February 27

Social 10-1

You finished off watching "Bend it Like Beckham" today. The film study booklet is due on Friday. On Monday, you're writing the Unit 1 WRA I. On Tuesday, you're writing the Chapter 3-4 Test, please see the study guide below.

CHAPTER 3-4 TEST STUDY GUIDE:

This test will be written on Tuesday, March 3rd. It is a matching test with a long answer section. 

• Know the key terms from Chapter 3-4
• Be able to answer the Questions for Inquiry in Chapters 3-4 (they appear on p.49, p.53, p.58, p.73, p.80)
• Know relevant case studies from Chapters 3-4: the Francophones, the Aborigines and the Lubicon, as well as other relevant examples related to assimilation, marginalization, accommodation and integration

Social 30-1

You went through the Private Enterprise Notes on pages 57-59 in the Social 30-1 course books and the Emergence of Welfare Capitalism and Modern Liberalism notes on pages 60-61 as well today. You had class time to work on your Chapter 4 Key Terms and Activities.

IB 30/35

You finished off the Korean War Google Slides lecture today. You should also watch the CNN episode on the Korean War. You're writing the Paper 2 on the origins of the Cold War tomorrow.

March 5

Social 20-1

I finished off the lecture on the causes of World War I today. I was able to show you a video from the BBC series 'Days That Shook the World' on the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. I also did a homework check on your Chapter 4 Key Terms and Questions. Your Unit 1 WRA I Chart Assignment is due tomorrow. Please remember that you're writing the Chapter 3-4 Test this Friday (please see the study guide below). Next Monday (March 11th) you are writing the Unit 1 Final Exam (please see the study guide below).

CHAPTERS 3-4 TEST STUDY GUIDE:

This test will be on Friday, March 8th. It will consist of a matching section (10 key concepts) and a short answer section.

• make sure that you study the PowerPoint presentation "Contending Loyalties"
• make sure that you have read Chapters 3 and 4 (it is all testable material)
• know the key concepts/key terms from Chapters 3 and 4 (please see the Unit 1 Worksheet for these)
• study your answers to the Chapter 3 and 4 questions from the Unit 1 Worksheet (all could potentially be on the test)

Social 20-1 Unit 1 Final Exam Study Guide:

You're writing this test on Monday, March 11th. It is a multiple choice test. Make sure that you have read Chapters 1-4 in Exploring Nationalism. Please make sure that you know the key concepts from Unit 1 (see below). Also review the PowerPoint presentations that you should have in your notes. They are also on the Social 20-1 wiki under Unit 1 Presentations.

These are the presentations that you should review:

1. Nation and Identity
2. The French Revolution
3. The Napoleonic Age
4. Contending Loyalties

• nation
• nation-state
• nationalism
• patriotism
• self-determination
• sovereignty
• sovereign
• civic nation
• civic nationalism
• ethnic nationalism
• collective consciousness
• French Revolution
• Estates-General
• Louis XVI
• First Estate
• Second Estate
• Third Estate
• cahiers de doléances
• Ancien Régime
• bourgeoisie
• feudal system
• philosophes
• Declaration of the Rights of Man
• National Assembly
• Tennis Court Oath
• constitutional monarchy
• Jacobins
• Girondins
• National Convention
• levée en masse
• Robespierre
• Danton
• Marat
• Reign of Terror
• Napoleon
• Napoleonic Code
• Continental System
• contending loyalties
• cultural pluralism
• reasonable accommodation
• sovereignists
• federalists
• royal commission
• expressions of nationalism
• non-nationalist loyalty
• alienation
• segregation

Social 30-1

I finished off the handout on the 'Emergence of Welfare Capitalism and Modern Liberalism' today, and then I reviewed the business cycle. I taught you about Keynesian economics (demand-side economics), and the demand-side economics response to the various stages of the business cycle. We also did an exit slip today.

March 4

Social 20-1

I did a homework check on the Chapter 3 Key Terms and Questions today. Your Chapter 4 Key Terms and Questions are due tomorrow. Your Unit 1 WRA I Chart Assignment is due on Wednesday as well. I started Unit 2 material today by looking at the Causes of World War I. If you missed class today, you need to get the notes from a classmate. Please remember that you are writing the Chapter 3-4 Test this Friday, please see the study guide below.

