I’m back, and I’m able to write this post, so the Regents for Global couldn’t have been too bad…
In all honesty, the test wasn’t awful. There were 50 aggravating multiple-choice questions, 8 or 9 documents to analyze, and two essays to write. Thankfully, my Global History teacher had made us write these two essays many times this year, so I didn’t have to worry about how to set them up or what to include- I just wrote.
I wrote the DBQ (Document Based Question; if you’re in middle or high school you – unfortunately – know what that means) essay first, and it seemed to drag on f o r e v e r . . . I ended up writing the thematic in 30 minutes. My DBQ was about genocide and weapons of mass destruction- how they are problems and what attempts the international community has made to address/resolve the problems. Gah. I hate DBQs. Thematics, on the other hand, are wonderful to write. They are so open, so as long as you fit the really basic criteria and support everything you say, then hey! you’ve got an essay! Since the theme was belief systems, choose two- describe beliefs or practices and how the systems have influence, the essay was a piece of cake.
All I can say is that I am soooo glad that test is over.
Also, I am infinately grateful that Mr. Borthwick was my teacher. He had some unorthodox methods of teaching, he was always willing to work with you to make sure you got your work in, and he had us recognize a variety of issues. He is a really great teacher.
