It's Test Time...and it's Prom Time...just like peanut butter and chocolate! Unit 4 -- Middle East Test Hints and Tips

This test will be the short and sweet...relatively speaking . . . and it will be on Prom Day (Friday May 3 for those of you who are boycotting)!

This test has:

• Merely 169 POINTS!
• LOTS OF MATCHING, MULTIPLE CHOICE, and TRUE/FALSE!
• BONUS QUESTIONS!
• 1 SHORT ANSWER!  (...will the Middle East peace process ever be a success?)
• 1 Regular VENN DIAGRAM!  (2 things to compare)
• TONS OF FUN!

So, use the Study Guide on the back of your Unit Calendar to guide your studying (add the term "mujahideen," by the way), and make sure you check out the questions from the "optional" homeworks . . .

Good Luck!

Arab Spring Survey

The Arab Spring began in December of 2010.  Since then, rulers have been forced from power in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and Yemen.  Major protests have broken out in Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, and Oman, and minor protests have occurred in Lebanon, Mauritania, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Western Sahara.  Massive civil war is shattering Syria. 

These Arab Spring protests have shared techniques of (mostly) civil resistance in sustained campaigns involving strikes, demonstrations, marches, and rallies, as well as the use of social media to organize, communicate, and raise awareness in the face of state attempts at repression and Internet censorship.

Many demonstrations have met violent responses from authorities, as well as from pro-government militias and counter-demonstrators. These attacks have been answered with violence from protesters in some cases.

What is the point of all this protesting, demonstrating, and violence?  The point is that the protesters desire those things that people everywhere want . . . jobs, education, food, housing, etc., and the ability to have a say in their own lives, including the right to remove from power those leaders who are perceived as not upholding their end of the bargain in the "Social Contract" with their subjects/citizens.

So, what do you see as the pros and cons of the Arab Spring from the USA perspective?  It's survey time . . . CLICK HERE to begin!  This is due by 5/3/13 at 11:59pm (you can even text in your answers from Post-Prom if you would like!) for 5 easy points.  Rise up now and accept the challenge . . . control your own destiny . . . all it will cost you is a little of your time and brainpower!

Good Luck!

OPEC Survey Assignment

CLICK THIS LINK to complete your 5 point OPEC Blog Assignment by 4/22/13 at 11:59pm . . . good luck!

Unit 3 Test -- Asia ... on Friday April 5, 2013!

It's going to be ~189 points of brain-wracking fun!  It's all multiple choice, except for the part that isn't multiple choice!  Yes, there will be matching!  Yes, it will include 1 map!  Yes, there will be another cartoon analysis (see below).  Yes, there will be tears of joy and tears of sadness in the room!  No, it will not be the last test you ever take in this class . . . but we're getting closer!

• You might be asking yourself, "what should I study for this test?"  Might I suggest, "start with the study guide?"  (It's on the back of your Unit Calendar . . . in case you forgot . . . .) 
• You might also be asking yourself, "what will the non-multiple choice portion entail?"  Would you believe me if I told you that I was hoping you would evaluate China's changes since the death of Mao (in a short answer format)?
• Finally, you might also be asking yourself, "why should I care about this test . . . I'm on my way out these days, and I've got a bad case of 'itis?"  Good point . . . but might I remind you that we are going "college-style" . . . this test will be one of a handful of grades in 4th quarter and will affect your quarter grade greatly . . . if that doesn't convince you to study a little because your case of 'itis is really bad, let me remind you that in order to be avoiding the Final Exam (Seniors only :), you have to complete all work in the 4th Quarter "to the satisfaction of the teacher" . . . "to the satisfaction of (this) teacher" means 60% or better on all assignments in the 4th Quarter, including tests!

Classtools.net Link 

Good luck, be safe out there, and make good choices!

Mr. H.

Cartoon for your test -- study it (from 2010...USA, Japan, and China) . . . what inferences can you draw from the cartoonist's point of view?