October 22

IB 30/35

We did a little review of how to write the Social 30-1 WRA II position paper today. If you missed class today, you need to see me tomorrow during tutorial to go over how to organize your essay. I also strongly recommend that you check out my PowerPoint lecture on the IB 30/35 wiki called "The Evolution of Modern Liberalism" in preparation for the Market and Mixed Economy Test this Thursday. You can find it under the Unit 2 link on the sidebar navigation (Unit 2 under Social Studies 30-1). It will cover a lot of the economic concepts that we covered in class as well. 

You are writing the Social 30-1 WRA II position paper tomorrow in the Red Lab, please go there directly in Period 2. 

On Thursday, October 24th, you're writing the Market and Mixed Economy Test (please see the study guide below). 

MARKET ECONOMY AND MIXED ECONOMY EXAM STUDY GUIDE:

This exam will be on Thursday, October 24th

• supply-side economics
• boom and bust cycle/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
• nationalization
• democratic socialism
• welfare capitalism
• Keynesian economics
• the business cycle and fiscal and monetary policies 
• 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   

SOCIAL 20-1

I taught you a mnemonic device today about the League of Nations (FAILURe), make sure to get these notes from a classmate if you missed class today. We started looking at the PowerPoint presentation today called "Ultranationalism in WWII". We'll continue this lecture tomorrow with Italy. I also gave you about 25 minutes to work on your Chapter 6 Key Terms and Questions, which are due on Friday, October 25th. 

SOCIAL 30-1

We talked about the Canadian Federal Election for about 25 minutes today. I showed you a documentary today (A & E Biography) called "Joseph Stalin: Red Terror". While you watched this video you should have completed the film study in your Social 30-1 course books.  

MARKET ECONOMY AND MIXED ECONOMY EXAM STUDY GUIDE:

This exam will be on Thursday, October 24th

• Chapters 3-4 and Chapter 6 in Perspectives on Ideology
• please see the summary notes from the Ideologies textbook: Chapter 7 (Private Enterprise)
• supply-side economics
• boom and bust cycle/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
• 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

October 20

Sorry folks, I had a busy Friday and Saturday and neglected to post this on time.

IB 30/35

You wrote your Paper 3 today in class. We'll be going through Social 30-1 position paper writing next week. On Wednesday, you'll be writing a 30-1 WRA II essay on Wednesday, October 23rd. You'll be writing a 30-1 multiple choice test on economic systems on Thursday, October 24th (please see the study guide below).

MARKET ECONOMY AND MIXED ECONOMY EXAM STUDY GUIDE:

This exam will be on Thursday, October 24th

• supply-side economics
• boom and bust cycle/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
• nationalization
• democratic socialism
• welfare capitalism
• Keynesian economics
• the business cycle and fiscal and monetary policies 
• 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

Social 30-1

We looked at the Russian History Notes in your Social 30-1 coursebooks. You were responsible for going through the notes on Marx, Lenin,and Stalin in your coursebooks too. We talked briefly about the different strands of socialism as well. We watched a video from the BBC 20th Century History series on "Stalin and the Modernization of the USSR" as well.

MARKET ECONOMY AND MIXED ECONOMY EXAM STUDY GUIDE:

This exam will be on Thursday, October 24th

• Chapters 3-4 and Chapter 6 in Perspectives on Ideology
• please see the summary notes from the Ideologies textbook: Chapter 7 (Private Enterprise)
• supply-side economics
• boom and bust cycle/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
• 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

Social 20-1

We watched the A & E Biography "The Fatal Attraction of Adolf Hitler", which took most of the period. We'll keep looking at the road to World War II on Monday.

March 20

SOCIAL 30-1

I showed you the A & E Biography of Stalin today, and while you watched the video, you were supposed to answer the film study questions.  Please make sure that you read in your course books the readings on Marx, Lenin, and Stalin (pages 107-114). You should read, highlight, and annotate these readings. I did a homework check on your Chapter 5 Key Terms today. 

