Homework Syllabus for the 2010-2011 School Year

GHII Ms. Napp

The second year of the Global History and Geography curriculum examines the modern world from a multiplicity of perspectives. Examining the impact of modern science, technological breakthroughs, reactions to modernism, industrialization, revolutions, imperialism, globalization, new ideologies, World Wars, conflict, and cooperation among the world’s nations, students will increase their understanding of the world in which they live. From Africa to Asia, from Europe to South America, from the Global North to the Global South, students will delve into topics and events that are perhaps familiar but also rich in opportunities for intellectual analysis and examination. Whenthe course is finished, students must pass the Global History and Geography Regents examination, an examination covering the course’s two years. To ensure success on the examination, students must attend class regularly, review previous notes, prepare for examinations, and complete homework assignments.

  • In order to ensure that students interact meaningfully with the historical record and master the curriculum, students will be required to read an average of five to ten pages per week from the textbook, create Cornell Notes for each weekly reading assignment, as well as answer one critical thinking question. The homework syllabus has been created to ensure that the fundamentals for each weekly assignment are known in advance.
  • In addition, throughout the year, students will also process and complete quizzes, examinations, and essays to ensure their preparedness for the Global History and Geography Regents examination which consists of fifty multiple-choice questions and two essays (DBQ and Thematic) within a three hour testing period.

Important Facts to Know Before Starting the Assignments:

1-What are Cornell Notes?

Unlike most note-taking systems, Cornell Notes are interactive. Cornell Notes requirethat students take notes but then reflect on and review the notes. Designed by Walter Pauk, director of Cornell University’s reading and study center, the Cornell Note-Taking System is designed to help students understand and retain information in a meaningful way. *A Template is available on Ms. Napp’s Social Studies Webpage/

  • Write or type notes while reading in the largest space, the 6 inch area
  • Afterwards, create several summaries about the notes written at the bottom of the page
  • In the left-hand margin, write several cue words or key words for the notes on that page
  • For each twenty page reading, students will create a maximum of two pages of notes

2-So, what exactly is handed in each week?

Therefore, each week, students will read a maximum often pages from the World History textbook, create two pages of Cornell Notes from the reading, and answer one critical thinking question in a one paragraph format.

3-What if a student hands in an assignment late or there is a snow day?

Every student is entitled to one “Get out of homework free” card because sometimes things happen. Therefore, students are encouraged to use their homework free pass wisely since there is only per student. However, generally, if an assignment is late, the first day late will cost one grade letter. The second day late will cost two grade letters, etc. After four days, that particular homework window is closed. In the event of a snow day or an unforeseen holiday, the assignment is due the day students return to school.

