September 23

Social 10-1

We finished watching "Bend It Like Beckham" today, your film study is due tomorrow, I will take it in for homework check marks. Please remember that you have your Chapter 3-4 Quiz on Friday, please see the study guide here (scroll down to find it). You have your Unit 1 Written Response Assignment I (three source analysis assignment) on Monday, September 28th. I will be teaching you how to write these in-class writing assignments in tomorrow's class. This type of writing assignment will be the same style as Part A of your Final Exam in Social 10-1. Your Unit 1 Final Exam is on Thursday, October 1st, please see the study guide below.

Social 10-1 Unit 1 Final Exam Study Guide:

Unit 1 Final Exam will be Thursday, October 1st. The format for the exam is entirely multiple choice. It will consist of 55 multiple choice questions, 60-65% of the questions will be "source-based" questions, while the remainder will be simply knowledge and comprehension style questions. In other words, the source-based questions will use political cartoons, timelines, a chart or diagram, a graph, a reading, a photo or a map, and you will have answer questions related to that source. The source-based questions will be difficult to prepare for. You must have a firm grasp of the concepts and key terms that were introduced in Unit 1, because that will allow you to apply the knowledge that you have to answer the multiple choice questions.

Please study your key terms from Chapters 1-5, and the topics covered in that unit.
1. Key Terms/Key Concepts in Unit 1:

• globalization
• pluralistic society
• transnationals
• society
• “the global village”
• United Nations
• G-8
• La Francophonie
• NATO
• individual identity
• collective identity
• traditions
• minority group
• official bilingualism
• universalization of pop culture
• hybridization
• media transnationals
• media consolidation
• CBC/SRC
• Official Languages Act
• CRTC
• Canadian Content (CanCon)
• homogenization
• monoculture
• assimilation
• marginalization
• accommodation
• secularism
• integration
• cosmopolitan
• acculturation
• cultural revitalization
• Charter of Rights and Freedoms
  

2. Know your case studies extremely well!
3. Be able to apply key concepts!

Upcoming Important Dates for Social 10-1 Students:

• "Bend It Like Beckham" Film Study is due tomorrow (Thursday, September 24th)
• Chapter 3-4 Quiz is on Friday, September 25th
• Unit 1 Written Response Assignment I is on Monday, September 28th
• Unit 1 Final Exam is on Thursday, October 1st

Social 30-1

I did a homework check on your "Philosophies of Industrialism" booklets today. I then went through some notes on the board to show the connection between industrialization, classical liberalism and laissez faire economics and reform movements. I focused on welfare capitalism and modern liberalism today as a transition away from classical liberalism, and what brought about these changes. I gave you a handout that covered the emergence of welfare capitalism and modern liberalism and the Great Depression (we'll be looking at the Great Depression in greater detail tomorrow). We also started to look at Keynesian economics (demand-side economics) today. I walked you through monetary and fiscal policy (we'll be going into more detail with this as well), and a government's response to the boom and bust cycle using Keynesian economic theory. I will be sending today's handouts to you tonight by e-mail. Please remember that your Chapter 4 Key Terms and Questions are due on Friday.

September 22

Social 30-1

I gave you some in-class work to do today, a booklet called "Philosophies of Industrialism", which is due tomorrow. A lot of you finished this in class, which is great. Many of you picked up a copy of the Chapter 4 Worksheet as well, so you can start working on that if you wish. I will be doing a homework check on the "Philosophies of Industrialism" tomorrow.

Social 10-1

I did a homework check on your Chapter 5 Key Terms and Questions at the beginning of class today. If you didn't get your results back for the Chapter 1-2 Quiz, you'll get a chance to do that tomorrow. We started a film study today on "Bend It Like Beckham", which we'll finish up tomorrow. Please remember to study for your Chapter 3-4 Quiz, which is on this Friday. Here is the study guide for the Chapter 3-4 Quiz (scroll down to find it).

September 21

Social 30-1

I gave you back your comment sheets for your Unit 1 In-Class Position Paper today. I gave you some general comments for improving your essay writing. If you have more specific issues or questions, please see me during tutorial (Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays in Room 111 from 8:15-8:45). You will get your actual essays back at the end of the semester.
I also went through a PowerPoint presentation today called "Responding to Classical Liberalism and Industrialization", which covered the emergence of several ideologies in reaction to classical liberalism and the economic inequalities brought on by industrialization. I touched upon classical liberalism again, classical conservatism, socialism, communism, and I threw in social Darwinism as well. I have already sent this PowerPoint to you, along with the retrieval chart that went with it. Please print off the PowerPoint presentation (4-6 slides per page) for homework check marks tomorrow. I have also sent you the Laws of Supply and Demand notes that I forgot to send out on Friday, and summary notes on Private Enterprise from the textbook Ideologies (which some students/classes are also using in addition to Perspectives on Ideology). I have summary notes for most of the Ideologies textbook, so from time-to-time I will be sending these notes to you.

Social 10-1

I did a homework check on your Chapter 4 Key Terms and Questions at the beginning of class today. I went through a PowerPoint presentation that covered material from Chapter 4 and 5, looking at the "Challenges and Opportunities of Globalization", as I went through this presentation, you were to take notes on a concept web that I gave you. Your Chapter 5 Key Terms and Questions are due tomorrow. Please remember that your Chapter 3-4 Quiz is on Friday, September 25th, please see the study guide here.

September 18

Social 30-1

I covered a few key concepts related to capitalism today that will help us to understand subsequent concepts in economics that we'll be dealing with in the coming weeks. I went through the law of supply and demand (please check your e-mail today for some supplementary notes on this topic) and the business cycle. For the business cycle, it's really important to be bale to describe what the economy is doing at the various stages of the business cycle, I call these "economic snapshots". When we review the business cycle down the road, I might ask you to "paint me a picture" of what's going on in the economy at those various stages, and you'll have to able to describe what is going on. Please read Chapter 4 of your textbook this weekend, it will help you immensely when we get into those topics next week. I did a homework check on your Chapter 3 Questions today, and you'll get those back on Monday.

Social 10-1

You wrote your Chapter 1-2 Quiz for most of the period. If you finished up early, you had an opportunity to work on your Chapter 4 Key Terms and Questions, which are due on Monday. You have your Chapter 3-4 Quiz on Friday, September 25th. Please see the study guide below. Have a great weekend!

Chapter 3-4 Quiz 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

September 17

Social 10-1

Your Illustrated Concept Map Assignment was due today, and it looks like most of you handed it in today. If you didn't hand the assignment in today, it is subject to a 10% off per day that it is late penalty. I gave you some class time to study for your Chapter 1-2 Quiz, which is tomorrow (please see the study guide here, scroll down to find it). Please remember that your Chapter 4 Key Terms and Questions are due on Monday, September 21st.

Social 30-1

I covered a lot of material today in class. I did some review of the political spectrum, the economic spectrum, the political-economic grid, and then started to focus in on the connections between classical liberalism and its political basis (the Enlightenment, and in turn, the development of the principles of individualism) and its economic basis (the Industrial Revolution, the ideas of Adam Smith and laissez faire economics). We started to look at basic economics, economic systems in general, and then specifically capitalism. Please check your e-mail inbox today, I'm sending you a lot of notes that connect to ideas that I touched upon in today's class (these notes will be "gold"). Please remember that your Chapter 3 Questions are due tomorrow.

Printing PowerPoint Presentations

When I send you presentations, here is what I recommend that you do: keep an electronic copy of the presentation, preferably in an appropriately named folder. Next you'll need to print it off. I recommend that you print off 4 slides per page. Here's how you do it. Open the presentation up in PowerPoint, then go under File and select Print. Then set things up like the picture below:

September 16

Social 10-1

I gave you some notes today called "Media Giants and Me" which covered some prominent media transnational corporations. If you missed class today, you will need to get notes from a classmate. I also did a homework check today on your Chapter 3 Key Terms and Questions. I gave you some class time to study for your Chapter 1-2 Quiz (which is on Friday, please see the study guide here, please scroll down to find it). Please remember that your Illustrated Concept Map Assignment is due tomorrow.

