Lessons 10th Grade Global Studies

Date	Topic	Lesson
Fri 1/23	Review Final Exam	Students will have time to review the final exam from Thursday.
Thur 1/22	Final Exam	Students will take 30 Question Final exam on everything we have studied since September. Topics on Final: 1- Scientific Revolution 8- Industrial Revolution 2- The Enlightenment 9- Karl Marx and Communism 3- The French Revolution 10- Meiji Restoration of Japan 4- Napoleon 11- European Imperialism 5- The Congress of Vienna 12- Irish Potato Famine 6- Nationalism 13- WW I 7- Latin American Revolutions 14- Russian Revolution
Wed 1/21	Preview Final Exam	Students will have one day to preview the final exam on Thursday.
Tue 1/20	Inauguration Day	Some students will be watching the Inauguration live in the gym - others will be playing global jeopardy since there is no internet connection.
Fri 1/16	Quiz: WW I - Russian Rev - Stalin	Students will view a brainpop about the causes of WW I, then will take a quiz about WW I, Russian Revolution and Joseph Stalin.
Thur 1/15	Preview Quiz: WW I - Russian Rev. and Stalin	Students will have one class period to preview the Quiz on Friday about WW I, Russian Revolution and Joseph Stalin.
Wed 1/14	Joseph Stalin and Totalitarianism	Students will complete their "mind mirror" about Stalin.
Tue 1/13	Joseph Stalin and Totalitarianism	Students will do a couple of readings about Joseph Stalin then begin making a "mind mirror" about Stalin.
Mon 1/12	Russian Revolution	Students will watch selected scenes from "Doctor Zhivago" - which brings to life some of the themes of the Russian Revolution.
Fri 1/9	Russian Revolution	Students will write a blog post about The Russian Revolution.
Thur 1/8	Russian Revolution	Students will warm-up to The Russian Revolution with a worksheet from the textbook.
Wed 1/7	WW I	Students will write a blog post about WW I.
Tue 1/6	WW I	Students will view WW I documents and discuss the causes, and action of WW I.
Mon 1/5	Current Events: Israel at war	Students will watch NY Times videos, do a Middle East geography lesson, and get a mini-lecture about the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip.
Tue 12/23	WW I	Students will veiw WW I documents, do some WW I readings, and discuss the film from Monday.
Mon 12/22	WW I	Students will view and discuss selected scened from "Merry Christmas" - a WW I film about the famous "Christmas truce".
Fri 12/19	WW I	In groups students will read, analyze and answer questions about 6 WW I documents.
Thur 12/18	WW I	Students will read text and do review sheet for introduction to WW I.
Wed 12/17	Quiz: Meiji Japan and Imperialism	Students will take a quiz on Meiji Japan and European Imperialism.
Tue 12/16	Preview Quiz	Students have a day to preview quiz on Meiji Japan and European Imperialism. Notes, questions and podcasts #29 and #30.
Mon 12/15	Preview Quiz and finish DBQ	Students who were absent (and their were many) have another day to finish their DBQ. Other students will begin preparing for the Quiz on Wed. Blogs are due Tue. at 6 pm.
Fri 12/12	DBQ - European Imperialism	Students will finish their two-day DBQ essay about Imperialism. Blogs due Tuesday at 6pm (there are 5 blogs due).
Thur 12/11	DBQ - European Imperialism	Students will begin their two-day DBQ essay about Imperialism.
Wed 12/10	European Imperialism in China	Students will work on blog entry about Imperialism in China.
Tue 12/9	European Imperialism: "The White Man's Burden"	Students will continue working on and finish their poems about Imperialism.
Mon 12/8	European Imperialism: "The White Man's Burden"	Students will read and discuss the famous Imperialism poem "The White Man's Burden". Then students will write their own poems about Imperialism.
Fri 12/5	European Imperialism in India	Students will read text and do review sheet for introduction to European Imperialism in India.
Thur 12/4	European Imperialism-Africa	Students will watch a few clips from: Discovery channel presents - Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness". Film discusses European Imperialism in Africa and European exploration into the unknown depths of Africa. Then students will view a powerpoint about Cecil Rhodes.
Wed 12/3	European Imperialism-Africa	Students will do a blog entry about this weeks film.
Tue 12/2	European Imperialism-Africa	Students will view and discuss scenes from "Mountains of the Moon" - which addresses the early days of European Imperialism in Africa.
