Congratulations! This is the last homework assignment of the year. It is due Friday 6/12.
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: 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. The Final Exam for the Spring Term will be administered in class on Friday, June 12. Please note that this test counts only toward the third marking period. The Regents Exam counts as 10% of your grade for the term.
You are expected to be in attendance for the Final Exam. There is no makeup date. There will be no exceptions unless I have personally spoken to a parent about an illness or family emergency. Friday, June 12 is also the final day to submit any work for the term. This includes everything -- notebook checks, homework, DBQ Essays, late projects -- everything! I will not be accepting any work after Friday, June 12. Thanks -Mr. S 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 Monday, June 8.
Theme: Change — Ideas The ideas of individuals have had a significant influence on groups, nations, and regions. Task: Select two individuals and for each • Explain a specific idea developed by the individual • Describe the historical circumstances that surrounded the development of the idea • Discuss how the idea influenced a group or a nation or a region You may use any individual whose ideas had a significant influence from your study of global history. Some suggestions you might wish to consider include Confucius, Niccolò Machiavelli, Galileo Galilei, John Locke, Simón Bolívar, Karl Marx, Kemal Atatürk, Nelson Mandela, Deng Xiaoping, and Mikhail Gorbachev. You are not limited to these suggestions. Do not write about any individual from the United States in your answer. Here's what's coming up the next few weeks.
Mon. June 1 - 10th Grade Regents Review Tue. June 2 - No classes Wed, June 3 - Final Notes Check. DBQ Documents in Class. HW32 Due. Thu, June 4 - No classes Fri, June 5 - DBQ In-Class Essay Mon. June 8 - 10th Grade Regents Review. HW33 Due. Tue. June 9 - 1/2 day of classes Wed. June 10 - 10th Grade Regents Review Thu. June 11 - 10th Grade Regents Review Fri. June 12 - Final Exam (Multiple Choice). HW34 Due. Mon. June 15 - 1/2 Day of Classes. Last day of classes. Wed. June 17 - Global Regents, 8:15 AM STUDENTS WHO DID NOT COMPLETE THE SPRING PROJECT IN MARKING PERIOD 2 NEED TO SUBMIT IT IN MARKING PERIOD 3.
The deadline is Tuesday, June 8. This assignment is due Wednesday, June 3.
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 Wed. 6/4. 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 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 Here's a great set of questions for Regents Prep: ![]()
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Practice 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.
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. |
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