Social 30-1

I finished off the PowerPoint presentation called "The Development of Classical Liberalism" today and I will send it to you tonight. I did a homework check on your Chapter 3 Key Terms today. I assigned your Chapter 3 Questions for homework, these questions will be due on Friday.

September 15

Social 30-1

I started a PowerPoint presentation today called "The Growth of Classical Liberalism" that I will be working through over the course of the next day or so. This PowerPoint presentation corresponds to material in Chapter 3 of the textbook. For homework tonight please complete the Chapter 3 Key Terms. DO NOT work on the Chapter 3 Questions, they are not due yet. You would be better off reading all of Chapter 3 tonight, it will help you make sense of the individuals that I talked about today in class, and some of the topics that I will touch upon tomorrow such as the French Revolution and the Industrial Revolution.

Social 10-1

We finished watching "Whale Rider" today and completed the film study questions as well. Your homework tonight is to finish the Chapter 3 Key Terms and Questions. I gave you class time to work on this today, and if you finished the Chapter 3 material, you could move on to Chapter 4 Key Terms and Questions. Your Illustrated Concept Map Assignment is due on Thursday, September 17th. Please remember that your Chapter 1-2 Quiz is on Friday, September 18th, please see the study guide here.

Upcoming Important Dates for Social 10-1 Students:

• Chapter 3 Key Terms and Questions are due on Wednesday, September 16th
• Illustrated Concept Map Assignment is due on Thursday, September 17th
• Chapter 1-2 Quiz is on Friday, September 18th
  

September 14

Social 30-1

You wrote your Unit 1 In-Class Position Paper today in the Blenheim Room. I will try to have these essays marked within a week's time. You will get the results back for your Unit 1 Final Exam which you wrote on Friday in tomorrow's class.

Social 10-1

I did a homework check on your Chapter 2 Key Terms and Questions at the beginning of class today. Your Chapter 3 Key Terms and Questions are due on Wednesday, so tonight might be a good night to work on your Illustrated Concept Map Assignment (which is due on Thursday). We started a film study today on the movie "Whale Rider", which we will finish tomorrow. I think the film does a very good job of providing examples of collective identity of the Maori. Please remember that you have your Chapter 1-2 Quiz on Friday, here is a link to the study guide.

September 11

Social 30-1

You wrote your Unit 1 Final Exam today. You will get the results of this unit exam back on Tuesday. On Monday, you have your Unit 1 In-Class Position Paper, which is one of the types of written response assignments you will be expected to write for Part A of your Diploma Exam. I gave you the essay sheet at the end of class, you are allowed to prepare notes on the bottom quarter of this sheet and bring it with you into the Blenheim Room on Monday. The notes must be hand-printed/hand-written and can only be below the line clearly marked on the essay question sheet. Here is the text-based source:

"An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity."

-Martin Luther King Jr.

As always, the essay question will be the same throughout the semester:

To what extent should we embrace the ideological perspective(s) in the source?

Use this weekend to prepare ideas, arguments, specific and detailed evidence to support your position. You are not allowed to write the essay ahead of time or anything like that, but prepare for it. Use the essay outline sheet that I have e-mailed to you, and start organizing your essay. Go back over the "Recipe for Success" as well and make sure that you follow the checklists of what needs to be in each paragraph of your essay (particularly that first paragraph). Good luck!

Martin Luther King Jr.

Social 10-1

You wrote your World Geography Test today, and I marked it while you were doing your work for the rest of the period. You'll get the results of this test back next week. Your Chapter 2 Key Terms and Questions are due on Monday, although my expectation is that these have already been completed. I gave you some more class time today to work on key terms and questions from the Unit 1 Worksheet, you should probably have the Chapter 3 Key Terms and Questions finished already as well. This is the weekend when you should be working most of the work on your Illustrated Concept Map Assignment, which is due on Thursday, September 18th. Don't put off working on this project, it takes a lot of time to do it right.

Upcoming Important Dates for Social 10-1 Students:

• Chapter 2 Key Terms and Questions are due on Monday, September 14th
• Chapter 3 Key Terms and Questions are due on Wednesday, September 16th
• Illustrated Concept Map Assignment is due on Thursday, September 17th
• Chapter 1-2 Quiz is on Friday, September 18th (please see study guide below)

Chapter 1-2 Quiz 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.

September 10

Social 10-1

I gave you some time to work on your Chapter 2 Key Terms and Questions today (they're due Monday) and if you finished those key terms and questions you should move on to Chapter 3 material. Your Illustrated Concept Map Assignment is due one week today (Thursday, September 17th), so if I were you, I would start working on this assignment. You have your World Geography Test tomorrow, please see the study guide here.

Please use the following links for studying for this test:

• World Geography Games
• Test Your Geography Knowledge
• Maps.com Online Games (the "Find It" games are excellent!)
  

Social 30-1

I gave back your Chapter 2 Key Terms and Questions and your Individualism vs. Collectivism booklets today. You'll need them to study for your Unit 1 Final Exam, which is tomorrow. We finished watching "Sicko" today as well.

September 9

Social 10-1

I collected your Global Connections essays today at the beginning of class. I gave you the handout for the Illustrated Concept Map Assignment and we went over expectations for the assignment and did a short brainstorming session to determine connections between the key concepts that we've looked at or will look at during the course. Tomorrow I will have exemplars of Illustrated Concept Maps that have been made by previous students posted in the classroom. I have sent this assignment to you by e-mail, as well as the detailed rubric for the assignment. Please make sure that you print off a copy of the rubric and use it as a guide to meet or exceed the expectations of this assignment. After the brainstorming session, I gave you time to read Chapter 2 in Perspectives on Globalization and to work on the key terms for the chapter as well. Your Chapter 2 Key Terms and Questions won't be due until Monday, so lighten your own homework load by getting them completed earlier rather than later. If I were you, I would take some time tonight to do a "rough draft" of your concept map, plan out what it's going to look like, where are you going to put the definitions, what examples and visuals might you use, and things like that. Don't leave this assignment to the last minute. A skill that you need to develop in Grade 10 (if you haven't already) is time management. Please study for your World Geography Test, which is on Friday, September 11th (please see the study guide here).

Please use the following links for studying for this test:

• World Geography Games
• Test Your Geography Knowledge
• Maps.com Online Games (the "Find It" games are excellent!)
  

Social 30-1

I did a homework check on your Individualism and Collectivism booklets today. You have a homework assignment tonight: I would like you to watch Barack Obama's speech to Congress tonight, it really ties in nicely with some of the themes that we've been looking at in Unit 1. You should see the connections between health care and the values of individualism and collectivism. With good timing, we also started a film study today on the Michael Moore film "Sicko", which we will finish tomorrow. Please remember you have your Unit 1 Final Exam on Friday and the Unit 1 Position Paper on Monday.

September 8

Welcome back from the long weekend!

Social 30-1

I did a couple of homework checks at the beginning of class today: your rough draft of the 1st paragraph of a position paper, and your Chapter 2 Key Terms and Questions. Most of today's class was spent writing your Chapter 1-2 Quiz. If you finished up early, you were to work on tonight's homework: finishing off the individualism vs. collectivism booklet. If I were you, I would start looking back at some key themes in Unit 1, and some of the quotes in that section of the book, and start prepping some ideas for essays on some potential topics that might be asked. Remember, the text-based source will always change, but the essay question is the same: To what extent should we embrace the ideological perspective(s) in the source? You can prepare some arguments and examples for possible essays over the course of the next week. I have moved your Unit 1 Final Exam to Friday, September 11th and your Unit 1 Position Paper to Monday, September 14th (in the Blenheim Room).

Social 10-1

I gave you the World Geography Test Study Guide at the beginning of class (please see it again below), and we talked about the format of this exam. This geography test is on Friday, September 11th. I also gave you your first writing assignment: the Global Connections Essay. In this informative essay, you are to answer the following essay question: What are my effects on the world? You are really trying to personalize your essay by indicating what are some social, economic, political and environmental effects that you have on the world. What impact is globalization having on you, and what impact do have on globalization (in other words, how do you contribute to globalization)? The Global Connections Essay is due tomorrow.

