Africa: Taking Action

Agenda 11/30:

1. Africa Quiz
2. Students continued working on mini-posters illustrating the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
3. Students watched short clips about the International Criminal Court (Clip 1, Clip 2) and about the use of conflict minerals in electronic devices. Students watched a short film about conflict minerals. Students took notes and began writing letters to politicians or businesses urging them to take action to; 1) Join the ICC or; 2) Take measures to make sure their products do not contain conflict minerals.

HOMEWORK:
Finish UCRC mini-posters - DUE Tuesday 12/4

Conflict Minerals:

UN Rights of the Child

Agenda:

1. Students turned in Europe maps and setup up their logbooks for the 2nd quarter.
2. Students watched a clip of the documentary, Ghosts of Rwanda [below], to learn how different individuals recalled the genocide. [start clip at around 2:00:28]
3. Students were introduced to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Students assessed the United States' and world's performance in protecting these rights.

HOMEWORK:
Africa Quiz - Friday 11/30 - Study your 1st quarter logbook.

Ghosts of Rwanda:
UDHR:

Africa Project Exhibition and Presentations

Today students were in the library giving informal presentations of their Africa Projects. After, they gave formal presentations in class. Students should have turned in their RAFT assignments, posters, and essays.

HOMEWORK:
Europe Maps - Political AND Physical

Africa Projects: Research

On Monday and today, students were in the library and computer labs researching their Africa projects. Students need to come to school on Monday November 26th, with all components of the project completed.

HOMEWORK:
Africa Projects - ALL PARTS DUE - Monday November 26th!!!!

Hotel Rwanda

Students finished watching the film Hotel Rwanda. After watching, students began writing a reflection about the film.

HOMEWORK:
Hotel Rwanda Reflection - DUE Tuesday 11/13

Hotel Rwanda

Today students reviewed their notes from the Rwanda Scavenger Hunt and began watching the movie Hotel Rwanda.

HOMEWORK:
Rwanda Timeline - Make a timeline with 10+ events from Rwanda's history - DUE Wed. 11/7

Kadiatu Sesay - Guest Speaker

Yesterday, students heard from Cleveland exhchange student Kadiatu Sesay. Kadiatu talked about her native Sierra Leone. Students asked questions and learned about culture and society in Sierra Leone as well as the Civil War.

Students also began studying the Rwandan Genocide, participating in a scavenger hunt of important people and groups involved in the 1994 event.