Mon 12/1	European Imperialism-Africa	Students will view and discuss scenes from "Mountains of the Moon" - which addresses the early days of European Imperialism in Africa.
Wed 11/26	Meiji Restoration of Japan	Students will do an on-line blog lesson about The Meiji Restoration of Japan.
Tue 11/25	European Imperialism-Africa	Students will finish work on European Imperialism Game/Project, and write about what they learned.
Mon 11/24	European Imperialism-Africa	Students will continue work on a European Imperialism Game/Project.
Fri 11/21	European Imperialism	Students will continue work on a European Imperialism Game/Project. Last day of 2nd marking period.
Thur 11/20	European Imperialism	Students will begin a European Imperialism Game/Project
Wed 11/19	European Imperialism-Africa	Brief intro lecture to topic followed by review sheet from textbook that serves as an introduction to this topic.
Tue 11/18	Meiji Restoration of Japan	Students will do an on-line blog lesson about The Meiji Restoration of Japan. Internet down, could not do this lesson. Began Wed. lesson.
Mon 11/17	Meiji Restoration of Japan	Brief intro lecture to topic followed by review sheet from textbook that serves as a warm up and introduction to the Meiji Restoration of Japan.
Fri 11/14	Review Midterm and quiz.	Students will review midterm from Wednesday and review quiz from Monday.
Thur 11/13	Midterm	30 Multiple-choice Regents question on 8 topics below. (Worth 150 points - 5 points per question).
Wed 11/12	Preview Midterm	Students will have class time to prepare for Thursday's Midterm. Midterm Topics below: Use this link to preview 1 - Scientific Revolution = 3 ?'s 6 - Latin American Revolutions = 5 ?'s 2 - The Enlightenment = 5 ?'s 7 - Nationalism = 2 ?'s 3 - The French Revolution = 5 ?'s 8 - Congress of Vienna = 1 ? 4 - Robespierre - Reign of Terror = 2 ?'s 9 - Industrial Revolution = 5 ?'s 5 - Napoleon = 2 ?'s Total = 30 ?'s
Mon 11/10	Quiz: Ind. Revolution, Karl Marx and Comm.	Students will view a "brainpop" about Communism, then will take a quiz on The Industrial Revolution, Karl Marx and Communism.
Fri 11/7	Preview Quiz: Ind. Rev. and Marx	Preview Quiz on Industrial Revolution and Karl Marx. Students will get back DBQ essays from last week.
Thur 11/6	Karl Marx and Communism	Students will do a blog entry on Karl Marx and Communism.
Wed 11/5	Karl Marx and Communism	Students will view documents and read about Karl Marx and Communism.
Mon 11/3	Karl Marx and Communism	Students will begin a blog about Karl Marx and the Industrial Revolution. Other students who were absent on Friday (and there were many), will finish their DBQ from last week.
Fri 10/31	DBQ - Industrial Revolution	Students will finish a two-day, in class DBQ essay on The Industrial Revolution.
Thur 10/30	DBQ - Industrial Revolution	Students will begin a two-day, in class DBQ essay on The Industrial Revolution
Wed 10/29	Industrial Revolution	Students will watch "brainpop" cartoon about Industrial Revolution - then watch 20 minutes of "Modern Times", a film about the Industrial Revolution. We will also discuss the formation of unions during the Industrial Revolution.
Tue 10/28	Industrial Revolution	Students will read documents about Child Labor during the Industrial Revolution and then view Lewis Hine photos about Child Labor.
Mon 10/27	Industrial Revolution	Students will finish working on an Industrial Revolution Game.
Fri 10/24	Half-Day: Parent/Teacher Day	Half-Day for Parent-Teacher conferences. No Global History Classes scheduled.
Thur 10/23	Industrial Revolution	Students will continue working on an Industrial Revolution Game.
Wed 10/22	Industrial Revolution	Students will continue working on an Industrial Revolution Game.
Tue 10/21	Industrial Revolution	Students will begin work on an Industrial Revolution Game.
Mon 10/20	Quiz: and blogs due.	Students will view brainpops about Napoleon and then Simon Bolivar; then will take a quiz on Napoleon, Simon Bolivar and Latin Am. Revs, Nationalism, and Congress of Vienna. Last 4 Blogs due at 8 AM today (Monday).