Social 10-1 World Geography Test Study Guide:

This test will take place on Friday, September 11th. 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:
World Geography Games
Test Your Geography Knowledge
Maps.com Online Games (the "Find It" games are excellent!)

September 3

Social 10-1

I collected your Global Connections Maps at the beginning of class, I will mark them over the long weekend and get them back to you on Tuesday. We went through the formulation of arguments and examples in preparation for writing a position paper. The scenario was "How would you convince a friend that they should choose to go to SWC?", you brainstormed ideas/arguments that you would use to convince your friend to come to Churchill. We then differentiated between what is an argument and what is evidence. We looked at one particular argument (academics) and then brainstormed examples and specific pieces of evidence that would be used to convince people that SWC is a strong academic high school. This type of positional thinking is a skill that we will be developing over the course of the semester.

Social 30-1

I focused on preparing for the Written Response Assignment II today. I gave you a few handouts, one of which I call "Preparing for the "Written Response Assignment II: Recipe for Success" (long-winded title, I know) which walks you through the expectations. organization and format of the new style of position paper in Social Studies (which will appear on your Diploma Exam as a Written Response Assignment II). You will hopefully get really good at analyzing quotes this semester (as this is part of the WRA II), and to this end I gave you a handout called "Analyzing Quotes" which you will need for tomorrow's class. Tomorrow you will be given some quotations and you will work in small groups to analyze the quote and then start to think about outlining and organizing a potential essay based on the quotations that you will be given. We also worked on the concepts of individualism and collectivism today. I gave you a handout that summarizes what individualism and collectivism are and activities that will reinforce the differences between these two concepts. Please make sure that you complete the Chapter 2 Key Terms and Questions for Tuesday, as well as prepare/study for your Chapter 1-2 Quiz (which is also on Tuesday). The Chapter 1-2 Quiz is a "warm-up" for the Unit 1 Final Exam which will be written on Thursday, September 10th. The Unit 1 Final Exam is entirely multiple choice.

Chapter 1-2 Quiz Study Guide:

The Chapter 1-2 Quiz is on Tuesday, September 8th. It is a mixed format quiz, it will have a matching section and a short answer section. Here is what you should review/study for this quiz:

• 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)

September 2

Social 10-1

I did a homework check on your Chapter 1 Key Terms and Questions (you'll get these back tomorrow) as well as on your 25 item chart. You are going to use the information on your 25 item chart and the information from your Global Bingo card and create a map of your global connections. Here are the instructions for the map (which is due tomorrow):

• 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 tomorrow. If you have any questions about it, post a comment below using the format that I talked about on the first day of class (ex. K.G. in Social 20-2; remember my Period 3 class is Social 10-3 and Period 4 is called Social 10-4).

Social 30-1

I did a homework check on your Chapter 1 Key Terms and Questions and the Supplementary Key Terms at the beginning of class today. I then went through (reviewed) the political and economic spectrums, starting with the origins of the political spectrum in the French Revolution up to the 20th century political spectrum, the economic-political grid, and I talked briefly about the similarities between fascism and communism when looking at the political control vs. political freedom spectrum, and the techniques of dictatorship. I also talked about individualism and collectivism very briefly and their connections to the ideologies that we will be studying this semester. It is extremely important that you know the political and economic spectrum inside and out, and if you haven't done so already, print off the Ideology Notes (see the hyperlink under Social 30-1 Links). Here is what I would do for homework to lighten the load down the road when this is assigned as homework: read Chapter 2 tonight, and complete the Chapter 2 Key Terms. We are really laying the foundation for the entire course in the next few days, it is absolutely critical that you keep up with the assigned work, and if you don't understand concepts or ideas to come see me during tutorial time. We're going to start talking about essay writing in tomorrow's class and how to prepare for the new Social 30-1 Diploma Exam major writing assignment (which the province is calling Written Response Assignment II, which is essentially a position paper with source analysis as a key component of the essay).

September 1

Social 30-1

I collected your letter of introduction at the beginning of class today. I went through a PowerPoint presentation that corresponded to information in Chapter 1 of your textbook, with some additional information on the political and economic spectrums thrown in for good measure. I will be sending this PowerPoint out to you later tonight (after 8 p.m.). I want you to print off the PDF file that I am e-mailing you this afternoon (you can also find this link on the blog under Social 30 Links-Ideology Notes) Read these notes, study them! You will need to know the political and economic spectrum cold! You have a homework assignment tonight: you must complete the Chapter 1 Key Terms and Questions and the Supplementary Key Terms (both columns) from the Unit 1 Worksheet. This homework assignment is due tomorrow.

Social 10-1

I collected your letter of introduction at the beginning of class today. We played a little "Global Bingo" today as well (don't lose those sheets, you'll need them for a subsequent mapping assignment). You have a couple of pieces of homework tonight: you must complete the Chapter 1 Key Terms and Question, and create a 25 item chart (please see instructions below).

25 Item Chart Instructions:

• find 25 items from 25 different countries (you can't have 5 items from one country!)
• find items from any of the following categories: food, clothing, electronics, household goods, entertainment, and miscellaneous (if it doesn't fit into any of the previous categories)
• don't just find items from one category (for example, 25 food items)
• try to find 4-6 items from each category
• collect your information about your items in a 3-column chart (item, country, category)
• don't assume that an item is from a particular country (for example, a Sony PS3 may be manufactured in Indonesia, Malaysia or South Korea, that is the information that we want)
• for entertainment, for example a CD (or MP3) we want to know where the recording artist is from, not where the CD was manufactured, this will better illustrate social globalization
• when you are collecting the information for your chart, number off the items (1-25) and have the categorized separate (in other words, the first 5 items on your chart should belong to the same category, etc.)
• the more organized your chart is, the easier it will be to put that information on to a map!

August 31

Social 30-1

I delivered a PowerPoint presentation today called "Introducing Government" which covered the ideas of Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau. As I went through this presentation, you were to take notes on the ideas of these philosophers in a chart. I have sent you the PowerPoint presentation and the chart by e-mail, so if you want to type up your answers into the chart you may. I also sent you some supplementary notes on Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau in a Word document. I also gave you the Unit 1 Worksheet today (and sent you an electronic copy by e-mail as well), I advised you to complete the Chapter 1 Key Terms tonight (it's not for homework, but it will be soon enough). Your homework assignment tonight is to write a letter of introduction (friendly letter format). On the first day of class I introduced myself, and I'd like you to do something similar, only in written form. Some topics that should be covered in the letter might include:family, interests, academic background (i.e. what junior high school did you go to?), hobbies, sports, academic goals for this semester/year, future goals/aspirations, favorite movies, favorite TV shows, and favorite music. Please let me know if you got today's e-mail message (check your junk mail folder if you have a Hotmail account), it's very important that we take care of any problems that may arise, sooner rather than later.

Social 10-1

Today we looked at various definitions of globalization and images associated with globalization. I think that after today's exercise you should be able to see that there are differing perspectives on whether globalization is a beneficial or detrimental process in the world. You have a homework assignment tonight. I would like you to write a letter of introduction. Please make sure that you organize your writing in a friendly letter format, covering the following topics: family, interests, academic background (i.e. what junior high school did you go to?), hobbies, sports, academic goals for this semester/year, future goals/aspirations, favorite movies, favorite TV shows, and favorite music. These are just suggestions to get you started, if you can think of other topics to cover, please do so. You will hand in this assignment tomorrow at the beginning of class. It can be typed if you choose, or hand written. It doesn't matter to me if it's double-spaced or not. Please respond back to the e-mail test message that I sent today. Please check you junk mail folder, especially if you have a Hotmail account.

