Teacher Information
I just wanted to add
a few notes to my fellow professionals....
- This WebQuest was originally created for a high school World History and Geography class
- 7.1.3 Twentieth Century Genocide Use various sources including works of journalists, journals, oral histories, films, interviews, and writings of participants to analyze the causes and consequences of the genocides of Armenians, Romas (Gypsies), and Jews, and the mass exterminations of Ukrainians and Chinese.
- 7.2.3 World War II Analyze the
causes, course, characteristics, and immediate consequences of World
War II by explaining Nazi ideology, policies, and consequences of the
Holocaust (or Shoah).
- The idea
came from a genocide poster I ordered that can be found at Teacher's Discovery
- The Group
Contract was adapted from a Team Contract.
- Although it did not occur in the 20th Century, the Native Americans could also be included in this WebQuest
- I plan to include a visual culminating activity with this WebQuest where the class will pick a unit of measurement (example: one jelly bean = 20,000 deaths) so students can see the impact of each genocide side-by-side
- A few other ideas I considered before deciding on the "judgment" portion of the quest included
- A Creative Product: Students would be expected to design a memorial dedicated to all victims of genocide
- A Persuasive Task: Students would be expected to design a presentation to be given to the directors of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum convincing them that a greater focus is needed on other incidences of genocide in addition to the Holocaust
- An Analytical Task: Students would be expected to compare and contrast three incidences of genocide and then speculate on what the differences and similarities mean
- These resources helped me create the criteria for comparison found in Step One of the Process page
- Lastly, that picture above looks nothing like me!!