Driving Questions Why is it important to be educated about
genocides of the 20 th century? Why is it important that we inform
the public of the genocides of the 20th century in an interesting,
informative, and compelling way?
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Do Now: Take a moment to look at these photos. Write your
thoughts
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Genocide Can the Holocaust Happen Again?
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What is genocide? Genocide is the mass murder of a certain
group of people Genocide is committed to wipe out a group of people
It can be targeted against a group based on where they are from,
race, religion, gender Genocide is a term created as a result of
the Holocaust Genocide is an international crime
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Examples of Genocide Genocide can be: Killing off large numbers
of the group Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of
the group Making it difficult for members of the group to access
necessities for life like water and food Trying to prevent births
within the group Mass kidnappings, rape, mutilation, torture A
synonym for genocide can be ethnic cleansing
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Major Actors in a Genocide Victims: the group being targeted
For example: In the Holocaust the victims were the Jews
Perpetrators: persons responsible for carrying out crimes
Holocaust: The Nazis Leader: the person responsible for leading the
perpetrating group Holocaust: Hitler
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Steps that Lead to Genocide Classification: Labeling and
putting a certain group of people into categories Symbolization:
The group is given a certain color or a symbol Dehumanization: The
perpetrators say that the victims are not humans Organization: The
plans are organized, in many cases by a government Isolation:
Victims are separated as different from the rest of the population
Preparation: Victims are identified, then separated. Extermination:
Mass killings Denial: Denying that the genocide occurred or
attempting to cover it up.
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Why doesnt the rest of the world stop genocide from happening?
Political leaders do not want to become involved because it does
not affect their countries There are not worldwide organizations
that are have been created to predict and prevent genocide
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Genocides Throughout History 1915-1918: Armenians in Turkey
1932-1933: Stalins Forced Famine in the Soviet Union 1937-1938:
Massacre in Nanking, China by Japanese Imperial Army 1939-1945:
Hitlers Holocaust 1975-1979: Pol Pot in Cambodia 1994: 100 Days of
Genocide in Rwanda 1992-1995: Serbs in Bosnia-Herzegovina
2003-Present: Darfur, Sudan
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Current Areas of Concern
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Political Cartoons
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What Can I Do To Prevent Genocide? Stay up to date about what
is happening around the world Teach others about the problem of
genocide Write a letter to your congress person asking them to take
action Write a newspaper article informing people what is happening
Dont be a bystander Encourage tolerance of all different kinds of
people Speak out when you hear people using stereotypes or hateful
words aimed at a group of people Teaching people that everyone is
unique and special There are jobs you can study about in college
that will prepare you to fight against genocide or help victims
DONT BE APATHETIC!!!
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Project: Genocide Research Paper Purpose: As many of you have
noted, the Holocaust carried out by the Nazi Party during World War
II is the most talked about and discussed genocide of the 20 th
Century, leaving a big knowledge gap in the mind of the general
public. Between the Holocaust and other modern genocides our job as
historical scholars of 20 th century genocides is to spread the
word about what happened during these genocides, why these
genocides were carried out, and what, if anything was done to stop
them.
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Project: Genocide Research Paper Cont. This Research paper is
the Big Dog of all the papers you have written this year. The
expectations for you to bring your own BOOYAH are very high.
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Assignment You will complete a five page research paper
focusing on one of the following genocides of the 20 th century:
Armenians in Turkey (1915-1918), Stalins Forced Famine (1932-1933),
Rape of Nanking (1937-1938), Pol Pot in Cambodia (1975-1979),
Rwanda (1994), Bosnia-Herzegovina (1992-1995), Darfur, Sudan
(2004-Present).
