Historical Setting Essay Reminders

Picture of the entrance (for prisoners) to Auschwitz-Birkenau

A little tip from your Local Humanities Teacher . . .

As you start PREWRITING & BRAINSTORMING & DRAFTING your Historical Setting essays, remember the following:

1. You are graded on your PROCESS of writing, NOT only the final draft. You could fail the essay even if you hand in a stellar final draft but do not show any of your process work.
   
2. Record all your prewriting, brainstorming, freewriting, thesis drafts, evidence you want to use, reading notes (even on post-its)
3. Keep every draft of your essay separate! even if you type them, make sure you hand in ALL the different drafts you write.
4. If you need to use the drafting organizers I have in the room, USE THEM! You will have a better essay & a better grade.
5. DO YOUR OWN WORK!!!!

Regents Review Sessions!

Global History Regents Review!!!

Tuesday, May 31 at 2:45ish
Thursday, June 2 at 2:45ish

We will be reviewing the Thematic Essay, DBQ Essay, and any multiple choice you want!

Be there! =D

Vocabulary: Thursday, May 26, 2011

to convoy (v.)
*to accompany or escort, usually for protection

convoy (n.)
*protection provided by an escort
*a group of vehicles or people, accompanied by an escort for protection

Examples

Antonyms

"Our convoy included a few children ten and twelve years old" (Wiesel, 45)

Vocabulary: Wednesday, May 25, 2011

to encumber (v.)

* to burden or weigh someone down
* to hinder or prevent someone from doing something

"Nobody ever felt embarrassed by him. Nobody ever felt encumbered by his presence. He was a past master in the art of making himself insignificant, of seeming invisible" (Wiesel, 1).

Examples

Antonyms

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Vocabulary: Tuesday, May 24, 2011

abhorrent (adj.)

*detestable, repugnant, loathsome
*so horrible you can't stand it

Apartheid is, in my view, as abhorrent as anti-Semitism (Wiesel, 119).

Examples

Antonyms

Causes of WWII Quiz - Wed. May 25!

Wednesday, May 25th, you will have a TIED paragraph quiz about the causes of WWII. You must complete the following in order to be prepared for this quiz.

• Causes of WWII notes from the blue World History book - If you don't have the terms, you can find them here.
• Germany after WWI packet describing the economy of Germany after the Treaty of Versailles - If you do not have the packet, you can find it here.
  
• Review the elements of a TIED paragraph here

Good luck!