THEMATIC ESSAYS ARE ESSAYS THAT ARE PART OF THE  NEW YORK STATE ASSESSMENT IN GLOBAL HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY.  IN GENERAL, THEY ARE ESSAYS THAT OFTEN REQURE THE STUDENT OF GLOBAL HISTORY  TO WRITE ABOUT A CERTAIN TOPIC OR THEME THAT CUTS ACROSS TIME AND CULTURE.  BELOW ARE EXAMPLES OF THEMATIC ESSAYS I USE FOR 9TH AND 10TH GRADE GLOBAL HISTORY.

GENERIC OUTLINE
OR DRAFT USED FOR THEMATIC ESSAYS
THEMATIC ESSAY:
NATIONALISM

THEMATIC ESSAY:
REVOLUTION

THEMATIC ESSAY:
RELIGION

THEMATIC ESSAY:
GEOGRAPHY 1

THEMATIC ESSAY:
GEOGRAPHY 2

THEMATIC ESSAY:
ANCIENT
CIVILIZATIONS

THEMATIC ESSAY:
ANCIENT ROME

THEMATIC ESSAY:
FEUDALISM BREAKDOWN

AN EXCELLENT ESSAY ORGANIZER AND CHECKLIST PUT
TOGETHER BY VVS TEACHERS, INCLUDING MYSELF

THEMATIC ESSAY:
ULTRANATIONALISM


THEMATIC ESSAY:
COLD WAR