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Essential Skills I can craft a strong thesis for a 4-5
paragraph essay. I can determine the difference between quoting,
paraphrasing and summarizing and when its appropriate to do so. I
can develop and support an argument using credible evidence and
effectively integrate that evidence into my writing. I can format
my paper following the MLA guidelines: header, heading, consistent
font size and appropriate style (Times New Roman, Arial, and
Calibri), paragraph spacing (double spaced, no extra space between
paragraphs) I can come to a discussion or presentation prepared,
having read and researched material and explicitly draw upon that
preparation to defend my opinion. I can identify and write proper
verb tenses, subject-verb agreements, independent and dependent
clauses and avoid run-ons and fragments (e.g., semicolons, colons);
I can avoid commonly made mistakes. I can look up and use resources
(e.g., Works Cited page, in-text citations, research writing) I can
identify and write a research paper.
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Assignment (Body Paragraph Topics). Your paper will focus on
the history of the event (what happened?) what caused the genocide
(why did it happen?) what the world-wide response to it was. (what
was done to stop it?) What do you think, based on historical
conditions at the time, COULD or SHOULD have been done to stop this
genocide What were the long-term impacts of this genocide.
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Body Paragraphs Body #1: what happened? Body #2: why did it
happen? Body #3: what was done to stop it? Body #4: What do you
think, based on historical conditions at the time, COULD or SHOULD
have been done to stop this genocide. Body #5: What were the
long-term impacts of this genocide.
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Deadlines Research: Friday, March 30 th Outline: April 2 nd /3
rd First Draft: April 19th/20 th Final Draft: April 25 th /26 th
Presentation: April 25 th /26 th
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Presentation Together with the 4-6 people who have researched
your chosen genocide, you will craft a 10-minute presentation that
highlights key ideas, events, and messages you think people should
have about your genocide. These should be informative as well as
engaging, so that people truly hear and retain your message.
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Sources Web Source Author: Article Title: Website Title: Web
Address: Copyright date: Date Accessed:
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Good Example Web Source Author: Vahakn N. Dadrian Article
Title: THE HISTORY OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE Website Title: Berghahn
Books Web Address:
https://www.berghahnbooks.com/title.php?rowtag=DadrianHistory
Copyright date: 2003 Date Accessed: 20 March 2012
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Bad Example Author: Wikipedia Article Title: Armenian Genocide
Website Title: Wikipedia Web Address: Wikipedia.com Copyright date:
Unknown Date Accessed: Today
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Tips You cannot use Wikipedia as a source, however, you can use
it as a great starting point. Scroll to the bottom of the page for
the sources used. You may be able to use those as sources as well.
Google: when you go to google.com, click on more located on the
tool bar. Once you click on more, locate scholar. Click on scholar.
Now type your key words.
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Groups/Assigned Genocide: P. 1 1915-1918: Armenians in Turkey:
1932-1933: Stalins Forced Famine: 1937-1938: Massacre in Nanking,
China: 1975-1979: Pol Pot in Cambodia: 1994: 100 Days of Genocide
in Rwanda: 1992-1995: Serbs in Bosnia-Herzegovina: 2003-Present:
Darfur, Sudan:
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Groups/Assigned Genocide: P. 2 1915-1918: Armenians in Turkey:
1932-1933: Stalins Forced Famine: 1937-1938: Massacre in Nanking,
China: 1975-1979: Pol Pot in Cambodia: 1994: 100 Days of Genocide
in Rwanda: 1992-1995: Bosnia-Herzegovina: 2003-Present: Darfur,
Sudan:
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Groups/Assigned Genocide: P. 3 1915-1918: Armenians in Turkey:
1932-1933: Stalins Forced Famine: 1937-1938: Massacre in Nanking,
China: 1975-1979: Pol Pot in Cambodia: 1994: 100 Days of Genocide
in Rwanda: 1992-1995: Bosnia-Herzegovina: 2003-Present: Darfur,
Sudan:
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Groups/Assigned Genocide: P. 4 1915-1918: Armenians in Turkey:
1932-1933: Stalins Forced Famine: 1937-1938: Massacre in Nanking,
China: 1975-1979: Pol Pot in Cambodia: 1994: 100 Days of Genocide
in Rwanda: 1992-1995: Bosnia-Herzegovina: 2003-Present: Darfur,
Sudan:
