letter of introduction.


You have a friendly letter of introduction which is due on Monday, February 6th. Please make sure that you organize your writing in a friendly letter format, covering the following topics: 

• family
• interests
• academic background (i.e. what junior high school did you go to?)
• academic goals (what are your goals for Social Studies/ academic goals for this semester/year, future goals/aspirations)
• what other classes are you taking this semester?
• hobbies
• sports,
• favorite movies
• favorite TV shows
• favorite music
• favorite books

These are just suggestions to get you started, if you can think of other topics to cover, please do so. You will hand in this assignment on Monday, February 6th at the beginning of class. It can be typed if you choose, or hand written. It doesn't matter to me if it's double-spaced or not. 

Social 10-1

We started looking at different perspectives of globalization by looking at definitions from different speakers. Some of these definitions were positive, negative and neutral. This activity should have introduced you to the idea of analyzing a text-based source, and finding the key phrases in a source that indicate the speaker's perspective. You were supposed to take a picture of one of the globalization images that was in the envelope with the globalization quotes. You're going to create a Google Doc and share it with me (allow me to edit it), with the image at the top (give the Google Doc a title like Social 10-1 Globalization Source Analysis, and don't forget to put your name on it). You're to write a paragraph about your source. I will comment on your Google Doc, and you'll probably have to edit it. Make sure that you're making connections to globalization concepts in your analysis.


You have a friendly letter of introduction which is due on Monday, February 6th. Please make sure that you organize your writing in a friendly letter format, covering the following topics: 

• family
• interests
• academic background (i.e. what junior high school did you go to?)
• academic goals (what are your goals for Social Studies/ academic goals for this semester/year, future goals/aspirations)
• what other classes are you taking this semester?
• hobbies
• sports,
• favorite movies
• favorite TV shows
• favorite music
• favorite books

These are just suggestions to get you started, if you can think of other topics to cover, please do so. You will hand in this assignment on Monday, February 6th at the beginning of class. It can be typed if you choose, or hand written. It doesn't matter to me if it's double-spaced or not. 

September 9

I'm sorry that I forgot to post on the blog yesterday.

Social 20-1

I finished off the PowerPoint lecture "Nation and Identity" today. I gave you the remainder of class time to work on your Chapter 1 Key Terms and Questions (which are due on Tuesday, September 13th). Next week, you'll have a matching quiz on Enlightenment thinkers on Tuesday, but don't worry about it, I'll teach you the content on Monday.

IB 20

I took in your Academic Integrity contracts at the beginning of class. I went through some documents from the Historiography page on the wiki, such as "The Eight C's of History" and "Useful Historiographical Terms" and "Primary vs. Secondary Sources". We also started discussing OPCVL.

September 8

Social 20-1

I started a PowerPoint lecture today called "Nation and Identity", but I didn't finish it because I wanted to give you time to work on your Chapter 1 Key Terms and Questions (which are due on Tuesday, September 13th). Don't forget that your friendly letter assignment is due tomorrow. All of my students (Social 20-1 and IB 20 students) have the same homework assignment: write me a friendly letter of introduction. Make sure that your friendly letter is in paragraph form too. Please address the letter "Dear Mr. Gilchrist". The letter will probably be about 1 page 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)
• post-high school plans
• favorite TV shows, movies, music
• hobbies
• extracurricular activities
• sports

IB 20

I gave you the IB academic integrity contract to take home and have your parents sign. Please hand these booklets back tomorrow. I went through a PowerPoint lecture called "An Introduction to IB History" which you can find on the wiki on the Historiography unit page. I also want you to print off, read, highlight and annotate the following notes from the wiki:

• Primary Sources vs. Secondary Sources
• The Eight C's of Historical Investigation
• Useful Historiographical Terms

I'll be going through the skills that you need to be successful with an OPVCL.