The Beacon School, NYC
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History Department
Bayard Faithfull bfaithfu@beaconschool.org
Geoffrey Hunt ghunt@beaconschool.org
Kevin Jacobs kjacobs@beaconschool.org
David McDougal dmcdouga@beaconschool.org
Karen Michels kmichels@beaconschool.org
Richard Miller rmiller@beaconschool.org
Lev Moscow lmoscow@beaconschool.org
Jessica Radin jradin@beaconschool.org
Tara Rana trana@beaconschool.org
Nate Turner nturner@beaconschool.org

Click HERE for The Abrams Style Manual

The Beacon History Department explores economic, social and political history with an emphasis on the examination of multiple perspectives. The purpose of the History Department’s PBA process is to prepare students to become informed citizens and independent thinkers by sharpening their skills of critical analysis, research, writing and oral presentation.

Performance Based Assessment Requirements and Sample Projects:
Students are required to pass 8 semesters of History. In each academic year students will be asked to present one project that best demonstrates a particular skill emphasized during that year. Whenever possible, a teacher other than the classroom teacher will assess or help assess the project and presentation of each student. All of the skills listed will be taught each of the first three years.

Students will accumulate a total of 4 main projects

 

Additional Possible Requirements If Mandated by New York State:

  • Sophomore year (June): Global History Regent’s Exam.
  • Senior Year (January): American History Regent’s Exam.

For more information click HERE for a pdf file

 

Skill and Knowledge Areas Assessed by the PBA's:

9th Grade Geography:
You should be able to BOTH

a. Read and understand maps

b. Make meaningful connections between geography and history

(Students must have a hand in creating and analyzing their map.)

 

10 th Grade Ethical values:
You should be able to do all of the following. . .

a. Explain where you stand on an ethical issue

b. Connect these values to a specific historical period or event

c. Connect these values to a contemporary issue

 

11 th Grade Analysis of research:
Drawing on at least 3 resources other than encyclopedias that were not provided by the teacher, you should be able to analyze research using all of the following skills...

a. Form an interpretation of your research (a thesis)

b. Apply evidence from research to support that thesis

c. Properly cite the evidence used

d. Include all sources in a properly formatted bibliography that reflects a variety of sources

 

In one of the following ways, your analysis should:

• Explain the relationship between ideology and events (theory and practice)

• Identify causes and/or effects in history

• Explain changes in the interpretations of particular historical events / figures

• Explain the historical significance of particular people, groups, or events.

 

12 th Grade History PBA:
Your senior PBA will use at least four books and take one of two modes.

1) Interpersonal: You will present your PBA as a measure of your interpersonal skills. Your project should also include other evidence of interpersonal skills in areas such as oral history, debating, or acting. Examples should include one of the following . . .

a. An interview used in a research paper

b. The opening statement from a debate

c. Script from a monologue or skit

d. Audio or video tapes of a related project or interview

 

or 2) Interdisciplinary skills: You should demonstrate your ability to apply different skills learned from disciplines outside of the department. This means that one project should combine skills from history and another academic discipline.

 

Knowledge Areas: Your portfolio will demonstrate a distribution of projects among the following areas:

1. Historical issues involving the world outside the United States

2. Historical issues within the United States

3. Historical connections and conflicts between the United States and the wider world.

 

History Course Selection

Click on the course name for a course description.

Course Code: Course Name: Teacher: Band Location:
cl01Criminal Law HuntEB22
cl02Criminal Law HuntGB22
h10a01History 10 A MoscowB205
h10b01History 10 B MoscowD204
h10c01History 10 C McDougalH202
h10d01History 10 D McDougalB202
h10e01History 10 E McDougalF202
h10f01History 10 F MichelsG205
h10g01History 10 G MichelsH205
h10h01History 10 H MichelsC205
h10i01History 10 I RadinD212
h10j01History 10 J RadinH212
h1101History 11 MillerA212
h1102History 11 MillerE212
h1103History 11 HuntAB22
h1104History 11 HuntBB22
h1105History 11 JacobsA202
h1106History 11 RadinB212
h1107History 11 RadinG212
h1108History 11 TurnerEB05
h1109History 11 JacobsE202
h9a01History 9 A FaithfullC204
h9b01History 9 B TurnerBB05
h9c01History 9 C MoscowG204
h9d01History 9 D MoscowH204
h9e01History 9 E FaithfullF204
h9f01History 9 F RanaFB22
h9g01History 9 G RanaDB05
h9h01History 9 H RanaCB05
h9i01History 9 I TurnerFB05
h9j01History 9 J TurnerCB22
hm01History and Memory MillerC212
hm02History and Memory MillerF212
hnyc01History of NYC FaithfullB204
me01Middle East MichelsF205
uh01Urban Horizons JacobsC202
uh02Urban Horizons JacobsG202