September 11

Social 30-1

We continued watching "Sicko" today. Unfortunately, we were unable to finish the film. I'm going to post part of the film here on the blog too. I have posted the entire film on the wiki (it's broken into four parts from YouTube) under Unit 1. I did a homework check on your Chapter 2 Key Terms and Questions today as well. Please remember that your Chapter 1-2 Test is tomorrow. Please see the study guide below. Your Unit 1 Final is on Monday, please see the study guide here.

Chapter 1-2 Test Study Guide:

The Chapter 1-2 Test is on Friday, September 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.)

IB 20 HOTA

We finished watching the PBS documentary today called "When Worlds Collide" today. We started watching the PBS documentary "When Worlds Collide". I also started a PowerPoint lecture on "The European Colonization of the Americas" which I will get back to next week. Tomorrow, we'll be exploring current issues in greater detail.

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 gave you some ideas in which direction this creative project could go (trading cards, magazine cover stories, Prezis, infographics, website--I changed my mind, what can I say?), show me how creative you are! Just make sure that you present the information in a concise, fun, informative way, and that your project meets all of the requirements, which are as follows:

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

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

February 21

IB 30/35

You wrote your Paper 2 on the origins of the Cold War today. Please remember to print off the Vietnam War notes from the IB 30/35 wiki (under the Topic 5: The Cold War section, you'll find it under the Eisenhower administration section). We're obviously starting the Vietnam War on Monday. The Vietnam War is our case study of guerrilla warfare for Paper 2 Topic 1: Causes, Practices and Effects of War, so it's very important for your IB exams. I have a surprise for you on Monday too. TOK Presentations will go on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday next week.

Social 10-1

We talked a little bit about media TNCs today, if you missed class today, you need to get the notes from a classmate. You had some class time to work on your Chapter 3 Key Terms and Questions as well today. Your Chapter 3 Key Terms and Questions are due on Monday. Please remember that your Chapter 1-2 Test is on Wednesday, please see the study guide here (scroll down to find it). Please remember that your Illustrated Concept Map assignment is due on Thursday, February 27th.

IB 20 HOTA

We finished watching the PBS documentary "When Worlds Collide" today. I'll take in the film study sheets for this documentary on Monday. I quickly went through the European Colonization of the Americas PowerPoint presentation. We also split into groups for your Thirteen Colonies presentations. We'll head down to the Blenheim on Tuesday to do some research for these presentations. I also gave you duotangs with some sections from the textbook The United States and Its People.

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 our assigned Enlightenment thinker is due one week from today (February 27th). 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 (either APA, MLA, or Chicago) (3 marks)

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

Enlightenment Thinkers Quiz Study Guide:

This is a matching quiz, and it is on Wednesday, February 26th. Please make sure that you focus your review on the following Enlightenment thinkers:

• John Locke
• Montesquieu
• Rousseau
• Adam Smith
• Francois Quesnay
• Jean-Jacques Rousseau
• Voltaire

Please make sure that you know their views on the nature of human beings, quotes attributed to them, their main ideas/key beliefs, and their major works (what books, articles they wrote).

February 20

IB 20 HOTA

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.

Enlightenment Thinkers Quiz Study Guide:

This is a matching quiz, and it is on Wednesday, February 26th. Please make sure that you focus your review on the following Enlightenment thinkers:

• John Locke
• Montesquieu
• Rousseau
• Adam Smith
• Francois Quesnay
• Jean-Jacques Rousseau
• Voltaire

Please make sure that you know their views on the nature of human beings, quotes attributed to them, their main ideas/key beliefs, and their major works (what books, articles they wrote).

Social 10-1

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).

IB 30/35

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).

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...

IB 30/35

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.

Social 10-1

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.

IB 20

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.