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This wiki is to help you. I will post the materials we use in class in case you missed something. Use the index on the left to guide you, most recent material will be at the top of this page and will be organised by date.

If there is something you CANNOT do, or DO NOT understand, please come and see me. My email is louisedavis@vsa.edu.hk.

22/6/12 How can we defend the coast? Get into groups of 3 or 4. Read about the different approaches to coast protection (the prices are out-of-date)

Find out how much the types of defences cost today. Read about Lyme Regis. Complete the compass rose to understand how valuable the area is. You and your group will present a balanced proposal for what you think is the best way to defend Lyme Regis. You must complete the environmental impact assessment.

You will have 5 minutes to present. No powerpoint, no prezi, just you.

19/6/12 We'll go over the examination.

As we get to the end of year 10, you may want to check out your group 3 choices next year by looking at the syllabus. http://mrsdavishumanities.wikispaces.com/DP+group+3+syllabus



29/5/12 Deposition Revision This may interest you:

22/5/12 Short vocabulary test Review erosion processes and review Lulworth Cove and Durdle Door (Dorset Coast) Using the features of erosion pdf, and your knowledge of erosion processes, explain the formation of Durdle Door and Mupe Rocks in Dorset. Write as a document.

Finish any work from Friday.

18/5/12 Erosion and map reading 15/5/12 A new unit on coasts Look at slides 3, 5 and 7. What do you notice about the beaches and the waves?

We are working towards a fieldwork exercise:

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Begin new unit on Coasts - Should we defend our crumbling coastlines? AoI Environments

4/5/12

In groups of four you will research and create a presentation (1 lesson) to teach the rest of the class (1 lesson) about one of the three topics on trade policies.

Homework due 10/5/12 Does globalisation make your present bright?

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24/12 We will watch a clip from The New Rulers of the World about TNCs in Indonesia You will sort statements about TNCs into categories

Homework: "Young people shouldn't buy products with logos".

Use the statements to write a balanced argument. You should use statements which are for and against the statement. Write 1/2 page on your opinion of the statement. Due 4/5/12

20/4/12 ICT and outsourcing 30/3/12 We played the Trade Game. What links can you make to globalisation? Was there bullying going on? Was the bank (World Bank) fair? Sam migrated - is that a good solution? What about the alliances that were created?

20/3/12 and 23/3/12 This is the final extension. This toy story must be complete by end of lesson Friday. Furthermore, you must make sure you get a copy of the work you have to grade. Give good, positive feedback. Here is the list of markers.

Your homework - due 27/3/12 - is to have completed the marking of the task. I will collect the assessment rubrics on Tuesday.

Extra reading - for your interest:

6/3/12 Due to a high level delegation's request, and the fact that you are a little bit busy, I'll extend our toy story deadline. You can work on it lesson 1 today. Here is the assessment criteria. One of your peers will assess your work.

I will return the globalisation task. http://www.internetworldstats.com/

2/3/12 No lessons due to staff training. A good time to work on your product if you are making a film or a podcast..

17/2/12, 21/2/12 and 24/2/12 Toys

Homework on 17/2/12 and 24/2/12 2 hours on your Toy Story work

Now due 17/2/12 but you only have this lesson to get it finished. =You have just created the new class=

class: **Year 10 task 3 version 2**
For students to enroll in this class, they will need both the **enrollment password** you have chosen and the unique **class ID** generated by Turnitin. If you will be submitting papers for your students, enter the class, enter the assignment, and click the submit paper button.
 * **class ID:** 4855983
 * **enrollment password:** task3
 * Note:** Should you ever forget the class ID, it is the number to the left of the class name on your class list.

10/2/12 Task 3 for MYP moderation 2 x 55 minutes plus 1 hour homework Due in Tuesday's lesson (14/2/12 - Happy Valentine's Day) via turn it in.

class: **Year 10 task 3**
For students to enroll in this class, they will need both the **enrollment password** you have chosen and the unique **class ID** generated by Turnitin. If you will be submitting papers for your students, enter the class, enter the assignment, and click the submit paper button.
 * **class ID:** 4846921
 * **enrollment password:** task3
 * Note:** Should you ever forget the class ID, it is the number to the left of the class name on your class list.

