September 17

IB 30/35

We continued the lecture on "The Effects of World War I" today. We got through the Russian Revolution and the Russian Civil War, and we were just transitioning into the Paris Peace Conference. On Tuesday, September 24th you'll be writing a WWI Quiz. The WW I Quiz will have 15-20 multiple choice questions and a short answer question. The rough draft of your IA is due on September 30th. You have a long weekend coming up, where you should be putting the finishing touches on your rough draft.

SOCIAL 20-1

We watched an A&E Biography on Napoleon today. I finished off the lecture on the Congress of Vienna today after the video. You have the Chapter 1-2 Test tomorrow, please see the study guide below. 

CHAPTER 1-2 TEST STUDY GUIDE:

This test will be on Wednesday, September 18th. The test has a matching section and a short 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)

SOCIAL 30-1

You wrote your Unit 1 WRA I in class today in the Blenheim Room. We'll begin Unit 2 material tomorrow. 

September 16

IB 30/35

We started a lecture on "The Effects of World War I" today. We got through the social effects, and we were just transitioning into the political effects of the war. I also did a brief review of the political spectrum as well. Together with Ms. Phui's class, we watched a video on America's involvement in the Great War. One week from today you'll be writing a WWI Quiz. Two weeks from today you will be handing in the rough draft of your IA. You have a long weekend coming up, where you should be putting the finishing touches on your rough draft.

Social 30-1

You wrote your Unit 1 Final Exam in class today. I will post the results in Powerschool this afternoon. Please remember that you're writing the Unit 1 WRA I (three source interpretation) tomorrow in the Blenheim Room. Please go to the Blenheim Room directly!

Social 20-1

I lectured today on "The Napoleonic Age". We will watch an A&E Biography on Napoleon tomorrow. On Wednesday, you have the Chapter 1-2 Test, please see the study guide below.

CHAPTER 1-2 TEST STUDY GUIDE:

This test will be on Wednesday, September 18th. The test has a matching section and a short 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)

February 19

I hope you all enjoyed your extra long weekend. Back at it!

SOCIAL 20-1

I gave you a list of key terms from the French Revolution and Napoleonic Agge Glossary (pages 65-67 in your Social 20-1 course books) that you need to know for tomorrow's Chapter 1-2 Test, so hopefully you took note of them. I went through my "Napoleonic Age" PowerPoint lecture, which is in your course books too (pages 52-64).  Tomorrow, you'll be writing your Chapter 1-2 Test, please see the study guide below. 

CHAPTER 1-2 TEST STUDY GUIDE:

This test will be on Wednesday, February 20th. The test has a matching section and a short 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)
• "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)

SOCIAL 30-1

You wrote the Unit 1 Final Exam today. I'll be posting the results of this exam this evening on PowerSchool. Some of you need to submit your Chapter 1-2 Key Terms and Questions to get homework check credit for them, otherwise I'll start changing some the blank marks to zeros in PowerSchool. I also took in your Unit 1 WRA I 3 Interpretation Chart Assignment today. I'll try to get those back to as quickly as possible. You're going to write a Unit 1 WRA I on Tuesday, February 26th, so I'd like to get the charts back to you before then.  

October 16

IB 20 HOTA

I showed you the A & E Biography of Napoleon Bonaparte today. You have a homework assignment on Napoleon's domestic policies that is due tomorrow. One week from today your French Revolution DBA Assignment is due. I've uploaded the most recent version of this assignment to the IB 20 wiki. We'll be discussing the causes of the French Revolution tomorrow and Napoleon's domestic policies. On Friday, I'm going to re-teach you how to write a three source interpretation (WRA I) in advance of your WRA I on the French Revolution that you're writing next week. Please have a look at the upcoming important dates for IB 20.

