March 3

IB 30/35

You watched "Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam" today. Please complete an OPVL chart of the letters featured in the documentary.

Social 30-1

You went through the "Great Depression in the USA" handout (pages 63-64), and "Democratic Socialism and the Mixed Economy" (pages 65-67). You were also supposed to complete the activities "The Welfare State: Case Study of Sweden" section of the workbook.

IDEOLOGICAL REACTION TO INDUSTRIALIZATION TEST STUDY GUIDE:

This test is multiple choice format. This test is on Friday, March 13th. This test covers material from Chapter 3 and part of Chapter 4. 

1. Please review material from these PowerPoint presentations: 

• "The Development of Classical Liberalism"
• "Responding to Classical Liberalism"

2. Be familiar with key concepts introduced in Chapters 3 and 4. 
3. The Industrial Revolution: 

• understand fundamental economic, social and political changes that were caused by the Industrial Revolution
• understand the connection between the Agricultural Revolution and the Enclosure Acts and the Industrial Revolution
• understand the differences, advantages and disadvantages of the cottage system and the factory system

4. Review material in the "Philosophies of Industrialism" booklet 
5. Key beliefs of the various ideologies (review the spectrums briefly); also review this material from the "Responding to Classical Liberalism" PowerPoint presentation: 

• Adam Smith
• laissez faire economics/capitalism (key ideas)
• John Stuart Mill
• Karl Marx (key ideas and beliefs associated with Marx, Das Kapital, The Communist Manifesto, withering away of the state, dictatorship of the proletariat, view of history, etc. ) and Friedrich Engels (see "Philosophies of Industrialism" booklet)
• Edmund Burke and classical conservatism

6. Some questions may require you to make connections between this year's material and what you learned in 10-1 and 20-1 as well 

Social 10-1

You wrote your Unit 1 WRA I today in the Blenheim Room, which took most of the class time.

October 14

Busy night, sorry for the later post...

Social 30-1

We spent the entire period talking about the command economy, the Soviet economic system and Joseph Stalin. You must read in your Social 30-1 study booklet about the Soviet economic system. I also showed you the A & E Biography "Joseph Stalin: Red Terror", while you watched this video you were to take notes on the film study sheet. You also got your interim report cards today.

Market and Mixed Economy Test Study Guide:

This test is on Thursday, October 16th and it is a multiple choice format test. There are 70 multiple choice questions on the exam. Please study the following:

• business cycle
• laws of supply and demand, Adam Smith, invisible hand, market forces
  self-interest, consumer sovereignty, competition, private ownership, profit motive
• basic economic problems/questions
• advantages/disadvantages of the market economy
• causes of the Great Depression
• FDR and the New Deal
• please see summary notes from the Ideologies textbook on the Mixed Economy Case Studies #14 (Sweden) and #15 (Canada), you can find this on the Social 30-1 wiki and in your 30-1 study booklets
• nationalization
• democratic socialism
• welfare capitalism
• Keynesian economics
• the business cycle and fiscal and monetary policies (study all of the notes I gave you and the booklet that I gave you)
• demand-side economics
• neo-conservatives
• monetarism
• trickle down economics
• supply-side economics
• Thatcherism and Reaganomics
• Milton Friedman
• Friedrich Hayek
• how Keynesian economics deals with a recession
• how supply-side economics deals with a recession

IB 20 HOTA

Lots of "housekeeping" items today. I gave you back a lot of marked assignments and projects. We looked at the OPVL document analysis assignment that you wrote as part of your Colonial Period Test. Please review how to distinguish between a primary and secondary source. Please remember that you have your American Revolution Test on Thursday, and your Paper 1 on the Independence Movement unit.

October 10

Social 30-1

I went through part of the PowerPoint lecture called "20th Century Rejections of Liberalism". I only covered the section of presentation that covered the Soviet Union. You are responsible for reading the remainder of this lecture that covers Nazi Germany. You had the remainder of the class to work on your Chapter 5 Key Terms and Questions, which are due on Friday, October 17th.

