Lessons 10th Grade Global Studies

Date Topic
Lesson
Fri
5/28
Quiz
40-question quiz, notes 11-20.
Thur
5/27
Regents Review for June Exam. Notes 11-20 Students will review notes and answer multiple-choice questions for review notes 11-20
Wed
5/26
Regents Review for June Exam. Notes 11-20 Students will review notes and answer multiple-choice questions for review notes 11-20
Tue
5/25
Regents Review for June Exam. Notes 11-20 Students will review notes and answer multiple-choice questions for review notes 11-20
Mon
5/24
Review Quiz from Friday
We will review quiz from Friday, students may re-take quiz on their own time.



Fri
5/21
Quiz
40-question quiz, notes 1 - 10.
Thur
5/20
Preview Quiz for Friday.
Students will have class time to review notes 1-10 for 40 question quiz on Friday.
Wed
5/19
Begin Review for June Exam. Notes 1-10 Students will review notes and answer multiple-choice questions for review notes 1-10
Tue
5/18
Begin Review for June Exam. Notes 1-10 Students will review notes and answer multiple-choice questions for review notes 1-10
Mon
5/17
Begin Review for June Exam. Notes 1-10 Students will review notes and answer multiple-choice questions for review notes 1-10



Fri
5/14
Review quiz Review Quiz, then re-take and then begin Regents Review.
Thur
5/13
Quiz Brainpop about Apartheid, followed by quiz.
Wed
5/12
Preview Quiz for Wed.
Preview for Wednesdays quiz, following are quiz topics and # of questions for each topic:
African Independence
9
Creation of Pakistan
1
OPEC
3
Creation of Israel
2
Collapse of Communism and USSR
5
Tue
5/11
No Class
Mr.Moloney Absent Today
Mon
5/10
Collapse of Communism Mini-lecture, discussion, reading about the collapse of communism. Blog batch #3 due Wed. 5/12 at 9 am. Last 4 blogs are due, see homework page for details.



Fri
5/7
Collapse of Communism Mini-lecture and blogs about the collapse of communism.
Thur
5/6
Creation of  Israel Students will read about and discuss (using accountable talk) the creation of Israel in an otherwise Islamic Middle East.
Wed
5/5
OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.) 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.
Tue
5/4
Creation of Pakistan Discussion of Creation of Pakistan along with film clips from Gandhi that show creation of Pakistan (separation of Hindus and Muslims).
Mon
5/3
Nelson Mandela and South Africa Students will view and discuss various documents and readings about South Africa, Apartheid and Nelson Mandela. Then we will listen to Gil Scott-Herron's 1976 anti-aparthied song "Johannesburg".



Fri
4/30
No Class Today
Mr. Moloney Absent Today.
Thur
4/29
Nelson Mandela and South Africa Students will do an in-class blog about Apartheid and Nelson Mandela.
Wed
4/28
African Independence Students will write a blog post about African Independence.
Tue
4/27
African Independence Students will view powerpoint and do reading about African Independence.
Mon
4/26
Quiz (Cold War, Mao, European Union) Students will review their quizzes; then retake them.



Fri
4/23
Quiz (Cold War, Mao, European Union)
Students will see 2 brainpops: Cold War and Communism.  Then take quiz.
Thur
4/22
Preview Quiz Students will review for Friday's quiz. Quiz topics followed by # of questions for each topic below:
Cold War
10
Mao and Chinese Communist Revolution
6
Neolithic Revolution (9th Grade Review)
3
European Union
1
Wed
4/21
Mao and China, Neolithic Revolution Review, European Union
Students will learn about Mao and the Chinese Communist Revolution. We will review the Neolithic Revolution and do a little bit about the European Union.
Tue
4/20
Cold War Students will have two class periods to write a Thematic Essay about the Cold War. Students were given the question on Friday and have had the weekend to prepare.
Mon
4/19
Cold War Students will have two class periods to write a Thematic Essay about the Cold War. Students were given the question on Friday and have had the weekend to prepare.
Remember: Blogs due on Today at 9 AM!



Fri
4/16
Cold War Student's will get an introduction to proper thematic essay writing. We will view about 10 former New York State Regents Thematic Essay's. Then students will receive directions for a Cold War Thematic Essay that they will write in class on Friday.
- 4 Blogs due on Mon! (if you missed the film ("The Right Stuff") you can write a blog on the Cuban Missile Crisis.)
Thur
4/15
DOE Surveys
Students will fill out Dept. of Ed. student surveys.
Wed
4/14
Cold War Students will write a blog entry about the Cold War Film "The Right Stuff".
Tue
4/13
Cold War Film: "The Right Stuff". Students will see selected scenes from this Cold War drama.
Mon
4/12
Cold War Students will write a blog entry about NATO and The Cold War.



Fri
4/9
Cold War  Students will read documents about the Cold War and discuss.
Thur
4/8
Cold War Students will do text reading and questions as a warm-up to The Cold War.
Wed
4/7
Quiz: WW II and The Holocaust We will review and re-take the quiz from before vacation. Students will also get back their DBQ essays.



