Friday, July 31, 2009

July 31


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!!

Thursday, July 30, 2009

July 30


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.

  • 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

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

July 29


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.



  • 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

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

July 28


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).



  • 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

Monday, July 27, 2009

July 27


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.



  • 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

Friday, July 24, 2009

July 24


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)


  • 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

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

Thursday, July 23, 2009

July 23


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


  • 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





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

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

July 22


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).

  • 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

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

July 21


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


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

Monday, July 20, 2009

July 20


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.

  • 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)



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

Friday, July 17, 2009

July 17


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).


  • 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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Thursday, July 16, 2009

July 16


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.



  • 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


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

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

July 15


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.

  • 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

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



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

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

July 14


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.
  • 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


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

Monday, July 13, 2009

July 13


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).





  • 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



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

Friday, July 10, 2009

July 10


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.


  • 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



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

Thursday, July 09, 2009

July 9


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.

  • 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

Wednesday, July 08, 2009

July 8


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).
  • 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

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)

Tuesday, July 07, 2009

July 7


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.
  • 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



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)

Monday, July 06, 2009

July 6

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


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.



  • 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



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)

Friday, July 03, 2009

July 3


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).

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)

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:



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

Thursday, July 02, 2009

July 3


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.

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)


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



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