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Writing: End of the year 6 Traits Assessment

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
 

Create a Greek God Trading Card

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:                                 

Greek Mythology

Mythweb

Theoi Greek Mythology

Family Tree of the Greek Gods 

Encyclopedia Mythica 

Greek God videos 

Greek God games and actitivies 

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) ·      Where do you read or see your god?  What myth? ·      Identify the following character traits:  physical and personality ·      What is your god’s most important thoughts?  Feelings? ·      What is your god’s problem or challenge in the myth? ·      What does your god want to happen by the end of the story? ·      Does your god succeed? ·      What memorable thing does your god say? ·      What is one interesting or important action made by your god? ·      How does your god get along with others? ·      Do you like your god?  Why or why not?  ·      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