Monday, March 25, 2013

Genocide Research Project


After reading Night, you have gleaned some insight into two of the most horrific attempts at genocide in the history of the world.  Genocide is the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group.

Your task now is to create a PowerPoint about at least two instances of genocide.  **If you would like to work in a group, you MUST add two more instances per group member and you MUST work on a collaborative tool, such as Google Docs.  You should include the Holocaust and Darfur in Sudan as your two minimum instances of genocide.  I have included Darfur as a requirement because of the local presence of Sudanese refugees in and around our community who have been fortunate to escape the atrocities committed in Darfur, a region of Sudan.  Here are some quality websites to get you started with your research:
Genocide Studies Project, Yale University.  <http://www.yale.edu/gsp/index.html>
Genocide Watch.  <http://www.genocidewatch.org/>
Peace Pledge Union.  <http://www.ppu.org.uk/genocide/>
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.  <http://www.ushmm.org/>

Each of the genocide incidents that you discuss should cover the following:
  • Who perpetrated the attacks and who was targeted?
  • Where and when did/is this happen(ing)?
  • Why did this happen?  What were the causes?
  • How many people have been affected (deaths, injuries, refugees)?
  • What has happened to those affected?
  • What has happened to those who perpetrated violence?
  • What other affects have occurred as a result (to the government of affected countries as well as the response of other countries, especially)?

Your project should include: a title slide, at least two slides for each of your examples of genocide, and on your last slide, YOU MUST INCLUDE A BIBLIOGRAPHY.  So, keep track of ANY websites where you get your information and pictures/graphics, and please avoid wikipedia since anyone can contribute to or change any entry on this site; since these are highly controversial topics and I am giving you plenty of time, you can avoid this resource!

Please refer to the rubric below. 
Who perpetrated the attacks and who was targeted?                                                
Where and when did/is this happen(ing)?                                                                
Why did this happen?  What were the causes?                                                         
How many people have been affected (deaths, injuries, refugees)?                        
What has happened to those affected? What has happened to the perpetrators?    
What other affects have occurred as a result?                                                                      
DON’T FORGET: Title page, creativity, neatness, inclusion of appropriate graphics, and a Bibliography!

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PLANNING SHEET:
            Incident of genocide: ______________________________________________________

Who perpetrated the attacks and who was targeted?

Where and when did/is this happen(ing)? (be specific)

Why did this happen?  What were the causes?

How many people have been affected (deaths, injuries, refugees)?

What has happened to those affected?

What has happened to those who perpetrated violence?

What other affects have occurred as a result (to the government of affected countries as well as the response of other countries, especially)?

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