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Mr. Paul Bennis
U.S.
History and Government
Participation in Government
Anthropology
Contact Information:
pbennis@gcsny.org
(845) 294-2430
***Students who need or want extra help
should stay 10th period, there is a late bus that leaves the
school following 10th period, 3:05.
***Field trip - West Point, Historical Tour
of Post & Visit Military Museum - May 14th
*** January 25, 2007 8:00 am U.S. History and
Government Regents exam for students repeating the course
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U.S. History and Government
U.S. History and Government is a full year, Regents
level, required course that is usually taken in a student's
junior year. This course is a combination of history,
politics and current events and how each is a cause or
effect of the other. Early in the school year, there is
a concentration on the Constitution which will come into
discussions during the rest of the year.
Throughout the school year, students will be required to take
quizzes and tests, as well as create projects in cooperative
groups. The final assessment at the end of the school
year is the New York State U.S. History and Government Regents Exam. Below are the
major units of American history that we study throughout the
year.
-Colonial Society and the American
Revolution/The Constitution of the United States/1800 to
1861: The Constitution Tested, Slavery, Westward
Expansion/The Civil War, Reconstruction, Jim Crow
South/Industrial Revolution, Imperialism/Populist Movement,
Progressive Era/WWI, Roaring 20s/Depression, WWII/Cold War,
1950s thru the present, culturally and politically
http://www.history.com/
History Channel Website
http://regentsprep.org/
Regent Review Website
http://www.crcs.k12.ny.us/regents.ht Regent Review
Website
Participation in Government
Participation in Government is a 1/2 year course for seniors
that follows U.S. History and Government
which is a full year course for juniors.
Participation in Government reviews what was taught in the
junior year with an emphasis upon the working relationships
of the three branches, political parties, lobbyists, big
business, people, etc. Much of this class will be
presentations and debates which are researched primarily in
class. Supreme Court cases and the Constitution will
be major reference points for most lessons in this course.
The assessment at the end of this class is a local
final exam.
http://www.usconstitution.net/
http://www.constitution.org/
http://www.archives.gov/
Anthropology
Anthropology- The study of human beings.
Anthropology is a one semester course that will study the
physical and cultural aspects of human beings from the
beginning to the present. The first marking period of
the semester will concentrate on the physical and the second
semester will concentrate on the cultural. A trip to
the Museum of Natural History in Manhattan is planned for
the midway point of this course.
http://www.empire.k12.ca.us/glick/roome8/social/early
man/webquest/neanderthal.htm
