INTRODUCTION & EXPLORATION
MUSEUM EXPLORATION
1) VR - ANNE FRANK MUSEUM
2) VIRTUAL MUSEUMS
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PART ONE: Background & Timeline
Step One:
Pick one of the following Genocides and research some brief background information:
ARMENIAN - CAMBODIAN - RWANDAN - SUDAN/DARFUR - MYANMAR
eNotes- ORIGINAL Background
eNotes FORCED COPY Background
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Step Two:
PRACTICE: TIMELINE eNOTES (HOLOCAUST)
SAMPLE - TIMELINE eNOTES (Nanjing)
SAMPLE TIMELINE INFOGRAPHICS
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TIMELINE
Based on the Genocide you picked you will create a Timeline:
- Armenian Genocide (1915-1916) eNotes
- Cambodian Genocide (1975-1979) - eNotes
- Rwandan Genocide (1994) - eNotes
- Sudan/Darfur Genocide (2003-2020) - eNotes
- Myanmar Genocide (2016-2017) - eNotes
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PART TWO - Stages of Genocide / Slideshow, Movie, Poster, Infographic, etc.
The Stages of Genocide: Classification, Dehumanization, Polarization, Organization, Preparation for Genocide, Extermination
For this part of the project, you will be looking for information through the lens of 'The Stages of Genocide'.
eNotes - EXAMPLE - Holocaust
eNotes - Original
eNotes - FORCED COPY
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CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD
1) Use the Highlighter Extension for WEBSITES
2) Use the Google Doc's Text feature for documents in Google Docs - you will need to make a copy so you can access the highlighting text feature
3) Other sources download - open to highlight or copy and paste into a Google Doc.
COLOR-CODING USING THE HIGHLIGHTER EXTENSION
Classification - Separating people into different groups.
Dehumanization - Treating the group unfairly and taking away their rights (discrimination).
Polarization - Driving the two groups even further apart by making one be seen as the enemy.
Organization and Preparation - Planning and preparing for the genocide.
Extermination - Killing begins, and quickly becomes the mass killing legally called “genocide.”
Media - The media is used to spread propaganda, bias, or other information to the public to ensure complicity in genocide.
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International Response *Extra* - In times of genocide, the international community can intervene, condemn, or stop the genocide. However, they do not always choose to do so.
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MUSEUM EXTENSION OPTIONS
1) Identify a Notable Upstander
2) Media Response to the Genocide
3) Memorialization - Mseums etc.
4) International Response
5) Other
PART THREE: Biography of a Resister, Rescuer, Upstander / Interview
eNotes - Identify Silhouette
Create an Identity Portrait of a Resister, Rescuer, or Upstander of your choice. Be sure to provide their name and a few basic facts. Other information could include
ARMENIA
CAMBODIA
SUDAN / DARFUR
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
A good place to find background information is to start with an encyclopedia.
MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION
Links to Newspaper Sites from the Library Website
PARAPHRASING TIPS