3/2/12 1. We'll review colonialism, core and periphery, how we measure globalisation. 2. We'll go over/review how to describe and explain maps and graphs. 3. Remember the story of stuff? http://www.storyofstuff.org/movies-all/story-of-stuff/

4. What does globalisation mean to you?

17/1/12 Has the sun set on the British Empire? Please finish over the holidays. The film we watched last week was "The British Empire" in colour. You can find it on youtube.

13/1/12 What is Core and periphery? Do I live in the core? http://www.economist.com/content/all_parities_china

How did globalisation come about?

10/1/12 KOF Index How is globalisation measured?





6/1/12 Share ideas about globalisation.





Washing line How do we measure globalisation?

Homework due 13/1/11 Complete the acrostic poem. Add symbols/pictures of globalisation.

3/1/12 What is globalisation? Define and think about this in relation to the Areas of Interaction/



9/12/11, 13/12/11 Munich

Have a look at this ted talk about a forger http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/sarah_kaminsky.html

Grand finale research. 7/12/11 We'll go over the exam.

22/11/11 We'll revise.

Watch Mr Blackford's video on source analysis @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VCkUpXqL2w

Exam command terms

It is really important that you know what these tell you to do: I know some of you like Korean things.

Check it out - an interview with Faraj from Promises http://intravelmag.com/component/content/387/387?task=view

18/11/11 Review of the different ways to react to injustice

We'll watch the Cult of the Suicide Bomber to find out why and then we'll discuss

Watch the Freedom Bus Riders and read the Palestinian version.

Listen to this tedtalk. http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/julia_bacha.html

Complete the Creative Peacekeeping sheet.

@http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/09/05/world/middleeast/challenges-in-defining-an-israeli-palestinian-border.html

http://face2faceproject.com/

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2. Orchestra @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDJui5-zoeg

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Homework Revise

11/11/11 What affects resolving conflicts? How can this conflict be resolved? Old ways of resolving conflicts

Creative ways @http://www.khtt.net/page/13391/en @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDJui5-zoeg

Homework due 18/11/11 Unresolved issues - Jerusalem

Some extra interesting recent reading 8/11/11 Continuing with water resources We'll look at each country's national anthem.

4/11/11 Discussion of Promises Return Conflict assessment Unresolved issues - resources Review of working with sources

Homework due 11/11/11

28/10/11 and 1/11/11 Promises Movie

25/10/11 We'll miss this lesson due to PTS. Homework due 1/11/10 Unresolved issues sheet

28/10/11 We'll begin to address the unresolved issues of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict by watching a documentary. Go to the auditorium.

Is our culture too focussed on war? Remember that homework? Take a look at this tedtalk. You can download to your ipod for those times you are stuck on the bus in traffic: http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/julia_bacha.html

11/10/10 We'll finish the conflict maps. We'll discuss what you saw in Friday's movie. You'll read over the document and create a timeline of the conflict. http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/timeline/

The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict I studied this at University in 1983-84. Why is it still going on? Through this section of the course, we shall aim to find out.

Take a look at this - is music the answer? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgNMkZefHh0&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4zSSbGJ-x4&feature=relmfu

4/10/11 Conflict maps: What are the causes and effects of conflict? What fuels conflict?

27/9/11 Good work today. Impressive that so many of you had your articles and have made good choices of conflicts. Here is the help sheet to help you organise your writing. as I said, I think we'll send the best solutions to Ban-Ki Moon at the UN - they need all the help they can get. Thursday's Homework: Continue working on your articles. You need to be spending 2 hours this week on this.

Homework for Tuesday Find your 3 articles.

23/9/11 Conflict mediation exercise We'll do the 5 dimensions of conflict using Alpha and Omega, to give you some practice.

Homework You will spend 2 hours on the assessment task, either finding your 3 articles or working through the 5 Dimensions of Conflict to start your analysis and evaluation.

20/9/11 We finished going over the 5 dimensions of conflict.

16/9/11 9/9/11 The neighbours conflict film

Research a conflict - questions 8a-g on The Neighbours sheet. We will do the Caucasus. Complete for next Friday for HOMEWORK.

This is quite a complex issue. Look at a map to help you understand the geography. Here is the article with some areas highlighted by me. This should help. No conflict is easy to understand.



2/9/11 Listing items to do with war and with peace. Any differences and why?

Homework due 9/9/11 Davis (2011), "Our culture is too focussed on war." do you agree or disagree? Explain your answer. 500 words. To be assessed under criterion C skills. How well do you argue your point?