Upcoming Important Dates for IB 20 HOTA:

• French Revolution WRA I is on Monday, October 22nd
• IA research session, Blue Lab booked Tuesday, October 23rd
• French Revolution DBA Assignment is due October 23rd
• French Revolution and Napoleonic Age Test is on Wednesday, October 24th (please see the study guide below)

Unit 5 Test Study Guide: (French Revolution and Napoleonic Age Test) 

This test will have a mixed format: matching section, short answer section and a multiple choice section. This test will be written on Wednesday, October 24th. Please use the following study guide tips.

• study "The French Revolution" Google Slides presentation (on the IB 20 wiki)
• study "The Napoleonic Age" Google Slides presentation (on the IB 20 wiki; this presentation also contains information on the Congress of Vienna)

1. Study the following key terms, key events and key people associated with the French Revolution: (check the glossary of the French Revolution and Napoleonic Age that is on the wiki; also check out the Timetoast timeline links on the IB 20 wiki)

• cahiers
• Law of Suspects
• Marat
• the “Plain”
• National Assembly
• the Directory
• Civil Constitution of the Clergy
• Danton
• Committee of Public Safety
• the Three Estates
• Louis XVI
• First Estate
• Second Estate
• Third Estate
• Clergy
• Nobility
• Bourgeoisie
• “nobles-of-the-sword”
• “nobles-of-the-robe”
• “nobles-of-the-bell”
• corvée
• gabelle
• vingtièmes
• Levée en Masse
• National Convention
• September Massacres
• Reign of Terror
• Robespierre
• Parlement du Paris
• the Tennis Court Oath
• the National Guard
• the Marquis de Lafayette
• Paris Commune
• National Guard
• émigrés
• Jacobins
• Girondins
• Estates-General
• Republic of Virtue
• Revolutionary Tribunal
• Declaration of the Rights of Man

2. Other study tips:

• know the causes of the French Revolution (short term, long term, economic, political, social, intellectual)
• know the structure of French society during the Old Regime
• know Napoleon's domestic policy
• know Napoleon's foreign policy (Continental System in particular)
• know key battles in the Napoleonic Wars (results of the Battle of Trafalgar, Russian campaign, the Battle of Leipzig, and the Battle of Waterloo)
• know chronology of key events in the French Revolution
• know the chronology of key events in the Napoleonic Age
• know the key players at the Congress of Vienna (country and representatives)
• what were the major decisions of the Congress? what were the guiding principles at the Congress of Vienna
• know the 19th century political spectrum (please see the graphic below; values and characteristics of the various positions on the spectrum; what groups are represented on the various positions on the spectrum?; what phases/accomplishments of the French Revolution are represented on the spectrum?)

3. Study the 19th century political spectrum (click on the graphic to enlarge it)

If you're still worried about the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Age, here is a Crash Course in History video hosted by John Green (yes, the author of "The Fault in Our Stars"; I had no idea he wrote young adult novels until recently, to me, he was "the Crash Course in History guy"). Enjoy!

Social 10-1

We were able to do an activity based around the story "The Rabbits". This book addresses some of the themes that we'll be looking at Unit 2, such as cultural contact, assimilation, imperialism, differing world views, and residential schools. You would have spent a fair bit of time looking at the symbolism in the book and some of the themes that the book introduces.Your Chapter 7 Key Terms and Questions are due on Friday. 

Social 30-1

You wrote your Ideological Reaction to Industrialization Test today. I'll post the results today on PowerSchool. Next Wednesday, 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 Wednesday, 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

February 13

IB 30/35

We continued talking about the Cold War today, as I finished off my lecture that we started yesterday. We talked a little about the Berlin Blockade, the Korean War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Hungarian Revolution and the Prague Spring. We'll be talking about some of these events in far greater detail in the days and weeks to come. I will be sharing some more notes and lectures with you on Google Drive, so make sure that you're putting this in the correct folder in your Google Drive, namely Paper 2, World History Topic 12 (The Cold War).

