| (Lessons
from Fall Semester) Lessons: 10 Grade Global Studies |
| Date |
Topic |
Lesson |
| Fri 6/3 |
Regents Review |
Computer Lab Review. |
| Thur 6/2 |
Regents Review-Thematic
Essay Outline |
Students will outline Thematic
Essay on Ethnic Conflict. Thematic Essays from past Regents Exams. |
| Wed 6/1 |
Regents Review |
Students will take, grade,
and review quiz from Regents Review Book Unit 4. |
| Tue 5/31 |
Regents Review/Thematic
Essay Outline |
Students will outline Thematic
Essay on Geography. |
| Fri 5/27 |
Regents Review |
Computer Lab Review. |
| Thur 5/26 |
Regents Review |
Students will take,
grade, and review quiz from Regents Review Book Unit 3. Students will
also read an example of one of their classmates thematic essays (one that
got a 100!). |
| Wed 5/25 |
Regents Review |
Students will complete
puzzle which reviews everything learned in 10th grade. Students will also
receive Thematic Essays written last week. |
| Tue 5/24 |
Regents Review |
Students will take,
grade, and review quiz from Regents Review Book Unit 2. |
| Mon 5/23 |
Regents Review/Thematic
Essay Outline |
Students will review
regents quizzes from last Thur. Students will also outline a thematic essay. |
| Fri 5/20 |
Regents Review |
Computer Lab Review - Digital Postcards |
| Thur 5/19 |
Quiz: Review Book
Unit 1 Malcolm X's B-day (w/ Nelson Mandela) |
Students will take
10 question (50 quiz points) quiz on Review Book Unit 1. Malcolm X's B-day: students will view eulogy from Malcolm X, featuring appearance by Nelson Mandela. |
| Wed 5/18 |
Thematic Essay |
Students will have
one class period to write Thematic Essay. |
| Tue 5/17 |
Regents Review |
Students will review
Judaism and global interdependence. Students will then review regents
map questions and discuss test taking strategies. |
| Mon 5/16 |
Issue Review Books
and Thematic Question |
Students will receive
Regents Review Books and Thematic Essay question which will be completed
in class on Wed. |
| Fri 5/13 |
Regents Review |
Computer Lab Review. |
| Thur 5/12 |
Regents Review |
Students will continue
working on timeline. |
| Wed 5/11 |
Regents Review |
Students will continue
working on timeline. |
| Tue 5/10 |
Regents Review |
Students will begin
Historical Timeline that reviews nearly
everything studied during 9th and 10th grades. |
| Mon 5/9 |
Regents Review
|
First Day of Third
Marking Period. Students will put together puzzle matching historical
events with definitions from 9th grade material. |
| Fri 5/6 |
Regents Review |
Computer Lab
Review for Regents Exam. |
| Thur 5/5 |
Review Quiz,
Northern Ireland - Reformation Review. |
Students will
review quizzes from Thur. Students will learn about conflict between
Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland, and relate this to the
Reformation of the 1500's. |
| Wed 5/4 |
Quiz |
Quiz: African
Independence (Jomo Kenyatta), Creation of Pakistan, OPEC and Middle
East, Creation of Israel, Collapse of Communism and Soviet Union. All
three homeworks due. |
| Tue 5/3 |
Fall of Soviet
Union |
Readings and
accountable talk about Fall of Soviet Union. |
| Mon 5/2 |
Collapse of
Communism |
Readings and
accountable talk about collapse of Communism. |
| Fri 4/22 |
Review Thematic
Essays from last week. |
Students
will get back and review thematic essays. Students will read an example
of an outstanding essay, and will see how we can use Michael Jordan to connect with history. Thanks Ra
Shawn. Grading for 2nd marking period will be
discussed. |
| Thur 4/21 |
Nelson Mandela
and South Africa |
Students
will view and discuss various documents and readings about South Africa,
Apartheid and Nelson Mandela. |
| Wed 4/20 |
Creation
of Israel |
Computer Lab Lesson: The creation of Israel. |
| Tue 4/19 |
Creation
of Israel |
Students
will read about and discuss (using accountable talk) the creation
of Israel in an otherwise Islamic Middle East. |
| Mon 4/18 |
OPEC (Organization
of Petroleum Exporting Nations.) |
Students
will read about, and analyze documents about OPEC and its importance
on the US economy. The staggering amount of oil and gas used in the US
will be discussed using SUV's as an example of excesses. |
| Fri 4/15 |
Thematic
Essay |
Students
will have entire class period to write Thematic Essay about histories
most influential people (the question was given to them on Tuesday
4/12). |
| Thur 4/14 |
African
Independence - Creation of Pakistan |
Class
reading to finish up African Independence. Then discussion of Creation
of Pakistan along with film clips from Gandhi
that show creation of Pakistan (separation of Hindus and Muslims).