On Tuesday, April 2nd you will be writing the Market and Mixed Economy Test (please see the study guide below). 

MARKET ECONOMY AND MIXED ECONOMY EXAM STUDY GUIDE:

This exam will be on Tuesday, April 2nd

• Chapters 3-4 and Chapter 6 in Perspectives on Ideology
• please see the summary notes from the Ideologies textbook: Chapter 7 (Private Enterprise)
• supply-side economics
• boom and bust cycle/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
• 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 (percolator)
• how supply-side economics deals with a recession (coffee maker)

SOCIAL 20-1

I started a PowerPoint lecture today about the rise of ultranationalism in Italy, Japan, and Germany. I'll continue this lecture when you get back from Spring Break. I gave you class time to work on your Chapter 6 Key Terms and Questions. This homework assignment won't be due until first week back from Spring Break, so don't bother working on it at home. Take time off from school during the break. 

March 19

Social 20-1

I taught you another mnemonic device today, this time to show you that the League of Nations was a FAILURe. You should be able to remember this mnemonic and be applied to two key case studies in the Interwar Years: the Japanese invasion of Manchuria, and the Italian invasion of Abyssinia. I also showed you a video from the BBC 20th Century History series called "Why Appeasement?" While you watched this video you should have answered the film study questions from your Social 20-1 course books. You also should have the section in your course books called "Was Appeasement a Good Idea?" and complete the focus task in this section. Tomorrow, we'll start talking about the rise of ultranationalism in Italy, Japan, and Germany.

Social 30-1

I went through the Russian History Notes from your Social 30-1 course books. You must read in your course books the readings on Marx, Lenin, and Stalin (pages 107-114). You should read, highlight, and annotate these readings. I showed you a video from the BBC 20th Century History series called "Stalin and the Modernization of Russia", and while you watched this video, you should have taken point form notes on it. I gave you some time to work on your Chapter 5 Key Terms, which are due tomorrow (just the key terms). On Tuesday, April 2nd you will be writing the Market and Mixed Economy Test (please see the study guide below).

MARKET ECONOMY AND MIXED ECONOMY EXAM STUDY GUIDE:

This exam will be on Tuesday, April 2nd

• Chapters 3-4 and Chapter 6 in Perspectives on Ideology
• please see the summary notes from the Ideologies textbook: Chapter 7 (Private Enterprise)
• supply-side economics
• boom and bust cycle/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
• 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 (percolator)
• how supply-side economics deals with a recession (coffee maker)

December 4

IB 20 HOTA

We finished off Part 2 of the A & E Biography "Fatal Attraction of Adolf Hitler" today. I also tried to get through the rest of the Hitler and Nazi Germany lecture. Please remember that you're going to be writing a Paper 2 Essay on Wednesday, December 5th. All of the essay questions will be about either Stalin or Hitler. 

It is strongly recommended that you not only go through the rest of the Google Slides in the "Joseph Stalin and the USSR" lecture, but also read Chapter 2 in your Authoritarian States textbook. There is a great of information and detail in this textbook, and it has some great summary charts on Stalin's rise to power (p. 30), Stalin's establishment of an authoritarian state (p.45), and Stalin's domestic policies and their impact (p.56), and Stalin's foreign policy (p. 62). 

It is also strongly recommended that you not just rely on the Hitler Paper 2 Review Google Slides lecture. You should also read and take notes from Chapter 3 (p.67-120) in your Authoritarian States textbook. There is a lot of detail and IB examiner's tips in this book, so you use it!

SOCIAL 10-1

I showed you a short documentary from VICE on the liquid natural gas project in Papau New Guinea, and another on shipbreaking. I gave you time to work on your Chapter 14 Key Terms. Your Chapter 13 and 14 Key Terms and Questions are due on Thursday,, December 6th. 

