Showing posts with label The Enlightenment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Enlightenment. Show all posts

Thursday, February 07, 2019

February 7


Today was a work period for you to get your Chapter 1 Key Terms and Questions completed, or possibly even to work on your Chapter 2 Key Terms and Questions. This homework is due on Monday, February 11th. Please make sure that you're also finished with your individualism and collectivism charts in your Social 30-1 course books.

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.)

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! 


You wrote the Enlightenment Thinkers Quiz at the beginning of class today. The substitute started the French Revolution today. Please remember that your Chapter 1 and 2 Key Terms and Questions are due on Monday, February 11th.



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!!**



Wednesday, February 06, 2019

February 6


You reviewed the economic-political grid today that you were taught yesterday. You were also taught the principles of individualism (PRICES), also known as the principles of liberalism, and the principles of collectivism (PRINCE). You had time to work on your individualism and collectivism chart activities in your Social 30-1 course books (pages 8-11). Don't forget that your Chapter 1 and 2 Key Terms and Questions are due on Monday. Please check out the study guides below for the upcoming assessments.

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.)



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! 



The substitute went through a lecture on "The Enlightenment" today. You will be tested on this material tomorrow. Please see the study guide below. Your Chapter 1 and 2 Key Terms and Questions are due on Monday, February 11th. Don't forget that you have your World Geography Test on Tuesday, February 12th.


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). 



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!!**



Wednesday, February 07, 2018

February 7


We spent today's class talking about the influence of popular culture on your individual identity. We also covered key concepts like social globalization, homogenization, universalization of popular culture, Americanization, cultural protectionism, the CRTC, CBC/SRC, CAVCO, and CanCon. Make sure that you have your Chapter 1 Key Terms and Questions completed for tomorrow (I will be doing a homework check on it), and your global connections map is due tomorrow too (see the instructions below). Don't forget that you have your World Geography Test on Monday, February 12th (please see the study guide below).

Here are the instructions for the map (which is due on Thursday):
  • your map must have a title ("Global Connections Map")
  • you do not need compass directions on your map
  • you do not need a border for your map
  • you must have a simple key on the front of the map and a detailed key on the back on the map
  • your simple key will consist of the following: 5-6 colored boxes (depending on how many categories you had for your 25 item chart) which will be labeled- food, clothing, electronics, entertainment, household goods, miscellaneous AND you must also draw a colored dot and label it "people" (for the information from the Global Bingo game that we played)
  • you will only color countries and label ones that you have a connection to through the 25 item chart (for example, you own a sombrero that is from Mexico, you would color Mexico and label it "Mexico")
  • there will only be 5-6 colors on the map, you don't need to have 25 different colors for each of your 25 items
  • you also have to label the 16 people that you talked to during our Global Bingo game, they will be represented by colored circles (pick a common color for all people) and numbers (1-16, if you didn't talk to 16 people, you label as many as you talked to)--you do not color the countries that are represented on your Global Bingo card, you simply draw a circle on the country, color it, put a number beside it, and label the country (for example, if the only connection you have to Australia is that one of your classmates went on a vacation there, you draw the circle, write the number beside the circle, and label the country "Australia"-- you don't color the country)
  • on the detailed key on the back of your map, you will be recreating your 25 item chart (make sure that you have the categories clearly colored and matching the simple key on the front of the map) and the information from the Global Bingo card (clearly identify people by number) Your Global Connections Map is due on Monday, February 10th.


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:



You wrote the Enlightenment Thinkers Quiz today (you'll get the results back tomorrow). I started lecturing on the French Revolution today, hopefully I'll be able to finish it off tomorrow. I did a homework check on your Chapter 1 Key Terms and Questions as well today. Please don't forget that you have your World Geography Test on Monday, February 12th (please see the study guide below).



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!!**






You had today's entire class period to finish of the Chinese Civil War Google Doc notebook, and to make Kahoot quizzes for Friday's class. Please don't forget that you have your WWII Test tomorrow, you can find the study guide below.


