CREATIVE EXPRESSION PART II

Part II - Creative Expression

In this section of the final project you will be using a creative expression to communicate the work you have done in Part I.   This means that you may focus on all elements of the project or some of the elements (issue research, solution, action plan).

The creative expression must inform the public and motivate activism.  Some options include:

• A flyer or threefold pamphlet
• A transcript of a speech that would be delivered at a meeting or action
• Creative writing such as a poem or diary entries
• A collage
• A letter to the people/groups/institutions responsible for the problem
• A news article that a journalist might write about the issue
• An editorial or cartoon that supports your work  
• Any other artistic expression (sculptures, models, mobiles, paintings, drawings, dioramas)

Part II - Criteria

• Clearly communicates key aspect(s) of your project.
• Clearly is designed to inform and to inspire participation in your effort to achieve solution.
• For expressions that rely on visuals, be sure the work is aesthetically pleasing.
• For written expressions, be sure the work is well written with no errors in spelling and conventions.

PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI STUDY QUESTIONS

I have included a link to the questions in the event you want to review the scoring for the assignment.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EyDGMnijXDaDoUvkJFLB9fWRFO72uFHK7V7PAGN9L7o/edit

SCORING GUIDE FOR GANDHI LEGACY PROJECT

See the link below for scoring guide.https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hn_1ANYOrSpV3fyujA-mylisqV1K1B8LJn9t5rKisP0/edit

SEMESTER 2 FINAL

Due day of final exam.  See link for instructions. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RFTVEbX96EfeYe6yXPM_ZJr4qRap9ppmiSlAvH-RXmE/edit?usp=sharing

See link for issue options
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-zZdO5PA--VdhJ32zkL7hlI6Ri0wQ6D6jTJNBuhao8c/edit

NOTES ON "TRUTH FORCE"

Due May 26/May 27

Read the chapter, "Truth Force" and fill out the study guide.

EVALUATION QUESTIONS FOR PEACE CONFERENCE

Here is a link for the evaluation questions for the Peace Conference.https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bfG1VAc9DKQH_KuJEFJy7IvHuL8j2B6Cu5YwMaRucNg/edit

READING ON HINDUISM

Due Monday, May 18

Read the handout on Hinduism and write the following assignment:

1.  Highlight and annotate key ideas information and ideas from each section of the handout.

2.  On a separate piece of paper, write at least one sentence for each section that represents the key content in that section.

TEMPLATE FOR PEACE AGREEMENT

Below is the link for the template for recording the peace agreement arrived at by the delegates in your class.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SxHmyiCgqz7nGMLMyYyQoJjNuGEEfKEfKIWcA1g9iiY/edit

CHECKLIST FOR PEACE CONFERENCE MATERIALS

Due Monday, May 18th

All written materials for the Peace Conference.  Use the link to the checklist to help you organize all the required materials.https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KketyANzA5hez_vb0l0ZEW1CgawjsWMHCPMInZs8ZDg/edit

TEMPLATE FOR PEACE CONFERENCE PROPOSALS

docs.google.com/document/d/1BGoAzceqZLXPeYvisAMokx6nhIXUckVx3XaonKcSdws/edit

MORE INSTRUCTIONS FOR PEACE CONFERENCE

1.  We will start our conference on April  28/29 and we will begin with opening statements.
2.  You will need all of your delegation's proposals completed by then.  Remember all 6 issues need to be addressed in your proposals.  This doesn't mean that you are required to have 6 separate proposals.
3.  Be sure that the proposals are legible and written in pen or dark pencil.  This is to assure that the copies can be read.
4.  By the end of today, April 23/24, be sure that one of your delegates has volunteered  to make the opening statement.  This statement must include:

*  An introduction of the group or party you represent.
*  The concerns you have about the ongoing conflict.
*  Your goals for the conference.  This means what you want to accomplish for the people you represent.
*  Do not include specific proposals.

4.  This may meet a student's 1 minute speech requirement.  If the student delivering the statement does not choose to give the 1 minute speech in the opening session,  the statement must be at least 30 seconds long.

ARTICLE ON JEWISH SETTLEMENTS

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/03/12/world/middleeast/netanyahu-west-bank-settlements-israel-election.html?_r=0

PEACE CONFERENCE PREPARATION

4/16, 4/17

Today every student received a role for the upcoming Palestinian-Israeli Peace Conference.  If you were absent, please stop and see Ms. Snyder ASAP.  In this way you will be able to  start researching  your delegation's positions on the key issues that will be the focus of the conference.

LONGEST HATRED CITATION

Bloomstein, Rex and Robert S. Wistrich.  The Longest Hatred:  The History of Anti-Semitism.   Yorkshire:       Thames Television, 1991.