SOCIAL 30-1

I gave you some time to work on the Unit 3 three source interpretation chart assignment which will be due on Thursday. Your Canada-USA Comparative Government Assignment is due on Monday, December 10th. Please read Chapter 9 prior to tomorrow's class. 

December 3

IB 20 HOTA

I continued my lecture on Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany. We started off Part 2 of the A & E Biography "Fatal Attraction of Adolf Hitler" today.  Please remember that you're going to be writing a Paper 2 Essay on Wednesday, December 5th. All of the essay questions will be about either Stalin or Hitler. I handed back your IA Phase II today.

It is strongly recommended that you not only go through the rest of the Google Slides in the "Joseph Stalin and the USSR" lecture, but also read Chapter 2 in your Authoritarian States textbook. There is a great of information and detail in this textbook, and it has some great summary charts on Stalin's rise to power (p. 30), Stalin's establishment of an authoritarian state (p.45), and Stalin's domestic policies and their impact (p.56), and Stalin's foreign policy (p. 62). 

It is also strongly recommended that you not just rely on the Hitler Paper 2 Review Google Slides lecture. You should also read and take notes from Chapter 3 (p.67-120)in your Authoritarian States textbook. There is a lot of detail and IB examiner's tips in this book, so you use it!

SOCIAL 30-1

I gave you some time to read, highlight and annotate notes on the "Modern History of China" in your 30-1 coursebooks. I then showed you a couple of videos from the BBC 20th Century History series one called "One Man's Revolution" and the other "China Since Mao". I gave the 30-1 students a three source interpretation chart assignment which will be due on Thursday, you'll get some time tomorrow to work on this assignment.Your Canada-USA Comparative Government Assignment is due on Monday, December 10th.

SOCIAL 10-1

I went through a lecture today called "Impacts of Globalization on Environments". I gave you time to work on your Chapter 13 Key Terms and Questions. 

November 30

IB 20 HOTA

We finished off Part 1 of the A & E Biography "Fatal Attraction of Adolf Hitler" today. I continued a lecture on Hitler today. It looked like a lot of you had printed off this lecture, if you didn't, please make sure that you do it tonight and bring it to class next week. Please remember that you're going to be writing a Paper 2 Essay on Wednesday, December 5th. All of the essay questions will be about either Stalin or Hitler. I collected your IA Phase III today.

It is strongly recommended that you not only go through the rest of the Google Slides in the "Joseph Stalin and the USSR" lecture, but also read Chapter 2 in your Authoritarian States textbook. There is a great of information and detail in this textbook, and it has some great summary charts on Stalin's rise to power (p. 30), Stalin's establishment of an authoritarian state (p.45), and Stalin's domestic policies and their impact (p.56), and Stalin's foreign policy (p. 62). 

It is also strongly recommended that you not just rely on the Hitler Paper 2 Review Google Slides lecture. You should also read and take notes from Chapter 3 (p.67-120) in your Authoritarian States textbook. There is a lot of detail and IB examiner's tips in this book, so you use it!

SOCIAL 30-1

I went through a lecture on "Political Challenges to Liberalism" today, with my emphasis being on the non-democratic system case studies in the later half of the presentation. I also started showing you a video on Vladimir Putin from the CBC show The Fifth Estate called "Putin's Long Shadow". I'm including this documentary below, please finish watching it. Your Canada-USA Comparative Government Assignment is due on Monday, December 10th. 

SOCIAL 10-1

I showed you a video today called "Globalization is Good", and as you watched this documentary you should have completed the film study questions. I did a homework check on your Chapter 12 Key Terms and Questions tomorrow. 

November 29

SOCIAL 10-1

I showed you a video today called "The Other Side of Outsourcing", and as you watched this documentary you should have completed the film study questions. Make sure that you hand in your Chapter 12 Key Terms and Questions tomorrow. 

