Practice Thematic Essay #3: Write a response to the following task. Your essay must include an introduction, several paragraphs addressing the task, and a conclusion. Your essay must be handwritten on loose leaf paper. Due Friday.
Theme: Geography (How Humans Change Their Environment) Throughout global history, human societies in various nations and regions have changed their physical environments to meet their needs. Societies have built structures, removed vegetation and resources, and modified the land to meet their needs. These changes have often had different results. Task: Select two different nations/regions and for each: • Explain why the society modified their environment • Explain how the people of that specific nation/region modified their physical environment • Discuss the effect this modification had on that nation/region You may use any nation or region from your study of global history. Some suggestions you might wish to consider include Middle East (modified the land), Africa (modified the land), Japan (modified the land), Great Britain (removed resources), South Africa (removed resources), Brazil (removed vegetation), China (built a structure), and East Germany (built structures). You are not limited to these suggestions. Do not select the United States or a region of the United States as an example in your answer. Hi students - I want to mention again that there are lots of fun and useful study materials for the Regents available for free on the internet. One good place to start is YouTube. I'll be showing some of this stuff in class. Start exploring on your own -- and please let me know when you find something good! Materials for previous Regents exams are available online at: http://www.nysedregents.org/globalhistorygeography/ The Oswego City School District also created regentsprep.org, which contains a variety of resources for the exam. Several students have mentioned to me that they found Crash Course videos to be very useful. Here's a link to the first one, about the Neolithic Revolution. There are 42 of these videos in total. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yocja_N5s1I I also like the YouTube videos created by a teacher named Mr. Klaff. Check out his website and YouTube videos: http://www.mrklaff.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-O1XVDklBI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1hr7C943ss http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpEnNY-1RTc Here are some other videos are also fun for multiple choice practice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiZ-X_Jqnjk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_v2R9RN7mA If you have kept an organized binder throughout the year, you have several other study materials at your disposal:
Hi students. Here's what's coming up in class the next few weeks:
Mon, 5/29 - No school. Tue, 5/30 - 9th Grade Regents Review. HW29 Due. Wed, 5/31 - 9th Grade Regents Review. Thu, 6/1 - 10th Grade Regents Review. Fri, 6/2 - 10th Grade Regents Review. HW30 Due. Mon. 6/5 - 10th Grade Regents Review Tue. 6/6 - 10th Grade Regents Review. Final Notes Check. HW31 Due. Wed. 6/7 - Final Exam (Multiple Choice only). Thu. 6/8 - Chancellor's Conference Day. No Classes. Fri. 6/9 - More Regents Review. HW32 Due. Mon. 6/12 - More Regents Review. Tue. 6/13 - No Classes. Study! Wed. 6/14 - No Classes. Study! Tue. 6/15 - Global Regents On Wednesday, 6/7, you will take a Regents Multiple Choice section in class. This test will count toward your 3rd marking period grade. Use your review sheets, notes, textbook, and/or practice tests to study.
Practice Regents Thematic Essay #2: Write a response to the following task. Your essay must include an introduction, several paragraphs addressing the task, and a conclusion. Your essay must be handwritten on loose leaf paper. Due Tuesday, May 30.
Theme: Change Throughout history, the actions of leaders have changed the society in which they lived. Task: Identify two leaders who changed the society in which they lived and for each • Describe one situation the leader attempted to change • Describe one action the leader took to change this situation • Discuss the impact of that action on the society in which the leader lived You may use any leader from your study of global history and geography. Some suggestions you might wish to consider include Martin Luther, Queen Elizabeth I, Toussaint L’Ouverture, Napoleon Bonaparte, Simón Bolívar, Otto von Bismarck, Mohandas Gandhi, Mao Zedong, Ho Chi Minh, Fidel Castro, and Nelson Mandela. You are not limited to these suggestions. Do not use a leader from the United States in your answer. Practice Regents Thematic Essay #1: Write a response to the following task. Your essay must include an introduction, several paragraphs addressing the task, and a conclusion. Your essay must be handwritten on loose leaf paper. Due Friday.
Theme: Belief Systems The world has many different belief systems. Each is distinctive, but all greatly influenced the lives of their followers and the society in which the belief system was practiced. Task: Choose two major belief systems and for each • Explain key beliefs and/or practices • Discuss an influence the belief system had on the lives of its followers or the society in which it was practiced You may use any example from your study of global history. Some suggestions you might wish to consider include animism, Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Daoism, Islam, Judaism, Legalism, and Shinto. You are not limited to these suggestions. Do not use the United States as the focus of your answer. |
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