December 18, 2014

6.2 World History/Global Studies All students will acquire the knowledge and skills to think analytically and systematically about how past interactions of people, cultures, and the environment affect issues across time and cultures. Such knowledge and skills enable students to make informed decisions as socially and ethically responsible world citizens in the 21st century.

• Essential Question: What are effective strategies for accessing various sources of information and historical evidence, determining their validity, and using them to solve a problem or find a solution to a public policy question?

• Take a position on a current public policy issue and support it with historical evidence, reasoning, and constitutional analysis in a written and/or oral format. 

Objectives:
1. Research a specific current event in the news today.
2. Utilize technology in the development of facts regarding current events.
3. Collectively discuss a specific current event in the news today.
4. Draft a written journalistic commentary on a specific current event in the news today.
AGENDA:
1. Individually research a specific current event in the news today
2. Gather facts related to a specific current event in the news today.
3. Develop a perspective and persuasive argument, supported by researched facts in the form of a letter to editor or general commentary for publication
4. "Kitchen Table" discussion.
*Note:  These are to be in the spirit of the "reflections" completed for the Africa project.

December 17-18, 2014

6.2 World History/Global Studies All students will acquire the knowledge and skills to think analytically and systematically about how past interactions of people, cultures, and the environment affect issues across time and cultures. Such knowledge and skills enable students to make informed decisions as socially and ethically responsible world citizens in the 21st century.
6.2.6 Contemporary Issues Technological innovation, economic interdependence, changes in population growth, migratory patterns, and the development, distribution, and use of natural resources offer challenges and opportunities that transcend regional and national borders

• Essential Question: What are effective strategies for accessing various sources of information and historical evidence, determining their validity, and using them to solve a problem or find a solution to a public policy question?

• Take a position on a current public policy issue and support it with historical evidence, reasoning, and constitutional analysis in a written and/or oral format. 

Objectives:
1. Research a specific current event in the news today.
2. Utilize technology in the development of facts regarding current events.
3. Collectively discuss a specific current event in the news today.
4. Draft a written journalistic commentary on a specific current event in the news today.
AGENDA/Assessment:
1. Individually research a specific current event in the news today
2. Gather facts related to a specific current event in the news today.
3. Develop a perspective and persuasive argument, supported by researched facts in the form of a letter to editor or general commentary for publication
4. "Kitchen Table" discussion.
*Note:  These are to be in the spirit of the "reflections" completed for the Africa project.

December 15-16, 2014

6.2 World History/Global Studies All students will acquire the knowledge and skills to think analytically and systematically about how past interactions of people, cultures, and the environment affect issues across time and cultures. Such knowledge and skills enable students to make informed decisions as socially and ethically responsible world citizens in the 21st century.
6.2.12.C.5 Decolonization, the emergence of new independent nations, and competing ideologies changed the political landscape and national identities of those involved, and sometimes included military confrontations and violations of human rights.
6.2.12.C.5International migration and scientific and technological improvements in the second half of the 20th century resulted in an increasingly global economy and society that are challenged by limited natural resources.
6.2.12.C.5.d Determine the challenges faced by developing nations in their efforts to compete in a global economy.   
6.2.12.D.4.i Compare and contrast the actions of individuals as perpetrators, bystanders, and rescuers during events of persecution or genocide, and describe the long-term consequences of genocide for all involved.

• Essential Question: What are effective strategies for accessing various sources of information and historical evidence, determining their validity, and using them to solve a problem or find a solution to a public policy question?

• Take a position on a current public policy issue and support it with historical evidence, reasoning, and constitutional analysis in a written and/or oral format.

OBJECTIVES:
1. Research a contemporary topic in Africa today
2. Differentiate relevant and irrelevant information in the development of a thesis/argument
3. Cite quoted and statistical information
4. Present to the class

AGENDA/Assessment:
1. Contemporary Africa Presentations

December 9-12, 2014

6.2 World History/Global Studies All students will acquire the knowledge and skills to think analytically and systematically about how past interactions of people, cultures, and the environment affect issues across time and cultures. Such knowledge and skills enable students to make informed decisions as socially and ethically responsible world citizens in the 21st century.
6.2.12.C.5 Decolonization, the emergence of new independent nations, and competing ideologies changed the political landscape and national identities of those involved, and sometimes included military confrontations and violations of human rights.
6.2.12.C.5International migration and scientific and technological improvements in the second half of the 20th century resulted in an increasingly global economy and society that are challenged by limited natural resources.
6.2.12.C.5.d Determine the challenges faced by developing nations in their efforts to compete in a global economy.   
6.2.12.D.4.i Compare and contrast the actions of individuals as perpetrators, bystanders, and rescuers during events of persecution or genocide, and describe the long-term consequences of genocide for all involved.