Fri
3/26
Quiz: WW II and The Holocaust
Quiz: WW II and The Holocaust
Thur
3/25
WW II and The Holocaust
Students will have 2 days to complete 2 blog posts about the Holocaust films viewed in class and to preview the quiz for Friday. Review notes for quiz.
Wed
3/24
The Holocaust Students will have 2 days to complete 2 blog posts about the Holocaust films viewed in class and to preview the quiz for Friday. Review notes for quiz.
Tue
3/23
The Holocaust Film: Schindler's List. Students will view and discuss selected scenes from the film.
Mon
3/22
The Holocaust Film: Schindler's List. Students will view and discuss selected scenes from the film.



Fri
3/19
Half-Day Parent/Teacher Conferences
No Global Classes today. Half-day for parent-teacher conferences.
Thur
3/18
The Holocaust Film: Night and Fog. Students will watch this 32 minute documentary about Auschwitz.
Wed
3/17
Career Day Career Day at ITHS
Tue
3/16
The Holocaust Selected readings and documents about the Holocaust.
Mon
3/15
DBQ - Atomic Bombing of Japan Some students will finish their DBQ essays. Other students will begin a warm-up work sheet about the Holocaust.



Fri
3/12
DBQ - Atomic Bombing of Japan Students will work on their two-day, seven document, DBQ essay on the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Thur
3/11
DBQ - Atomic Bombing of Japan Students will begin a two-day, seven document, DBQ essay on the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Wed
3/10
Atomic Bombs and DBQ Review Students will view documents and photographs of the bombings at Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima/Nagasaki. A review on proper DBQ essay writing will follow.
Tue
3/9
WW II Students will review WW II powerpoints, then view two brainpops; "Hitler" and "WW II".
Mon
3/8
Quiz Students will take a multiple-choice quiz on the topics below.



Fri
3/5
Review for Quiz on Monday. Quiz: 20 questions multiple choice. This quiz covers many topics. Following are the topics and the number of questions on each topic:
Gandhi and the end of Imperialism in India
7
Nationalism
1
Treaty of Versailles
4
Appeasement
2
Totalitarianism and Fascism
2
Mustafa Kemal (Ataturk) and modern Turkey
2
Japanese Imperialism before WW II
2
Thur
3/4
Rise of Fascism and the road to WW II Students will see selected scenes from "The Great Dictator",  which is a comical take on the relationship between Hitler and Mussolini. Will also view documentary footage about the making of this controversial film.
Wed
3/3
Causes of WW II
Japanese Imperialism
Students will discuss and do a worksheet on Japanese Imperialism in the 1930's as a cause of WW II. Also, since we have been introduced to Hitler and "Kristallnacht", and we will soon be studying The Holocaust, we will have a brief discussion about the history of Jewish people and misconceptions about Jews.
Tue
3/2
Appeasement and Japanese Imperialism Students will read and analyze documents about the Appeasement of Hitler and the rise of Japanese Imperialism in the Pacific.
Mon
3/1
Rise of Fascism
Text reading and questions about the rise of Hitler and the road to WW II.



Fri
2/26
No School - snow day! -----------------------------------------------------
Thur
2/25
The Treaty of Versailles Blog post on The Treaty of Versailles. First three blogs due Mon. 3/1 @ 3 pm.
Wed
2/24
Mustafa Kemal and Modern Turkey Then a blog entry on Mustafa Kemal and modern Turkey.
Tue
2/23
Mustafa Kemal + Treaty of Versailles
Brief lecture on the post-WW I demise of the Ottoman Empire and the rise of modern Turkey. Then a little more review on the Treaty of Versailles. Then we will take a look at an actual Global Studies Regents exam that we will take in June.
Mon
2/22
Housekeeping
Students will fill out learning goals and learning surveys. We will also review what we have done so far, make sure everyone is up to speed on the blogs.



Fri
2/12
Treaty of Versailles We will discuss the palace of Versailles and its builder Luis XIV (review of Absolutism) and then read and discuss the importance of the Treaty of Versailles that ended WW I. 
Then students will look at how income rises with education.
Thur
2/11
Gandhi and Indian Independence Students will work on a blog about Gandhi and Indian Independence.
Wed
2/10
No School - snow day!
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Tue
2/9
Gandhi and Indian Independence Students will finish watching selected scenes from Gandhi. We will then discuss the film and discuss graduation requirements and the need for letters of recommendation for college.
Mon
2/8
Gandhi and Indian Independence Students will watch selected scenes from Gandhi.



Fri
2/5
Gandhi and Indian Independence Students will watch selected scenes from Gandhi.
Thur
2/4
Gandhi and Indian Independence Brief lecture followed by: student "warm up" to Gandhi with a textbook based worksheet.
Wed
2/3
Set up Blog pages. Students will set up their own Global Studies blog pages.  Then e-mail your blog address (url) to Mr. Moloney when you are done (mmoloneyiths@yahoo.com).
Tue
2/2

Seating assignments 1st day of classes -  we will work on attendance, seating, and preview Mr. Moloney's website.