PBL: Genocide by Jenna https://padlet.com/jgormley/s5wv3elwgdye Made with good vibes en-us 2019-07-16 21:10:24 UTC 2019-07-16 21:25:32 UTC hello@padlet.com Big Ideas on Genocide jgormley https://padlet.com/jgormley/s5wv3elwgdye/wish/371356930 Hitler
Rwanda
Native Americans
Hatred
Scapegoats
Slavery
Labor Camps
Ethnic Cleansing
Purposeful
Totalitarian Government]]> 2019-07-16 21:13:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jgormley/s5wv3elwgdye/wish/371356930 Universal Concepts jgormley https://padlet.com/jgormley/s5wv3elwgdye/wish/371357129 Hatred- RELATIONSHIPS- status dictates relationships
Scapegoating- LOYALTY- can be unethical

]]> 2019-07-16 21:16:42 UTC https://padlet.com/jgormley/s5wv3elwgdye/wish/371357129 Essential Questions jgormley https://padlet.com/jgormley/s5wv3elwgdye/wish/371357182
  • Why do some ethnic groups get more attention than others?
  • Does the need for a SCAPEGOAT result from HATRED or does HATRED result from the need for a SCAPEGOAT?

    • ]]>     2019-07-16 21:17:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jgormley/s5wv3elwgdye/wish/371357182     Standards jgormley https://padlet.com/jgormley/s5wv3elwgdye/wish/371357239
  • Michigan GLCEs for 8th grade USH 4.2.4 Consequences of Expansion- develop an argument based on evidence about the positive and negative consequences of territorial expansion  

    1. CCSS RH.6-8.7 Integrate visual information (e.g., in charts, graphs, photographs, videos, or maps) with other information in print and digital texts

    ]]>     2019-07-16 21:18:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jgormley/s5wv3elwgdye/wish/371357239     Project Objective jgormley https://padlet.com/jgormley/s5wv3elwgdye/wish/371357271
  •  Students will identify and describe what causes some ethnic groups to be the target of genocide.  Students will gather information from the Internet, videos and primary source readings.  Students will present findings to classmates in a presentation, write a short essay about their topic and reflect on the process.

    • ]]>     2019-07-16 21:18:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jgormley/s5wv3elwgdye/wish/371357271     Focus Inquiry- Big Idea #1 jgormley https://padlet.com/jgormley/s5wv3elwgdye/wish/371357339 Big Idea #1  HATRED and Genocide: status can dictate relationships
    General Questions:
    What is genocide?
    What causes one group to develop hatred for another group?
    Specific Questions:
    What groups have used genocide against others?
    What events led to the hatred of one group towards another?
    Elaborate Questions:
    What led to Hitler’s focus on the Jews?
    What is it about the target groups that makes them the target (for example:  why did Hitler focus on Jews and not the French)?
    Sourcing Questions:
    How will you access this information?
    What sources will you use?  
    How will you determine the credibility and avoid bias?

     

    ]]>     2019-07-16 21:20:21 UTC https://padlet.com/jgormley/s5wv3elwgdye/wish/371357339     Focus Inquiry- Big Idea #2 jgormley https://padlet.com/jgormley/s5wv3elwgdye/wish/371357411 Big Idea #2  Scapegoating and Genocide- LOYALTY can be unethical
    General Questions:
    What is scapegoating?
    How is scapegoating related to loyalty?
    Specific Questions:
    What are specific examples of scapegoating in genocide?
    What reasons were (or are) used for targeting a group for scapegoating?
    Elaborate Questions:
    How did the Germans use scapegoating as a way to show loyalty to Hitler?
    What would cause seemingly “good people” turn on another group?
    What reasons would lead “good people” to look to another group as a scapegoat?
    Sourcing Questions:
    How will you access this information? 
    What sources will you use?
    What makes your sources credible?

    ]]>     2019-07-16 21:21:16 UTC https://padlet.com/jgormley/s5wv3elwgdye/wish/371357411     Learning Activities jgormley https://padlet.com/jgormley/s5wv3elwgdye/wish/371357449
  • Venn diagram
  • Timeline of events
  • Socratic seminar
  • Quizzes
  • Academic games
  • Online collaboration through Padlet
  • Interview through primary sources



    • ]]>     2019-07-16 21:21:54 UTC https://padlet.com/jgormley/s5wv3elwgdye/wish/371357449     Resources and Text Sets jgormley https://padlet.com/jgormley/s5wv3elwgdye/wish/371357497
  • NewsELA text sets
  • Smithsonian Tween Tribune
  • Internet
  • Newspaper/magazine articles
  • NIGHT by Elie Wiesel
  • Hotel Rwanda
  • Holocaust Memorial
  • Personal primary sources
  • Facing Tough History website

    • ]]>     2019-07-16 21:22:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jgormley/s5wv3elwgdye/wish/371357497