Market and Mixed Economy Test Study Guide:

This test is on Thursday, October 16th and it is a multiple choice format test. There are 70 multiple choice questions on the exam. Please study the following:

• business cycle
• laws of supply and demand, Adam Smith, invisible hand, market forces
  self-interest, consumer sovereignty, competition, private ownership, profit motive
• basic economic problems/questions
• advantages/disadvantages of the market economy
• causes of the Great Depression
• FDR and the New Deal
• please see summary notes from the Ideologies textbook on the Mixed Economy Case Studies #14 (Sweden) and #15 (Canada), you can find this on the Social 30-1 wiki and in your 30-1 study booklets
• nationalization
• democratic socialism
• welfare capitalism
• Keynesian economics
• the business cycle and fiscal and monetary policies (study all of the notes I gave you and the booklet that I gave you)
• demand-side economics
• neo-conservatives
• monetarism
• trickle down economics
• supply-side economics
• Thatcherism and Reaganomics
• Milton Friedman
• Friedrich Hayek
• how Keynesian economics deals with a recession
• how supply-side economics deals with a recession

IB 20 HOTA

Most of today's class was spent talking about the Paper 1. You have a test on the American Revolution on Thursday, October 16th. Your Paper 1 on the Independence Movement in the USA is on Friday, October 17th. Please have a look at the Paper 1 section on the IB 20 wiki. I strongly recommend that you find some time to read pages 61-73 in your History of the Americas textbook, and the complete the OPVL chart activity (see page 73) based on Sources A to E on pages 71-73 in your textbook.

September 30

Social 30-1

I did a review of the boom and bust cycle today, and the Keynesian economic response at the various stages of the cycle. I also told you to read over the Keynesian economic theory reading in your Social 30-1 study booklet. You should also read the Using Monetary and Fiscal Policy to Regulate the Business Cycle and see if you can find the mistake in the reading. We also listening to the NPR podcast on the Obama administration application of Keynesian economics to the American economy.

IB 20 HOTA

You wrote your Colonial Period OPVL document analysis assignment and test today. For some reason it took some of you the entire period. Please bring your History of the Americas textbook to class tomorrow.

September 29

Social 30-1

You got your Unit 1 WRA II Essays back today. If you want to talk to me about your essay and how you can improve for the next one, please come and see me in tutorial. We watched a couple of videos from the BBC 20th Century History series, one was called "Boom & Bust" and the other was "FDR and the New Deal". As you watched these videos, you should have taken notes on them. There is a film study sheet in your Social 30-1 study booklets on "Boom & Bust" (page 55), on the back side of this page you should have written your notes on FDR and the New Deal. Please remember that your Chapter 4 Key Terms and Questions are due tomorrow.

IB 20 HOTA

We continued our examination of the American Revolution today. I also talked about the format of tomorrow's test. You will have to write an OPVL document analysis of two historical sources tomorrow, this will be a timed portion of the test, as you will have 15 minutes to write this section. Once the class has handed in the OPVL analysis you will get the matching and mapping section of the test. You will then hand this section in and receive the multiple choice section of the test. I gave you a handout on OPVL document analysis, and went over how to do this type of historical analysis again.

February 10

IB 30/35

We started looking at the "Origins of the Cold War" today. The PowerPoint lecture that I went through today is on the IB 30/35 wiki under The Cold War section. I also gave you a booklet on WWII Conferences and Agreements that you need to study. We'll be looking at some historiography on the start of the Cold War in the coming days. I would like you to go to the World War II Behind Closed Doors website tonight, and read the sections on the Yalta Conference and the Potsdam Conference. This is an excellent site, with tons of information, maps, video clips, timelines and archival footage and re-enactments as well. You do need to really make sure that you understand the Yalta Agreements and the Potsdam Declaration (among other things) and this is a great site to do this. Episode 3 is the one that contains most of the information that you would need to read and watch. There's a great little video clip on this website called "Stalin's Distrust of the West" that might help you see WWII from the Soviet perspective and why the Soviets might wish to extend control over Eastern Europe and be so distrustful of their wartime allies. You can find this video clip in Episode 3 (Dividing the World), scroll down and click on the video clip on the right called "Stalin's Distrust of the West". It's a short little clip, but you'll get the idea. We'll continue our look at the Cold War tomorrow.

Social 10-1

You had some class time to today to work on a rough draft of your global connections essay (due on Wednesday, February 12th) and have a peer edit it for you. You also had time to work on your Chapter 2 Key Terms and Questions (due on Wednesday, February 19th). Your Chapter 1 Key Terms and Questions will be due tomorrow. I did a homework check on your Global Connections Map assignment. Hopefully, I'll be able to mark these and give them back to you this week.

