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    Gleek at a Glance, 23-25 November 2009 

    HL1: Final Exams. C Period: 8.30-10.00am on 24 November. F Period: 8.30-10.00am on 25 November.
    Learning Objectives: emergence of the PLO; October War of 1973: causes, course and consequences; role of the United States, USSR and UNO; Camp David and the Egyptian-Israeli Peace Agreement.

    HL2: None-enjoy your holiday!

     
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    HL1 Gleek at a Glance 16 to 20 November

    Learning Objectives

    • The IB Internal Assessment

    Essential Questions

    • What is the IB Internal Assessment?
    • What am I (the student) responsible for?
    • How will I begin this research process?

    Assessments

    • Graphic Organizer, posted to blog by 30 November (20 points)
    • “Simple” Literature Review, posted to blog before 6 December (20 points)
    • Project Definition, posted to blog before 13 December (50 points)
    • Analysis of Sources, posted to blog before 18 December (10 Points)

    Resources

     

    Monday

    • I will be out of class (but on campus) on Monday. Mr. Volpe will be your substitute
    • Readings (done before class): Bickerton & Klausner, pp. 194-204
    • Guiding Question (no Journal Prompt this week): Describe the role of individual decision-makers in the Camp David Peace Process.
    • Review and be able to summarize the following:  UN General Assembly Resolution 3236; Speech by Yasser Arafat (PLO) to the UN General Assembly; Speech by Yosef Tekoah (Israel) to the UN General Assembly; Framework for Peace in the Middle East Agreed to at Camp David and Signed at the White House, 17 September 1978; Framework for the Conclusion of a Peace Treaty Between Egypt and Israel Signed at the White House, 17 September 1978; The Likud Response to Camp David: The 1981 Party Platform; Arab League Communique, 31 March 1979; West Bank Palestinians: Reaction to Camp David, 30 August 1981

    Tuesday/Wednesday

    • Reading (done before class): Roselle and Spray, pp. ix-xi (Preface); 1-11 (Chapter 1)
    • Discussion Questions: What sort of questions do political scientists/historians ask? How should I choose a topic that reflects my intellectual interests? Why should I focus my topic so narrowly?
    • Exercises: 1. Using your Bickerton & Klausner text, identify a topic based on charts found on pp. 7-8 in the Roselle and Spray book. 2. Download either Xmind, Inspiration (or similar) and create a graphic organizer to replicate Table 1.2 in Roselle and Spray (pp. 9-10)

    Thursday

    • Reading (done before class): Roselle and Spray, pp. 11-15 (Chapter 1)
    • Reading (done before class): IB History Guide, pp. 82-89
    • Discussion Questions: What are dependent variables and independent variables? Why is it important to clearly define your variables? What is the link between dependent and independent variables? What is a research question? How is a research question difference from a hypothesis? What is the IB History Internal Assessment? How is it different from previous research you have done. What will you expected to do for the IA?
    • Exercises: 1. Create a chart replicating Table 1.3 (pg. 12). 2. Review the guidelines

      Friday

      • C Period Only: No Reservations

       

       

       
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      IB History HL2: 16 to 10 November 

       

      IB History HL2: 16 to 10 November
      Learning Objectives

       

      • This section focuses on the origins, nature, challenges and achievements of civil rights movements after 1945. Movements represented the attempts to achieve equality for groups that were not recognized or accepted as full members of society. The groups challenged established authority and entrenched attitudes.

        • Native Americans and civil rights: Latin America, the United States and Canada

        • African Americans and the Civil Rights Movement: origins, tactics and organizations; the US Supreme court and legal challenges to segregation in education; ending of the segregation in the South (195565)

        • Role of Dr Martin Luther King in the Civil Rights Movement; the rise of radical African American activism (19658): Black Panthers; Black Muslims; Black Power and Malcolm X

        • Role of governments in civil rights movements in the Americas

        • Youth culture and protests of the 1960s and 1970s: characteristics and manifestation of a counterculture