Social 20-1

We watched an A & E Biography on Napoleon Bonaparte today, and I started a lecture on the Napoleonic Age today as well. I should be able to finish off the Napoleonic Age lecture tomorrow, and then teach you the 19th century political spectrum. Please check out the Chapter 1-2 Test Study Guide below. You should also have a look at this timeline of key events in Napoleon's life that I made a few years ago on Timetoast: http://www.timetoast.com/timelines/3805

 You could also check out this one that I made on the key events of the French Revolution: http://www.timetoast.com/timelines/3780

CHAPTER 1-2 TEST STUDY GUIDE:

This test will be on Wednesday, February 21st. 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)

Social 10-1

We finally finished watching "Whale Rider" today and talked about the film study questions. Yuo had some time to work on your Chapter 3 Key Terms and Questions, which are due in one week's time. We also finalized what your topics are for the hybridization and universalization project (due one week from tomorrow, February 21st).  On Thursday, February 22nd you will be writing your Chapter 1-2 Test, please see the study guide below.

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.

February 21

I hope that you all enjoyed your extra long weekend! Here's what we did today:

Social 10-1

I gave you a work period today so you can your Chapter 4 Key Terms and Questions completed. These key terms and questions are due on Friday. You have two items due tomorrow: your Chapter 3 Key Terms and Questions and your Illustrated Concept Map Assignment. Your Chapter 1-2 Test is on Thursday, February 23rd (please see the study guide below).

Upcoming Important Dates for Social 10-1 students:

• Illustrated Concept Map Assignment is due on Wednesday, February 22nd
• Chapter 3 Key Terms and Questions are due on February 22nd
• Chapter 4 Key Terms and Questions are due on Friday, February 24th
• Chapter 3-4 Test is on Friday, March 3rd

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.

Social 20-1

I started the PowerPoint lecture on the Age of Napoleon today. I'll finish off the material on the Congress of Vienna in Thursday's class. I skipped over the biographical information because you have it already from the A & E Biography that we watched last week. Please remember that you have your Chapter 1-2 Test tomorrow. Please see the study guide below.

CHAPTER 1-2 TEST STUDY GUIDE:

This test will be on Wednesday, February 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)

February 15

Social 20-1

I showed you an A & E Biography today called "Napoleon Bonaparte: The Glory of France", and while you were watching this video you were supposed to take notes on key events in his life. You should also have a look at this timeline of key events in Napoleon's life that I made a few years ago on Timetoast: http://www.timetoast.com/timelines/3805

 You could also check out this one that I made on the key events of the French Revolution: http://www.timetoast.com/timelines/3780

CHAPTER 1-2 TEST STUDY GUIDE:

This test will be on Wednesday, February 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)

Social 10-1

We talked about some globalization concepts today associated with media TNCs, namely media convergence (media consolidation). You took some notes on "Media Giants and Me". On Thursday, February 23rd you will be writing your Chapter 1-2 Test, please see the study guide below. Your Illustrated Concept Map is due on Wednesday, February 22nd as are your Chapter 3 Key Terms and Questions.

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.

October 26

SOCIAL 20-1

I showed you an excerpt from the movie "Pearl Harbor" today. I also started talking about the internment of Japanese-Canadians (you need to go through the rest of the PowerPoint tonight). You have homework due on Thursday, October 27th, you must answer the questions for analysis with the Way of Subjects reading in your Social 20-1 workbooks. 

On Monday, October 31st you'll be writing your Chapter 5-6 Test, please see the study guide below. 

