Global History - Review: Difference between revisions

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This review process is based upon the New York State Global History II curriculum and Regents in Global History & Geography II. This comprehensive review for Global History can be utilized for other states and exams. The following process is explored in the options below. From Vocabulary to Content. This review also includes skill-based options such as stimulus-based Multiple Choice Questions, Constructed Response Questions (CRQ), and an Enduring Issue Essay (EI).

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Exam Review Options

New York State has created a new exam for Global History & Geography students beginning in June 2019.

This exam will address and assess different skills than Global History & Geography exams prior to June 2019.

These required skills are outlined on the Global History & Geography II Skills page.

An overview of the format of the exam is as follows:

Part of Exam	Type of Question(s)	Description of Task	Percentage % of Score	Amount of Time Available	Amount of Time Available (1.5X)	Amount of Time Available (2X)
Part I	28 Questions	Multiple choice questions in a document based format. The exam will have a document(s) (text, map, political cartoon, graph, chart), and 2-3 questions based upon the document(s). The first question will be a direct question with the answer found within the document(s). The second question will be an inference question based upon the time period and/or historical circumstances surrounding the document(s). The third and possible fourth questions will be based upon your answer the 2nd question and the historical circumstances surrounding the document(s).	54%	45min	1hr 15min	1hr 30min
Part II	Two (2) Sets of Documents with a total of Seven (7) Questions	Two related documents which will require that the historical context/circumstances will be identified and explained. Second, sourcing the documents is achieved by analysis questions that are related to a document's Audience, Purpose, Point-of-View, and or Bias. Third, a which could be any of the follow: causation (cause & effect), and identifying and explaining a Turning Point or a Comparison (similarities and/or differences).	17%	45min	1hr 15min	1hr 45min
Part III	One (1) Essay Question	An enduring issue is any problem or situation that has existed across many time periods in history. It can also be an event that affected people or was affected by people at the time and into the future. An enduring issue is one that many individuals or groups have attempted to address with varying degrees of success. In the essay, identify and define an enduring issue raised by this set of documents. Lastly,by using evidence from the documents, argue why the issue selected is significant and how it has endured across time. This is achieved by discussing the Profundity (How profound/deeply people were affected), Quantity (How many people were affected and from where), and Durability (Has the problem continued and/or lasted overtime).	29%	1hr 30min	2hrs	2hrs 45min

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+|| Multiple choice questions in a document based format. The exam will have a document(s) (text, map, political cartoon, graph, chart), and 2-3 questions based upon the document(s). The first question will be a direct question with the answer found within the document(s). The second question will be an inference question based upon the time period and/or historical circumstances surrounding the document(s). The third and possible fourth questions will be based upon your answer the 2nd question and the historical circumstances surrounding the document(s).
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