Final Exam Makeups will be offered Friday only. See me at lunch or after school. - Mr. S
If you signed out a physical textbook at the beginning of the year, please remember to bring them to school on Friday and Monday. - Mr. S
Congratulations! This is the last homework assignment of the year. It is due Friday 6/9.
Practice Thematic Essay #5: 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. Theme: Human Rights Throughout history, there have been many examples where groups of people have been denied their human rights. Individuals, groups, and governments have attempted to end many of these human rights violations although they have not always been successful. Task: Select two different examples from history where human rights have been denied to groups of people and for each: • Explain the historical circumstances that led to the denial of human rights • Describe how the human rights of that group were denied • Discuss an action taken by an individual, a group, or a government that attempted to end the human rights violations You may use any example of human rights violations from your study of global history. Some suggestions you might wish to consider include the indigenous people in Latin America during the Encounter, Jews in Russia during the pogroms, the Armenians under the Ottomans, blacks under apartheid in South Africa, Chinese students in Tiananmen Square, Bosnian Muslims in the former Yugoslavia, and women under the Taliban in Afghanistan. You are not limited to these suggestions. Do not use examples of human rights violations that occurred in the United States in your answer. Practice Thematic Essay #4: 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 6/6.
Theme: Economic Systems Societies have developed different economic systems for many reasons. Some of these economic systems include manorialism, capitalism, and communism. Task: Identify one society and one economic system that has been used or is being used in that society and • Discuss the historical circumstances surrounding the development of that economic system • Describe two features of the economic system • Evaluate the impact the economic system had on this society during a specific historical period You may use any society from your study of global history. Some suggestions you might wish to consider include western Europe during the Middle Ages, western Europe during the Industrial Revolution, the Soviet Union between 1917 and 1990, Japan after World War II, China since 1949, and Cuba since 1959. You are not limited to these suggestions. Do not use the United States as the example of a society in your answer. 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:
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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.
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