LINKS FOR PAL-ISRAELI Q'S

Here is a link for  Journey to the Occupied Lands.  Michael Ambrosino, Dir. PBS Frontline, 1993. Video.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzHfkopvqv0&safe=active

Here is the citation:   Journey to the Occupied Lands. Michael Ambrosino, Dir. PBS Frontline, 1993. Video.

1. Research for question #13:

Palestinian Lifestyle: 7-15 min. mark, 26-28 min. mark
Jewish Settlers' Lifestyle:  17-19 min. mark

2. Research for questions # 6 and #7

14.30-17.30 min. mark
27-30 min. mark
34.30-42.30  (also some information about lifestyle for Jewish settlers)



                                       

PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI STUDY Q'S

Due April 16/April 17

The Palestinian-Israeli Study Questions will be due on April 16/17.  Please have them printed and ready to turn in when you come to class on the due date.  If you are not ready to turn in the assignment, you will be docked points for every day your assignment is late.

Don't forget the assignment must be typed!

CHART ON THREE MIDDLE EASTERN RELIGIONS

Due April 6th


Complete the informational chart that focuses on Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.  Use the handouts provided in class, however you may need to do some independent research.  The aspects you are describing are:
1.  Tenets/Principles/Key Ideas
2.  Date of Origin
3.  Founders
4.  Key city(s)
5.  Sacred Books
6.   Sects of religion
7. Clergy
8. Place of worship
9. Important holiday(s) and significance
10. Important ceremonies and/or rituals and significance
11. # of gods worshipped
12. Name of practitioner                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

CURRENT EVENT NEWS ARTICLE

Due March 31/April 1

Bring to class a copy of a news article regarding the country that you were assigned.  Be prepared to share the key ideas. If  you were absent, choose an article about Iran, Syria, Iraq, Yemen, or Egypt.

IN-CLASS ESSAY

The in-class essay on the revolutions unit will be on 3/19, 3/20.  There will be a review and study period on 3/17,3/18.  Here is a link to the instructions and scoring guide for the essay.docs.google.com/document/d/1pmh5pHjHLSbDHHLc_VPQCNuzDk1EaTiY-1qpN6kpSKc/edit



Below is a link to the essay questions:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sxyvjntr7_jYPNTrriB5VV6K2y2a2QvXRhjniEEgTkw/edit

EVALUATION QUESTIONS FOR SIMULATION

Due Date - 3/31,4/1  (No fooling, assignment is really due on April 1st!)

Answer the following questions in complete sentences:

1.  What were the goals of the Sandinista Revolution of 1979?  (To refresh your memory, review your writing and reading, "Imagine You were a Nicaraguan.")
2.  What were are the challenges facing the Sandinista leaders?   In your answer, consider their efforts to meet the needs of the vast majority that supported the revolution.
3.  Compare and contrast the decisions made in your class to the decisions made by the real Sandinistas.  Please note that you will not be able to complete this question until you get the handout with the actual decisions.  You will get this on Monday.

In addition to the evaluation questions, you will be turning in:

1.  Response to "Imagine You Were a Nicaraguan."
2.  Your preparation for the simulation (solutions to the dilemma).
3.  Your notes from the simulation (record of decisions).
4.  Evaluation questions.

SOLUTIONS FOR SANDINISTA DILEMMAS

Due Monday, March 9

Develop solutions for all of the dilemmas on the handout "Sandinista Policy Dilemmas."  This means answering all of the questions under each dilemma.  Also, explain why you support your solution for each dilemma.

"IMAGINE YOU WERE A NICARAGUAN" READING

Due March 5/6

Read "Imagine Your Were A Nicaraguan."  Highlight and annotate living conditions of Nicaraguans on 1977.

MORE DEBATE PEPARATION

Due March 3/March

Using the handout, cuba-embargo.procon.org and other sources presented from the class, develop and write down 3 pro arguments and 3 con arguments.   Paraphrase as much as possible.  You will need to prepare to argue both sides because you will be assigned your position on the day of the debate.

THE US EMBARGO ON CUBA

Due Monday, March 2nd - On Monday we will debate whether or not the US should lift the embargo on Cuba.  To prepare, read the handout that presents some pro and con arguments.  Highlight and annotate the arguments that seem the strongest to you.  If you don't want to print out the entire reading, you can take notes on a separate piece of paper.   Below is a link to the reading: .docs.google.com/document/d/1EpjAppFXU6hV8cVBpYuuUbohVhSWGK_iO7WybEHozxE/edit

KEY TERMS FOR COLD WAR

COLD WAR

The Cold War was a conflict between the two superpowers, the United States (US) and the Soviet Union (USSR).  This conflict developed after WWII and was a struggle over political, economic, and ideological differences.  It was fought through espionage, propaganda, diplomacy, and limited conflicts.  Each nation invested heavily in the nuclear arms race not with the intention of using these weapons but to actually avoid nuclear war (deterrence).  Much of the world allied with one of these superpowers and each side called this their "sphere of influence."  At first  the US and the USSR said they respected each other's sphere but soon they started to compete to expand their alliances.