SOCIAL 30-1

I showed you a video about gerrymandering, and congressional financing.I also talked about super PACs as well today. Some of today's class was spent in a discussion activity. I gave you two post-it notes to write out answers to the following questions: 

1. Should the voting age be lowered?
2. Should voting be mandatory?
3. Should everyone over the age of 18 be allowed to vote?
4. Is the first past the post system democratic?

You were to pick two questions and write out your answers to those questions on the Post-It notes and then put your Post-Its up on the board. We then split into three groups to discuss and summarize the arguments given in the answers. We did not discuss all of the questions, in fact almost no one wrote an answer to the fourth question. I have taught you what first past the post (FPTP) is already, check your notes! 

IB 20 HOTA

I started a lecture on Hitler today. It looked like a lot of you had printed off this lecture, if you didn't, please make sure that you do it tonight and bring it to class tomorrow. Please remember that you're going to be writing a Paper 2 Essay on Wednesday, December 5th. All of the essay questions will be about either Stalin or Hitler. 

Please remember that IA Phase III is due this Friday (November 30th).

It is strongly recommended that you not only go through the rest of the Google Slides in the "Joseph Stalin and the USSR" lecture, but also read Chapter 2 in your Authoritarian States textbook. There is a great of information and detail in this textbook, and it has some great summary charts on Stalin's rise to power (p. 30), Stalin's establishment of an authoritarian state (p.45), and Stalin's domestic policies and their impact (p.56), and Stalin's foreign policy (p. 62). 

November 28

SOCIAL 30-1

We continued talking about the American political system today.  We looked at the electoral college system, some previous American presidential elections, and the issues facing overseas American territories. We'll look at gerrymandering, and super PACs tomorrow. 

SOCIAL 10-1

You wrote the Chapter 10-11 Test today. Please remember that your TNC Dossier Assignment is due on Wednesday, December 5th. 

IB 20 HOTA

I continued my lecture on "Joseph Stalin and the USSR" today. If you didn't print off a hard copy of these Google Slides and bring them to class today, please make sure that you do so tomorrow. Please make sure that you check out the Authoritarian States Research Project rubric that is posted on the wiki, it's always nice to know how you are evaluated on a project. Please remember that IA Phase III is due this Friday (November 30th).

It is strongly recommended that you not only go through the rest of the Google Slides in the "Joseph Stalin and the USSR" lecture, but also read Chapter 2 in your Authoritarian States textbook. There is a great of information and detail in this textbook, and it has some great summary charts on Stalin's rise to power (p. 30), Stalin's establishment of an authoritarian state (p.45), and Stalin's domestic policies and their impact (p.56), and Stalin's foreign policy (p. 62). 

November 27

IB 20 HOTA

I continued my lecture on "Joseph Stalin and the USSR" today. If you didn't print off a hard copy of these Google Slides and bring them to class today, please make sure that you do so tomorrow. You had a little bit of time at the end of the period to get into your  Mao, Castro, Peron, and Nasser dictator groups.  I have posted the rubric and scope and sequence calendar for this unit on the wiki. 

SOCIAL 10-1

We finished watching "The Age of Wal-Mart" today. While you watched this documentary you should have filled out the film study question sheet. Please don't forget that you have your Chapter 10-11 Test tomorrow (Wednesday, November 28th),  please see the study guide below. Please remember that your TNC Dossier Assignment is due on Wednesday, December 5th. 

SOCIAL 10-1 CHAPTER 10-11 TEST STUDY GUIDE:

Please make sure that you review Chapters 10 and 11. Please review your answers to questions/activities from your Unit 3 worksheet, as well as the key terms (from Chapter 10-11 and from the PowerPoint presentations). This test is on Wednesday, November 28th. 