        • Feminist movements in the Americas

      Essential Questions
      1. What are Civil Rights? How can they be distinguished between Civil Liberties?
      2. What role do governments play in the creation and enforcement of Civil Rights?
      3. Evaluate the role of non-governmental organizations in the evolution of Civil Rights in the Americas between 1950 and 1975
      Assessments
      • Final Exam, “Cold War in the Americas, 1945-81″ 20 November (2.05-3.35) in Lakeside Lecture Hall
      • Civil Rights Paper #1: “In what ways, and for what reasons, did the civli rights movement in the United States make significant progress in the period of 1950 to 1964?” due to Turnitin.com before 11.59pm on 21 November.
      • Civil Rights paper #2: “”What were the reasons for the change in the Civil Rights Movement in the United States during the second half of the 1960s?”due to Turnitin.com before 11.59pm on 6 December.
      • Civil Rights Paper #3: “Evaluate the impact of Black Power on the civil rights movement in the United States during the second half of the 1960s” due to Turnitn.com before 11.59pm on 18 December
      • List of complete paper requirements here.
      In Class
      Monday
      • In class investigation (I will be out of class today): “Who was Malcolm X”, “What movement was he associated with?” How did Malcolm X’s approach to civil rights differ from other activists in the 1950s and 1960s?” “Who were the Black Panthers?” “What were the aims/interest of the Black Panthers?” “What strategies did the Black Panthers use to achieve their aims?-provide specific examples”
      • Resources (must log in through Edline): eLibrary, Gale Academic ASAP Databases, History Study Center.
      • Path [Edline/More Contents'Library Resources/Databases]
      Tuesday
      • Video, “Days of Rage and Wonder: Hippies”
      Thursday
      • Exam Topics Review: Cold War in the Americas, 1945-81
        • This section focuses on the development and impact of the Cold War on the region. Most of the second half of the 20th century was dominated by the global conflict of the Cold War. Within the Americas, some countries were closely allied to the United States and some took sides reluctantly. Many remained neutral or sought to avoid involvement in Cold War struggles. A few, influenced by the Cuban Revolution, instituted socialist governments. No nation, however, escaped the pressures of the Cold War, which had a significant impact on the domestic and foreign policies of the countries of the region.
          • Truman: containment and its implications for the Americas; the rise of McCarthyism and its effects on domestic and foreign policies of the United States; the Cold War and its impact on society and culture
          • Korean War and the United States and the Americas: reasons for participation; military developments; diplomatic and political outcomes
          • Eisenhower and Dulles: New Look and its application; characteristics and reasons for the policy; repercussions for the region
          • United States’ involvement in Vietnam: the reasons for, and nature of, the involvement at different stages; domestic effects and the end of the war
          • United States’ foreign policies from Kennedy to Carter: the characteristics of, and reasons for, policies; implications for the region: Kennedy’s Alliance for Progress; Nixon’s covert operations and Chile; Carter’s quest for human rights and the Panama Canal Treaty
          • Cold War in either Canada or one Latin American country: reasons for foreign and domestic policies and their implementation
      Friday
      • 1st Trimester Final Exam. Meet in Lecture Hall at 2.05pm. Bring Pencils or Pens-I will provide the exams and the paper.

       

       
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      IB History HL2: 2-6 November Learning Ob… 

      IB History HL2: 2-6 November


      Learning Objectives

      • This section focuses on the origins, nature, challenges and achievements of civil rights movements after 1945. Movements represented the attempts to achieve equality for groups that were not recognized or accepted as full members of society. The groups challenged established authority and entrenched attitudes.

        • Native Americans and civil rights: Latin America, the United States and Canada

        • African Americans and the Civil Rights Movement: origins, tactics and organizations; the US Supreme court and legal challenges to segregation in education; ending of the segregation in the South (195565)

        • Role of Dr Martin Luther King in the Civil Rights Movement; the rise of radical African American activism (19658): Black Panthers; Black Muslims; Black Power and Malcolm X

        • Role of governments in civil rights movements in the Americas

        • Youth culture and protests of the 1960s and 1970s: characteristics and manifestation of a counterculture

        • Feminist movements in the Americas


      Essential Questions
      1. What are Civil Rights? How can they be distinguished between Civil Liberties?
      2. What role do governments play in the creation and enforcement of Civil Rights?
      3. Evaluate the role of non-governmental organizations in the evolution of Civil Rights in the Americas between 1950 and 1975

      Assessments
      Final Exam, “Cold War in the Americas, 1945-81″ 20 November (2.05-3.35) in Lakeside Lecture Hall
      Civil Rights Paper #1: “In what ways, and for what reasons, did the civli rights movement in the United States make significant progress in the period of 1950 to 1964?” due to Turnitin.com before 11.59pm on 21 November.
      Civil Rights paper #2: “”What were the reasons for the change in the Civil Rights Movement in the United States during the second half of the 1960s?”due to Turnitin.com before 11.59pm on 6 December.
      Civil Rights Paper #3: “Evaluate the impact of Black Power on the civil rights movement in the United States during the second half of the 1960s” due to Turnitn.com before 11.59pm on 18 December
      List of complete paper requirements here

      In Class
      Monday
      Video (T.B.A) & Discussion: Civil Rights Movement

      Tuesday

      Video (T.B.A) & Discussion: Civil Rights Movement


      Thursday
      Video (T.B.A) & Discussion: Civil Rights Movement

      Friday
      Continue working on Papers.

