Wednesday, March 14, 2018

March 14


We started a presentation today called "Historical Globalization and Imperialism". Chapter 7 Key Terms and Questions are due on Friday, March 16th.

You have your Unit 1 Final Exam on Wednesday, March 21st, please see the study guide below. 


Unit 1 Final Exam will be Wednesday, March 21st. 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!



We finished off "Paris 1919" today, and then we did the activity "Making Peace" from your Social 20-1 workbooks. One week from today, on March 21st you will be writing your Unit 2 WRA I, but you will have to do it without the help of the analyzing political cartoons sheet or the student writing guide (colorful sheet of paper). I've moved the due date for your Chapter 5 Key Terms and Questions to Friday, March 16th.



We continued our film study of "12 Years a Slave" today, hopefully we'll be able to finish it off tomorrow. I also showed you the results of your Cold War Exam today.


Tuesday, March 13, 2018

March 13


You wrote your Cold War Exam today, and you'll get the results back tomorrow. We'll continue our film study of "12 Years a Slave" tomorrow.


I gave you the results back for your Chapter 3-4 Test at the beginning of class today. We watched "Paris 1919" today, and we'll finish it off tomorrow. We'll continue our examination of the Paris Peace Conference tomorrow as well with an activity out of your workbooks. Next week, on March 21st you will be writing a WRA I on Unit 2 material.


You finished writing your Unit 1 WRA II Essay today, hopefully within a week you'll get the results back for this writing assignment. You have your Unit 1 Final Exam on Wednesday, March 21st, please see the study guide below.


Unit 1 Final Exam will be Wednesday, March 21st. 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!

Monday, March 12, 2018

March 12


We skipped backwards in time today to talk about the Antebellum South and the issue of slavery. One thing that I forgot to show was an animation of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade (please have a look at it below). Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade


We also started a film study of "12 Years a Slave" which we will pick up again on Wednesday. Please remember that you are writing your Cold War Exam tomorrow (please see the study guide below).


On Tuesday, March 13th you will have a Cold War Unit Exam. Please see the study guide below. This test will be a Social 30-1 test and it will be all multiple choice test format. 

Make sure that you know all the Cold War concepts: 
    • deterrence
    • disarmament
    • isolationism
    • appeasement
    • collective security
    • direct confrontation
    • brinkmanship
    • containment
    • detente
    • collective intervention
    Be able to define the following key concepts:
    • superpower
    • sphere of influence
    • arms race
    • Suez Canal War 1956
    • brinkmanship
    • Korean War
    • Cold War
    • decolonization
    • Cuban Missile Crisis
    • detente
    • NATO
    • collective security
      • know the chronology of events of the Cold War (study timelines. Please check under Social 30-1 Links on the blog for links to the Cold War timelines)
      • know key events that we've emphasized in class (for example: Berlin Airlift, Korean War, Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam War, Afghanistan) plus other key events from the timeline
      • know major arms reduction agreements (bilateral agreements and multilateral agreements), please study the notes that I gave you on this (detailed notes and the chart)
      • know about the formation of alliances (NATO, Warsaw Pact, SEATO, etc.) and the formation of "spheres of influence"
      • know examples of American intervention in their "backyard" (Western Hemisphere, notes package plus notes from the CNN video useful here)
      • anything that I gave you as a handout/notes on the wiki is testable material and should be reviewed!!
      • know how the Cold War ends and its results/consequences



      We spent the entire period in the Blenheim Room working on your first draft of the first paragraph of your Unit 1 WRA II Essay. After writing the first paragraph, you were able to have a few classmates peer edit your work, and then you could have made the edits to your position paper. You're finishing off this essay tomorrow.


      I lectured about the Paris Peace Conference today, I taught you the terms of the Treaty of Versailles (GARGLe). We might look at the Paris Peace Conference in greater detail tomorrow.

      Your Chapter 5 Key Terms and Questions are due on Thursday, March 15th.

      Friday, March 09, 2018

      March 9


      You watched a National Geographic video called "Inside North Korea" today in class. This video was set during the time of Kim Jong-il, but North Korea is relatively unchanged since the making of the video. The divided Korean peninsula is a legacy of the Cold War, and Mr. Kerr may have discussed current events surrounding Kim Jong-un and North Korean missile testing. Please be ready to write your Cold War exam next Tuesday (March 13th), you can find the study guide below.