Fri 10/17	Preview Quiz	Students will go to Global History Regents Review to prepare for Monday's quiz. Quiz topics: Napoleon, Latin American Revolutions, Nationalism, Congress of Vienna.
Thur 10/16	Nationalism	Blog about Nationalism.
Wed 10/15	Nationalism	Begin lesson on Nationalism with students listing what it means to be an American, trying to get at the jist of what it means to be nationalistic. Followed by reading on nationalism and some documents with questions.
Tue 10/14	Congress of Vienna	One day lesson; reading and discussion of Congress of Vienna. Also students get a talk about High School Graduation Requirements, the college application process and the need for them to get 3 letters of recommendation from teachers. Also students will be shown how education gets you more money! (go to page 9 of this document).
Fri 10/10	Simon Bolivar and Latin American Revolutions	Blog about Simon Bolivar.
Wed 10/8	Simon Bolivar and Latin American Revoltions	Reading and map lesson about Simon Bolivar, Latin-American Revoltions, and the Geography of South America. Last day of marking period.
Tue 10/7	Napoleon	Map lesson about Napoleon and his ill-fated invasion of Russia.
Mon 10/6	Napoleon	Mini-Lecture and two readings about Napoleon.
Fri 10/3	Review Quiz from last week.	Students will review quiz from Thursday and then re-take, just to make sure they are actually paying attention during the review. DBQ Essays will be returned and reviewed.
Thur 10/2	Quiz: Enlightenment and French Rev.	Students will watch a "Brainpop cartoon" about The French Revolution. Followed by a 20 question multiple-choice quiz on 'The Enlightenment' and 'The French Revolution'.
Mon 9/29	Preview Quiz  - (No School Tue and Wed)	Students will go to the 'Global History Regents Review Site' to do sample questions and prepare for Fridays quiz on 'The Enlightenment' and 'The French Revolution'.
Fri 9/26	DBQ Essay - French Revolution	Students will have two days to complete short answers and essay for French Revolution DBQ.
Thur 9/25	DBQ Essay - French Revolution	Students will have two days to complete short answers and essay for French Revolution DBQ.
Wed 9/24	French Revolution Reign of Terror	Finish French Revolution with mini-lecture. Then begin Reign of Terror with reading about Robespiere. Then students will get an introduction to proper DBQ essay writing.
Tue 9/23	French Revolution	Students will work on another blog about The French Revolution. First four blogs due at 6pm today!!
Mon 9/22	French Revolution	Students will work on a blog about The French Revolution.
Fri 9/19	French Revolution	Text reading and questions - finish up The Enlightenment, and then into. to French Revolution.
Thur 9/18	Enlightenment	Students will write a blog entry about John Locke.
Wed 9/17	Enlightenment	Review quiz from Tuesday. Then students begin discussion of the Enlightenment by creating their own fictional governments.
Tue 9/16	Scientific Revolution Quiz #1	Reading about the trial of Galileo, then a "Brainpop" about Galileo, then a quiz on Evolution vs. Creation and the Scientific Revolution.
Mon 9/15	Scientific Revolution	Mini lecture about Scientific Revolution (Top 100 most influential people). Then students will view a "Brainpop" Evolution vs. Creation.
Fri 9/12	Scientific Revolution	More Scientific Revolution. Another blog post. Don't worry - we won't be doing blogs every day - but I want to get you guys trained in blogging.
Thur 9/11	Scientific Revolution	Intro. to Scientific Revolution. Students will work on a blog post while students absent last week will set up their blog pages.
Wed 9/10	Evolution vs. Creation	Film Lesson: "Inherit the Wind". Students will view and discuss selected scenes from this famous film about the "Scopes Monker Trial".
Tue 9/9	Evolution vs. Creation	Students will discuss the two theories and do some readings on Evolution vs. Creation.
Mon 9/8	Scientific Revolution	Mr. Moloney absent today: Students will do a text reading and questions about the Scientific Revolution.
Fri 9/5	Evolution vs Creation	More blog set up. Then students will do a blog entry about the theories of evolution and creation in preperation to our unit on the Scientific revolution. See global blog page.
Thur 9/4	Blog Page Set Up	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).
Wed 9/3	Intro to class and Intro to Website	Students will get over view of class and class website.
Tue 9/2	First Day of School!	Seating chart and attendence.