November 2

Social 10-1

You wrote your Unit 2 WRA I today in class. If you missed class today it is your responsibility to remind me that you need to write the WRA I. We're going to continue looking at "The Foundations of Economic Globalization" tomorrow.

IB 30/35

You wrote your Economic Systems Exam today, and you'll get the results back tomorrow. We'll also get back into our Prescribed Subject 3 tomorrow. We'll be meeting in the Blenheim Room. I have a few sample Paper 1 exams that I'd like you to get some practice working on.

April 6

SOCIAL 10-1

You wrote your Unit 2 WRA I today. We're starting Unit 3 material tomorrow. If you want to print off a hard copy of the PowerPoint lecture that I'm starting tomorrow, it's on the Social 10-1 wiki under Unit 3 Presentations, and it's called "Foundations of Economic Globalization". 

SOCIAL 20-1

We watched "Blitzkreig to the Bomb" today. We're going to continue our study of World War II tomorrow by looking at the Normandy invasion. 

April 5

Social 20-1

You wrote your Chapter 5-6 Test today. Hopefully, I'll be able to get these tests marked this week and get the results back to you before the weekend. We're covering WWII with the video "Blitzkrieg to the Bomb" tomorrow, please make sure that you have completed the readings on pages 172-183 in our Social 20-1 workbook.

Social 10-1

You wrote your Chapter 7 Test today. Don't forget that you're writing your Unit 2 WRA I tomorrow. My Period 2 class is writing it in the Red Lab in the Library, and my Period 4 class is writing it in Room 104. Please go to these labs directly tomorrow.

April 10

IB 20 HOTA

You should have watched the following YouTube video from the Crash Course World History series on the Haitian Revolution.



Most of today's class should have been spent preparing for tomorrow's four option debate. You should have met with other members of your option to prepare opening statements, and your arguments and counter-arguments.

Social 10-1

You wrote your Unit 2 WRA I three source analysis assignment today, and it should have taken about 65 minutes to write. In the remaining class time, you should have read Chapter 10 in Perspectives on Globalization.

IB 30/35

You wrote your U.S. Civil Rights Movement Test today. Please remember that your edited group task pages on the wiki need to be completed today.

October 29

IB 30/35

We finished off the WWI presentations today, focusing mainly on Canadian involvement in the war. After showing you a short video on the Battle of Vimy Ridge, I showed a video from the U.S. History Series called "The Great War". This video gave you a preview of the Paris Peace Conference (our Prescribed Subject 1) and some domestic issues facing the United States in the 1920s: amendments to the U.S. Constitution (women's suffrage, prohibition), nativism, and the red scare. Tomorrow we'll start looking at the role of Canada and Latin American countries on the First World War.

Please remember that your IA is due tomorrow!

Social 10-1

You wrote your Unit 2 WRA I today. At the conclusion of this in-class writing assignment I showed you a video from CBC News in Review on the residential school system.Please remember that you have your Unit 2 Final Exam tomorrow, please see the study guide here.

IB 20

We started our examination of the Haitian Revolution today. I delivered a PowerPoint lecture which provided you with some basic information on the revolution (I'll post this on the wiki). You're going to learn more about the Haitian Revolution in the days to come, it is an important case study for us as you can use on a potential Paper 3 essay question if it asks you to compare and contrast two revolutions from your region of study (you'd do the American Revolution and the Haitian Revolution). I also assigned you reading booklets on the Haitian Revolution as well today. Please remember that you have your Unit 5 Test on the French Revolution and Napoleonic Age on Wednesday, please see the study guide here.

October 25

IB 20

We started today's class with a current events quiz, which we marked in class. I then finished off "The Napoleonic Age" PowerPoint presentation today as well, which dealt with the Congress of Vienna. This PowerPoint is already on the IB 20 wiki under Unit 5 material. Please remember that you have your Unit 5 Test on Wednesday, October 31st, please see the study guide here (scroll down to find it).

Social 10-1

We finished watching "Where the Spirit Lives" today, and then you wrote a quiz on the film. I also gave you a reading on the residential school apology. Please make sure you read those articles! Your Unit 2 WRA I is on Monday, and your Imperialism Research Project is due on October 29th as well. You have your Unit 2 Final Exam on Tuesday, October 30th, please see the study guide here (scroll down to find it).

IB 30/35

You wrote your Emergence of the Americas (1900-1914) Quiz at the start of the period. After the quiz, we started doing presentations on the various battles that Canadian and American troops were involved in. We'll finish those presentations off on Monday.

• IA rough drafts are due on October 30th.
• Extended Essay outlines are due on November 5th.
• The rough draft of the EE is due on December 10th.

October 22

IB 30/35

I lectured today on the First World War, this PowerPoint presentation is already on the wiki. You can find it on the wiki in both the Emergence of the Americas in Global Affairs and in the Causes, Practices and Effects of War sections.

Social 10-1

I collected your Chapter 8 Key Terms and Questions today. I went through a PowerPoint presentation called "Legacies of Historical Globalization in Canada". I will send this lecture to your e-mail accounts. You have your Chapter 7 Test tomorrow, please see the study guide here (scroll down to find it). On Monday October 29th your Imperialism Research Project is due, and you will also be writing your Unit 2 WRA I next Monday. Your Unit 2 Final Exam is on October 30th, see the study guide here (scroll down to find it).

IB 20

I finally collected your U.S. Constitution graphic novels at the beginning of class. We continued watching the History Channel's "The French Revolution" today, and we finished it. I continued with my PowerPoint lecture on the French Revolution as well today.