      Mr. Kerr would have lectured today on how the Allied Powers won the First World War, and how that led into the Paris Peace Conference. I'll continue lecturing on this topic on Monday.


      Thursday, March 08, 2018

      March 8


      Today you worked in small groups as representatives of Russia, France, Great Britain, and Austria-Hungary, and tried to avert the outbreak of the First World War. Hopefully you had fun!

      You went through the "recipe for success" today in class, and you had a chance to see a sample WRA II essay sheet. In small groups you should brainstormed argumentation and evidence. In tomorrow's class you will get the actual Unit 1 WRA II Essay question sheet.


      You watched the final episode of the CNN Cold War series "Conclusions" (1989-1991). I created a Google Doc for this video, so hopefully you've added your notes to it. Please be aware that you have your Cold War Exam on Tuesday, March 13th, please see the study guide below.


      On Tuesday, March 13th you will have a Cold War Unit Exam. Please see the study guide below. This test will be a Social 30-1 test and it will be all multiple choice test format. 

      Make sure that you know all the Cold War concepts: 
        • deterrence
        • disarmament
        • isolationism
        • appeasement
        • collective security
        • direct confrontation
        • brinkmanship
        • containment
        • detente
        • collective intervention
        Be able to define the following key concepts:
        • superpower
        • sphere of influence
        • arms race
        • Suez Canal War 1956
        • brinkmanship
        • Korean War
        • Cold War
        • decolonization
        • Cuban Missile Crisis
        • detente
        • NATO
        • collective security
          • know the chronology of events of the Cold War (study timelines. Please check under Social 30-1 Links on the blog for links to the Cold War timelines)
          • know key events that we've emphasized in class (for example: Berlin Airlift, Korean War, Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam War, Afghanistan) plus other key events from the timeline
          • know major arms reduction agreements (bilateral agreements and multilateral agreements), please study the notes that I gave you on this (detailed notes and the chart)
          • know about the formation of alliances (NATO, Warsaw Pact, SEATO, etc.) and the formation of "spheres of influence"
          • know examples of American intervention in their "backyard" (Western Hemisphere, notes package plus notes from the CNN video useful here)
          • anything that I gave you as a handout/notes on the wiki is testable material and should be reviewed!!
          • know how the Cold War ends and its results/consequences

          Wednesday, March 07, 2018

          March 7


          You were taught the difference between argumentation and evidence today. You would have been presented the following question: "How would you convince a friend to attend Churchill? what arguments would you use to convince them?"

          You wrote the Unit 1 Final Exam today, and hopefully you'll get the results back tomorrow.


          You wrote your Social 30-1 WRA I style assignment on the Cold War today. I'll mark it when I get back from New York next week.


          Tuesday, March 06, 2018

          March 6


          You watched a video from the CNN Cold War series, "When the Wall Came Down" (1989). I created a Google Doc for you to take notes on this video. Please remember that you have the 30-1 style WRA I assignment tomorrow in the Blenheim Room. You'll be allowed to have the "salmon" colored sheet out and the analyzing political cartoon sheet as well.


          On Tuesday, March 13th you will have a Cold War Unit Exam. Please see the study guide below. This test will be a Social 30-1 test and it will be all multiple choice test format. 

          Make sure that you know all the Cold War concepts: 
            • deterrence
            • disarmament
            • isolationism
            • appeasement
            • collective security
            • direct confrontation
            • brinkmanship
            • containment
            • detente
            • collective intervention
            Be able to define the following key concepts:
            • superpower
            • sphere of influence
            • arms race
            • Suez Canal War 1956
            • brinkmanship
            • Korean War
            • Cold War
            • decolonization
            • Cuban Missile Crisis
            • detente
            • NATO
            • collective security
              • know the chronology of events of the Cold War (study timelines. Please check under Social 30-1 Links on the blog for links to the Cold War timelines)
              • know key events that we've emphasized in class (for example: Berlin Airlift, Korean War, Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam War, Afghanistan) plus other key events from the timeline
              • know major arms reduction agreements (bilateral agreements and multilateral agreements), please study the notes that I gave you on this (detailed notes and the chart)
              • know about the formation of alliances (NATO, Warsaw Pact, SEATO, etc.) and the formation of "spheres of influence"
              • know examples of American intervention in their "backyard" (Western Hemisphere, notes package plus notes from the CNN video useful here)
              • anything that I gave you as a handout/notes on the wiki is testable material and should be reviewed!!
              • know how the Cold War ends and its results/consequences


              You wrote your Chapter 3-4 Test today. When I get back from New York, I will mark these exams, so you'll have to be patient. Please remember that you have your Unit 1 Final Exam tomorrow, please see the study guide below.