August 28

Classroom Rules/Expectations of Behavior:

I think that I have very simple, straight-forward classroom rules and expectations. I will be discussing these in class, but here's a quick recap:

• Please be on-task during classroom time (visit later)
• No cell phones (as per school policy); if your parents really need to get in touch with you, they should call the office. Please don't bring cell phones to class, or if you do, please remember to turn them off!
• Please don't listen to music on MP3 players or iPods during class time, unless I have given you permission to do so.
• Be polite. You should be listening during class lectures or when your classmates have questions to ask (you might have some of the same questions).
• Be on time. If you are late, please enter the classroom quietly and apologize for being late. If the door is locked, I have started the lecture or there is a class presentation in progress; I will open the door and let you in as soon as possible.
• Clean up after yourselves. Please don't leave garbage on the floor. I like my classroom fairly neat and tidy.
• Don't bring junk food to class. Healthy snacks only. Or you could always wait until lunchtime.
• You may chew gum in class on the following conditions: don't chew like a cow, I don't want to see the gum or hear you chewing it, that's just gross.
• Late assignments: 10% is deducted for every day an assignment is late. If you have an excused absence, then there is some flexibility with this rule.
• Please make sure that a parent or guardian calls the school to have absences excused. If you miss a test due to an unexcused absence you will be assigned a mark of "zero".
  I will be contacting parent/guardians if you have unexcused absences.
• Please adhere to the school's academic honesty policy which is on the back of your course outlines.
• If you are going away on holidays (please do not schedule holidays during examination periods in January and June), please let me know in advance. I can prepare materials for you, let you know what you'll be missing, and even give you handouts in advance. This way you won't feel "lost" when you come back from holidays.
  
  

Posting on the Blog:

Here are some simple rules that I have established for using the blog, and some other informational items:

• Please post on the blog anonymously.
• If you feel the need to identify yourself, or clarify which grade you're in, please use your initials and your class and section (for example, K.G. in Social 20-2).
• Some of you may have your own Blogger accounts. Please don't post on this blog using your Blogger ID, otherwise you may have people visiting your blog that you may not want to see what you're posting.
• Please be courteous, polite and respectful when posting comments on the blog. Don't be rude to your classmates on the blog.
• Please be patient with my response time.
• Please post comments and questions on the blog prior to 10 p.m.
• Between 6-8 p.m. I am usually not online.
• Please do not post links to questionable materials.
• Inappropriate comments will be deleted. Please don't do this, it's a waste of my time, I could be doing more productive things, like answering questions that you may have.
  

August 24

Summer holidays are winding down...

July 31

Social 10-2

Today was the last day of classes for Summer school. You were a great group of students, I enjoyed teaching you. This was the first time that I taught Summer school, and if all Summer school students were as great as this class, I would gladly sign up and teach it again.

You wrote your Final Exam Part A today, and you received your final marks in 10-2. I hope that you returned your textbooks today in the Main Foyer.

Have a great summer!!

July 30

Social 10-2

For the first part of class you wrote your Final Exam Part A (Written Response Assignments). You will get the results of these two writing assignments back tomorrow, as well as see how they have affected your overall mark in the course, since these written response assignments count for 5% of your final grade in Social 10-2.



After the break you had time to put the finishing touches on your study guide that you will be allowed to bring in to tomorrow's Final Exam Part B. We will be starting this final exam as soon as possible tomorrow, so don't be late. You will know your final grade in Social 10-2 tomorrow before you leave. You can return your textbooks at the school tomorrow if you'd like.

Upcoming Important Dates:

• Final Exam Part B (75 multiple choice questions, worth 20% of your final grade in 10-2) is on Friday, July 31st
• Textbook return (Living in a Globalizing World and the Oxford School Atlas) is on July 31st as well
• Final Grades in 10-2 will be distributed on Friday, July 31st
  

July 29

Social 10-2

We played a review game of Jeopardy today, which took us almost to the break. I will be sending this PowerPoint game to you, so please make sure that you check your e-mail inboxes today for this game, it might still have some "play value" tonight as you prepare for your Final Exams.


For the remainder of class time you worked on your study guides for the Final Exam Part B. Tomorrow, you have your Part A of your Final Exam. I would definitely review the "Preparing for Social Studies 10-2 Written Assignments" (see picture below). I will be re-sending this PowerPoint presentation to you today as well, just in case you don't have a copy of this presentation. I would print it off, and maybe do some practice writing assignments tonight.

Upcoming Important Dates:

• Final Exam Part A (2 in-class writing assignments, worth 5% of final course mark) is on Thursday, July 30th
• Final Exam Part B (75 multiple choice questions, worth 20% of final course mark) is on Friday, July 31st
  

July 28

Social 10-2

I did a homework check on your Chapter 21 Key Terms and Questions at the beginning of class today. There are still a few of you who have not sent in your 5 high quality Jeopardy questions yet, please do so before 5 p.m. today, or else you will not receive homework check credit for this assignment. Today was also your last chance to submit past homework assignments for partial homework check credit. I want to finalize your homework check marks today, that's why I'm establishing a "cut off" time for the Jeopardy questions. I gave you your Social 10-2 Study Guides. You will only be able to use this study guide for Final Exam Part B (the 75 multiple choice questions exam). We will be playing a review game of Jeopardy tomorrow, as well as having a bit more time to work on your study guides (if necessary).

Upcoming Important Dates:

• Final Exam Part A (written component, 5% of final course grade) is on Thursday, July 30th
• Final Exam Part B (75 multiple choice questions, 20% of final course grade) is on Friday, July 31st

July 27

Social 10-2

I did a homework check on your Chapter 19 and 20 Key Terms and Questions at the beginning of class, along with a homework check of the "Blood Diamond" Film Study. You wrote your Chapter 16-18 Quiz today. After writing this quiz, your "Tests and Quizzes" are finished for the course (it amounts to 25% of your course mark). As of tomorrow, your "Homework Checks" will be finished as well. Your homework assignment for tonight is as follows:

1. Chapter 21 Key Terms and Questions are due tomorrow (July 28th)

• key terms from the worksheet
• read all of Chapter 21
• complete the following questions: p.346 "Voices" Q#3, p.347 "Voices" Q#2, p.356 "Global Connections" Q#2 (a-c, e)

2. Send me 5 (five) high quality Jeopardy! style questions and answers to my e-mail account by tomorrow (we'll play a review game of Jeopardy! on Wednesday, July 29th)

Tomorrow is your last chance to change your homework check mark. I will not be accepting homework after tomorrow's class. Homework amounts for 5% of your final course mark, and some of you have a 100% homework check record, which helps your mark. Keep doing your homework!

Here are some examples of Jeopardy! style questions and answers:

Example #1:

Q: This is the common characteristics and values used to define a group.

A: What is collective identity?

Example #2:

Q: This document was influenced by the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights; it became law in Canada in 1982.

A: What is the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

My preference is that your questions are more of the quality of Example #2, since it's a bit more difficult.

Upcoming Important Dates:

• Chapter 21 Key Terms and Questions are due Tuesday, July 28th
• 5 Jeopardy! questions and answers e-mailed to me are due Tuesday, July 28th
• Final Exam Part A (written component) is on Thursday, July 30th
• Final Exam Part B (75 multiple choice questions) is on Friday, July 31st
  

July 24

Social 10-2

I did a homework check on your Chapter 17 and 18 Key Terms and Questions at the beginning of class today. We're really pushing to finish off Unit 4 very quickly, which is why I gave you the worksheets for Chapter 19 and 20 today. Here is what you need to do for the Chapter 19 Key Terms and Questions:
1. Define the following key terms:

• transnational community
• genetically modified (GM)
• BSE
• Green Revolution
• pandemic

2. Read the following sections of Chapter 19:

• The Effects of Globalization on Migration and Technology
• Globalization of the Food Supply (see below for note-taking)
• Pandemics in a Globalizing World (see below for note-taking)
• Water: An Essential Natural Resource

3. Take notes on the following:

• Pros and cons of GM food (make a chart)
• point form notes on "The Globalization of Disease" section of Chapter 19

I also gave you the Chapter 20 textbook work today as well. Here is what you need to do for Chapter 20.