Please review the following two PowerPoint presentations:

• "Foundations of Economic Globalization"
• "Expansion of Economic Globalization"

You should know these key terms really well:

• Bretton Woods Agreement
• international monetary system
• fixed exchange rate
• gold standard
• floating exchange rate
• World Bank
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• centrally planned economy
• free market economy
• recession
• John Maynard Keynes
• Friedrich Hayek
• Milton Friedman
• totalitarian
• General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
• tariff
• World Trade Organization (WTO)
• Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
• North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

You should also be able to answer the following questions:

• What is economic globalization?
• How did 20th century world events shape contemporary economic globalization?
• What factors laid the foundations of contemporary global economics?
• What were the major global institutions that were created at the Bretton Woods Agreement?
• What are the major differences between the ideas of John Maynard Keynes and Friedrich Hayek?
• What factors contribute to expanding globalization?
• How do international agreements and organizations contribute to expanding globalization?
• How do transnational corporations contribute to expanding globalization?
• How do communication technologies contribute to expanding globalization?
• What are the benefits of the WTO system?
• What are some criticisms of the WTO?

SOCIAL 30-1

We continued with Unit 3 material today.  We looked at different electoral systems today, including FPTP (first past the post) and PR (proportional representation). We also looked at the Canadian federal system and the division of powers between the federal government and provincial governments. We also started looking at the structure of the American government. 

November 29

Social 10-1

You wrote the Chapter 10-11 Test today in class. Hopefully, you will get your results of this test next week. If you missed class today, you'll need to write the test tomorrow during class time. Please remember that your TNC Dossier Assignment is due on Wednesday, December 6th.

IB 30/35

We watched an episode of "Love, Hate and Propaganda" today, focusing on the episode "The 1930s: The Strongmen". While you watched this episode you should have taken notes on Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin, and Hirohito.

January 3

Social 20-1

I gave you back your Unit 2 Dossier Assignments today, these were by and large very well done, and helped to improve your assignment and project mark. We also covered Canadian foreign policy goals and methods in your Social 20-1 workbooks. Please complete the foreign policy methods activity from the booklet.

Social 20-1 Unit 3 Final Exam Study Guide:

Please review all of the Unit 3 PowerPoint presentations that I have sent to you:

• "Nations, Nation-States and Internationalism"
• "Canada's Foreign Policy"
• "Nationalism and Internationalism"

Please review all of the Unit 3 Key Terms from the Unit 3 Worksheet in addition to the key concepts that were introduced in the PowerPoint presentations. In addition to this, I would like to emphasize the following points with you:

• know the difference between multilateralism, unilateralism and bilateralism and know examples of each
• know the spectrum of foreign policy: internationalism, nationalism, ultranationalism, and supranationalism
• know the different foreign policy options
• know the 6 themes of Canadian foreign policy/Canada's foreign policy goals
• what influences foreign policy decisions?
• methods of foreign policy
• motivations for nations involvement or non-involvement in international affairs
• how can foreign policy promote internationalism?
• tied aid, bilateral aid, multilateral aid
• examples of INGOs and IGOs
• the United Nations (organization/structure, bodies, etc.)
• peacemaking vs. peacekeeping (and examples)
• different understandings of internationalism (types of internationalism)
• why do international organizations exist? purposes and examples

IB 20 HOTA

I gave you back your comparative government assignments and your Paper 2 essays. You had the remainder of class time to work on your dictator presentations, which we will start next week. Tomorrow, you'll be writing a Social 30-1 multiple choice test on dictatorships, with an emphasis on Nazi Germany and the USSR. This test will have 70 questions on it, but 18 of them will be omitted, so it will have 52 questions. Please see the study guide below. On Thursday, you will be writing a Social 30-1 WRA II Essay assignment in class. You will get the essay question sheet in class, but you will be allowed to have out your "recipe for success".

Dictatorships Exam Study Guide:

• please review the "Types of Political Systems" PowerPoint (the dictatorship part)
• review the political spectrum and the economic-political grid
• review techniques of dictatorship
• review Nazi Germany and Stalin's USSR