CHAPTER 5-6 TEST STUDY GUIDE:

1. Study the following key concepts/key people/key events:

• Archduke Franz Ferdinand
• Triple Alliance
• Triple Entente
• the Black Hand
• Gavrillo Princip
• Tsar Nicholas II
• Kaiser Wilhelm II
• Battle of Tannenberg
• the Schlieffen Plan
• Plan 17
• General von Moltke
• Battle of the Marne
• Alsace and Lorraine
• total war
• Battle of Verdun
• Battle of the Somme
• the Brusilov Offensive
• sinking of the Lusitania
• the Zimmermann Telegram
• Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
• General Ludendorff
• Friedrich Ebert
• Paris Peace Conference
• David Lloyd George
• Woodrow Wilson
• Fourteen Points
• Georges Clemenceau
• Vittorio Orlando
• League of Nations
• plebiscites
• reparations
• collective security
• war debts
• Treaty of Versailles
• "war guilt clause"
• "Manchurian Incident"
• Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere
• expansionism
• Hirohito
• Hideki Tojo
• Benito Mussolini
• Adolf Hitler
• Kristallnacht
• the Nuremberg Laws
• any of the key concepts or key events in the Interwar Years booklet is also testable material

2. Look at what I have emphasized in class (causes of WWI, nature of WWI, armistice, Paris Peace Conference, Treaty of Versailles, the Interwar Years, rise of ultranationalism in Germany, Italy and Japan): this will be the emphasis of the test, there are several topics in your textbook Chapters 5-6 that WILL NOT be on this test, especially if it is event that occurs AFTER the events listed above (so things like Canada's role in Afghanistan, and Arctic sovereignty won't be on the test) 

3. Focus your review on the following big concepts:

• MAIN Causes of World War I
• the nature of World War I (trench warfare, stalemate, total war)
• the Paris Peace Conference (national interests in negotiating the treaties)
• Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points (links on the blog, under Social 20-1 Links, CHECK IT OUT!!)
• the Treaty of Versailles (terms of the Treaty of Versailles: GARGLe)
• Hitler's violation of the Treaty of Versailles (chronology; order of events that violated the terms of the Treaty of Versailles)
• the Interwar Years (key events, study your Interwar Years notes in your Social 20-1 study booklet)
• the League of Nations (FAILURe of the League of Nations)
• ultranationalism in Germany, Japan and Italy (common characteristics?)
• failure of collective security (League of Nations) in Manchuria, Abyssinia, and the Spanish Civil War
• appeasement of Adolf Hitler (Munich Conference, Neville Chamberlain, a foreign policy response to ultranationalism)

IB 20 HOTA

I showed you the A & E Biography of Napoleon Bonaparte today, and while you watched the video you should have taken notes on the blank timeline that I gave to you.  I finished off the Napoleonic Age PowerPoint lecture today, by starting at  the Congress of Vienna slide. I collected  your French Revolution DBA Assignment. Please check your e-mail, I've shared with you a Google Doc study guide link for Friday's Current Events Quiz #5. One week from tomorrow you'll be writing the French Revolution and Napoleonic Age Test, I'll post the study guide tomorrow. 

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. 

February 19

Social 30-1

You wrote your Unit 1 WRA II Essay today in class. I will try to get these essays marked as soon as possible, but please bear in mind that I have the U of C HSMUN conference this weekend, so it's a busy time for me. You actually won't have another major assessment until mid-March. You can also check out when assessments are occurring in class by clicking on the Social 30-1 tab here on the blog, and then scrolling down the page to the list of test dates.

Social 20-1

We looked at Napoleon's invasion of Russia today by watching a short video from "Turning Points of History" video. We also looked at the 19th century political spectrum today as well. If you missed class today, you need to get these notes from a classmate. Please remember that you are writing your Chapter 1-2 Test on Monday, February 23rd. You can find the study guide below. I also gave you your French Revolution DBA assignments today. The DBA is due next Thursday (February 26th).

