•  3rd Quarter 

    Society & Culture (Spring Semester) Half Year Course

    Homework:  Anything (Worksheets, Class assignments) not completed in class

    Classwork  /Topics - Week 1 (1/27 - 1/31): Signed Syllabus, Class Questionnaire, Overview of Class, Life in 1900

    Classwork / Topics - Week 2 (2/3 - 2/7):   1901-1910, Century Video: 1901 - 1914, Impact of World War I

    Classwork / Topics - Week 3 (2/10 - 2/14): 1920s, Prohibition, Video: Simpsons: Homer vs the 18th Amendment, 1920s Culture

    Classwork / Topics - Week 4 (2/17 - 2/21): Impact of Stock Market Crash, 1930s Culture, Hollywood, Radio, Music, Automobile, Rural / Urban Life

    Classwork / Topics - Week 5 (2/24 - 2/28): Finish 1930s, African American Culture / Treatment, 1940s Culture, Impact of World War II

    Classwork / Topics - Week 6 (3/3 - 3/7):  1940's Culture, A League of Their Own (Film / Sheet), Music

    Classwork / Topics - Week 7 (3/10 - 3/14): Century Video / Sheet (1945 - 1952), Impact of Television / Media

    Classwork / Topics - Week 8 (3/17 - 3/21):Television (Continued) I Love Lucy Episode, PBS Prime Time: The Sitcoms, 50's Culture

    Classwork / Topics - Week 9 (3/24 - 3/28): 50's Music (Doo Wop, Elvis, Rise of Rock and Roll), Teen Age Life, Film: American Graffiti

    Classwork / Topics - Week 10 (3/31 - 4/4): 1960's Culture, Television, Music, Films, African American Experience, Film: In The Heat of the Night  

     

    3rd Quarter

    Global 10

    Homework:  Anything (Worksheets, Class assignments) not completed in class

    Classwork  /Topics - Week 1 (1/27 - 1/31): Rise of Fascism, Biography: Mussolini (with video sheet), Impact of the Great Depression 

    Classwork / Topics - Week 2 (2/3 - 2/7):  The Rise of Adolph Hitler, Appeasement, Appeasement CRQ, Propaganda / Nationalism,  

    Classwork / Topics - Week 3 (2/10 - 2/14): Causes of WWII (continued), Battles, Political Cartoon packet, WWII Causes CRQ, Practice MC Questions

    Classwork / Topics - Week 4 (2/17 - 2/21): The Holocaust Notes, Human Rights Violations, Japan: WWII Notes, WWII Quiz

    Classwork / Topics - Week 5 (2/24 - 2/28): Occupation of Japan, Nuremberg Trials, Aftermath of WWII Notes, Formation of the United Nations

    Classwork / Topics - Week 6 (3/3 - 3/7): Early Cold War Notes, US vs Russia, Cold War CRQ, Early Cold War Events: Berlin Wall

    Classwork / Topics - Week 7 (3/10 - 3/14): The Cold War Notes: The Arms Race, CRQ: The Berlin Wall, Vocabulary, Global Hot Spots

    Classwork / Topics - Week 8 (3/17 - 3/21): Cold War: Global Hot Spots (Cuba, Korea, Vietnam), Cold War Cartoon Packet, Fall of Communism 

    Classwork / Topics - Week 9 (3/24 - 3/28): Eastern Europe, Enduring Issues Essay, Later Cold War Test, Independence Movements

    Classwork / Topics - Week 10 (3/31 - 4/4):  Independence Movements (India / Africa) Gandhi, Partition of India, Quiz: India / Africa

     

    4th Quarter 

    Global 10

    Homework:  Anything (Worksheets, Class assignments) not completed in class

    Classwork  /Topics - Week 1 (4/7 - 4/11): China

    Spring Break 4/14 - 4/ 18

    Classwork / Topics - Week 2 (4/21 - 4/26):    

    Classwork / Topics - Week 3 (4/28 - 5/2):  

    Classwork / Topics - Week 4 (5/5 - 5/9):  

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    Classwork / Topics - Week 6 (5/19 - 5/23):  

    Classwork / Topics - Week 7 (5/26 - 5/30): 

    Classwork / Topics - Week 8 (6/2 - 6/6):  

    Classwork / Topics - Week 9 (6/9 - 6/13)  :  6/10 / 6/11 are Regents Testing Days

    Classwork / Topics - Week 10 (6/16 - 6/26): 6/16 Last Day of School, 

    6/17- 6/25 Regents Testing 

    The Global 10 Regents is on Wednesday - June 18th, 2025.  7:30 AM  to 11:00AM (3 Hours for the exam. 15 minutes for attendance, collection of phones, directions.