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

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

September 14


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).



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!!**






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. 

Tuesday, September 13, 2016

September 13


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.




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!!**







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.


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)

Monday, February 24, 2014

February 24

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.
  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.



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.

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).

Thursday, February 20, 2014

February 20

We started our examination of the Spanish conquest of the Americas today by watching the PBS documentary "When Worlds Collide". We'll finish this video off tomorrow, and then continue to examine the Spanish conquest. I also did a homework check on last night's homework on the "Invasion and Settlement of North America". Please remember that you have an Enlightenment Thinkers Quiz on Wednesday, February 26th. Please see the study guide below. Your "Seeds of Change" assignment focusing on your assigned Enlightenment thinker is due one week from today (February 27th). Please make sure that your assignment meets the following requirements: As I said in class the other day, 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.



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).

We finished watching "Whale Rider" today. You are expected to hand in your completed film study of this movie tomorrow in class. Please see the study guide for your Chapter 1-2 Test here (scroll down to find it).

We watched a video from the CNN Cold War series today which focused on Cuba (1959-1962). While you were watching this documentary, you should have been taking detailed notes. Please remember that you are writing a Paper 2 tomorrow on the origins/causes of the Cold War. Study your key events, and historiography for this essay. You'll have some choice as to what you will write your essay on. You'll have 5 minutes to outline/pre-write and 45 minutes to write your Paper 2. Make sure that you know what your IB command terms mean (ex. analyze, compare and contrast, discuss, evaluate, examine, to what extent).

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

February 19

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.
  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.


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.


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".

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

February 11


I was able to finish off the "Origins of the Cold War" PowerPoint presentation today, and show you a short documentary from the BBC 20th Century History series called "Cold War Confrontation". I was able to talk a little bit about the United Nations afterwards, but you are responsible for the remainder of the UN PowerPoint. Tomorrow, we'll look at the Korean War. As you'll see, we moved through the Cold War era very systematically, in chronological order for the most part, while also looking at examples of Cold War concepts such as brinkmanship, proxy wars, deterrence, detente, and the arms race and the space race. Please familiarize yourself with these concepts from the "Origins of the Cold War" PowerPoint.


You completed a survey as part of the five year review of the IB programme at Churchill for the first 15 minutes or so in class today. We then returned to class to continue moving through the PowerPoint lecture on the Enlightenment period. Tomorrow, we'll be going down to the library to get some initial work completed on your IA. We'll meet up in the classroom and then go down to the library. We'll return to our study of the Enlightenment next week.


I reminded you that your global connections essay is due tomorrow, and I did a homework check on your Chapter 1 Key Terms and Questions at the beginning of class. Please remember that your Chapter 2 Key Terms and Questions are due on Wednesday, February 19th. I had you complete some "Top 10" lists today (favorite TV shows, movies, bands/musicians) along with their country of origin. The pattern that emerged was some students had 10% of their favorite TV shows or musicians/bands were Canadian. This figures are especially low when you consider that the Canadian government engages  in "cultural protectionism" when it comes to TV and radio broadcasting. We talked about the NFB, CAVCO, and the CRTC today as well. I gave you the remainder of class time to work on your Chapter 2 Key Terms and Questions. Please remember that you have your World Geography Test on Wednesday, February 19th, and you can find the study guide below.


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, your textbook is 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!!**


Monday, February 10, 2014

February 10


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.



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.

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!!**

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.

