Essential Questions:
EACH STUDENT MUST CHOSE 2 OF THE FOLLOWING 3 QUESTIONS:
Each student must find five facts per question.
1. What power structure was in place in the society that helped create a culture in which genocide could have roots?
2. What were the reasons given by the people in power, or the people who were a part of the genocide, for justifying the massacre of these people?
3. What was the aftermath of the genocide on the country?
EVERYONE HAS TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION -
4. What qualities/attributes of dystopia are present in these societies?
Sources:
Teacher has one source for student
Source given by teacher - World Without Genocide
You will need to find two more of their own sources using the following websites
Both are available through Iowa AEA Online.
Login is 31ottumwa
Password is gpaea
C. Cia Factbook (no password needed)
"Enter the Name of Country Here" The World Factbook 2013-14. Washington, DC: Central Intelligence Agency, 2013
Genocides/Dystopian Societies to choose from are:
1.Somalia 1991- present
2.Cambodian Genocide 1975-1978
3.Darfur Genocide 2003-present
4.Democratic Republic of the Congo 1996-present
5.Rwandan Genocide 1994
6.Armenian Genocide 1915-1923- goes along with book Forgotten Fire
Additional Citations for Articles
Sarkissian, A. O. “Genocide in Turkey.” Marshall Cavendish Illustrated Encyclopedia of World War I (v.5). New York: Marshall Cavendish. Print. pages 1321 - 1327
http://tinyurl.com/ohsbarnes