Chapter 1-2 Test Study Guide:

This test will be on Monday, February 23rd. The test has a matching section and a short 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 (this will be what makes up the matching section of your test)

• nation
• nation-state
• nationalism
• patriotism
• self-determination
• sovereignty
• civic nation
• civic nationalism
• ethnic nationalism
• collective consciousness
• French Revolution
• Estates-General
• Louis XVI
• First Estate
• Second Estate
• Third Estate
• cahiers de doleances
• Ancien Regime
• bourgeoisie
• feudal system
• philosophes
• Declaration of the Rights of Man
• National Assembly
• Tennis Court Oath
• constitutional monarchy
• Jacobins
• Girondins
• Revolutionary Tribunal
• Lafayette
• National Convention
• levee en masse
• Robespierre
• Danton
• Marat
• Reign of Terror
• Law of Suspects
• Civil Constitution of the Clergy
• September Massacres
• "The Plain"
• "The Mountain"
• the Directory
• Republic of Virtue
• Napoleon
• Napoleonic Code
• continental system

For any of the French Revolution or Napoleonic Age key concepts that you don't know, I recommend that you check out the glossary that I posted on the Social 20-1 wiki on the Unit 1 page.              
         

Study your answers to the questions from the Unit 1 Worksheet for Chapter 1-2 (short answer section questions come from this part of the worksheets)

Study the following PowerPoint presentations:

"Nation and Identity" (Chapter 1 material + supplementary material)

"The French Revolution" (Chapter 2 material + supplementary material)

"The Napoleonic Age" (Chapter 2 material + supplementary material; you can find this on the wiki, and I will go through it in class in the next couple of days)

It might also be helpful to check out the French Revolution timeline that I posted on the Social 20-1 wiki, along with the Age of Napoleon timeline. You can find links to these timelines on the wiki, on the Unit 1 page.

February 18

Social 30-1

We started Unit 2 material today by starting a PowerPoint lecture on "The Development of Classical Liberalism". I will not finish this presentation in class. You are responsible to go through the sections that review the French Revolution and the Industrial Revolution. As I went through this lecture, you needed to complete the chart on pages 21-22 in your Social 30-1 study booklet. If you missed class today, you need to get these notes from a classmate. You can find this PowerPoint presentation on the wiki under Unit 2. Please remember that you are writing your Unit 1 WRA II Essay tomorrow. Please go directly to the Library Blue lab tomorrow (bring earplugs).

Social 20-1

I finished the PowerPoint presentation on "The Napoleonic Age". As I was going through today's part of the lecture you should have completed the chart on Napoleon's domestic policy. Please remember that you are writing your Chapter 1-2 Test on Monday, February 23rd, you can find the study guide below.

Chapter 1-2 Test Study Guide:

This test will be on Monday, February 23rd. The test has a matching section and a short 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 (this will be what makes up the matching section of your test)
• Study your answers to the questions from the Unit 1 Worksheet for Chapter 1-2 (short answer section questions come from this part of the worksheets)

Study the following PowerPoint presentations:

"Nation and Identity" (Chapter 1 material + supplementary material)

"The French Revolution" (Chapter 2 material + supplementary material)

"The Napoleonic Age" (Chapter 2 material + supplementary material; you can find this on the wiki, and I will go through it in class in the next couple of days)

February 17

Social 30-1

You wrote your Unit 1 Final Exam today. If you missed today's class due to illness (make sure that it is an excused absence) or the field trip to Telus Spark with the Sports Medicine class, you'll be writing this exam tomorrow. My preference would be for you to write it in a spare, so please make arrangements for this. You should get the results of your Chapter 1-2 Test and the Unit 1 Final Exam tomorrow. You got the essay question sheet for Thursday's Unit 1 WRA II Essay. You should be preparing for this essay!! You're allowed to write notes on the essay question sheet at the bottom front page, so please take advantage of this!



Period 2 class, here is your source for Thursday's essay:
"No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main...any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind..."

If you agree with this source's perspective, your OSAs would be pro-individualism, and your arguments would be pro-collectivist. If you disagree with the source, your OSAs would be pro-collectivism, and your arguments would be pro-individualism.


Period 1 class, here is your source for Thursday's essay:
"Man is a goal-seeking animal. His life only has meaning if he is reaching out and striving for his goals."

If you agree with this source's perspective, your OSAs would be pro-collectivism, and your arguments would be pro-individualism. If you disagree with the source's perspective, your OSAs would be pro-individualism, and your arguments would be pro-collectivism.

