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History, Civics & Social Studies · Grade 10

Questions about the Modern World

Learners open the study of the modern world (about 1450 to the present) with three big tools: arguing about when 'modern' begins, judging historical significance with explicit criteria, and reading distinctly modern sources such as statistics, photographs and propaganda. They practice shifting between local, regional and global scales and write an argument about the significance of a modern development.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 115 minutes
  • Modern world toolkit check: 9 questions
  • Ways to answer: fill in the blanks, choose an answer, estimate, highlight a text, match pairs and type a number
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What learners will discover

  • Evaluate competing start dates for the modern era and explain what each periodization emphasizes.
  • Apply explicit criteria to judge the historical significance of modern events and developments.
  • Analyze modern source types (statistics, photographs, propaganda) for reliability and usefulness.
  • Analyze developments at local, regional and global scales and argue for the significance of one modern development.

Lessons

  1. When does 'modern' begin? 5 steps4 practiceabout 28 min
  2. Judging significance 5 steps3 practiceabout 30 min
  3. Reading modern sources 5 steps4 practiceabout 30 min
  4. Scales and big questions 4 steps3 practiceabout 27 min
  5. Modern world toolkit check 9 questions at the end

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