MARXISM/COMMUNISM

This is an economic and political system where there is no private property and thus profits from that property would be shared on the basis of need.  ("From each according to his ability to each according to his need." )  The class system would not exist any more and the workers, the only remaining class, would run the government.  It was believed that the only way communism could be achieved was through a violent class struggle between workers and owners of private property.

 CAPITALISM AND DEMOCRACY

This is an economic system based on private property and an individual's ability to better himself/herself through their own talents and skills.  People would obtain property and use it to produce goods and services and then sell them on the free market. They would be able to keep their earnings/profits.  It is often believed that representative democracy goes hand in hand with capitalism because both represent individual freedoms.

CUBA READING

Due 2/25 and 2/26

Read "The Cuban Revolution" and answer the questions on the handout.

docs.google.com/document/d/1h2gUwLkl50KiraVIrm9Hnc3WDIMy8tsMzAOVd9TAkr4/editdocs.google.com/document/d/1h2gUwLkl50KiraVIrm9Hnc3WDIMy8tsMzAOVd9TAkr4/edit

MEXICAN REVOLUTION QUESTIONS AND PRESENTATION

Due:  Monday, Feb. 23

1.  Get in groups of 3-4.

2.   Using your highlighedt and annotated reading on the Mexican Revolution, answer the following questions:

a.  What were the causes of the Mexican Revolution of 1910.  Be sure to explain how or why each cause led to the Revolution.

b.  What significant changes resulted from the Revolution?  You can look at what each leader accomplished.

c.   Describe the counter revolutionary forces and the impact they had on the overall outcomes of the Revolution.  These forces could be individual people, nations, and institutions.

3.  Appoint a recorder and facilitator.  You can have one set of answers per group and be sure that every member's name is on the paper.

4.  Each group will present on Monday and everyone needs to be prepared!

NEW DUE DATE

The final assignment on colonialism and The Mission is no Feb. 24/Feb. 25!

FINAL ASSIGNMENT FOR COLONIALISM

Final assignment for colonialism is due Monday, February 23rd.  The link for the assignment is here:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QMoCcZjxgK64jJGPQJ-33oezySTBuNPaXQjXkNfGCn8/edit?usp=sharing

READ HANDOUTS ON MEXICAN REVOLUTION

Due Feb. 17/Feb.18

1. Read the 1 page handout on the Phases of the Mexican Revolution.  This will help you better understand the longer reading, particularly the sections, "A Time of War," "Now the Revolution," and "The Counter Revolutionaries."

2. Read and highlight and annotate the following from the handout entitled, "Mexico, Growth Pangs of A Nation."

a.  Problems the Mexican people experienced that led to the Mexican Revolution of 1910.  (1850's-1910)
b.  Leaders of the Revolution and what each leader hoped to change about Mexican society.  (These would be the goals of the Revolution.)
c.  Successes of the Revolution.  (1917-1980's)
d.  The impact that counter revolutionaries had on the Revolution.  Particularly, look at how their actions led to failures in achieving the Revolution's goals.

Describe Liberation Theology and Begin the Film, The Mission

Due Feb.11/12

Describe LiberationTheology

Using your highlighted and annotated readings, describe Liberation Theology.  Use your own words and draw from each of the excerpts/handouts.  Write one paragraph.

Note-taking For Film

You will be writing down evidence from the film that supports the Black Legend and the White Legend.  Review these two historical interpretations before you begin.

INTERIOR MONOLOGUE FROM "LOST KINGDOM OF THE MAYA"

Due Feb. 11th/Feb. 12

Write an interior monologue from the point of view of a member of the Mayan Civilization featured in the documentary.  Staying in your role, explain what you do and why your contributions are so important to the entire society.  You may also chose a modern day descendant  of the Maya.  If  you do this, then you can explain why you carry on the traditions of your ancestors. 

Minimum 1 page.  Be sure and use specific information from the movie and write in the 1st person.  

LIBERATION THEOLOGY READINGS

Due Monday, February 9th:   Read the two handouts on Liberation Theology and highlight and annotate the following:

1.  What is liberation theology?
2.  What is the Vatican's view of Liberation Theology?
3.  What are Christian-Based Communities?
4.  Who was Archbishop Romero, what happened to him,  and why was he considered a Liberation Theologian (a person who practices and believes in Liberation Theology)?

If there is not enough room in the margins to annotate, use blank space below excerpt.  This means be creative!  I would use lines and arrows connecting key passages to your annotations.

