Notes for Teachers

Never Again! - Again?  was designed as an educational resource for high school students studying world affairs and world history.  It's purpose is to bring awareness of man's inhumanity to man, and determine ways to foster tolerance and prevent mass killings.

 Teachers should have students view the films "Schindler's List"  and "Hotel Rwanda"  and read and discuss the following articles as a base of common knowledge before starting this project:

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Genocide Defined

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Rwanda’s Genocide: Looking Back" Samantha Power Lecturer, Kennedy School of
Government, Harvard University April 22, 2004: House Committee on International
Relations Subcommittee on Africa

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'Never again  '- again - USA Today Editorial
(Posted 3/1/2005 8:37 PM - Updated 3/2/2005 11:00 AM)

You may also want to schedule a field trip to visit the Museum of Tolerance.

Students should have basic skills in world processing and navigating the Internet. Also, the teacher should familiarize students with Thinking Maps® as tools to organize their thoughts
and illustrate their final product.

 

Curriculum Standards

 California Student Content Standards

History & Social Studies

Chronological and Spatial Thinking 

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Students compare the present with the past, evaluating the consequences of past
events and decisions and determining the lessons that were learned.

Historical Research, Evidence, and Point of View

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Explain imperialism from the perspective of the colonizers and the colonized and the
varied immediate and long-term responses by the people under colonial rule.

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Students construct and test hypotheses; collect, evaluate, and employ information from
multiple primary and secondary sources; and apply it in oral and written presentations.

Language Arts
 
bullet 3.0 Literary Response and Analysis
bullet Students read and respond to historically or culturally significant works of literature that
reflect and enhance their studies of history and social science. They conduct in-depth
analyses of recurrent themes.
bullet Research and Technology
bullet 1.6 Develop presentations by using clear research questions and creative and critical research
strategies (e.g., field studies, oral histories, interviews, experiments, electronic sources).
bullet 1.7 Use systematic strategies to organize and record information (e.g., anecdotal scripting,
annotated bibliographies).
 

 

Materials & Resources Needed

To implement this WebQuest you will need:

bullet Computers with Internet access
bullet E-mail accounts for all students
bullet Word processing  & presentation software
bullet Concept mapping software such as Mind Manager or Inspiration would be helpful.
bullet Rubrics for assessing the final presentation.

Valuable Resources:

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Facing History and Ourselves

bullet Matt Damon Interview: Former Facing History student discusses impact of the program
in his life and on his work as an actor.
bullet Genocide: Resources for Teaching and Research
bullet Teaching Tolerance
bullet Create a BLOG (or have your students create their own) where students can interact and
have meaningful discussions online.
bullet Other resource links are provided to use as you guide your students through the process
to complete this WebQuest

 

 

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