Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Holocaust Final project: Reflection on Genocide
After the Holocaust, the United Nations created laws to prevent such an atrocity from ever happening again. The Convention
on the Prevention and Punishment of
the Crime of Genocide was held in 1948 and declared that genocide was a crime under international law and would be condemned by the civilized world. Since that time, however, there have been other acts of genocide. For your final project, you will familiarize yourself with other modern day acts of genocide.
Assignment: You will create a brief video educating people about the dangers of genocide, informing them about modern day examples of genocide and calling them to action.
Consider these questions:
What can we do to prevent further acts of hatred and violence towards a race of people? Why do these acts continue to happen despite our knowledge and education?
How can you make a difference?
Use the resources below to learn about the modern day examples of genocide.
Confront Genocide
Survivors Stories from genocide in Darfur, Bosnia and Rwanda
Modern Day examples of Genocide
The Rwanda Genocide
PBS Resources on Genocide
Amnesty International
Facing History, Facing Ourselves: Be the Change -Upstanders for Human Rights
Prevent Genocide International
View the you tube videos for an example of what you can do with our final project.
Watch this You tube video that raises awareness and tries to get people to stop genocide.
A more general You Tube video about the Holocaust and acts of genocide
View former 8th graders' final projects:
Caleb
Cloud
Assignment: You will create a brief video educating people about the dangers of genocide, informing them about modern day examples of genocide and calling them to action.
Consider these questions:
What can we do to prevent further acts of hatred and violence towards a race of people? Why do these acts continue to happen despite our knowledge and education?
How can you make a difference?
Use the resources below to learn about the modern day examples of genocide.
Confront Genocide
Survivors Stories from genocide in Darfur, Bosnia and Rwanda
Modern Day examples of Genocide
The Rwanda Genocide
PBS Resources on Genocide
Amnesty International
Facing History, Facing Ourselves: Be the Change -Upstanders for Human Rights
Prevent Genocide International
View the you tube videos for an example of what you can do with our final project.
Watch this You tube video that raises awareness and tries to get people to stop genocide.
A more general You Tube video about the Holocaust and acts of genocide
View former 8th graders' final projects:
Caleb
Cloud
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Create a Greek God Trading Card
You will be choosing a Greek god to become an expert on. You will be creating a Trading Card about your god. You will find information about your god at the sites listed below.
Greek Mythology Resources:
Here's your job:
Create a Greek God Trading Card
1. Choose a god to
make a trading card.
2. Use the resources listed below to research your god. You need to be able to answer the questions
below. You may take notes or complete
the graphic organizer. (Click here to access the graphic organizer)
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Where do you read or see your god? What myth?
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Identify the following character traits: physical and personality
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What is your god’s most important
thoughts? Feelings?
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What is your god’s problem or challenge in the
myth?
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What does your god want to happen by the end
of the story?
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Does your god succeed?
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What memorable thing does your god say?
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What is one interesting or important action
made by your god?
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How does your god get along with others?
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Do you like your god? Why or why not?
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Does your god remind you of anyone?
3. Find image of
your god. Save image to your desktop
4. Click here to go the Trading Card Creator and begin creating your Greek god Trading card. Be sure to complete all the sections!
5. Click Finish
editing when you are done. Then click
Finish. Save your Trading card so you
may access it later. If you need to
edit it be sure to save as draft!
6. When you are
done (be sure to proofread/edit), take a screen shot of your trading card to
upload onto your blog.
7. Create a new
blog post. Label it Greek God Trading
Card. Upload your image onto the
post. Publish!
8. Print out a copy
of your trading card to share with class.
9. Click here to view Greek God Trading Card Rubric |
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