1. Define the following key terms:

• civic responsibilities
• allegiance
• dissenting
• CBSR
• OECD
• FCM
• mandate

2. Read the following sections in Chapter 20:

• Organizations and You
• Businesses and You
• Government and You

3. Complete the following activities in Chapter 20:

• Complete the "Express and Explain" questions on p.333 (all of #2 and #3)
• Complete the "Voices" activity on p.335 (questions #1-#3)

Upcoming Important Dates:

• Chapter 19-20 Key Terms, Questions and Activities are due on Monday, July 27th
• Chapter 16-18 Quiz (key terms quiz, please see the study guide below)
• "Blood Diamond" Film Study Questions are due on Monday, July 27th
• Final Exam Part A (written component) is on Thursday, July 30th
• Final Exam Part B (75 multiple choice questions) is on Friday, July 31st
  

Chapter 16-18 Quiz Study Guide:

This quiz is a matching quiz. Please make sure that you know the following key terms:

• advocacy
• grassroots organization
• entrepreneur
• migrant worker
• IDP
• refugee
• prisoner of conscience
• human rights
• ratify
• universality
• Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
• Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• non-governmental organization (NGO)
• intergovernmental organization (INGO)
• quality of life
• standard of living
• UNICEF
• hypothetical
• civilian
  

July 23

Social 10-2

I did a homework check on your Chapter 16 Key Terms and Questions. I gave you some time to work on your Chapter 17 Key Terms and Questions at the beginning of class. For Chapter 17 here is what you are responsible for:
1. Define the following key terms in Chapter 17:

• universality
• ratify
• genocide
• Falun Gong
• prisoner of conscience
• authoritarian

2. Answer the following questions:

• What are human rights?
• What declaration was passed by the UN regarding human rights?
• Are all rights universal?

3. Take point form notes on the following sections:

• human rights in China (chart)
• UNHRC Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

4. Make sure that you have read the following sections:

• human rights in Canada/the right to health care
• spreading democracy in a global world

Prior to the break we watched a bit of the film "Blood Diamond" (and then finished watching it after the break). I will be doing a homework check on the "Blood Diamond" film study on Monday, so make sure that you have completed it. I also gave you your Chapter 18 Key Terms and Questions, here is what you are responsible for from Chapter 18:

1. Define the following key terms from Chapter 18:

• UNICEF
• hypothetical
• civilian
• refugee
• IDP
• gender
• grassroots organization
• advocacy
• migrant worker
• entrepreneur

2. Take point form notes on the following sections:

• The Impact of War on Children and Youth
• Refugee and IDP
• Blood Diamond
• Global Connections: Children as Refugees and IDPs

3. Make sure that you have read the other sections outlined on the Chapter 18 worksheet

Upcoming Important Dates:

• Chapter 17 and 18 Key Terms and Questions are due tomorrow (July 24th)
• "Blood Diamond" Film Study Questions are due on Monday, July 27th
• Chapter 16-18 Quiz (key terms quiz, see study guide below) is on Monday, July 27th
• Final Exam Part A (written component, 5% of final grade) is on Thursday, July 30th
• Final Exam Part B (75 multiple choice questions, 20% of final grade) is on Friday, July 31st

Chapter 16-18 Quiz Study Guide:

This quiz is a matching quiz. Please make sure that you know the following key terms:

• advocacy
• grassroots organization
• entrepreneur
• migrant worker
• IDP
• refugee
• prisoner of conscience
• human rights
• ratify
• universality
• Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
• Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• non-governmental organization (NGO)
• intergovernmental organization (INGO)
• quality of life
• standard of living
• UNICEF
• hypothetical
• civilian

July 22

Social 10-2

You wrote your Unit 3 Final Exam today, which took most of the first half of the class. I did a PowerPoint presentation on "Quality of Life and Human Rights" that I have already sent to you, so please check your e-mail. I gave you a fair bit of time today to work on your Chapter 16 Key Terms and Questions, which are due tomorrow (July 23rd).

Upcoming Important Dates:

• Chapter 16 Key Terms and Questions are due Thursday, July 23rd
• Chapter 16-18 Quiz (key terms quiz) is on Monday, July 27th
• Final Exam Part A (2 writing assignments) is on Thursday, July 30th
• Final Exam Part B (75 multiple choice questions) is on Friday, July 31st
  

July 21

Social 10-2

I collected your Chapter 13 Questions and your Chapter 14 Key Terms and Questions at the beginning of class for homework check marks. If you handed in your Chapter 13 or 14 work today, you will receive homework check credit for it. I showed you a short excerpt video from an episode of the CBC show called "The Hour" (hosted by George Stroumboulopoulos, actually I just wanted to type that name out once). The excerpt that I showed you was an interview of Jeff Rubin, former chief economist for CIBC, where he was talking about the end of cheap oil and the end of globalization as we know it. After that I gave you an article on electronic waste and China, and the links that Canada has to the illegal trade of electronic waste to China. We also watched a short video to accompany this reading from CBC News in Review. I gave you about 50 minutes of class time before the break to work on your Chapter 15 Key Terms and Questions (these will be due tomorrow). After the break, we watched "Who Killed the Electric Car?" and completed a film study to go along with the film.

Upcoming Important Dates:

• Chapter 15 Key Terms and Questions are due tomorrow
• Unit 3 Final Exam is tomorrow (please see the study guide below)
  

Unit 3 Final Exam Study Guide:

Your Unit 3 Final Exam is on Wednesday, July 22nd. This final exam has a different format than your previous unit finals. There is a short matching section, and you must also complete a chart (point form answers) on what supporters or critics might say about certain international agreements or organizations (please see the Chapter 11 Quiz Study Guide for an idea of what this might look like). There will also be a multiple choice section to this test (25 multiple choice questions), and a written component as well. The written component will require you to analyze two sources, and identify key concepts reflected in the sources. Please review the following key concepts from Unit 3:

• sustainable
• prosperity
• capitalism
• communism
• trade liberalization
• free trade
• trading blocs
• the World Bank
• the IMF
• GATT
• WTO
• NAFTA
• EU
• sustainable prosperity
• Bretton Woods Agreement
• anti-globalization
• G8
• Kyoto Protocol
• trade protectionism
• economic globalization
• economic nationalism
• TNCs
• UN's Global Compact (p. 211)
• sweatshops
• outsourcing
• Crown corporation
• privatization
• deregulation
• Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
• environmental stewardship
• sustainable development
  

July 20

Social 10-2

You wrote your Chapter 11-12 Quiz at the beginning of class today. We watched a short video called "Impact of Globalization" while completing a video study guide. After watching this video, we watched another video called "The Other Side of Outsourcing" and completed a film study to go with it. After the break we watched another video called "Globalization is Good" and completed a film study booklet to go along with it. Your Chapter 13 Questions and Chapter 14 Key Terms and Questions are due tomorrow. I gave you back the results of your Unit 3 in-class writing assignment, and your Chapter 11-12 Quiz.

Upcoming Important Dates:

• Chapter 13 Questions are due tomorrow (July 21st)
• Chapter 14 Key Terms and Questions are due tomorrow (July 21st)
• Unit 3 Final Exam is on Wednesday, July 22nd (please see the study guide below)
  

Unit 3 Final Exam Study Guide:

Your Unit 3 Final Exam is on Wednesday, July 22nd. This final exam has a different format than your previous unit finals. There is a short matching section, and you must also complete a chart (point form answers) on what supporters or critics might say about certain international agreements or organizations (please see the Chapter 11 Quiz Study Guide for an idea of what this might look like). There will also be a multiple choice section to this test (25 multiple choice questions), and a written component as well. The written component will require you to analyze two sources, and identify key concepts reflected in the sources. Please review the following key concepts from Unit 3:

• sustainable
• prosperity
• capitalism
• communism
• trade liberalization
• free trade
• trading blocs
• the World Bank
• the IMF
• GATT
• WTO
• NAFTA
• EU
• sustainable prosperity
• Bretton Woods Agreement
• anti-globalization
• G8
• Kyoto Protocol
• trade protectionism
• economic globalization
• economic nationalism
• TNCs
• UN's Global Compact (p. 211)
• sweatshops
• outsourcing
• Crown corporation
• privatization
• deregulation
• Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
• environmental stewardship
• sustainable development

July 17

Social 10-2

I did a homework check on the Chapter 11 Question Booklet and the Chapter 12 Reading Organizer as well. You wrote your Chapter 11 Quiz at the beginning of class. You then watched a documentary called "The Age of Wal-Mart" and completed a film study, listing off the advantages and disadvantages of Wal-Mart. You also wrote your Unit 3 In-Class Writing Assignment as well today. I gave you your Chapter 13 Questions (these will be due on Tuesday, July 21st).

