World+History+Honors

Assignment:

**﻿WORLD HISTORY HONORS ASSIGNMENT for July 26 - July 28, 2011: **

**Activity 1: Previewing**

===‍In your new page, entitled " HONORS WORLD HISTORY " complete the following:===


 * Preview what history you will be learning about in your course by taking previewing notes on the topic list below.
 * Before beginning, make sure you look back at what you learned about previewing during week 1 of this course.
 * In previewing this topic list and take your previewing notes, **what conclusions can you come to** about the course and its content?
 * **What questions to do you have**? **Comments**?
 * **What do you already know something about**?
 * **What seems interesting**? **Why**?
 * **What vocabulary do you need to look up**?


 * Modern World History Curriculum Topics**: **For Further Information** click here

Atlantic Revolutions: French Revolution and 19th century Revolutions in Middle ans South America Industrial Revolution and Life During the Industrial Revolution Nationalism The Age of Imperilaism World War I The Inter-War Years World War II The Holocaust 20th Century Genocides Choices Program: Model United Nations Program (Model UN of Greater Boston)
 * Terrorism
 * Nuclear Weapons


 * Activity 2: Practice What We Have Learned **:

This is an opportunity to practice some of the skills and strategies we have learned in this program


 * Select a topic to research from the Massachusetts World History Strands that interest you Mass Standards for Modern World History
 * Before you start your research, try to narrow your topic. For example, World War II is too broad, but you could select the role of a person or particular event during the war that interests you.
 * You may like to use these two websites to help you select a topic:

[|www.history.com/topics]

[|Internet Modern History Sourcebook]

These websites can provide some background information on your topic

Once you have selected your subject:
 * Write your topic selection **Under Activity 2 on your Modern World History Page**
 * Write down any notes you gathered on your topic under **Activity 2 on your Modern World History Page** . Be sure to keep track of the web addresses you used to gather information. Be sure to use skills and strategies reviewed during week one on note-taking. ** You may wish to take notes using the content response format to give you the format to ask questions, make comments or connections with your topic. **

1. Use crocodocs to mark up your source 2. **Embed** your source into your virtual notebook under Activity 2
 * Next find at least **two more more websites** that provide more information on your topic.
 * Add additional content response notes and website addresses to your **Activity 2** page
 * Find **one good primary source** on your selected topic:

Now take some time to review your notes Add comments and questions to the left side of your notes See if you can find an answer to questions you may still have and add that information to your notes


 * Activity 3: Thesis Writing **:

Now let's try to practice thesis writing based on the information you have gained on your topic. **Review last week's work on Thesis writing.**

Remember:
 * What argument can you make and prove about it?
 * Make sure it is strong, clear, and detailed statement.


 * Activity 4: Summary Writing **:

Write a 1-2 paragraph summary of your findings based on your research of your selected topic.

In your summary explain what your topic was all about or what role a person played in the event and what is its significance of the event or person in history?

Preview of Model United Nations



All students enrolled in Modern World History will take part in preparing for simulations provided by the Model U.N. of Greater Boston The following activities will introduce you to some of the work we will complete on Model U.N. **Activity 5: Previewing Model U.N**.

To get to the Model U.N. of Grater Boston site ClickHere The Model U.N. Wiki for this year is not yet complete, but you can get an idea of the interesting topics you will be discussing this year. On the **LEFT** side of the homepage click on **Committees**. This will lead you the U.N. Committees selected for this year. Click on a **Committee** and **topic** that interests you that has some information available for you to look at.
 * **Summarize** what you learned about the committee and the topic you read about under ** Activity 5 **. **Label your work: Summary of U.N. Committee and topic**.

Next go back to the Model U.N. homepage.

On the left, click on **Country Data and Research**.

Select a country that interests you and read the information available on that country


 * Takes notes on the information you read on your selected country. Record notes under ** Activity 5 **: **Label your work: Notes on Country Data**.
 * Using your notes, **Write a brief Reflection** on what you learned about the country you selected and what you found most interesting about the information you learned, Record your reflection under ** Activity 5 **. **Label your work: Country Reflection**.