• Essential Question: What are effective strategies for accessing various sources of information and historical evidence, determining their validity, and using them to solve a problem or find a solution to a public policy question?

• Take a position on a current public policy issue and support it with historical evidence, reasoning, and constitutional analysis in a written and/or oral format. 

OBJECTIVES:
1. Research a contemporary topic in Africa today
2. Differentiate relevant and irrelevant information in the development of a thesis/argument
3. Cite quoted and statistical information
4. Present to the class

AGENDA/Assessment:
1. Project Reminders!
a. Paper first, presentation second
b. This is YOUR paper, not a combination of the work of others
c. USE source info for statistics, facts, and other SUPPORTIVE evidence
d. Remember parenthetical citations for stats, direct quotes, and certain facts
e. Use Easybib.com for Works Cited
f. Presentation should not be a copy/paste job you stare at and read to class.  Know YOUR work and present the main points.
2. Project Work
3. Meetings

December 8, 2014

6.2.12.C.5 Decolonization, the emergence of new independent nations, and competing ideologies changed the political landscape and national identities of those involved, and sometimes included military confrontations and violations of human rights.
6.2.12.C.5International migration and scientific and technological improvements in the second half of the 20th century resulted in an increasingly global economy and society that are challenged by limited natural resources.
6.2.12.C.5.d Determine the challenges faced by developing nations in their efforts to compete in a global economy.   
6.2.12.D.4.i Compare and contrast the actions of individuals as perpetrators, bystanders, and rescuers during events of persecution or genocide, and describe the long-term consequences of genocide for all involved.

OBJECTIVES:
1. Research a contemporary topic in Africa today
2. Differentiate relevant and irrelevant information in the development of a thesis/argument
3. Cite quoted and statistical information
4. Present to the class
AGENDA/Assessment:
1. Rwandan Genocide discussion
2. Project research and development

December 4-5, 2014

6.2.12.C.5 Decolonization, the emergence of new independent nations, and competing ideologies changed the political landscape and national identities of those involved, and sometimes included military confrontations and violations of human rights.
6.2.12.C.5International migration and scientific and technological improvements in the second half of the 20th century resulted in an increasingly global economy and society that are challenged by limited natural resources.
6.2.12.C.5.d Determine the challenges faced by developing nations in their efforts to compete in a global economy.   
6.2.12.D.4.i Compare and contrast the actions of individuals as perpetrators, bystanders, and rescuers during events of persecution or genocide, and describe the long-term consequences of genocide for all involved.

OBJECTIVES:
1. Identify the basic tenets of the Rwandan Genocide.
2. Apply past knowledge of European colonialism in Africa to civil conflict in modern Africa.

AGENDA:
1. Overview of film:  "Sometimes in April"
2. Focal Points (Guided Viewing)

• Genocide and Human Costs
• International Reaction
• United States Reaction

3. Response

December 3, 2014

6.2.12.C.5 Decolonization, the emergence of new independent nations, and competing ideologies changed the political landscape and national identities of those involved, and sometimes included military confrontations and violations of human rights.
6.2.12.C.5International migration and scientific and technological improvements in the second half of the 20th century resulted in an increasingly global economy and society that are challenged by limited natural resources.
6.2.12.C.5.d Determine the challenges faced by developing nations in their efforts to compete in a global economy.   
6.2.12.D.4.i Compare and contrast the actions of individuals as perpetrators, bystanders, and rescuers during events of persecution or genocide, and describe the long-term consequences of genocide for all involved.

6.2.12.A.5.d Analyze the causes and consequences of mass killings (e.g., Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Somalia, and Sudan), and evaluate the responsibilities of the world community in response to such events.

OBJECTIVES:
1. Identify the basic tenets of the Rwandan Genocide.
2. Apply past knowledge of European colonialism in Africa to civil conflict in modern Africa.

AGENDA/Assessment:
1. Warm Up: Define the following terms:

• Hutu
• Tutsi
• Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF)
• Arusha Accords
• UN Security Council Resolution 872
• Battle of Mogadishu
• Operation Turquoise
• Presidential Decision Directive 25 (PDD-25)
• Paul Kagame
• "Sometimes in April"

2. Project Work