Upcoming Important Dates:

• Chapter 11-12 Quiz (key terms quiz) is on Monday, July 20th
• Chapter 13 Questions are due on Tuesday, July 21st
• Unit 3 Final Exam is on Wednesday, July 22nd
  

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July 16

Social 10-2

You wrote your Unit 2 Final Exam at the beginning of class today, the results were good. You did a film study of "China Rises: Getting Rich" before the break as well. After the break, I returned your Unit 2 Written Responses Assignment II that you wrote in class yesterday. I gave you your Chapter 12 Reading Organizer as well today. Please see the upcoming important dates to stay on top of what's coming up in Social 10-2. At the end of class I gave you your Mid-Term Report Cards (I highlighted your mark on the mark print out sheet). Some of you are throwing away easy marks by not doing your homework. Homework checks count for 5% of your course mark, so do your homework.

Upcoming Important Dates:

• Chapter 11 Key Terms and Questions Booklet is due on Friday, July 17th
• Chapter 12 Reading Organizer is due on Friday, July 17th
• Chapter 11 Quiz is on Friday, July 17th
• Unit 3 In-Class Writing Assignment is on Friday, July 17th
• Chapter 11-12 Quiz (key terms quiz) is on Monday, July 20th
• Unit 3 Final Exam is on Wednesday, July 22nd

Chapter 11 Quiz Study Guide:

This quiz has two sections: one matching section for key terms from Chapter 11, and the other section will test your knowledge of global financial institutions and organizations. Please make sure that you know what supporters and critics might say about the following organizations:

• The World Bank (see pages 181, 183-185)
• The IMF (see pages 182, 183-185)
• NAFTA (see pages 188-189)
• WTO (see pages 191-192)
• the G8 (see pages 192-193)
• make sure that you read "The Anti-Globalization Movement" section (pages 193-194) for more criticisms of these institutions and organizations

July 15

Social 10-2

I collected your Chapter 10 Key Terms and Questions Booklets at the beginning of class today. You wrote your Chapter 9-10 Quiz today as well, and the results were very good. You also wrote your Unit 2 In-Class Writing Assignment, this one was based on the Social 30-2 Written Response Assignment II in which you have three sources to interpret. I will try to mark these today, so that you will know the results tomorrow. I delivered a PowerPoint presentation called "Foundations of Economic Globalization" today as well, I have already sent this presentation to you, so please check your e-mail. Your Chapter 11 Key Terms and Question Booklet is due on Friday, July 17th. My expectation is that I have 100% completion of this booklet because you are getting an extra day to work on it. You have your Unit 2 Final Exam tomorrow, so please see the study guide below. On Friday, you have a Chapter 11 Quiz, please see the study guide for that quiz below. Please make a note of the upcoming important dates as well.

Upcoming Important Dates:

• Unit 2 Final Exam is on Thursday, July 16th
• Chapter 11 Key Terms and Questions Booklet is due on Friday, July 17th
• Chapter 11 Quiz is on Friday, July 17th
• Unit 3 In-Class Writing Assignment is on Friday, July 17th
• Chapter 11-12 Quiz (key terms quiz) is on Monday, July 20th
• Unit 3 Final Exam is on Wednesday, July 22nd
  
  

Unit 2 Final Exam Study Guide:

The Unit 2 Final Exam is on Thursday, July 16th. This unit final is different than your Unit 1 Final Exam because it has a few different sections, it is not all multiple choice. There is a matching section with 15 key terms (with a 21 key term word bank) and a multiple choice section with 25 questions.

1. Make sure that you review information from the following PowerPoint presentations:

"Foundations of Historical Globalization"
"Historical Globalization and Imperialism"

2. Make sure that you study the following key concepts from Unit 2:

• world view
• democracy
• annihilation
• Eurocentrism
• international trade
• mercantilism
• monopoly
• capitalism
• free market
• industrialization
• entrepreneur
• imperialism
• raw material
• market
• colony
• protectorate
• assimilated
• company land grant
• reserve
• residential school
• Indian Act
• self-government
• Beothuk
• Silk Road
• integration
• assimilation
• Oka
• Royal Commission
  

Chapter 11 Quiz Study Guide:

This quiz has two sections: one matching section for key terms from Chapter 11, and the other section will test your knowledge of global financial institutions and organizations. Please make sure that you know what supporters and critics might say about the following organizations:

• The World Bank (see pages 181, 183-185)
• The IMF (see pages 182, 183-185)
• NAFTA (see pages 188-189)
• WTO (see pages 191-192)
• the G8 (see pages 192-193)
• make sure that you read "The Anti-Globalization Movement" section (pages 193-194) for more criticisms of these institutions and organizations

July 14

Social 10-2

I did a homework check on the Chapter 9 Key Terms and Questions at the beginning of class. I gave you some notes on the Chapter 10 material, including a handout on the Indian Act, and notes on the board about the Indian Act, assimilation, marginalization and the residential school system. We then watched the film "Where the Spirit Lives" and completed a film study on it. You also wrote a quiz on the film as well.

We also watched an episode of CBC News in Review about the Canadian government issuing an apology for the residential school system. Your Chapter 10 Key Terms and Questions are due tomorrow. Please check the upcoming important dates below, and the study guide for the Unit 2 Final Exam.

Upcoming Important Dates:

• Chapter 10 Key Terms and Questions are due Wednesday, July 15th
• Chapter 9-10 Quiz is on Wednesday, July 15th
• Unit 2 In-Class Writing Assignment is on Wednesday, July 15th
• Unit 2 Final Exam is on Thursday, July 16th
  

Unit 2 Final Exam Study Guide:

The Unit 2 Final Exam is on Thursday, July 16th. This unit final is different than your Unit 1 Final Exam because it has a few different sections, it is not all multiple choice. There is a matching section with 15 key terms (with a 21 key term word bank) and a multiple choice section with 25 questions.
1. Make sure that you review information from the following PowerPoint presentations:

• "Foundations of Historical Globalization"
• "Historical Globalization and Imperialism"
  

2. Make sure that you study the following key concepts from Unit 2:

• world view
• democracy
• annihilation
• Eurocentrism
• international trade
• mercantilism
• monopoly
• capitalism
  free market
• industrialization
• entrepreneur
• imperialism
• raw material
• market
• colony
• protectorate
• assimilated
• company land grant
• reserve
• residential school
• Indian Act
• self-government
• Beothuk
• Silk Road
• integration
• assimilation
• Oka
• Royal Commission

July 13

Social 10-2

You handed in your Chapter 8 Key Terms and Questions at the beginning of class today, and then you wrote your Chapter 7-8 Quiz. I did a short PowerPoint presentation called "Historical Globalization and Imperialism", which I will be sending to you this afternoon. This PowerPoint presentation corresponds to material from Chapter 9 in your textbook. We then watched "Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee" and wrote a short quiz on the film. Your Chapter 9 Key Terms and Questions are due tomorrow. Please see the list of upcoming important dates below, as well as the study guide for your Unit 2 Final Exam (which is on Thursday).

Upcoming Important Dates:

• Chapter 9 Key Terms and Questions are due Tuesday, July 14th
• Chapter 9-10 Quiz is on Wednesday, July 15th
• Unit 2 In-Class Writing Assignment is on Wednesday, July 15th
• Unit 2 Final Exam is on Thursday, July 16th

Unit 2 Final Exam Study Guide:

The Unit 2 Final Exam is on Thursday, July 16th. This unit final is different than your Unit 1 Final Exam because it has a few different sections, it is not all multiple choice. There is a matching section with 15 key terms (with a 21 key term word bank) and a multiple choice section with 25 questions.

