GLOBAL HISTORY: Grades 9 - 10

Pittsford Central Schools

In response to the new state Regents Scope and Sequence,  Pittsford Central has revised its  Global History sequence. This new program is guided by the following quality indicators:

  • Is interesting, meaningful, relevant and developmentally appropriate for students.
  • Develops student skill and knowledge in a challenging manner.
  • Produces positive Regent's test results for all students.
  • Addresses all social studies’ strands from a global perspective.
  • Is interesting, meaningful and manageable for teachers.
  • Takes advantage of existing resources and expertise.
  • Is well integrated into the k - 12 program.

Comparative Guide to Global History

GRADE 9

Unit 1: Foundations

  • Introduction to the comparative course structure and organization
  • Introduction to the six strands: Geography, Economics, Government, History, Society and Culture, Skills
  • "Dawn of Man"
  • Developing a "Global Perspective" – analysis of the 3rd world
  • Introduce comparative approaches
    1. Similarities and differences
    2. Cause and effect
    3. Persistence and change

Unit 1: Foundations

  • Introduction to the comparative course structure and organization
  • Introduction to the six strands: Geography, Economics, Government, History, Society and Culture, Skills
  • "Dawn of Man"
  • Developing a "Global Perspective" – analysis of the 3rd world
  • Introduce comparative approaches
    1. Similarities and differences
    2. Cause and effect
    3. Persistence and change

Unit 2: Africa  

Unit 3: South Asia (includes India, Pakistan)

At Midyear Units 2 - 3 Midterm exam

Unit 4: East Asia (includes China, Southeast Asia, Japan and Korea)

Unit 5: Latin America

Final Comparative review units 2 - 5 / Final Exam

 GRADE 10

Unit 6: Middle East

Unit 7: Europe Note: Midterm exam would fall within the Europe unit

Unit 8: The World Today

Final comparative review / Regent’s Exam

"Bridges:" Global Studies to Global History

A major thread of continuity throughout the year will be identical unit plans. For each unit 2 - 7, the following strands will be stressed in "identical" unit plans.

  • Geography
  • History
  • Economics
  • Society and Culture
  • Government
  • Skill builders

There are many other ways in which connections between areas to the world can be established by consistent use of:

  • Unified time lines
  • Similarities between effects of geography on a country’s development
  • Early civilizations (all regions) – similarities and differences
  • Experience with Europeans during the "Age of Exploration" –similarities and differences
  • Experience under Imperialism
  • Cultural similarities and differences
  • Major revolutions - agricultural, industrial, technological, "green," urbanization
  • Post W.W.II independence movements
  • Modern developments

Thus, an introductory unit preparing students to understand fundamental terminology and various strategies for comparing regions,

  • such as similarities / difference
  • cause / effect.
  • persistence / change

Also include in this first unit might be: Comparative case studied of early civilizations in various regions

  • Nile River,
  • Mesopotamia,
  • Yellow River,
  • the Indus River,
  • the Olmec

Analysis of Third World issues today - backgrounds, modern concerns, possible solutions.


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