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

September 10

The first hour of class was spent writing a Paper 1 on manifest destiny and the Mexican-American War. I then stepped back in time to cover a "loose end" from last year, namely the presidency of James Monroe and introduced the Monroe Doctrine to you. You have a short homework assignment related to the Monroe Doctrine that is due tomorrow. It's important to understand the Monroe Doctrine and the message that it sent to European powers. The Spanish Empire was on the decline in the 1820s (as we saw last year when we studied Latin American independence movements) and the Monroe administration wanted to state that they would not tolerate any European interference in these newly independent states. As we'll see, when Teddy Roosevelt becomes president he will make an addition to the Monroe Doctrine called the Roosevelt Corollary. We'll talk about that when we cover the Emergence of the Americas in Global Affairs unit. In the time being, please complete the Monroe Doctrine assignment tonight, it's due tomorrow.
I spent the entire class talking about writing an argumentative essay. You received a couple of handouts from me: the "recipe for success" (the formula for doing well on a WRA II Essay), and a handout that gave some advice of analyzing quotations. We'll continue talking about the WRA II Essay tomorrow. We'll also start a film study tomorrow. Your Chapter 2 Key Terms and Questions are due on Thursday. You have a Chapter 1-2 Test on Friday, please see the study guide below.


The Chapter 1-2 Test is on Friday, September 13th. It is a mixed format test, it will have a matching section and a short answer section. Here is what you should review/study for this test:
  • Chapter 1 and 2 Key Terms/Concepts and the Supplementary Key Terms from the Unit 1 Worksheet
  • be able to answer any of the questions from the Unit 1 Worksheet (hopefully you have quality answers to study from!)
  • you must know the 19th century political spectrum and the 20th century political spectrum
  • know similarities and differences between communism and fascism
  • 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.)


The Unit 1 Final is a 55 question multiple choice test. It will be written on Monday, September 16th. Make sure that you study the following:
  • Chapter 1 and 2 Key Terms from the Unit 1 Worksheet
  • Study the Ideology Notes (Black Gold School District PDF file)
  • 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 booklet
  • 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!

You wrote your Enlightenment Thinkers Quiz today at the beginning of class. I also started a PowerPoint lecture on "The French Revolution". Please read Chapter 2, and in particular the following pages: pgs. 43-47, 50, 52-53 in Exploring Nationalism. Your Chapter 2 Key Terms and Questions are due on Friday, so you could always work on that tonight as well. You have your World Geography Test on Friday, please see the study guide here.

Monday, September 09, 2013

September 9

Most of today's class was spent in the Blenheim Room preparing completing Section A (Plan of Investigation) for your IAs. You are writing a Paper 1 tomorrow on manifest destiny and the Mexican-American War. Please review the Paper 1 format from the IB 30/35 wiki.
I went through a PowerPoint lecture called "The Enlightenment". While I went through the presentation you could follow along using the Social 20-1 study booklet. You also have access to this PowerPoint presentation from the Social 20-1 wiki. You are writing an Enlightenment Thinkers Quiz tomorrow (matching format). Please make sure that you know the major works for each of the thinkers that you were introduced to today, and their major ideas. Your Chapter 1 Key Terms and Questions are due tomorrow. You are also writing your World Geography Test on Friday, please check out the study guide here (scroll down to find it).
I finished off the "Identity and Ideology" PowerPoint presentation today, and gave you some additional notes as well. You have a couple of homework assignments due tomorrow. The Individualism and Collectivism tables (all of them) from the booklet I gave you today are due tomorrow. Also, your Chapter 1 Questions are due tomorrow. Your Chapter 2 Key Terms and Questions will be due on Thursday.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013

February 6

We went back over some material that we looked at yesterday. I went back over the 19th century political spectrum, the 20th century political spectrum, the political-economic grid, and the principles of collectivism and individualism. You should print off the Ideology Notes (PDF file) that I sent to you yesterday. Please also have a look at the following link here, it will help immensely. Please see the study guides for the Chapter 1-2 Test and the Unit 1 Final Exam study guides below.



The Chapter 1-2 Test is on Tuesday, September 12th. It is a mixed format test, it will have a matching section and a short answer section. Here is what you should review/study for this test:
  • Chapter 1 and 2 Key Terms/Concepts and the Supplementary Key Terms from the Unit 1 Worksheet
  • be able to answer any of the questions from the Unit 1 Worksheet (hopefully you have quality answers to study from!)
  • you must know the 19th century political spectrum and the 20th century political spectrum
  • know similarities and differences between communism and fascism
  • 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.)