The Assignments

Text for Cornell Notes: / Critical Thinking Question: / Due
Date:
Read pp. 375 – 383
*Start with “Galileo” / How did modern science change world history? / Thursday,
September 16, 2010
Read pp. 454 -462
*Start with “In Search of Natural Laws” / Discuss the ideas of the philosophers of the Enlightenment. / Thursday,
September 23, 2010
Read pp. 465 - 470
*Start with “Enlightenment Ideas Influence Artists” / What is the Enlightenment? / Thursday,
September 30,
2010
Read pp. 482 - 488
*Start with “The Industrial Revolution Begins in England” / How did industrialization change society? / Thursday,
October 7, 2010
Read pp. 490 - 498
*Start with “Transportation Improves” / Describe the lives of workers in the early period of industrialization. / Thursday,
October 14, 2010
Read pp. 506 - 512
*Start with “Revolution in the American Colonies” / Why did the American colonists revolt against the British? / Thursday,
October 21, 2010
Read pp. 513 - 519
*Start with “The French Revolution” / Why did the French have a revolution? / Thursday,
October 28, 2010
Read pp. 520 – 527
*Start with “Napoleon and the French Empire” / What were the accomplishments of Napoleon? / Thursday,
November 4, 2010
Read pp. 534 -538
*Start with “The Congress of Vienna Meets” / How did the Congress of Vienna change Western Europe? / Friday,
November 12, 2010 (Due to Veteran’s Day)
Read pp. 539 - 544
*Start with “Wars for Independence in Latin America” / Describe the achievements of the leaders of the Latin American independence movements. / Thursday,
November 18, 2010
Read pp. 548 -552
*Start with “The Year of Revolutions – 1848”
(Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, this shortened assignment will be collected on Tuesday) / Who was Karl Marx and what did he believe? / Tuesday,
November 23, 2010
(Happy
Thanksgiving!)
Read pp. 560 - 569
*Start with “Nationalism” / Explain how Giuseppe Garibaldi and Otto von Bismarck were similar. / Thursday,
December 2, 2010
Read pp. 570 -575
*Start with “Imperialism” / Define imperialism and explain the effects of imperialism. / Thursday,
December 9, 2010
Read pp. 576 – 581
*Start with “The Effect of Imperialism on Africa” / How did European imperialism affect Africans? / Thursday,
December 16, 2010
Read pp. 592 - 598
*Start with “The Causes of World War I” / What were the causes of World War I? / Thursday,
December 23, 2010
Read pp. 599 - 606
(This assignment will be completed over the December break.)
*Start with “Making Peace” / How was Germany affected by the Treaty of Versailles? / Thursday, December 30, 2010 (Theoretically due but realistically handed in the first Monday after the vacation – January 3, 2011)
Read pp. 612 - 618
*Start with “Life in Czarist Russia” / Why were many Russians dissatisfied with their Czars (Tsars)? / Thursday,
January 6, 2011
Read pp. 619 - 626
*Start with “The Bolsheviks Take Over the Government” / How did the Bolsheviks change Russia? / Thursday,
January 13, 2011
Read pp. 634 - 640
*Start with “The Fascists Gain Power in Italy” / Define Fascism and explain life under a Fascist government. / Thursday,
January 20, 2011
Read pp. 641 -646
*Start with “The Chinese Begin to Build a Modern Nation” / Why did China experience a civil war? / Thursday,
January 27, 2011
Read pp. 652 - 657
*Start with “The Basic Causes of World War II” / What were the causes of World War II? / Thursday,
February 3, 2011
Read pp. 658 - 665
*Start with “Axis Successes in Europe and Asia” / Describe several major battles of the Second World War. / Thursday,
February 10, 2011
Read pp. 666 - 671
*Start with “What Ended World War II in the Pacific” / Describe several major events which occurred toward the end of the Second World War. / Thursday, February 17, 2011
(But if this happens to be midterm week, then it is due the Monday after the February vacation – Monday, February 28. 2011)
Read pp. 676 - 682
*Start with “The Results of World War II” / Describe several changes that occurred after the Second World War. / Thursday,
March 3, 2011
Read pp. 683 - 690
*Start with “The Cold War Begins” / What was the Cold War? / Thursday,
March 10, 2011
Read pp. 704 – 710
*Start with “Many African Colonies Become Nations” / What was apartheid and who was Nelson Mandela? / Thursday,
March 17, 2011
Read pp. 711 – 715
*Start with “A New Nation in the Middle East Brings War” / Explain the significance of the year 1948 in world history and in particular, in the Middle East. / Thursday,
March 24, 2011
Read pp. 716 - 721
*Start with “India Gains its Independence” / How were Mohandas Gandhi and Mao Zedong different? / Thursday,
March 31, 2011
Read pp. 721 - 727
*Start with “Vietnamese Wars for Independence” / Why did the Vietnamese fight several wars in the twentieth century? / Thursday,
April 7, 2011
Read pp. 732 - 738
*Start with “African Nations Face Many Challenges” / Describe Iran’s Revolution. / Thursday,
April 14, 2011
Read pp. 739 – 741
*Start with “Asian Countries Face Economic Challenges” / What happened in Tiananmen Square? / Thursday,
April 21, 2011
((Theoretically due but realistically handed in the first Monday after the vacation – April 25, 2011)
Read pp. 742 – 745
*Start with “Reforming the Soviet Union” / How did Mikhail Gorbachev change the Soviet Union? / Thursday,
April 28, 2011
Read pp. 746 – 750
*Start with “Europe Experiences Great Change” / What changes occurred in Eastern Europe? / Thursday,
May 5, 2011
Read pp. 751 – 755
*Start with “Latin America Struggles to Overcome its Problems” / What problems faced Latin American nations in the modern era? / Thursday,
May 12, 2011
Read pp. 760 – 764
*Start with “The Earth as a Global Village” / How has technology created a global village? / Thursday,
May 19, 2011
Read pp. 765 – 768
*Start with “Energy and Technology Create the Global Village” / How has modern technology benefitted and harmed people? / Thursday,
May 26, 2011
Read pp. 769 – 772
*Start with “Global Trade and Economic Development” / Describe differences between the nations in the Northern Hemisphere and the nations in the Southern Hemisphere. / Thursday,
June 2, 2011
Read pp. 773 – 777
*Start with “Global Environmental Concerns” / How has modern technology impacted the world’s environment? / Thursday,
June 9, 2011

Congratulations! You have completed the assigned readings from the text.

“It always seems impossible until it’s done.”

~Nelson Mandela