World Geography Test Study Guide:

This test will take place on Wednesday, February 19th. It is simply a country identification test. You will be given a world map with certain countries identified by number and you need to be able to write out what country it is on the answer sheet.

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; it's out of date. Croatia joined the EU in July 2013)
• 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!)

IB 20

I gave you a handout today that covered OPVL document analysis. This handout is a little different than the materials that are on the wiki. I will eventually make changes to the OPVL material on the IB 20 wiki. We'll talk about OPVL document analysis later on in the course. I started Unit 2 today (the Development of Western European Society) since it connects to material that we'll be studying this semester including the American Enlightenment, the American Revolution, the French Revolution and the Haitian Revolution. We'll continue this lecture tomorrow. You will also have to do an IB survey tomorrow. We'll do the survey at the beginning of class and then continue on with the Enlightenment.

September 6

Sorry for the late post tonight...

IB 30/35

You wrote an OPVL on the Mexican-American War to start class today. Then we talked about writing your IA. Please make sure that you come prepared to class on Monday. We'll be heading down to the Library from our classroom on Monday to do some work on your IAs. By the end of class on Monday, you must have completed Section A of your IA. You will be printing off a hard copy of the IA for submission. You must know what your two key sources will be that you will be evaluating for their origins, purpose, values and limitations. This will allow you to not only complete your Section A but also give you an opportunity to work on your evaluation of sources.

Social 20-1

I finished off the PowerPoint lecture called "Nation and Identity" today. You have a hard copy of this presentation in your blue study booklets and you can also access it from the wiki. You had the remainder of class to work on your Chapter 1 work. Your Chapter 1 Key Terms and Questions are due on Tuesday. Please see the study guide below for the World Geography Test.

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, of course, it's a bit out of date)
• 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

I gave you some handouts today, including the Unit 1 Worksheet. Your Chapter 1 Key Terms are due on Monday, and the Chapter 1 Questions are due on Tuesday. I started a lecture today called "Ideology and Identity" that I'll finish off on Monday.

September 5

Social 30-1

I went through a PowerPoint lecture called "Introducing Government" which looked at the ideas of Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau. This PowerPoint is up on the Social 30-1 wiki already, so I'll make sure that you all get access to this wiki in tomorrow's class.

Social 20-1

You got your Social Studies 20-1 booklets today in class. I'll get the numbers on the booklets from you tomorrow. I started a PowerPoint lecture today called "Nation and Identity" which I'll finish tomorrow. I would start reading Chapter 1 tonight, and maybe start chipping away at the Chapter 1 Key Terms and Questions (which are due on Tuesday, September 10th).

IB 30/35

You wrote a quick quiz at the beginning of class. We also talked about the criteria that you used yesterday to determine the most important events that happened over the course of the summer holidays. You'll be getting regular current events quizzes this year again, so you need to add events to the wiki. I did a quick review of American expansionism and the Mexican-American War today. You'll be writing an OPVL on the Mexican-American War tomorrow and a Paper 1 on manifest destiny and the Mexican-American War on Tuesday. After you write the OPVL tomorrow we'll talk about the IA again, and look at how to write the Plan of Investigation.

September 11

IB 30/35

You wrote a Paper 1 on the Mexican-American War and manifest destiny in today's class which took most of the class.

IB 20

We looked at OPVL at the beginning of class today. We then started looking at material from Unit 2-The Development of Western European Society, more specifically a PowerPoint presentation on "The Age of Enlightenment". This presentation is already on the wiki under Unit 2 materials. We'll continue with it tomorrow, and start viewing a film called "Age of Light".

Social 10-1

You have a world geography test on Friday, September 14th. I gave you some more time to work on your first writing assignment: the Global Connections Essay. In this informative essay, you are to answer/address the following essay question:

• What are my effects on the world?
• You are really trying to personalize your essay by indicating what are some social, economic, political and environmental effects that you have on the world.
• What impact is globalization having on you, and what impact do have on globalization (in other words, how do you contribute to globalization)?

The Global Connections Essay is due Thursday. I also gave you your Unit 1 Worksheet today. Your Chapter 1 Key Terms are due tomorrow.

Social 10-1 World Geography Test Study Guide:

This test will take place on Friday, September 14th. 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!)