       
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      HL1 Gleek at a Glance 9-13 November HL1 … 


      HL1 Gleek at a Glance 9-13 November

      Learning Objectives

      • Camp David and the Egyptian-Israeli Peace Agreement


      Essential Questions

      • What were the political dynamics that led to Camp David and the Egyptian-Israeli Peace Agreement


      Assessments


      Monday

      • Don’t be surprised when there’s a quiz on the readings…
      • Readings (done before class): Bickerton & Klausner, pp. 178-187
      • Journal Prompt: How were Kissinger’s efforts at international diplomacy received in Amman, Cairo, Damascus, or Tel Aviv?
      • In Class: Individual review of annotated text (5 points). For guidelines, please refer to this rubric. Discussion Topics: Kissinger’s Shuttle Diplomacy, Israeli Domestic Politics, Arab Response to Shuttle Diplomacy, The PLO Enters International Politics, The Status of the West Bank & Gaza.


      Tuesday/Wednesday

      • Don’t be surprised when there’s a quiz on the readings…
      • Readings (done before class): Bickerton & Klausner, pp. 187-193
      • Journal Prompt: In what ways did the PLO emerge as a leading political player in the Arab-Israeli conflict?
      • In Class: Individual review of annotated text (5 points). For guidelines, please refer to this rubric. Discussion Topics: Water and the Arab-Israeli Conflict, The Camp David Accords: Role of Jimmy Carter, The Camp David Accords and Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty, The Arab Response to Camp David, The Significance of the Camp David Accords


      Thursday

      • Don’t be surprised when there’s a quiz on the readings…
      • Readings (done before class): Bickerton & Klausner, pp. 194-204
      • Journal Prompt: Describe the role of individual decision-makers in the Camp David Peace Process.
      • In Class: Individual review of annotated text (5 points). For guidelines, please refer to this rubric. Discussion Topics: UN General Assembly Resolution 3236; Speech by Yasser Arafat (PLO) to the UN General Assembly; Speech by Yosef Tekoah (Israel) to the UN General Assembly; Framework for Peace in the Middle East Agreed to at Camp David and Signed at the White House, 17 September 1978; Framework for the Conclusion of a Peace Treaty Between Egypt and Israel Signed at the White House, 17 September 1978; The Likud Response to Camp David: The 1981 Party Platform; Arab League Communique, 31 March 1979; West Bank Palestinians: Reaction to Camp David, 30 August 1981


      Friday

      • Don’t be surprised when there’s a quiz on the readings…
      • Readings (done before class): Bickerton & Klausner, pp. 178-204
      • Journal Prompt: None
      • In Class: Work on Journal Prompts, submit to Turnitin.com
      • Submit “Best” journal response to http://www.turnitin.com before 11.59pm on Friday, 6 November


       
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      Gleek at a Glance HL1: 2-6 November 

      HL1 Gleek at a Glance 2-6 Novmeber

      Learning Objectives

      • The October War of 1973: causes, course and consequences; role of the United States, USSR and UNO

      Essential Questions

      • In what ways did the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) change the nature of the Arab-Israeli conflict?”
      • “How did the 1973 Yom Kippur War change the geopolitics of the Middle East?”

      Assessments

      Monday

      • Reading & Annotation, pp. 155 to (top of) 165 in Bickerton & Klausner
      • Journal Prompt, “In what ways did the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) change the nature of the Arab-Israeli conflict?”
        • Please post journal response to your blog
      • In Class Discussion topics: ‘The War of Attrition’, ‘The PLO’: Internal and External Politics, ‘The Relationship Between the PLO and the Arab States’

      Tuesday/Wednesday

      • Reading & Annotation, pp. 165-173 in Bickerton & Kalusner
      • Journal Prompt, “How did the 1973 Yom Kippur War change the geopolitics of the Middle East?”
        • Please post journal responses to your blog.
      • In Class Videos: The Yom Kippur War(34 mins 45 secs)
        • Please answer the accompanying Guide Questions as you watch each video segment.
      • In Class Discussion topics, ‘Detente & the Superpowers’, ‘Egypt, Syria, Israel, and the 1973 Yom Kippur War’, ‘The Consequences of the Peace’. ‘Oil as a Weapon’

      Thursday

      • OPVL Exercise
        • Document 7-1 (The Palestinian National Covenant, 1968): “Table 1″
        • Document 7-2 (UN Security Council Resolution 338, 1973): “Table 2″ and “Table 5″
        • Document 7-3 (Arab Heads of State Declaration, 1974): “Table 3″ and “Table 6″
        • Document 7-4 (Israel Knessent Statement-Yitzhak Rabin, 1974): “Table 4″ and “Table 7″
      • Produce an OPVL analysis and post to your blog.

