Monday, November 7, 2011

Rwanda

Agenda 11/3:
  1. Students began studying the background and context of the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
  2. Students participated in a scavenger hunt including major groups and individuals involved in the genocide.
  3. Students read a story of one victim, Valentina's, survival and the horrors of the genocide. Students read this in order to get a human perspective on the otherwise difficult to comprehend.
  4. Students viewed an interview with the journalist who wrote the above story
  5. To finish, students watched this clip explaining events leading up to the genocide.
Agenda 11/7:
  1. Students completed a concept map connecting the groups involved in the Rwandan genocide.
  2. Students began watching Hotel Rwanda.
HOMEWORK:
AFRICA PROJECT: Research Question DUE - Wednesday 11/9