     

    4th Quarter 

    Society & Culture (Spring Semester) Half Year Course

    Homework:  Anything (Worksheets, Class assignments) not completed in class

    Classwork  /Topics - Week 1 (4/7 - 4/11): 1960's Continued (In The Heat of the Night - Film / Sheet) 1960's Issues, TV Episode: The Twilight Zone

    Spring Break (4/14 - 4/18)

    Classwork / Topics - Week 2 (4/21 - 4/25):  (4/21, 4/22 OFF) 60'S Slang, 1968 Pivotal Year, Woodstock

    Classwork / Topics - Week 3 (4/28 - 5/2):  

    Classwork / Topics - Week 4 (5/5 - 5/9):  

    Classwork / Topics - Week 5 (5/12 - 5/16):  

    Classwork / Topics - Week 6 (5/19 - 5/23):   

    Classwork / Topics - Week 7 (5/26 - 5/30):  

    Classwork / Topics - Week 8 (6/2 - 6/6): 

    Classwork / Topics - Week 9 (6/9 - 6/13):  

    Classwork / Topics - Week 10 (6/16 - 6/20):  Last Day of Class - 6/16

     

    2nd Quarter

    Film Class Assignment: 

    Homework:  Anything (Film sheets, Class assignments) not completed in class

    Classwork  /Topics - Week 1 (11/11 - 11/15): Film: Pinocchio, Pinocchio Film Sheet, Book to Screen: James Bond

    Classwork / Topics - Week 2 (11/18 - 11/22):  Film: The Spy Who Loved Me, The Spy Who Loved Me Film Sheet 

    Classwork / Topics - Week 3 (11/25 - 11/29):  Film Advertising: Film Trailers, Movie Posters, Marketing

    Classwork / Topics - Week 4 (12/2 - 12/6):  Film: Eddie the Eagle, Eddie the Eagle Film Sheet

    Classwork / Topics - Week 5 (12/9 - 12/13): Film: The Maltese Falcon, The Maltese Falcon Film Sheet, Film Noir

    Classwork / Topics - Week 6 (12/16 - 12/20): Film: Fried Green Tomatoes, Fried Green Tomatoes Film Sheet, Holiday Movies

    Classwork / Topics - Week 7 (1/2 - 1/3): Film: The Rocketeer, The Rocketeer Film Sheet, Comic Book Movies / Adaptations 

    Classwork / Topics - Week 8 (1/6 - 1/10): Film: Almost Famous, Almost Famous Film Sheet, Music Soundtracks

    Classwork / Topics - Week 9 (1/13 -1/17): Film: Tootsie, Tootsie Film Sheet, Film Class Evaluation

    Classwork / Topics - Week 10 (1/19 - 1/23): Regents Week

     

    1st Quarter

    Film Class Assignment:  Signed Syllabus - Due Monday - September 9th, 2024

    Homework: Signed Syllabus Due 9/9, Anything (Film sheets, Class assignments) not completed in class

    Classwork  /Topics - Week 1 (9/1 - 9/6): Syllabus / Class Overview, Class Film Questionnaire 

    Classwork / Topics - Week 2 (9/9- 9/13):  Origins of Film, Film Production Overview, Film: The Fugitive,  The Fugitive Film Sheet

    Classwork / Topics - Week 3 (9/16 - 9/20): Film Production, Film: A Man Called Otto, A Man Called  Otto Film Sheet, Early Film History

    Classwork / Topics - Week 4 (9/23 - 9/27): Screenplays, Franchises, Film: Dirty Harry - Dirty Harry Film Sheet, Early Film History (Continued)

    Classwork Week 5 (9/30 - 10/04): Adapting Media - Play to Film to Television, Film: Get Smart, Get Smart Film Sheet, TV Episode

    Classwork Week 6 (10/7 - 10/11): Film: Chicago, Chicago Film Sheet, Movie Musicals (History / Legacy)

    Classwork Week 7 (10/14 - 10/18): Film: Midnight Run, Midnight Run Film Sheet, Film History (Continued)