      Friday

      • Review Exam Results from 29 October.
      • Work on Journal Response
      • Submit “Best” journal response to http://www.turnitin.com before 11.59pm on Friday, 6 November

       
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      Gleek at a Glance HL2: 2-6 November 

      IB History HL2: 2-6 November

      Learning Objectives

      • This section focuses on the origins, nature, challenges and achievements of civil rights movements after 1945. Movements represented the attempts to achieve equality for groups that were not recognized or accepted as full members of society. The groups challenged established authority and entrenched attitudes.

        • Native Americans and civil rights: Latin America, the United States and Canada

        • African Americans and the Civil Rights Movement: origins, tactics and organizations; the US Supreme court and legal challenges to segregation in education; ending of the segregation in the South (195565)

        • Role of Dr Martin Luther King in the Civil Rights Movement; the rise of radical African American activism (19658): Black Panthers; Black Muslims; Black Power and Malcolm X

        • Role of governments in civil rights movements in the Americas

        • Youth culture and protests of the 1960s and 1970s: characteristics and manifestation of a counterculture

        • Feminist movements in the Americas


      Essential Questions
      1. What are Civil Rights? How can they be distinguished between Civil Liberties?
      2. What role do governments play in the creation and enforcement of Civil Rights?
      3. Evaluate the role of non-governmental organizations in the evolution of Civil Rights in the Americas between 1950 and 1975

      Assessments
      Final Exam, “Cold War in the Americas, 1945-81″ 20 November (2.05-3.35) in Lakeside Lecture Hall
      Civil Rights Paper #1: “In what ways, and for what reasons, did the civli rights movement in the United States make significant progress in the period of 1950 to 1964?” due to Turnitin.com before 11.59pm on 21 November.
      Civil Rights paper #2: “”What were the reasons for the change in the Civil Rights Movement in the United States during the second half of the 1960s?”due to Turnitin.com before 11.59pm on 6 December.
      Civil Rights Paper #3: “Evaluate the impact of Black Power on the civil rights movement in the United States during the second half of the 1960s” due to Turnitn.com before 11.59pm on 18 December
      List of complete paper requirements here

      In Class
      Monday
      Lecture and Discussion, “Civil Rights

      Tuesday

      Lecture and Discussion, “Civil Rights


      Thursday
      Video Roundtable & Discussion, “Civil Rights Movement

      Friday
      Begin working on Papers.

       
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      HL2: Gleek at a Glance 26-30 October 

      As I told the HL1 folks, apparently, I’m making up for my neglected nerd-dom as of late. I’m back to playing with Google Docs & working with wikis (aside from helping to really develop Touchpoints in the Middle School)
      Here’s this week’s Gleek at a Glance.

       
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      HL1: Gleek at a Glance 26-30 October 

      Apparently, I’m making up for my neglected nerd-dom as of late. I’m back to playing with Google Docs & working with wikis (aside from helping to really develop Touchpoints in the Middle School)
      Here’s the link

       
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      SL1: Gleek at a Glance, 26-30 October 

      Monica Bruck
      Email: monbruck@hotmail.com
      Office Hours: Daily, 7.45-8.20am Room 504

      Learning Objectives

      • Arabism and Zioninism
      • emergence of the PLO
      • Six Day War of 1967; causes, course, and consequences

      Essential Questions

      • What were the causes, course, and consequences of the Six Day War?
      • How did the changing geopolitics of the Middle East and the Cold War affect the Six Day War?

      Assessments

      • Journal Prompt, “Evaluate the ways did the documentary you watched on Tuesday-Thursday enhanced your understanding of the Six Day War”
      • Rubric
      • Post to Blog and submit to Turnitin.com no later than 11.59pm on Friday, 30 October

      Monday

      Tuesday/Wednesday

      • Video, Six Days in June
      • Discussion & Commentary throughout
      • Study Groups will also meet in Bruck’s room throughout

      Thursday

      • Video, Six Days in June
      • Discussion & Commentary throughout
      • Study Groups will also meet in Bruck’s room throughout

      Friday

      • In-class writing (in both Gleek’s & Bruck’s rooms)
      • Journal Prompt, “Evaluate the ways the documentary you watched on Tuesday-Thursday enhanced your understanding of the Six Day War”
      • Rubric
      • Post to Blog and submit to Turnitin.com no later than 11.59pm on Friday, 30 October
       
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