CHAPTERS 3-4 TEST STUDY GUIDE:

This test will be on Friday, March 8th. It will consist of a matching section (10 key concepts) and a short answer section.

• make sure that you study the PowerPoint presentation "Contending Loyalties"
• make sure that you have read Chapters 3 and 4 (it is all testable material)
• know the key concepts/key terms from Chapters 3 and 4 (please see the Unit 1 Worksheet for these)
• study your answers to the Chapter 3 and 4 questions from the Unit 1 Worksheet (all could potentially be on the test)

Social 30-1

Please remember that your Chapter 4 Key Terms and Questions are due Thursday, March 7th. I finished off the lecture called "Responding to Classical Liberalism". While I completed this lecture you should have taken notes in the corresponding chart in your course books. I also started talking about the shift from classical liberalism to modern liberalism in the early 20th century. We'll continue looking at this topic tomorrow. 

October 2

IB 20 HOTA

We continued with our simulation of the Constitutional Convention today. Tomorrow will be the last period for this simulation, so a few of you who haven't spoken yet really need to speak up during tomorrow's session. Please remember that you must submit your point form research notes tomorrow at the conclusion of the simulation. Please remember that you are writing the American Revolution Test on Thursday, October 4th, please see the study guide below.

IB 20 - AMERICAN REVOLUTION EXAM STUDY GUIDE

There will be 20 matching and 45 multiple-choice questions.

Know the various Acts that took place before/during the Revolution:
* Stamp, Sugar Act
* Townshend Acts
* Intolerable Acts

Causes of the Revolution:
* French Indian War
* Significant events that led up to the Revolutionary War – chronological order
* Grievances of the colonies – taxation, representation

Know significant individuals such as:
* James Madison
* John Adams
* Thomas Jefferson
* Thomas Paine
* George Washington
* Samuel Adams
* Benjamin Franklin

The Revolutionary War:
* British vs. American military strategy
* Advantages and disadvantages of both sides
* The challenges of the Continental Army
* Battle of Saratoga - significance
* Battle of Yorktown - significance
* Phases of the progression of the war

Differences between First and Second Continental Congress

The Founding Documents of the United States:
* Declaration of Independence
* Articles of Confederation
* US Constitution
* Bill of Rights

Please read the sections in your History of the Americas textbook that relate to the American Revolution as well.

Social 10-1

You wrote your Unit 1 Final Exam today in class. I will post the results on PowerSchool once this exam has been marked. Don't forget that you are writing the Unit 1 WRA I tomorrow.

Social 30-1

We continued looking at the Industrial Revolution and the ideologies that emerged in response to the classical liberalism and capitalism. We looked the welfare capitalism and modern liberalism, the Great Depression and Keynesian economics today. Your Chapter 4 Key Terms and Questions are due on Friday.

February 25

IB 30/35

We finished off the TOK Presentations today. Please remember that you have your Paper 2 on the origins of the Cold War tomorrow.

Social 30-1

We started looking at Keynesian economics today. We revisited the boom and bust cycle, and looked at the Keynesian monetary and fiscal policy responses at the various stages of the cycle, and the rationale behind those actions. We also talked about welfare capitalism and modern liberalism too. We also looked at the start of the Great Depression.

Social 10-1

I talked about how to write a WRA I three source analysis assignment today. I gave you a handout on the WRA I assignment, another one on analyzing political cartoons, and a sample WRA I. You'll be writing a Unit 1 WRA I next Thursday, and you'll be able to use the handout and the analyzing political cartoons handout when you're writing the WRA I. You can find some sample WRA I assignments on the Social 10-1 wiki on the Student Writing Samples page. Please remember that you're writing a Chapter 3-4 Test on Wednesday, March 2nd, please see the study guide below.

CHAPTER 3-4 TEST STUDY GUIDE:

• Know the key terms from Chapter 3-4
• Be able to answer the Questions for Inquiry in Chapters 3-4 (they appear on p.49, p.53, p.58, p.73, p.80)
• Know relevant case studies from Chapters 3-4: the Francophones, the Aborigines and the Lubicon, as well as other relevant examples related to assimilation, marginalization, accommodation and integration