September 20

Social 20-1

I went through a lecture on the Age of Napoleon today, which covered some content that was in yesterday's A & E Biography. I also covered Napoleon's domestic policy, which is important for Thursday's exam. You can find this PowerPoint on the wiki. In my Period 1 class I didn't get through the whole lecture, whereas with the Period 4 group we finished the bulk of it. Tomorrow, I'll teach you the 19th century political spectrum, and we'll look at Napoleon's invasion of Russia. Please remember that you have your Chapter 1-2 Test on Thursday (please see the study guide below).

CHAPTER 1-2 TEST STUDY GUIDE:

This test will be on Thursday, September 22nd. The test has a matching section and ashort answer section.

• Make sure that you have read both Chapter 1-2 from your textbook Exploring Nationalism
• Study Chapter 1-2 Key Terms from the Unit 1 Worksheet
• Study your answers to the questions from the Unit 1 Worksheet for Chapter 1-2

Study the following PowerPoint presentations:

• "Nation and Identity" (Chapter 1 material + supplementary material)
• "Shaping Nationalism: The French Revolution" (Chapter 2 material + supplementary material; key terms from the French Revolution and Napoleonic Age Glossary of Key Terms)
• "The Napoleonic Age" (Chapter 2 material + supplementary material; key terms from the French Revolution and Napoleonic Age Glossary of Key Terms)

IB 20 HOTA

I went through a lecture on the American Revolution. I have posted this PowerPoint presentation on the wiki under Independence Movements. I've posted Chapter 4 from "United States and Its People" on the IB 20 wiki. It is recommended that you read this chapter. I also collected your "Seeds of Change" Assignment today.

September 19

Social 20-1

I shared the results of your World Geography Test with you today. I also showed you an A & E Biography called "Napoleon Bonaparte: The Glory of France". As you watched this documentary, you were supposed to take notes on key events in the life of Napoleon. I'll be lecturing about Napoleon tomorrow, and teaching you the 19th century political spectrum as well. Don't forget that you're writing your Chapter 1-2 Test this Thursday (September 22nd), you can find the study guide below.

CHAPTER 1-2 TEST STUDY GUIDE:

This test will be on Thursday, September 22nd. The test has a matching section and ashort answer section.

• Make sure that you have read both Chapter 1-2 from your textbook Exploring Nationalism
• Study Chapter 1-2 Key Terms from the Unit 1 Worksheet
• Study your answers to the questions from the Unit 1 Worksheet for Chapter 1-2

Study the following PowerPoint presentations:

• "Nation and Identity" (Chapter 1 material + supplementary material)
• "Shaping Nationalism: The French Revolution" (Chapter 2 material + supplementary material; key terms from the French Revolution and Napoleonic Age Glossary of Key Terms)
• "The Napoleonic Age" (Chapter 2 material + supplementary material; key terms from the French Revolution and Napoleonic Age Glossary of Key Terms)

IB 20 HOTA

You had some library research time for your IA today. Hopefully, you're starting to narrow your topic down so that you can come up with a research question and a preliminary reading list for your IA by September 30th. Your "Seeds of Change" Assignment is due tomorrow!! Please disregard the rubric on the wiki, please refer the one below:

• Biographical Information (3 marks)
• Area(s) of Work (what fields did they work in?) (2 marks)
• Ideas Introduced (2 marks)
• Aspect of medieval society that they challenged (2 marks)
• Were they influential in their own time? (5 marks)
• What were their contributions to modern society? (3 marks)
• Mechanics, spelling, grammar, and list of sources cited using a recognized citation system (APA, MLA, Chicago) (3 marks)

The "Seeds of Change" assignment is due on Tuesday, September 20th. 

September 16

Social 20-1

I did a homework check on your Chapter 2 Key Terms and Questions at the beginning of class today. We finished off the History Channel documentary on "The French Revolution". You wrote the World Geography Test as well today. Please remember that you have your Chapter 1-2 Test next Thursday (please see the study guide below).

CHAPTER 1-2 TEST STUDY GUIDE:

This test will be on Thursday, September 22nd. The test has a matching section and ashort answer section.

• Make sure that you have read both Chapter 1-2 from your textbook Exploring Nationalism
• Study Chapter 1-2 Key Terms from the Unit 1 Worksheet
• Study your answers to the questions from the Unit 1 Worksheet for Chapter 1-2

Study the following PowerPoint presentations:

• "Nation and Identity" (Chapter 1 material + supplementary material)
• "Shaping Nationalism: The French Revolution" (Chapter 2 material + supplementary material)
• "The Napoleonic Age" (Chapter 2 material + supplementary material)