|
| Wed 4/13 |
African
Independence |
Computer Lab Lesson: African Independence. |
| Tue 4/12 |
African
Independence |
Students
will receive and discuss their Thematic Essay questions due Friday.
Students will see power point and do reading introducing them to
African Independence. |
| Mon 4/11 |
Review
Quizzes and Cold War Thematic Essay. |
Students
will review quizzes from last Thursday as well as Cold War Thematic
Essay from last week. |
| Fri 4/8 |
Half
Day - Parent Teacher Conferences |
Half
Day. Only periods 1, 3, and 20 minutes of period 4 will meet. |
| Thur 4/7 |
Quiz:
Cold War - Communism in China |
Quiz: Cold War - Communism in China - European Union (only 1 question). Also there will be three review questions on hunters and gatherers and The Neolithic Revolution (chapter 2). |
| Wed 4/6 |
Communist
Revolution in China |
Computer Lab Lesson: Communist Revolution in China. |
| Tue 4/5 |
Communist
Revolution in China |
Students
will do reading on Communist Revolution - then in groups will discuss
questions relating to communism and China in general (geography
- isolation - Confucianism). |
| Mon
4/4 |
Communist
Revolution in China |
Students
will do text reading and create notes in groups. Notes will them
be compared to notes teacher came up with. |
| Fri 4/1 |
Thematic
Essay - Cold War |
Students
will have one class period to write a five paragraph thematic
essay on the Cold War. Students were given the essay question on
Mon. and have had time to prepare. |
| Thur 3/31 |
European
Union |
Substitute
will be in; Mr. Moloney will be attending a conference. Students
will receive a reading and work sheet about the European Union;
will count as a 20 point quiz. |
| Wed 3/30 |
Cold
War |
Film
"Dr. Strangelove". Students will see
clips from and discuss this Cold War film. |
| Tue 3/29 |
Cold
War |
Film
"The Right Stuff". Students will see
clips from and discuss this Cold War film. |
| Mon 3/28 |
Thematic
Essay Intro. - Cold War |
Students
will see examples of previous Regents Exam Thematic Essays. Students
will receive a thematic essay question that they will answer
in class on Thur. - Short film on Cold War. |
| Thur 3/24 |
Cold
War |
Computer Lab Lesson: The Cuban Missile Crisis |
| Wed 3/23 |
Cold
War |
Computer Lab Lesson: NATO and The Warsaw Pact. |
| Tue 3/22 |
Cold
War |
Students
will read various readings and analyze various documents related
to The Cold War. |
| Mon 3/21 |
Cold
War |
Students
will work in groups to come up with their own questions and
answers that summarize the text reading on The Cold War. |
| Fri 3/18 |
Review: Quiz/DBQ Essay/Website grade |
Last day of marking period. Students
will receive and review their quizzes, DBQ essay, and web site
grades. |
| Thur 3/17 |
Quiz: WW II and the Holocaust |
Quiz: WW II and the Holocaust. All
Homeworks due. |
| Wed 3/16 |
The Holocaust |
Film: Night and Fog.
