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Jason Cirulli

I currently teach in a large high school with graduating classes in the 600s each year. I teach Social Studies for both 10th Grade Global History and 12th Grade Senior Economics where about 200 students are on my class lists each year. My sophomores are in the second year of a two-year course on Global History, which culminates with a New York State Regent’s Exam in June. This exam covers two years worth of information, which is why it is often said to be the most difficult and encompassing in the Social Studies Department. It is almost impossible to review an entire year’s worth of information (9th Grade), after finishing the course, in only a few weeks at the end of the year. It can become very difficult to accomplish this at the end of the year. In order to combat this, I have tried to use “old” Regent’s questions as review throughout the year. It gives the students good practice on the wording and association between the different terms of the exam. Unfortunately, it can