Its a GREAT morning!
NB Boys Soccer 2-1 over Pine Crest last night (Girls also drew in their game vs. PC).

Congrats to all of the university acceptances so far this year: Duke, University of Michigan, University of Chicago, Georgetown University, Syracuse University (Newhouse School of Communications), and M.I.T.!!!!!

You know the drill…
HL1: Work on research exercises for IA. Exercises to be posted to blog by 18 December; draft version of IA submitted to Turnitin.com by 3 January
HL2: Work on Civil Rights & Social Movements Paper #3; submit to Turnitin.com by 18 December

GIven many of yours (& my) dependence on Google Calendar, I’m modifying the old IB History calendar to become just for IB History HL1 and rolling out a new calendar for IB History HL 2

Going forward (hopefully) I can use this calendar as the exclusive venue for the Gleek a Glances (& stop doing double work in the process). Let me know what you would prefer: (a) calendar or (b) the weekly document.

Afternoon Update-15 December

Ok, so I got a little sidetracked this morning…I blame the single cup of coffee I had before 10am.

HL1: (you know this already, but it bears repeating) ALL research exercises need to be posted to your blog before 11.59pm on 18 December. I will start grading on the 19th so that I can have a full 2 weeks off for the Winter Break.

In addition, to anyone who has checked out books from my personal library, please return these to me before you leave for your holiday

HL2: Work in class today on Paper #3 Today’s music is brought to you via Catherine Wheel on Pandora

Happy Monday!

HL1: Meet in Library today. We’ll use this time for (a) research and (b) to continue with some one-on-one meetings about your project status. Remember that all Research Exercises should be posted to your blogs no later than 18 December. Of course, I don’t need to mention that your IA is due on 3 January 2010….

HL2: Meet in Library today, work on Paper #3 (due Friday)

This Week’s Soccer Matches
Monday: NB Boys @ Westminster Academy 7.00pm; NB Girls vs. Archbishop McCarthy, 6.30pm
Wednesday: NB Boys at HOME vs Pine who?, 6.00pm; NB Girls@ Pine who?, 4.00pm
Thursday: NB Boys @ Douglas,7.00pm; NB Girls @ Douglas, 5.00pm.

11 December
Morning Folks!
HL1: continue our initial project meetings for the research exercises/IA
HL2: Plan out next essay & quidditch tournament

Gleek at a Glances to follow…please read today!

Based on today’s review in class, each of you have one of the following two questions for your 3rd paper on Civil Rights and Social Movements
1. Evaluate the impact of Black Power on the civil rights movement in the United States during the second half of the 1960s
2. In what ways, and for what reasons, did women’s role in society in the region change after 1945?

Papers should still be formatted along these lines. The paper is due to Turnitin.com no later than 11.59pm on 18 December. The markscheme for the paper is as follows:

[17+ marks] for full detailed knowledge and pertinent analysis.
[14 to 16 marks] for structured focus and analytical answers.
[11 to 13 marks] for explicit focus on and knowledge of reasons.
[8 to 10 marks] for narrative with implicit assessment of reasons.
[0 to 7 marks] for unsubstantiated generalizations.

Marks and Points
IB Markscheme (Points x/100) Letter Grade
note, an increase of up to 5 points (not marks) may be added to papers that demonstrate thorough research

20 (100) A+
19 (96) A
18 (94) A
17 (90) A-
16 (89) B+
15 (86) B
14 (84) B
13 (80) B-
12 (79) C+
11 (76) C
10 (74) C
9 (70) C-
8 (69) D+
7 (66) D

10 December
Morning Update-LOTS to do
HL1: begin individual meetings & evaluations on Research Projects. including Graphic Organizers and Literature Reviews. PLEASE BE RESPECTFUL TO YOUR COLLEAGUES! If you’re not scheduled to meet with me today, please work work quietly. I won’t be able to get through each meeting if we’re constantly having to stop & ask you to stay on task…

HL2: review Paper #2 Markschemes (I’ll email to those of you who actually turned in the assignments) & Plan out Paper #3.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT, re: TURNITIN.COM
All, please review your account status on Turnitin. if you have set up multiple accounts, please download all of your documents form your oldest account.an account that you don;t use anymore and delete this account promptly. We’ve reached our user limit for Turnitin & you, yes you are preventing (aside from forest fires) some of your newest colleagues from using Turnitin.com.

Thanks in advance

HL2: Paper # 2 Markscheme

Question #20
[17+ marks] for full detailed knowledge and pertinent analysis.
[14 to 16 marks] for structured focus and analytical answers.
[11 to 13 marks] for explicit focus on and knowledge of reasons.
[8 to 10 marks] for narrative with implicit assessment of reasons.
[0 to 7 marks] for unsubstantiated generalizations.

Marks and Points
IB Markscheme (Points x/100) Letter Grade
note, an increase of up to 5 points (not marks) may be added to papers that demonstrate thorough research

• 20 (100) A+
• 19 (96) A
• 18 (94) A
• 17 (90) A-
• 16 (89) B+
• 15 (86) B
• 14 (84) B
• 13 (80) B-
• 12 (79) C+
• 11 (76) C
• 10 (74) C
• 9 (70) C-
• 8 (69) D+
• 7 (66) D

Paper2 Markscheme

8 December
Morning Folks!

HL1: As outlined in the Gleek at a Glance we’ll be reviewing selected topics in Chapters 2 and 3 from the Roselle and Spray Study Guide. Remember, these research activities and study guide are for your benefit… Afterwards, we’ll have some quiet time in class to work on your research exercises and IAs.

HL2: We have a video lecture-”Stokely Carmichael Defines Black Power”-from Dr. Clayborne Carson’s African American History: The Modern Freedom Struggle course at Stanford University. Unlike the seminars that you’ll be taking in the fall, you’re welcome to bring popcorn to class today.

Also, if you take a look at the Course Calendar, I’ve already started taking appointments to work with individual students through some of the issues related to the IA. If you’re interested in one of these meetings, please make your appointment as soon as possible.

Don’t forget: both the Girls (5.00pm) and Boys (7.00pm) varsity soccer teams will be playing at home on Wednesday against district rivals Pompano HS. Come out and support your clubs

/Gleek