Students will see and discuss this Holocaust Documentary.
|
| Tue 3/15 |
The Holocaust |
Film: Schindlers List.
Students will see and discuss scenes from the film. |
| Mon 3/14 |
The Holocaust |
Various readings and documents relating
to Holocaust. |
| Fri 3/11 |
Student peer review of DBQ essays |
Students will read and assess essays
from Wed and Thur. |
| Thur 3/10 |
DBQ - Hiroshima and Nagasaki |
Students will complete their two-day
essay about the US atomic bombing of Hiroshima and
Nagasaki at the end of WW II. |
| Wed 3/9 |
DBQ - Hiroshima and Nagasaki |
Students will begin a two-day DBQ
essay about the US atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at
the end of WW II. |
| Tue 3/8 |
Atomic bombing of Japan to end WW
II |
Students will read about, and view
primary sources on, the US atomic bombings of Japan at the end
of WW II. |
| Mon 3/7 |
DBQ tutorial/review/ instruction |
Students will get instruction on writing
DBQ essay's and will read examples of other students successful
essays. |
| Fri 3/4 |
World War II |
Students will present their WW II
power point presentations to class. |
| Thur 3/3 |
World War II |
Computer Lab Lesson: World
War II |
| Wed 3/2 |
World War II |
Computer Lab Lesson: World
War II |
| Tue 3/1 |
World War II |
Text reading and questions about
second half of WW II. |
| Mon 2/28 |
World War II |
Text reading and questions about
first half of WW II. |
| Fri 2/18 |
Review quiz, reveiw Fascism |
Students will review quizzes from
Thursday. Followed by selected scenes from "The Great Dictator", which is a comical
take on the relationship between Hitler and Mussolini.
|
| Thur 2/17 |
Quiz |
Quiz on Gandhi, Fascism, and the road
to WW II. All 4 homeworks due. Grading for first marking period will be discussed. |
| Wed 2/16 |
Fascism: Hitler and Nazi Germany |
Computer Lab Lesson: The
Fascism of Hitler and Nazi Germany. |
| Tue 2/15 |
Appeasement, League of Nations, Japanese Agression. |
Group work: What would you do to
combat Hitler's agression and military build up? Student answers
will then be compared with what was actually done (British Appeasement)
Followed by breif reading and lecture about Appeasement,
Leauge of Nations, and Japanese
aggression. |
| Mon 2/14 |
Fascism: Hitler and Mussolini |
Two readings and primary sources
photos and writings about Hitler and Mussolini. |
| Fri 2/11 |
The Road to WW II. Rise of fascism.
|
Text reading with questions about the
rise of Hitler and Mussolini. |
| Thur 2/10 |
Mustafa Kemal/Turkish Nationalism Treaty of Versailles |
Readings and documents about Mustafa
Kemal. Readings and documents about Treaty of Versailles. |
| Wed 2/9 |
Gandhi - Indian Nationalism |
Second day of two-day viewing of selected
scenes from the film "Gandhi" |
| Tue 2/8 |
Gandhi - Indian Nationalism |
First day of two-day viewing of selected
scenes from the film "Gandhi" |
| Mon 2/7 |
Gandi - Indian Nationalism |
Students will present their power
point presentations to class. |
| Fri 2/4 |
Gandhi - Indian Nationalism |
Computer Lab Lesson: Gandhi
and Indian Nationalism. Second day of two-day lesson. |
| Thur 2/3 |
Gandhi - Indian Nationalism |
Computer Lab Lesson: Gandhi
and Indian Nationalism. First day of two-day lesson. |
| Wed. 2/2 |
Gandhi - Indian Nationalism |
Students will do various readings with
accompanying questions in preparation for two-day computer
lab, powerpoint assignment about Gandhi. |
| Tue. 2/1 |
Intro to Class. Begin Gandhi and Indian
Nationalism. |
Introduction to Class. Seating assignments.
Preview of Mr. Moloney's website. Reading about definition
of nationalism.
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