IB 20 HOTA

Instead of covering the French-Indian War today, I decided to spend some time working on topic selection and writing a research questions for your IA. We'll be going into the library for Monday's class, so it would be beneficial for you to figure out what topic you're going to research beforehand so you're not wasting the valuable class time. Don't forget that your "Seeds of Change" Assignment is due on Tuesday, September 20th. Please make sure that your project meets the marking criteria. Please remember that your "Seeds of Change" assignment where you will have to investigate an Enlightenment era philosopher. As I said in class today, I was thinking about rock stars, movie stars and athletes today and wondering why Enlightenment thinkers aren't as well known as some of them. After all, some of these Enlightenment thinkers have made greater contributions to society, yet they don't enjoy the fame and notoriety as some these entertainment and sports celebrities. We're going to change that. I didn't get a chance to elaborate on some possibilities of which direction this creative project could go (trading cards, magazine cover stories, Prezis, infographics, website--I changed my mind, what can I say?), show me how creative you are! Just make sure that you present the information in a concise, fun, informative way, and that your project meets all of the requirements, which are as follows: 

• Biographical Information (3 marks)
• Area(s) of Work (what fields did they work in?) (2 marks)
• Ideas Introduced (2 marks)
• Aspect of medieval society that they challenged (2 marks)
• Were they influential in their own time? (5 marks)
• What were their contributions to modern society? (3 marks)
• Mechanics, spelling, grammar, and list of sources cited using a recognized citation system (APA, MLA, Chicago) (3 marks)

The "Seeds of Change" assignment is due on Tuesday, September 20th. 

September 14

Social 20-1

I finished off the lecture on the French Revolution today. I assigned your Chapter 2 Key Terms and Questions for Friday, September 16th. We'll be watching a History Channel documentary on the French Revolution tomorrow and Friday. Don't forget that you have your World Geography Test on Friday (please see the study guide below).

SOCIAL 20-1 WORLD GEOGRAPHY TEST STUDY GUIDE:

This test will take place on Friday, September 16th. 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!)

IB 20 HOTA

You had time to write your Enlightenment Thinkers Quiz today. I also had you copy down notes on the principles of individualism and the principles of collectivism. We'll revisit these principles later in the semester, and definitely next year in Grade 12. We started looking at the colonization of the Thirteen Colonies today by watching about 20 minutes of "America: The Story of Us". Don't forget that your "Seeds of Change" Assignment is due on September 20th. Please make sure that your project meets the marking criteria. Please remember that your "Seeds of Change" assignment where you will have to investigate an Enlightenment era philosopher. As I said in class today, I was thinking about rock stars, movie stars and athletes today and wondering why Enlightenment thinkers aren't as well known as some of them. After all, some of these Enlightenment thinkers have made greater contributions to society, yet they don't enjoy the fame and notoriety as some these entertainment and sports celebrities. We're going to change that. I didn't get a chance to elaborate on some possibilities of which direction this creative project could go (trading cards, magazine cover stories, Prezis, infographics, website--I changed my mind, what can I say?), show me how creative you are! Just make sure that you present the information in a concise, fun, informative way, and that your project meets all of the requirements, which are as follows: 

• Biographical Information (3 marks)
• Area(s) of Work (what fields did they work in?) (2 marks)
• Ideas Introduced (2 marks)
• Aspect of medieval society that they challenged (2 marks)
• Were they influential in their own time? (5 marks)
• What were their contributions to modern society? (3 marks)
• Mechanics, spelling, grammar, and list of sources cited using a recognized citation system (APA, MLA, Chicago) (3 marks)

The "Seeds of Change" assignment is due on Tuesday, September 20th. 

September 13

Social 20-1

You wrote your Enlightenment Thinkers Quiz today, so you should get the results back tomorrow. Don't forget that you have a World Geography Test on Friday, September 16th (please see the study guide below). I also did a homework check on your Chapter 1 Key Terms and Questions. Your Chapter 2 Key Terms and Questions will be due on Thursday. We started the French Revolution today, and we'll continue our examination all this week of this pivotal event in the history of European nationalism and liberalism.

Social 20-1 World Geography Test Study Guide:

This test will take place on Friday, September 16th. 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!)

IB 20

I finished off the Enlightenment PowerPoint lecture today. You're going to have a quiz on this content tomorrow (please see the study guide below). I also mentioned that you have an assignment that is due in one week's time, and I call it the "Seeds of Change" Assignment. Here's some more information about it: Please remember that your "Seeds of Change" assignment where you will have to investigate an Enlightenment era philosopher. As I said in class today, I was thinking about rock stars, movie stars and athletes today and wondering why Enlightenment thinkers aren't as well known as some of them. After all, some of these Enlightenment thinkers have made greater contributions to society, yet they don't enjoy the fame and notoriety as some these entertainment and sports celebrities. We're going to change that. I didn't get a chance to elaborate on some possibilities of which direction this creative project could go (trading cards, magazine cover stories, Prezis, infographics, website--I changed my mind, what can I say?), show me how creative you are! Just make sure that you present the information in a concise, fun, informative way, and that your project meets all of the requirements, which are as follows:

• Biographical Information (3 marks)
• Area(s) of Work (what fields did they work in?) (2 marks)
• Ideas Introduced (2 marks)
• Aspect of medieval society that they challenged (2 marks)
• Were they influential in their own time? (5 marks)
• What were their contributions to modern society? (3 marks)
• Mechanics, spelling, grammar, and list of sources cited using a recognized citation system (APA, MLA, Chicago) (3 marks)

The "Seeds of Change" assignment is due on Tuesday, September 20th.

