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SOME OF YOUR STUDENTS MIGHT FIND GLOBAL HISTORY ESPECIALLY CHALLENGING AND HAVE DIFFICULTY COMPREHENDING THOSE HIGH-PRICED TEXTBOOKS WRITTEN IN A LANGUAGE “FOREIGN” TO MOST OF YOUR STUDENTS. THIS BOOK TARGETS STUDENTS WHO FIND GLOBAL HISTORY PERPLEXING AND DIFFICULT.

The book covers all the content in Grade 10 Global History and is fully aligned to the new curriculum. Every one of the 10 Key Ideas, 33 Conceptual Understandings, and all 66 of the Content Specifications are meticulously explored in the book.

The authors are nationally recognized experts in the field of social studies testing and have extensive experience in writing for past Regents examinations and have authored numerous books in the field of global history.

The content chapters focus on different aspects of each style question - evidence-based multiple-choice, constructed-response, and enduring issues questions. Students learn a simple, step-by-step approach in each chapter so as not to overwhelm them.

The book illuminates the enduring issues and specialized vocabulary found in each chapter. Educational research supports the learning of content vocabulary as an explicit activity. A “word wall” provides contextualized information and exposes students to high-frequency words they will encounter in the content chapters and on the Regents.

A guiding principle of the book is the “chunking” of information -- breaking down the content into smaller “bite-sized” pieces so that students can easily “digest” it. Complex historical events are divided into smaller “chunks” -- making them easier for students to understand.

There is a complete Global History Regents with questions in the same format and level of difficulty that mirrors what students will find on the actual Regents examination.

Just about everything in this book is designed to maximize student comprehension: advance organizers, word walls, graphic organizers, study cards, and skill builders -- all devoted to helping students in learning the content.

The book relies on the principles of the National Research Council’s How People Learn and the methodologies of Robert Marzano’s Classroom Instruction that Works.