Contemporary International Relations
- September 2008-
Welcome!!
You
have chosen to take this academic course that will
challenge you as it combinds the disciplines of history, economics,
geography, politics, sociology, and law to name a few!
With all that is
going on
in the world, we should be on the cutting
edge!
This
webpage will help you to keep up with classwork, homework, and
assignment deadlines, even when you are
absent. PLEASE USE IT! I update
bi-weekly
(usually
Sunday nights), and will try to keep to this schedule,
barring the unforeseen. Unit test review
sheets
will be
available for download as are
many homework assignments. Use this site when you forget
your
notebook, want a heads up as to quizzes
and homeworks that are coming. If
you have any
questions,
please stop by for afterschool
help,
which will be on Mondays and Thursdays in the InfoCenter.
We're
going to have a great semester!
If you have a question- email! I check frequently! Afterschool help wil be on Mondays and Thursdays in the Info-Center. The test schdule for the semester is at the bottom of this page. It should help you plan ahead.
Best of Everything,If you have a question- email! I check frequently! Afterschool help wil be on Mondays and Thursdays in the Info-Center. The test schdule for the semester is at the bottom of this page. It should help you plan ahead.
Mrs. McCracken
Assignments for September 4-12th
| MONDAY |
TUESDAY |
WEDNESDAY |
THURSDAY |
FRIDAY |
| 1 Labor Day!  |
2 Staff Dvp Day!  |
3 Teacher
preparation day! |
4 Welcome Back!!!
What is
international
relations? |
5 What is International relations? Check news stories. What are they?
States: territorial entities controlled by governments and inhabited by a population. Sovereignty: Levels of Analysis:
2. Activity: By yourself, apply the Levels of Analysis to the scenarios. |
| Homework: |
Homework: | Homework: | Homework: 1. Watch the first 5-10 minutes of the international news on t.v.- any major news channel is fine-- Make a list 3-4 stories that pertain to international news, or print out news stories from a reputable news website. Ex: "Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice is
visiting...."
2. Have parents/guardiansread class lettes and sign bottom. Return to me tomorrow. 3. Investigate the textbook site that will be used all semester. 4. Start to read pages 21-27 in textbook. |
Homework: Complete the chart after reading pages 21-27 in the texbook. This will provide historical overview for everyone. It's fairly simple and straight forward. |
| 8 Review Activity Levels of Analysis:
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9 Historic Context: The Cold War 1945-1990 Review pages 35-38.
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10 Historic Context: The Early Post-Cold War Era, 1990-2006? Review pages 38-43.
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11
Remembering
9/11
 The "North-South" Gap -
the importance of geography - Basis of the Int'l System What is power?
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12 QUIZ #1: Levels of Analysis Historic Context Theories of IR
Realism:
Assumptions
1. States 2. Rationality 3. Anarchy |
| Homework: Complete the timeline chart after reading pages 28-35 . Also: Go to www.IRtext.com
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Homework: Reread pages 35-38 - clarify and review notes. |
Homework: Reread pages 38-43 - clarify and review notes. Study for Friday quiz!!! |
Homework: On page 43- Thinking Critically Questions 1-3: #1: Last names A-F #2: Last names G-l #3: Last names l-Z |
Homework: DOWNLOAD REVIEW SHEET FOR TEST on Sept. 19th |
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TENTATIVE
TEST SCHEDULE SEMESTER 1- CONTEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
(Plan accordingly! -
This is subject to change due to unforeseen
assemblies,
class meetings, building needs, etc..)
Unit
1 Test Intro: September 19,
2008
Unit 2 Test Internat'l Law: October 15 2008
Unit 3 Test Economics : October 30, 2008 Unit 4 Test Conflict Avoidance: November 14, 2008 Unit 5: Test Military Intervention: December 8, 2008 Unit 6 Test Conflict Resolution: January 7, 2009 Unit 7 Test Terrorism: January 16, 2009 Final Examination CIR: TBA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~| McCracken Page |~ Int. Rel. Unit 2 |~ AP Psychology | ~ World Civ |~ HTEA ~| Modern Europe |~ |