Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Deogratias Seminar and Imperialism Essay

Starter 9: No starter today!

Imperialism Essay: Use 60 minutes of in-class time to write an essay that answers "How did Social Darwinism and Imperialism contribute to the 1994 genocide in Rwanda?"

Deogratias Seminar


HWK:

  1. Finish Imperialism Essay (DUE Friday- PRINT BEFORE CLASS)
  2. Deogratias Seminar Reflection: What was the most interesting idea from the Deogratias Seminar?  Explain why you think is so interesting, and how it helped you to better understand the book.  How do you think your group's seminar went?  Explain why, with specific examples.  (DUE Friday- PRINT BEFORE CLASS)
ONLY IF ABSENT FOR SEMINAR/Seminar Make Up Assignment: 
  1. What does this book have to say about the role of foreigners in Africa?  Make sure to discuss at least 2 different foreign characters in the book in your response.
  2. What is the significance of Deogratias turning into a dog?
  3. What is the significance of Deogratias killing people with poison?  Why poison?  Why those people?
  4. Who do you think bears the most responsibility for what happened to Venetia and her daughters?  Explain with examples.

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