Honors students recently volunteered to compete in team debates. Their classmates selected the winners. The debate question was "Was the Scientific Revolution Revolutionary?" Congratulations to the following winners:
Period 1: Karlah C. & Hudson L.; Maureen F. & Yadin E. (very close 13-11 win over Kayla P. & Aidan P.) Period 8: Aylen M. & Sebastian B.; Jennettia R. & Zion S. Special thanks to the following students for participating: Emily B., Logan M., Aytan A., Morgan G., Alaina I., Sophia K. Here are instructions to use the online version of our textbook.
1. Link: https://my.hrw.com/ 2. Username: RKASTUDENT 3. Password: rkastudent 4. Olick the dialog box on the right hand side of the screen. 5. Scroll down to select "World History: Patterns of Interaction" 6. Click "Go to the Online Textbook" 7. Navigate the text using the Chapter and Section dialog boxes at the top left of the page. Read pages 629-634. Complete all questions in complete sentences on a sheet of loose leaf paper. You do not need to write out the questions... just answer them! Due Tuesday, 10/8. 1) Vocabulary Builder: Find one word in the reading that you don't know or are unsure of. Look it up. For each word, write out the word, the definition, and an original sentence that uses the word. This means a sentence that you created yourself using the word, NOT the sentence from the textbook or one from a dictionary.) Choose a regular word, not a social studies key term that is boldfaced in the text. Do NOT leave this blank because you think you know every word -- you WILL lose credit! 2) What was the Enlightenment? How was it similar to the Scientific Revolution? How was it different? 3) How did John Locke's view of human nature differ from that of Thomas Hobbes? 4) Who were the philosophes? Describe two of the five concepts that formed their core beliefs. 5) Read the chart on page 632. Which do you think are the two most important Enlightenment ideas? Explain your choices. 6) Who was Mary Wollstonecraft? If Enlightenment thinkers believed in progress, why do you think many of them had more traditional views of women? Do you find this surprising? Explain. 7) Identify and briefly describe the three lasting effects of the Enlightenment discussed in the text. 8) Creative Response: Imagine you are a social critic like the philosophes of the Enlightenment. Write a paragraph (at least 5 sentences) in which you criticize something that you think is wrong with RKA. Make sure you include your suggestion for how to improve the problem! (HONORS: 2 PARAGRAPHS) ![]()
By now you should have received your password for mygradebook.com. Your login id, depending on which period you are in, is Sforza1, Sforza2, Sforza3, Sforza5, or Sforza8. If you haven't received your password yet or having trouble logging in, come see me!
-Sforza Hi students! Eventually, all of you will need to enroll on turnitin.com (especially seniors). To encourage you to enroll quickly, I'm offering 1 bonus homework point to anyone who signs up by Friday, October 11th. Use the following info and links to enroll!
Note: Even though they may say global, these documents apply to 12th Grade as well! ![]()
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The Transition Regents Exam in Global History & Geography will be administered Thursday, June 20. Materials from the 3 previous Transition Regents exams are here: https://www.nysedregents.org/transitionghg10/home.html. You can also use these older exams to study: https://www.nysedregents.org/GlobalHistoryGeography/. When using these for Multiple Choice prep, remember to start at or around question 17-19 (where 10th Grade questions start!), because 9th Grade material is not covered on the Transition exam. 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 videos in class. Explore on your own, and let me know when you find something amazing! I 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 Crash Course videos are also a great way to refresh your memory about topics we studied this year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTTvKwCylFY Here are some other videos that are also fun for multiple choice practice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiZ-X_Jqnjk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_v2R9RN7mA If you have kept an organized binder throughout the year, you have several other options at your disposal:
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