1. Make sure that you review information from the following PowerPoint presentations:

• "Foundations of Historical Globalization"
• "Historical Globalization and Imperialism"

2. Make sure that you study the following key concepts from Unit 2:

• world view
• democracy
• annihilation
• Eurocentrism
• international trade
• mercantilism
• monopoly
• capitalism
• free market
• industrialization
• entrepreneur
• imperialism
• raw marterial
• market
• colony
• protectorate
• assimilated
• company land grant
• reserve
• residential school
• Indian Act
• self-government
• Beothuk
• Silk Road
• integration
• assimilation
• Oka
• Royal commission

July 10

Social 10-2

I did a homework check on your Chapter 7 Key Terms and Questions at the beginning of class today. 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. Your Chapter 8 Key Terms and Questions are due on Monday. You have a Chapter 7-8 Quiz on Monday as well. Please see the study guide below. Please also see the list of upcoming important dates below.

Upcoming Important Dates:

• Chapter 8 Key Terms and Questions are due Monday, July 13th
• Chapter 7-8 Quiz is on Monday, July 13th
• Chapter 9-10 Quiz is on Wednesday, July 15th
• Unit 2 In-Class Writing Assignment is on Wednesday, July 15th
• Unit 2 Final Exam is on Thursday, July 16th

Chapter 7-8 Quiz Study Guide:

Please make sure that you know the following key terms/key concepts from Chapters 7-8.

• cultural contact
• democracy
• colonial
• world view
• Eurocentrism
• international trade
• mercantilism
• monopoly
• capitalism
• free market
• industrialization
• entrepreneur
• Hudson’s Bay Company
• constitution
• anthropologist
• annihilation
• entrepreneur

July 9

Social 10-2

I collected your Chapter 5 Key Terms and Questions and your Chapter 6 Reading Organizer at the beginning of class for homework check marks. You then wrote your Chapter 5-6 Quiz. After completing the quiz, I had you move into small groups to do a brainstorming session for the Unit 1 Written Response Assignment I. I gave you 10 minutes to brainstorm and about 40 minutes to write it. You also wrote your Unit 1 Final Exam today, you'll get the results back tomorrow. Your homework assignment tonight is to finish the Chapter 7 Key Terms and Questions.

Upcoming Important Dates:

• Chapter 7 Key Terms and Questions are due tomorrow
• Chapter 7-8 Quiz is on Monday, July 13th
• Chapter 9-10 Quiz is on Wednesday, July 15th
• Unit 2 In-Class Writing Assignment is on Wednesday, July 15th
• Unit 2 Final Exam is on Thursday, July 16th

July 8

Social 10-2

I collected your Chapter 4 Key Terms and Questions and your "Bend It Like Beckham" film studies at the beginning of class today. I went through a PowerPoint presentation called "Preparing for the Social 10-2 Written Assignments", which I have already sent to your e-mail accounts. I gave you some class time to work on your Chapter 5 Key Terms and Questions (which are due tomorrow), and your Chapter 6 Reading Organizer (which is also due tomorrow). You should be studying Unit 1 material tonight (see upcoming important dates below).

Upcoming Important Dates:

• Chapter 5 Key Terms and Questions are due tomorrow (Thursday, July 9th)
• Chapter 6 Reading Organizer is due tomorrow as well
• Chapter 5-6 Quiz is on Thursday, July 9th (no study guide, make sure that you study key terms from these chapters)
• Unit 1 In-Class Writing Assignment is on Thursday, July 9th
• Unit 1 Final Exam is on Thursday, July 9th
  

Unit 1 Final Exam Study Guide:

The Unit 1 Final Exam is on Thursday, July 9th. It consists of 25 multiple choice questions. Here is what you should review:

• all key concepts/key terms from Unit 1 (Chapters 1-6 in your textbook/worksheets, please see the list below)
• be able to recognize/apply key concepts to examples (for example, if a question gives you an example/scenario, you should be able to decide what key concept from Unit 1 is being illustrated in the example).
  

Here is a list of key concepts from Unit 1 that you MUST know:

• globalization
• social globalization
• economic globalization
• political globalization
• collective identity
• individual identity
• global village
• GNP
• interdependence
• standard of living
• outsourcing
• transnational corporations (TNCs)
• media transnationals
• NAFTA
• media convergence
• universalization of popular culture
• multiculturalism
• hybridization
• assimilation
• integration
• marginalization
• homogenization
• integration
• acculturation
• pluralistic society/pluralism
• Metis
• Inuit
• accomodation
• Francophone
• Anglophone
• cultural revitalization
• Official Languages Act
• Bill 101 (French Language Charter, pages 32-33 in your textbook)

July 7

Social 10-2

Today was another busy day. I went through a PowerPoint presentation called "Challenges and Opportunities of Globalization" that covers material from Chapter 4 and 5. I have sent this PowerPoint presentation to your e-mail accounts, so please check your e-mail. We watched "Bend It Like Beckham" and completed a film study that is due tomorrow. After the break we finished "Bend It Like Beckham" and I gave you some time to work on your Chapter 4 Key Terms and Questions that are due tomorrow.

Upcoming Important Dates:

• Chapter 4 Key Terms and Questions are due tomorrow (Wednesday, July 8th)
• "Bend It Like Beckham" Film Study is due tomorrow as well
• Chapter 3-4 Quiz (key terms quiz, matching format) is on Wednesday, July 8th (no study guide, just study the Chapter 3 and 4 key terms from the worksheets and you'll be fine)
• Chapter 5-6 Quiz is on Thursday, July 9th (sorry, again, no study guide)
• Unit 1 In-Class Writing Assignment is on Thursday, July 9th
• Unit 1 Final Exam is on Thursday, July 9th

Unit 1 Final Exam Study Guide:

The Unit 1 Final Exam is on Thursday, July 9th. It consists of 25 multiple choice questions. Here is what you should review:

• all key concepts/key terms from Unit 1 (Chapters 1-6 in your textbook/worksheets, please see the list below)
• be able to recognize/apply key concepts to examples (for example, if a question gives you an example/scenario, you should be able to decide what key concept from Unit 1 is being illustrated in the example).

Here is a list of key concepts from Unit 1 that you MUST know:

• globalization
• social globalization
• economic globalization
• political globalization
• collective identity
• individual identity
• global village
• GNP
• interdependence
• standard of living
• outsourcing
• transnational corporations (TNCs)
• media transnationals
• NAFTA
• media convergence
• universalization of popular culture
• multiculturalism
• hybridization
• assimilation
• integration
• marginalization
• homogenization
• integration
• acculturation
• pluralistic society/pluralism
• Metis
• Inuit
• accomodation
• Francophone
• Anglophone
• cultural revitalization
• Official Languages Act
• Bill 101 (French Language Charter, pages 32-33 in your textbook)
  

July 6

Today was yet another busy day in Social 10-2, here's what happened:

Social 10-2

You wrote your Chapter 1-2 Quiz at the beginning of the class. I collected your Chapter 2 Key Terms and Questions and your "global connections" map. I went through some major media transnational corporations, and discussed some of the other companies that they owned and controlled. Keep in mind, with media transnationals, they tend to be involved in various types of media: newspapers, magazines, book publishing, TV, cable TV, satellite TV, movies and film production, and Internet services. This is different than other TNCs, such as McDonald's, Wal-Mart, Nike or Toyota, they don't own and control media outlets. Make sure that you know the difference between TNCs and media TNCs! I also gave you some notes on homogenization and the universalization of popular culture, as well as the CBC/SRC, CRTC, and CAVCO. We talked a little bit about "cultural protectionism" as well. You wrote your World Geography Test today as well. Tomorrow, you have some homework due, your Chapter 3 Key Terms and Questions are due.