    Classwork Week 8 (10/21- 10/25): Film: Wait Until Dark, Wait Until Dark Film Sheet, Lighting / Film Production, Film Vocabulary

    Classwork Week 9 (10/28 - 11/1):  Film: The Wild Robot, The Wild Robot Film Sheet, Animation Shorts, History, Techniques

    Classwork Week 10 (11/4 - 11/8): Film: The Dead Pool, The Dead Pool Film Sheet, Star Vehicles / Franchises, Film Corporations

     

    2nd Quarter: Global 10 Assignments

    Homework:  Anything not completed in class,  

    Classwork  /Topics - Week 1 (11/11 - 11/15): Imperialism: China - Opium Wars (Opium Wars Reading / Worksheet) Japan Imperialism

    Classwork / Topics - Week 2 (11/18 - 11/22):  Japanese Imperialism, Japan CRQ, Impact of Imperialism Movie: The Last Samurai (Viewing / Sheet)

    Classwork / Topics - Week 3 (11/25 - 11/29): Movie: The Last Samurai (Viewing / Sheet)   

    Classwork / Topics - Week 4 (12/2 - 12/6): Impact of Imperialism, Enduring Issues Essay (Done in Class), Quiz: Imperialism (China, Japan, Impact of Imperialism)

    Classwork / Topics - Week 5 (12/9 - 12/13): Causes of World War I, Trench Warfare, WWI CRQ

    Classwork / Topics - Week 6 (12/16 - 12/20): Trench Warfare, Treaty of Versailles,  

    Classwork / Topics - Week 7 (1/2 - 1/3):  Film: 1917, Take Home Quiz - Due 1/10/25

    Classwork / Topics - Week 8 (1/6 - 1/10): Russian Revolution, Video / Sheet: Death of the Czar, Russian Revolution, Communism Origins, Vladimir Lenin,  

    Classwork / Topics - Week 9 (1/13 -1/17):  Joseph Stalin: 5 Year Plans, Collective Farms, CRQ, Quiz Friday

    Classwork / Topics - Week 10 (1/19 - 1/23): Regents Week (2nd Quarter Ends)

     

    1st Quarter: Global 10 Assignments

    Homework:  Anything not completed in class,  

    Classwork Week 1 (9/1 - 9/6):  Syllabus, Global Regents Test, 9th Grade Review, Signed Syllabus Due 9/9

    Classwork Week 2 (9/9- 9/13): Global Pretest (Monday), World Since 1750, Feudal Japan, Ottoman Empire, Age of Absolutism, CRQ Introduction.

    Classwork Week 3 (9/16 - 9/20): England (Limited Monarchy), World in 1750 Practice Questions, Enlightenment Notes, Quiz Friday (25 MC)

    Classwork Week 4 (9/23 - 9/27):  Finish Enlightenment Notes, Enlightenment CRQ, French Revolution Causes, Estate System,  

    Classwork Week 5 (9/30 - 10/04):  Napoleon, Causes of French Rev (Reading / WS), FR Causes CRQ, Quiz Friday: Enlightenment / French Rev

    Classwork Week 6 (10/7 - 10/11): Congress of Vienna, Latin America Revolutions, Nationalism (France, Italy, Germany, Balkans) 

    Classwork Week 7 (10/14 - 10/18):  Agricultural Revolution (Notes), Industrial Revolution, (Notes), Enclosure Worksheet, The Urban Game Project

    Classwork Week 8 (10/21- 10/25): Inventions, Railroad, Technology, Industrial Revolution CRQ, Quiz Friday: Congress of Vienna, LA Rev, IR,                                                     

    Classwork Week 9 (10/27 - 11/1):  Industrial Revolution Economics, Imperialism: Causes,  Africa (Berlin Conference, The Congo), Africa Map 

    Classwork Week 10 (11/4 - 11/8): Imperialism: India Imperialism CRQ,  Imperialism Packet, Quiz: IR Economics / Causes of Imperialism

     Office Hours: If you have a question or need clarification on an assignment, you can message me through Google Classroom or email me Timothy.rifenburg@wcsdny.org . I will respond at some point in the morning / evening between 7:00AM and 8:30PM.(I check my mail frequently but will not guarantee a response after 8:30PM)  Anything sent after 8:30PM will be dealt with the next day.  I do check email on weekends, holidays and conference days but responses will be based on the time available.