COLONIALISM AND REVOLUTION IN LATIN AMERICA

Due Feb. 5/Feb. 6

Read the chapter "Viceregal Rule and Revolutions" and the circled questions that accompany the chapter.  For each circled question, highlight and annotate the information from the chapter that answers the question. Annotation means that in the margins you would write down a word or phrase that represents the key information that you highlighted.

You do not need to answer the questions in writing.

MODIFIED DIGITAL NOTES FOR FINAL

As indicated, you will receive an individual grade for the quality of your research and correctly formatted citations of your sources.  This must be presented in the form of modified, digital notes.  The modified version is the following:

Source Citation

"Cuba Continues to Violate Human Rights." Cuba. Ed. Noah Berlatsky. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2013. Opposing Viewpoints. Rpt. from "Executive Summary." http://www.hrw.org/en/node/86554. Vol. 1. 2009.Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 22 Jan. 2015.

* "Raúl Castro's government has imprisoned scores of political prisoners using laws criminalizing dissent. In particular,fundamental freedoms under Fidel Castro, including 53 human rights defenders, journalists, civil society leaders, and other dissenters arrested in a massive 2003 crackdown...."

*"Cuba systematically violates the due process rights of dissenters from the moment they are arrested through their sham trials. Political detainees are routinely denied access to legal counsel and family visits, held in inhumane and dangerous conditions, and subjected to forced interrogations.government where a court acquitted a political detainee...."

* "Political prisoners who criticize the government, refuse to participate in ideological "re-education," or engage in hunger strikes or other forms of protest are routinely subjected to extended solitary confinement, beatings, restrictions of visits, and the denial of medical care. Prisoners have no effective complaint mechanism to seek redress, granting prison authorities total impunity."

FINAL PROJECT

Please remember that each group must select the human right(s) that your issue violates.  This will be incorporated in the poster as well.

FINAL PROJECT DUE FINALS WEEK

The final project for semester 1 is a group activity that is outlined in the handout distributed in class.  I want to emphasize some specific aspects from the handout:
1.  You will work in groups of 4 to develop a poster that explores a human rights issue and solutions to address that issue.
2.  You will be working on the activity over the next several days both at home and during class.  The following are due dates for each phase of the preparation and development of the poster:

*  1/15, 1/16 - In groups choose an issue and delegate research tasks to each member.  Submit to teacher your issue and delegation of task.
*  1/20, 1/21 - Come to class with research completed to share with group.  Determine what other research needs to be done.
*  1/22,1/23 - Finalize content and layout of poster
*  Day of final - Create poster and present to class

Grading requirements:

1.  Individual grade based on relevant, fact-based research and constructive contributions in the planning and creative process.
2.  Group grade base on complete coverage of research requirements, appeal and aesthetics of poster and quality of presentation.

ARTICLE ON TERRORIST ATTACKS IN PARIS

For Thursday (1/15) or Friday (1/16) bring to class a news article or opinion piece about the terrorist attacks in Paris.  You can focus on the response to the attacks if you like.  Be prepared to discuss your article.

SOUTH AFRICA TODAY

On Thursday(1/15) and Friday(1/16) each student share will their 10 facts from the CIA fact  book with the rest of his/her group.  The process for sharing will be to develop a generalization or generalizations based on the facts you collected.  You will be turning in your facts and generalizations.

TRC QUESTIONS

I forgot to collect answers to TRC questions in 2nd period.  Please turn in on Thursday!

GROUP ACTIVITY ON TRC

In groups, respond to the following question:  Do you think the TRC was a good idea for South Africa? Use ideas and information from the article to support your view.  In addition, cite one direct quote from the article.  Your group will present on 1/13, 1/14 and each member of the group needs to contribute.

If you had not finished the assignment by the outset of class, you must present on your own.

SOCIAL JUSTICE HALL OF FAME ESSAY DUE 1/13, 1/14

Turn in the following:

*  Final essay
*  Work Cited Page
*  First Draft
*  Self Edit Sheet
*  Cornell Notes from Cry Freedom

IMPORTANT CHANGE IN SOCIAL JUSTICE ESSAY

The 4th body paragraph must contain a good counter argument that supports the nomination of the candidate you are not supporting. In that same paragraph you must follow with a refutation of that counter argument that directly addresses its key points and promotes your candidate.

TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION ARTICLE AND QUESTIONS

Read the article, "Without Memory There is No Forgiveness.."  Before you begin, read the questions on the back of the article so you know what you are looking for.  Then answer the questions using complete sentences and specific information from the article.

Due Monday, January 12th  (You will be given class time to work on this assignment.)

SOCIAL JUSTICE HALL OF FAME DUE DATES

The first draft of the Social Justice Hall of Fame essay is due on Thurs./Fri. (1/8, 1/9).  Bring to class a copy of the draft for self editing.

Don't forget to check the instruction sheet for requirements.

The final draft is due on Tues./Wed. (1/13,1/14).