Help City Teens Review 10,000 Years of Global History!

Funded Feb 19, 2010

Thank you so much for funding the purchase of Global History Regents Exam review books for my students. The books you helped purchase were the only Global History books my students have been able to take home, and to write in, during this entire school year.

I have been using the review books in my classroom lessons to help students prepare for essays, review key terms, and practice multiple-choice questions. For example, students answered multiple-choice questions in class to simulate the exam setting, but they were then able to take ownership of the results by correcting their own answers at home, and reading explanations of questions they got wrong. Other students would practice outlining essays using the sample essay tasks in the book.

My students have been very grateful for these books. One day a student announced to me, "I love this book." Other students have told me that in addition to the work I have assigned, they have studied for the exam with parents, who use the review book to quiz their children.

The review books are proving effective in preparing students for the exam. In general, students are scoring higher on their fourth practice exam than they did on their first.

Passing the Global History and Geography Regents Exam is a requirement for a high school diploma in our state, and these review books are helping students become familiar with the exam's format and content. Thank you again for your generous funding of these books, and your commitment to helping urban high school students move forward with their educations. ”

With gratitude,

Ms. Wald