Enlightenment Thinkers Quiz Study Guide:

This quiz has a mixed format, it has a matching section and a short answer section where you fill in a chart on Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau. 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). Also, for the short answer section study the following:

• Review Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau (view of the nature of human beings, how society should be organized, people's role in society)
  
  

September 15

Social 30-1

Today's class was spent preparing for tomorrow's essay. For those of you that missed Friday's class and today's class: it is your responsibility to get ready for the essay. You need the essay question sheet! The essay question sheet is the only piece of notes that you're allowed to have with you in the computer labs as you write the essay. If you still don't this essay question sheet, you need to send me an e-mail requesting the essay question sheet. I will send it to you. I will also post the essay question sheets on the wiki under WRA II Essays. You are only allowed to handwrite notes on the front side of the essay question sheet under the dotted line. Please go directly to the Blenheim Room tomorrow. Don't forget that you have your Unit 1 Final Exam on Wednesday, please see the study guide here.

IB 20 HOTA

I finished off the "Colonization of the Americas" PowerPoint presentation today that I started on Thursday. Your "Seeds of Change" assignment is due tomorrow. We'll be looking at the colonization of the Thirteen Colonies for the next few days, including a research project and presentation on the topic.

September 10

Social 30-1

I picked where I left off yesterday talking about argumentation and evidence for position papers. I also went through how to structure your first paragraph of your essays. I STRONGLY recommend that you check out the sample essays on the wiki under WRA II Essays. We also started watching the movie "Sicko". We probably won't be able to finish "Sicko" tomorrow, but we'll watch as much as we can. Please remember that your Chapter 2 Key Terms and Questions are due tomorrow. You have your Chapter 1-2 Test on Friday, please see the study guide here. Your Unit 1 Final Exam is on Monday, please see the study guide here.

IB 20 HOTA

You wrote your Enlightenment Thinkers Quiz today in class. We started watching the PBS documentary "When Worlds Collide". We'll continue watching the documentary tomorrow. I also gave you the "Seeds of Change" assignment where you will have to investigate an Enlightenment era philosopher. As I said in class today, I was thinking about rock stars, movie stars and athletes today and wondering why Enlightenment thinkers aren't as well known as some of them. After all, some of these Enlightenment thinkers have made greater contributions to society, yet they don't enjoy the fame and notoriety as some these entertainment and sports celebrities. We're going to change that. I gave you some ideas in which direction this creative project could go (trading cards, magazine cover stories, Prezis, infographics, website--I changed my mind, what can I say?), show me how creative you are! Just make sure that you present the information in a concise, fun, informative way, and that your project meets all of the requirements, which are as follows:

• Biographical Information (3 marks)
• Area(s) of Work (what fields did they work in?) (2 marks)
• Ideas Introduced (2 marks)
• Aspect of medieval society that they challenged (2 marks)
• Were they influential in their own time? (5 marks)
• What were their contributions to modern society? (3 marks)
• Mechanics, spelling, grammar, and list of sources cited using a recognized citation system (APA, MLA, Chicago) (3 marks)

The "Seeds of Change" assignment is due on Tuesday, September 16th.

February 27

IB 20 HOTA

Your "Seeds of Change" assignments were due today. You also did your Thirteen Colonies presentation, or at least most of you did. We'll finish off these presentations tomorrow, along with a current events quiz.

Social 10-1

We finished watching "Bend it Like Beckham" today. Your film study is due tomorrow. Your Illustrated Concept Map was due today. Please remember that your Chapter 3-4 Test is on Wednesday, March 5th, please see the study guide below.

Chapter 3-4 Test Study Guide:

This test will be on Wednesday, March 5th.

• 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

IB 30/35

We finished off the TOK presentations today. We'll jump back into our IB History coursework tomorrow by getting back into the Vietnam War.

February 26

Social 10-1

You wrote your Chapter 1-2 Test today. I'm really sorry about the mistake on the word ladder section, this probably caused some confusion, I have since fixed it on my master copy of the test. Please remember that your Illustrated Concept Map is due tomorrow. One week from today you'll be writing your Chapter 3-4 Test, please see the study guide below.

Chapter 3-4 Test Study Guide:

This test will be on Wednesday, March 5th.

