Hi everyone. As we recently discussed in class, you don't have to wait for your teachers to assign you work on Castle Learning. You can create your own assignments to help you study for the Regents Exam.
Follow these steps: 1. Log in to Castle Learning 2. In the section that says 'courses', choose Global History and Geography and click 'Go' 3. Click 'Short Answer Review'. 4. Click 'Sessions That You Create Yourself'. 5. Click 'Create a New Short Answer Session From a Sample Assignment.' 6. Scroll down the list and select one of the many sample assignments. At the bottom of the list, you will find the Multiple Choice sections from all Regents Exams since 2003. Happy studying! :) -Mr. S Global 4 students:
I expect all of you to use the following templates for your project. Projects should be stapled (no fancy sleeves or folders please) and submitted in the following order: 1. Cover (use template) 2. Article Summaries (use template) 3. Topic Evaluation (use template) 4. Copies of 5 Articles Important: In order to use the templates, you will have to download them first. Click 'file', scroll down to 'download', and download them to your computer as Microsoft Word files. You should be able to edit the templates in Word and save your project on your computer or flash drive. Here are the templates: Cover: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B51mxLFJWZndOGd5TmNKY3NnZEk Article Summaries: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B51mxLFJWZndR3loc0k5X1JDTDg Topic Evaluation: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B51mxLFJWZnddEVaVkZLM093eWs 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 tomorrow in class. Start exploring on your own -- and please let me know when you find something good!
I particularly liked some youtube videos created by a teacher named Mr. Klaff. Check out his website and these 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 These 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 Directions: Write a well-organized essay that includes an introduction, several paragraphs addressing the task
below, and a conclusion. Theme: Movement of People and Goods: Trade Trade routes and trade organizations have had an impact on nations & regions. The effects have been positive and negative. Task: Identify two trade routes and/or trade organizations and for each • Explain one reason for the establishment of the trade route or trade organization • Discuss one positive effect or one negative effect of the trade route or trade organization on a specific nation or region You may use any example from your study of global history. Some suggestions you might wish to consider include the Silk Roads, the trans-Saharan trade routes of the African kingdoms, Mediterranean trade routes, the Hanseatic League, the British East India Company, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), and the European Union (EU). You are not limited to these suggestions. Guidelines: In your essay, be sure to • Develop all aspects of the task • Support the theme with relevant facts, examples, and details • Use a clear plan of organization, including an introduction and a conclusion that are beyond a restatement of the theme. This link may help: http://regentsprep.org/Regents/global/themes/movement/index.cfm Directions: Write a well-organized essay that includes an introduction, several paragraphs addressing the task
below, and a conclusion. 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. Guidelines: In your essay, be sure to • Develop all aspects of the task • Support the theme with relevant facts, examples, and details • Use a logical and clear plan of organization, including an introduction and a conclusion that are beyond a restatement of the theme This link should help: http://regentsprep.org/Regents/global/themes/beliefsystems/index.cfm Here's your first practice essay. They have used Geography as a theme quite often on the exam. Do a good job on this and you will be prepared. Check the link at the bottom of the page for some help!
THEMATIC ESSAY QUESTION Directions: Write a well-organized essay that includes an introduction, several paragraphs addressing the task below, and a conclusion. 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. Guidelines: In your essay, be sure to • Develop all aspects of the task • Support the theme with relevant facts, examples, and details • Use a logical and clear plan of organization, including an introduction and a conclusion that are beyond a restatement of the theme This link may help! http://regentsprep.org/Regents/global/themes/geography/index.cfm HOMEWORK: You are a high-priced consultant known for your expertise in helping set up democratic governments. You’ve been invited to submit a proposal to the leaders of a Latin American country stating how you can help them achieve democracy. Use the information in the reading to write a one-page opening speech for the meeting. Use persuasive language so that you will win the job. Make sure that your speech addresses the following questions:
1. Why do so many people want democracy? 2. What rights and institutions are necessary for a government to be democratic? 3. How do citizens participate in a democracy? How can participation be encouraged? https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B51mxLFJWZndREpjQzVxSGtpaGs Hi. Some of you asked me to post this chart.
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B51mxLFJWZndV1NxS1g0LXBwem8 Read Nelson Mandela’s Long Struggle. Write a song, poem, or rap that pays tribute to Mandela’s struggles and accomplishments. Due Thursday.
Here's the link: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B51mxLFJWZndMDFZU1dwTmladGc Here's a sample for the comparative essay assignment.
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B51mxLFJWZndWWpKRjh0MS1FYU0 Also, many of you forgot to pick up your Unit V review packet on the way out of class. It is due on Tuesday. - Mr. S |
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