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* There are 30 Turning Points in this project.
* There are 30 Turning Points in this project.
* You must complete all of them.
* You must complete all of them.
* Each Turning Point requires a [http://www.mysocialstudiesteacher.com/wiki/images/8/87/Datasheet.pdf Data Sheet]
* Each Turning Point requires a [http://www.classroomexplorations.org/wiki/images/8/87/Datasheet.pdf Data Sheet]
* At the End of the Project you will write a Thematic Essay on many of the Turning Points.
* At the End of the Project you will write a Thematic Essay on many of the Turning Points.


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'''Project Work Packet:'''
'''Project Work Packet:'''
* [http://www.mysocialstudiesteacher.com/wiki/images/3/37/Turning_Points_Project_Complete_Part_I_-_Park_East_2014-15.pdf Turning Points Packet Part 1] - Marking Period 2
* [http://www.classroomexplorations.org/wiki/images/3/37/Turning_Points_Project_Complete_Part_I_-_Park_East_2014-15.pdf Turning Points Packet Part 1] - Marking Period 2
* [[file:turningpointpacketpart2.pdf]] Turning Points Packet Part 2] - Marking Period 3
* [[file:turningpointpacketpart2.pdf]] Turning Points Packet Part 2] - Marking Period 3


'''Webquest Steps'''
'''Webquest Steps'''
# [http://www.mysocialstudiesteacher.com/wiki/index.php?title=Turning_Points_Webquest Turning Points - Introduction]
# [http://www.classroomexplorations.org/wiki/index.php?title=Turning_Points_Webquest Turning Points - Introduction]
# [http://www.mysocialstudiesteacher.com/wiki/index.php?title=Turning_Points_-_Task Turning Points - Task]
# [http://www.classroomexplorations.org/wiki/index.php?title=Turning_Points_-_Task Turning Points - Task]
# [http://www.mysocialstudiesteacher.com/wiki/index.php?title=Turning_Points_-_Process Turning Points - Process Step #1 (Topics Listing)]
# [http://www.classroomexplorations.org/wiki/index.php?title=Turning_Points_-_Process Turning Points - Process Step #1 (Topics Listing)]
# [http://www.mysocialstudiesteacher.com/wiki/index.php?title=Turning_Points_-_Process_Step_2 Turning Points - Process Step #2 (Extensions)]
# [http://www.classroomexplorations.org/wiki/index.php?title=Turning_Points_-_Process_Step_2 Turning Points - Process Step #2 (Extensions)]
# [http://www.mysocialstudiesteacher.com/wiki/index.php?title=Turning_Points_-_Evaluation Turning Points - Evaluation]
# [http://www.classroomexplorations.org/wiki/index.php?title=Turning_Points_-_Evaluation Turning Points - Evaluation]


== Text Resources ==
== Text Resources ==
'''Global History & Geography Review Packet'''
'''Global History & Geography Review Packet'''
* [http://www.mysocialstudiesteacher.com/wiki/images/f/f8/Global_Regents_Review_Packet_-_NEW_-_2014-15.pdf Global Regents Review Packet]
* [http://www.classroomexplorations.org/wiki/images/f/f8/Global_Regents_Review_Packet_-_NEW_-_2014-15.pdf Global Regents Review Packet]
'''Online Textbook Pages:''' World History, Patterns of Interactions. McDougal Littell (2009)
'''Online Textbook Pages:''' World History, Patterns of Interactions. McDougal Littell (2009)
'''Note:''' These pages are only the starting points for the topics listed below.
'''Note:''' These pages are only the starting points for the topics listed below.

Revision as of 09:44, 23 December 2021

Teachers: Mr. Ott / Ms. Nunez (ELL Support)

Aim: Why are turning points important to our understanding of the political, social, geographic, and economic aspects of historical reasoning?

Do Now: Answer in your notebooks, what is a Turning Point? The Turning Points Research Project is the culminating project for the final term before the NYS Regents exam in Global History & Geography.

Project Details:

  • There are 30 Turning Points in this project.
  • You must complete all of them.
  • Each Turning Point requires a Data Sheet
  • At the End of the Project you will write a Thematic Essay on many of the Turning Points.

Directions:

Activity: Please click on the Activity Link below for access to the Turning Points Webquest

Classwork & Homework

Project Work Packet:

Webquest Steps

  1. Turning Points - Introduction
  2. Turning Points - Task
  3. Turning Points - Process Step #1 (Topics Listing)
  4. Turning Points - Process Step #2 (Extensions)
  5. Turning Points - Evaluation

Text Resources

Global History & Geography Review Packet

Online Textbook Pages: World History, Patterns of Interactions. McDougal Littell (2009) Note: These pages are only the starting points for the topics listed below.

  • Paleolithic - Pg 14
  • Neolithic Revolution - Pg 15
  • River Valley Civilizations - Pg 26
  • Ancient Greece - Pg 120
  • Roman Republic - Pg 155
  • Roman Empire - Pg 160
  • Fall of Roman Empire - Pg 173
  • Dark Ages - Pg 353
  • Middle Ages - Pg 358
  • Crusades - Pg 382
  • Commercial Revolution - Pg 389
  • Renaissance - Pg 471
  • Scientific Revolution - Pg 623
  • Age of Exploration - Pg 529
  • Protestant Reformation - Pg 488
  • Age of Imperialism (old) - Pg 553
  • Age of Absolutism - Pg 589
  • The Enlightenment - Pg 629
  • The French Revolution - Pg 651
  • The Industrial Revolution - Pg 717
  • Agricultural Revolution - Pg 717
  • Age of Imperialism (new) - Pg 770
  • Age of Nationalism - Pg 681
  • World War I - Pg 841
  • Russian Revolution - Pg 867
  • World War II - Pg 925
  • Cold War - Pg 965
  • Cultural Revolution & Great Leap Forward - Pg 974
  • Green Revolution - Pg 1074
  • War on Terrorism - Pg 1087

Special Education & ELL Modifications

  • Teaching Model: Co-Teaching
  • Special Education Teacher will work with All students General Ed and Special Ed.
    • Special Ed Students:
      • Teacher will read-aloud to students when necessary.
      • Teachers will break down assignments into smaller tasks.
      • Teachers will work with students on vocabulary acquisition by breaking down words into prefixes/suffixes and etymology.
      • Teachers will group students according to learning style inventory as a homogeneous group.
      • Teachers will keep students on-task by managing distractions and on-task behavior.
      • Teachers will modify note-taking by modeling notes from PowerPoint to chalkboard/whiteboard.
      • Teachers will differentiate lessons by using; verbal cues for auditory learners, graphic organizers for visual learners, and hands-on cues for tactile learners.