• 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

IB 20 HOTA

You wrote your Enlightenment Thinkers Quiz today, and got the results back. We watched an excerpt from the History Television series "America: The Story of Us". We watched right up to the start of the American Revolution. We'll revisit this film next week in all likelihood. Your "Seeds of Change" assignment is due tomorrow, and we'll also be doing the Thirteen Colonies presentations tomorrow and Friday. Don't forget that you have your first current events quiz on Friday, keep posting current events on the wiki.

IB 30/35

This was day two of the TOK group presentations. We'll finish off the TOK presentations tomorrow.

February 24

IB 30/35

You wrote a short quiz on the Cold War at the beginning of class. I gave you a Cold War key events timeline, a handout on the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the Vietnam War Assignment. The Vietnam War Assignment is due one week from today (Monday, March 3rd). I started showing you another video from the CNN Cold War series, this one specifically on Vietnam (1954-1968). TOK group presentations begin tomorrow.

Social 10-1

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.

Format for the test is a word ladder section and short answer questions.

IB 20 HOTA

I showed you a video from the United States History series called "The Era of Colonization (1585-1763)". I also dropped some serious hints about Thirteen Colonies geography. You'll have class time tomorrow to do some research for your Thirteen Colonies presentation. We'll be doing these Thirteen Colonies presentations on Thursday and Friday this week. We'll also be doing a current events quiz on Friday, you better start adding events to the wiki, or else I will get "creative". Please remember that your "Seeds of Change" assignment on your assigned Enlightenment thinker is due on Thursday, February 27th. This assignment could take many different forms, such as trading cards, magazine cover stories, Prezis, infographics, just show me how creative you are! Just make sure that you present the information in a concise, fun, informative way, and that your project meets all of the requirements, which are as follows:

• Biographical Information (3 marks)
• Area(s) of Work (what fields did they work in?) (2 marks)
• Ideas Introduced (2 marks)
• Aspect of medieval society that they challenged (2 marks)
• Were they influential in their own time? (5 marks)
• What were their contributions to modern society? (3 marks)
• Mechanics, spelling, grammar, and list of sources cited using a recognized citation system (either APA, MLA, or Chicago) (3 marks)

This assignment ("Seeds of Change") is due on Thursday, February 27th.

Enlightenment Thinkers Quiz Study Guide:

This is a matching quiz, and it is on Wednesday, February 26th. 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).

February 19

Social 10-1

I did a homework check on your Chapter 2 Key Terms and Questions at the beginning of class. You also wrote your World Geography Test today. You should be able to get the results of this test tomorrow in class. Additionally, I'll be giving back the global connections essays tomorrow. We started a film study of "Whale Rider" today, which we'll be able to finish tomorrow. One week from today, you'll be writing your Chapter 1-2 Test. Please see the study guide below. Please remember that your Illustrated Concept Map assignment is due on Thursday, February 27th.

Chapter 1-2 Test Study Guide:

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.

Format for the test is a word ladder section and short answer questions.

IB 20 HOTA

We finished off the PowerPoint lecture on "The Age of Enlightenment" today. As I said to you in class today, I was thinking about rock stars, movie stars and athletes today and wondering why Enlightenment thinkers aren't as well known as some of them. After all, some of these Enlightenment thinkers have made greater contributions to society yet they don't enjoy the fame and notoriety as some these entertainment and sports celebrities. We're going to change that. I gave you some ideas in which direction this creative project could go (trading cards, magazine cover stories, Prezis, infographics, etc.), show me how creative you are! Just make sure that you present the information in a concise, fun, informative way, and that your project meets all of the requirements, which are as follows:

• Biographical Information (3 marks)
• Area(s) of Work (what fields did they work in?) (2 marks)
• Ideas Introduced (2 marks)
• Aspect of medieval society that they challenged (2 marks)
• Were they influential in their own time? (5 marks)
• What were their contributions to modern society? (3 marks)
• Mechanics, spelling, grammar, and list of sources cited using a recognized citation system (APA, MLA, Chicago) (3 marks)

This assignment ("Seeds of Change") is due on February 27th.

You have the Enlightenment Thinkers Quiz on Wednesday, February 26th. Please see the study guide below. You will have your first current events quiz on Friday, February 28th, please start adding events to the Current Events section of the IB 20 wiki.

IB 30/35

I? strongly recommend that you check out the American Experience website for their "The Presidents" series. I've put a link directly to the Eisenhower section on the IB 30/35 wiki. Please check out the domestic policies and foreign policies sections. I also strongly recommend that you check out the PDF file on the Eisenhower administration on the wiki (under Topic 5: The Cold War). I showed you an A & E Biography of Fidel Castro called "El Comandante", which puts the US-Cuban relations in historical context and should help you to understand the Cuban Missile Crisis better.  We also watched a video from the BBC 20th Century History series called "Mr. Kennedy and Mr. Khrushchev".