              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


              You had your in-class debate on the following debate today: BIRT globalization benefits the world's cultures. I look forward to hearing which side won this debate.


              Monday, March 05, 2018

              March 5


              I showed a video on the construction of the Berlin Wall, and tomorrow you'll watch a video from the CNN Cold War series on when the Cold War began to end in Europe. I re-taught how to write the WRA I, and I went through analyzing political cartoons too. You will be allowed to have both of these handouts out when you write the Social 30-1 WRA I on Wednesday, March 7th. I also collected your Vietnam War Assignment today as well.


              You wrote your Unit 1 WRA I today in the Blenheim Room. If you missed today's class, you'll have to make up this writing assignment next week when I'm back from the National High School Model UN conference.


              You got back your Unit 1 WRA I today at the beginning of class. If you were away today, please pick these up tomorrow from Mr. Kerr. I showed you some more videos on the First World War today, and while you watched these videos you should taken notes on them. Please remember that you have your Chapter 3-4 Test tomorrow, and your Unit 1 Final Exam on Wednesday. You can find the study guides for both these exams below.

              This quiz will be on Tuesday, March 7th. 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 quiz)

              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

              Friday, March 02, 2018

              March 2



              I showed you a video from the BBC series "Days that Shook the World" on the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand today in class. Please make sure that you do the reading on the causes of World War I that is in your blue study booklets (pages 85-97) by Monday's class. Next week, you have two assessments while I'm away. You're writing the Chapter 3-4 Test on Tuesday, March 6th and the Unit 1 Final Exam on Wednesday, March 7th, please see the study guides for both of these exams below. 

              This quiz will be on Tuesday, March 7th. 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 quiz)

              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

              Thursday, March 01, 2018

              March 1


              I went through a lecture on "The Causes of World War I" today in class. Please make sure that you do the reading on the causes of World War I that is in your blue study booklets (pages 85-97) by Monday's class. Next week, you have two assessments while I'm away. You're writing the Chapter 3-4 Test on Tuesday, March 6th and the Unit 1 Final Exam on Wednesday, March 7th, please see the study guides for both of these exams below.

              This quiz will be on Tuesday, March 7th. 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 quiz)


              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


              I split you into two groups today so you can start to prepare for next Tuesday's debate on the following topic: BIRT globalization benefits the world's cultures. I recommend that you set up Google Doc groups to share your research with one another. Please check the Social 10-1 wiki page called 1st Debate to see the teams. Please decide how you will be delivering your speeches during the debate. Please be ready for tomorrow's Chapter 3-4 Test (the study guide is posted below).


              This test will be written on Friday, March 2nd. 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



              I showed you a video from the CNN Cold War series on American interventionism in Latin America during the Cold War called "Backyard". I have shared the Google Notes page for this video with you. Don't forget that your Vietnam War Assignment is due on Monday, please see it below. On Wednesday, March 7th you'll be writing a WRA I on the Cold War. I'll review how to write one of these assignments with you next week.

              Your Vietnam War Assignment is due on Monday, March 5th. 
              A. PEOPLE
              Identify and explain the role each played in the Vietnam War
              1. Ho Chi Minh
              2. Ngo Dinh Diem
              3. Lyndon B. Johnson
              4. Richard M. Nixon
              5. Viet Minh
              6. Viet Cong
              7. Le Duc Tho
              8. Henry Kissinger
              9. William Westmoreland
              10. "Draft Dodger"

              B. CONCEPTS/TERMS
              Explain the significance of the following with regards to the Vietnam War (identify participants or individuals if appropriate)
              1. Ho Chi Minh Trail
              2. defoliation
              3. "search and destroy" mission
              4. "Vietnamization of the war"
              5. Gulf of Tonkin Incident
              6. My Lai Massacre
              7. domino theory
              8. Kent State University protest (May 4, 1970)
              9. Tet Offensive (January 1968)
              10. Geneva Agreement (1954)

              C. ISSUES
              Provide the information requested
              1. The predominant religion of Vietnam
              2. The battle which marked the end of French colonial rule in Indo-China
              3. The scandal which led to the only resignation of an American President
              4. The Vice President who replaced the President after his resignation
              5. Why was November 1963 a "bad month" for the governments of South Vietnam and the United States?