Upcoming Important Dates:

• Chapter 3 Key Terms and Questions are due tomorrow
• Chapter 3-4 Quiz (key terms quiz, matching format) is on Wednesday, July 8th (no study guide, just study the Chapter 3 and 4 key terms from the worksheets and you'll be fine)
• Chapter 5-6 Quiz is on Thursday, July 9th (sorry, again, no study guide)
• Unit 1 In-Class Writing Assignment is on Thursday, July 9th
• Unit 1 Final Exam is on Thursday, July 9th

Unit 1 Final Exam Study Guide:

The Unit 1 Final Exam is on Thursday, July 9th. It consists of 25 multiple choice questions. Here is what you should review:

• all key concepts/key terms from Unit 1 (Chapters 1-6 in your textbook/worksheets, please see the list below)
• be able to recognize/apply key concepts to examples (for example, if a question gives you an example/scenario, you should be able to decide what key concept from Unit 1 is being illustrated in the example)

Here is a list of key concepts from Unit 1 that you MUST know:

• globalization
• social globalization
• economic globalization
• political globalization
• collective identity
• individual identity
• global village
• GNP
• interdependence
• standard of living
• outsourcing
• transnational corporations (TNCs)
• media transnationals
• NAFTA
• media convergence
• universalization of popular culture
• multiculturalism
• hybridization
• assimilation
• integration
• marginalization
• homogenization
• integration
• acculturation
• pluralistic society/pluralism
• Metis
• Inuit
• accomodation
• Francophone
• Anglophone
• cultural revitalization
• Official Languages Act
• Bill 101 (French Language Charter, pages 32-33 in your textbook)

July 3

Social 10-2

Today was another busy day. We played "Global Bingo" and collected 12 names of classmates and at least one of their global connections. I did a homework check on your Chapter 1 Key Terms and Questions, and on your "global connections" chart. We looked briefly at collective identity and individual identity, and then watched the film "Whale Rider" to see examples of collective identity among the Maori people. You have some homework this weekend, your Chapter 2 Key Terms and Questions are due on Monday. Your "global connections map" is due on Monday as well (please see the instructions below). Also, Monday is an important day because you have a couple of quizzes on Monday. You have your World Geography Test on Monday (please see the study guide below) and you have your Chapter 1-2 Quiz (key terms quiz, please see the study guide below).

Instructions for Global Connections Map

Here are some reminder instructions for the map:

• People on the map should be represented by circles, color the circles and make sure there is a number beside each circle
• Make sure that you have colored and labelled the 20 different countries (color the entire country), these countries represent the 20 items that you found for homework and put into your chart
• Make sure that you have labeled every country that your classmates have a connection to, in other words, if they told you that like a band from Finland, you need to represent them with a circle and number on your map, AND you have to label Finland too.
• Choose different colors to represent your different categories (food, clothing, electronics, entertainment)
• Make sure that you have a detailed key on the back of your map (reproducing your 20 item chart's information with color codes for the different categories)
• Make sure that you have a title for your map
• No border is necessary
• No compass rose is necessary
• You don't need to color the oceans or bodies of water (if you feel the need to color them, simply do a blue outline of the land masses that touch the major oceans and seas)
• Don't forget to color ALL of a country (for example, Alaska is part of the USA and should be colored, don't forget to color the islands in the Arctic Ocean that are part of Canada if you have a connection to Canada)
  

World Geography Test Study Guide:

The format for this exam is pretty straightforward, you will be given a blank map, labeled with numbers. You must be able to identify the countries that are labeled on the map. You will be given an answer sheet, and a list of countries that appear on the map. You need to be able to identify the countries. Here are the countries that you need to know the location of:

• NAFTA members (Canada, USA, Mexico)
• G8 countries (Canada, USA, Great Britain, France, Italy, Germany, Japan, Russia)
• some EU countries (there are 27 countries in the EU, here's a hyperlink to the map of the EU)
• 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
• African countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Libya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, 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, Jamaica, China, India, Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq

Please use the following links for studying for this test:

• World Geography Games
• Test Your Geography Knowledge
• Maps.com Online Games (the "Find It" games are excellent!)
  

Chapter 1-2 Quiz study Guide:

This quiz will be on Monday, July 6th. The format of this quiz is matching. There will be 16 key terms on this quiz. Please make sure that you know what the following key terms mean:

• globalization
• economic globalization
• social globalization
• political globalization
• outsourcing
• transnational corporations (TNCs)
• infrastructure
• media
• NAFTA
• individual identity
• collective identity
• multiculturalism
• Francophone
• Anglophone
• bias
• tradition
• consumer
• multiculturalism
• linguistic identity

July 3

Classroom Rules/Expectations of Behavior:

I think that I have very simple, straight-forward classroom rules and expectations. Here's a quick recap:

• Please be on-task during classroom time (visit later)
• No cell phones (as per school policy); if your parents really need to get in touch with you, they should call the office. Please don't bring cell phones to class, or if you do, please remember to turn them off!
• Please don't listen to music on MP3 players or iPods during class time, unless I have given you permission to do so.
• Be polite. You should be listening during class lectures or when your classmates have questions to ask (you might have some of the same questions).
• Be on time. If you are late, please enter the classroom quietly and apologize for being late. If the door is locked, I have started the lecture or there is a class presentation in progress; I will open the door and let you in as soon as possible.
• Clean up after yourselves. Please don't leave garbage on the floor. I like my classroom fairly neat and tidy.
• You may chew gum in class on the following conditions: don't chew like a cow, I don't want to see the gum or hear you chewing it, that's just gross.
• No hats indoors!
• Please make sure that a parent or guardian calls the school to have absences excused. If you miss a test due to an unexcused absence you will be assigned a mark of "zero".
• I will be contacting parent/guardians if you have unexcused absences.
  

Social 10-2

We did a lot of beginning of the semester/administrative tasks at the beginning of the class. I have sent you an e-mail, so please check your e-mail inboxes today when you get home. If you have a Hotmail account, you may have to check your junk mail folder and add me as someone that you want to get e-mail messages from. We went through different perspectives of globalization today, by looking at how various people and organizations define globalization. As you can see, there are many different perspectives on globalization. Some people feel that globalization is beneficial and others feel that globalization creates problems. Over the course of the semester, we will be looking what your perspective on globalization is, in other words, do you feel that it has more benefits or drawbacks? We also looked at various images, political cartoons and photographs that illustrated aspects of globalization as well. You have a couple of homework assignments tonight:

• You must find 20 items in your house (from categories such as electronics, clothing, household goods, food, cars, or miscellaneous) from 20 different countries
• Put these 20 different items into a chart format (as I wrote it on the blackboard)
• Please do not have more than 5 items from any one category
• Also, you must complete your Chapter 1 Key Terms and Questions for tomorrow

You also have some other important dates coming up:

• World Geography Test is on Monday, July 6th (please see study guide below)
• Chapter 1-2 Quiz is on Monday, July 6th (please see study guide below)
• Chapter 5-6 Quiz is on Thursday, July 9th
• Unit 1 Final Exam is on Thursday, July 9th (study guide to be posted later on the blog)

World Geography Test Study Guide:

The format for this exam is pretty straightforward, you will be given a blank map, labeled with numbers. You must be able to identify the countries that are labeled on the map. You will be given an answer sheet, and a list of countries that appear on the map. You need to be able to identify the countries. Here are the countries that you need to know the location of:

• NAFTA members (Canada, USA, Mexico)
• G8 countries (Canada, USA, Great Britain, France, Italy, Germany, Japan, Russia)
• some EU countries (there are 27 countries in the EU, here's a hyperlink to the map of the EU)
• 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
• African countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Libya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, 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, Jamaica, China, India, Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq
  
  

Chapter 1-2 Quiz study Guide:

This quiz will be on Monday, July 6th. The format of this quiz is matching. There will be 16 key terms on this quiz. Please make sure that you know what the following key terms mean:

• globalization
• economic globalization
• social globalization
• political globalization
• outsourcing
• transnational corporations (TNCs)
• infrastructure
• media
• NAFTA
• individual identity
• collective identity
• multiculturalism
• Francophone
• Anglophone
• bias
• tradition
• consumer
• multiculturalism
• linguistic identity