Social 20-1

We watched an A & E Biography called "Napoleon Bonaparte: The Glory of France". As you watched this video you were to complete a timeline of significant events in Napoleon's life. You could also complete this timeline by using the timeline below. I also started a PowerPoint lecture on "The Napoleonic Age", which I should be able to finish off tomorrow. Don't forget that you have the Chapter 1-2 Test on Monday, February 23rd (please see the study guide below).

Chapter 1-2 Test Study Guide:

This test will be on Monday, February 23rd. The test has a matching section and a short 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 (this will be what makes up the matching section of your test)
• Study your answers to the questions from the Unit 1 Worksheet for Chapter 1-2 (short answer section questions come from this part of the worksheets)

Study the following PowerPoint presentations:

"Nation and Identity" (Chapter 1 material + supplementary material)

"The French Revolution" (Chapter 2 material + supplementary material)

"The Napoleonic Age" (Chapter 2 material + supplementary material; you can find this on the wiki, and I will go through it in class in the next couple of days)

 

October 24

Sorry, I guess I forgot to post on the blog yesterday...

Social 30-1

I went through a PowerPoint presentation on "The Techniques of Dictatorship". I've posted this presentation on the wiki under Unit 2. Please remember that you're writing your Unit 2 WRA I on Monday, October 27th. You are writing your Chapter 5 Test on Tuesday, October 28th, please see the study guide here. (scroll down to find it)

IB 20 HOTA

I started a PowerPoint lecture on the Napoleonic Age today. I'll probably try to finish it on Monday. Also on Monday, I'll be re-teaching how to write a three source analysis assignment because you'll be writing one for me on Wednesday, October 29th. Please remember that your French Revolution DBA assignment is due on Monday. On Monday, November 3rd you'll be writing your Unit 5 Test (The French Revolution and Napoleonic Age), please see the study guide here. (scroll down to find it)

April 7

IB 30/35

You watched the A & E Biography of Martin Luther King today, and while you were watching this video you should have been taking notes. I also gave you a reading package today that will help you the group tasks tomorrow. Please remember that you are writing your U.S. Civil Rights Movement Test on Thursday, please see the study guide here.

Social 10-1

You wrote your Chapter 7 Test today, which some of you took the entire period to write. Your Chapter 9 Key Terms and Questions are due tomorrow. Please remember that you are writing your Unit 2 WRA I on Thursday.

IB 20 HOTA

We finished off "The French Revolution" video today. In Friday's post last week I told you that you needed to finish off the French Revolution PowerPoint presentation on your own. I moved on to Napoleon Bonaparte today. While I was going through the "Napoleonic Age" PowerPoint, you needed to take notes on the timeline sheet and chart that were provided. I also talked about the political spectrum today.

September 17

IB 30/35

You split yourselves in TOK Civil War Assignment groups today. Please come to class first tomorrow, and then we'll head down to the library for our research session. TOK Civil War presentations will be on September 24th and 25th. I also started the PBS documentary Ken Burns' "The Civil War" today with Episode 1 The Cause. We'll continue this episode on Thursday. You have a Civil War mapping assignment due on Thursday. You can find the assignment sheet and the maps on the IB 30 wiki in the U.S. Civil War section.

Social 30-1

You wrote your Unit 1 WRA II Essay today, which took the entire period. You are writing your Unit 1 Final Exam tomorrow, please see the study guide below.

Unit 1 Final Exam Study Guide:

The Unit 1 Final is a 55 question multiple choice test. It will be written on Wednesday, September 18th. 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!

Social 20-1

We finished off the Napoleonic Age PowerPoint lecture today. I gave you some tips for the Chapter 1-2 Test which is on Thursday. Please see the study guide below.

Chapter 1-2 Test Study Guide:

This test will be on Thursday, September 19th. The test has a matching section and a short 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)