The Unit 1 Final is a 55 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 from the Unit 1 Worksheet
  • Study the Ideology Notes (Black Gold School District PDF file)
  • 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 booklet

I went through a PowerPoint lecture on "The Enlightenment". I will be sending this to you this afternoon. You have a quiz tomorrow called the Enlightenment Thinkers Quiz. Study the material that you were introduced to today. Study the philosopher's main work, main ideas, and key quotes. Your Chapter 1 Key Terms and Questions are due tomorrow.

We watched a video from Gwynne Dyer's 'War' series called "The Road to Total War". After we finished the video you had some time to meet with your TOK presentation group members.

Monday, September 17, 2012

September 17

All of today's class was spent looking at the "Causes of the U.S. Civil War". This PowerPoint presentation is already on the wiki under the United States Civil War section.
We finished watching "Whale Rider" today, we'll be able to talk about it tomorrow. Hopefully you got some work completed on your Illustrated Concept Map assignments. You got the results back for your World Geography Test as well today. Please remember that your Chapter 1-2 Test is on Thursday, please see the study guide here (scroll down to find it).
We finished off the PowerPoint presentation on the Spanish conquest of the Americas today, after I returned your current events quizzes. We watched a video from the U.S. History series as well today called "The Era of Colonization" which should have given you some insight into the formation of the Thirteen Colonies. Please remember that your Enlightenment Thinkers assignment is due tomorrow. You do have homework for Wednesday and Thursday. Please see the wiki, under Unit 3 for the assignment handouts.

Saturday, September 15, 2012

September 14

I'm sorry that I didn't get a chance to actually post this on Friday. I was very busy with Model UN practice sessions after school yesterday...
Today was a very light day in that we simply looking at some statistical information from the book "Time on the Cross" and answered some basic interpretation questions. Next week we'll be getting into the causes of the Civil War.
You wrote your World Geography Test for part of Friday's class. We then started our film study of "Whale Rider", which we'll continue on Monday. I did a homework check on your Chapter 2 Key Terms and Questions as well. This weekend would be a great time to begin work on your Illustrated Concept Map assignments as well. Please remember that you have a Chapter 1-2 Test on Thursday, September 20th, the study guide can be found here.
After some technical difficulties we watched a little bit of "When Worlds Collide". If you wish to watch the entire documentary (which we haven't done), you can do so below. I started looking at the Spanish conquest of the Americas as well with a PowerPoint presentation. Please remember that you have your Enlightenment thinker assignment due on Tuesday. Unleash your creativity on this project! As I said in class given some of your results on current events quizzes, you NEED to do well on this assignment!


Watch When Worlds Collide on PBS. See more from When Worlds Collide.

Thursday, September 13, 2012

September 13

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 is due on Tuesday, September 18th.
We also started watching a documentary called "When Worlds Collide", which we will continue to watch tomorrow.

I collected your "Global Connections Essay" at the beginning of class today. A large portion of today's class was spent working with small groups brainstorming the interconnections and interrelationships between the various key concepts that are part of the Illustrated Concept Map assignment. This assignment is due on Monday, September 24th. You also had some class time to work on your Chapter 2 Key Terms and Questions which are due tomorrow. You have a World Geography Test tomorrow, please see the study guide here. Next Thursday, you have your Chapter 1-2 Test, please see the study guide below.

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 matching and short answer questions.

We finished the video today on "Freedom and Slavery" that we started yesterday. I went through a PowerPoint presentation on "The Antebellum South", which has been posted on the wiki already. I said in class that you would have an assignment on slavery tonight that would be posted on the wiki this afternoon. I guess we'll be doing that assignment in class tomorrow, so no homework tonight. We'll start the causes of the Civil War on Monday.