Essay Outline and Deogratias

Starter 7: (See Lori for image)  Q5, Q6- What trends do you see here?  What might explain some of these trends.

Finding Evidence: Code evidence in WWtIY for Social Darwinism and Imperialism.

Essay Outlines: Review essay outline, some time to start outlining.

Deogratias Introduction: Time shifts, reading time.

HWK: Read Deogratias, write three questions you have when you're done reading

DUE: WWtIY Short Responses

Thesis Statements and Propaganda

Starter 6: Q1, Q6- What is the message?  How accurate do you this this is for the US?  For you?

WWtIY: Time to work on short response questions.

Thesis Lesson: How to flip a question.

Propaganda Messages


Propaganda Examples


HWK: Finish WWtIY short response questions, write a rough thesis statement to answer the question for Part 4.

DUE: Part 2, Short response questions 1-3

We Wish to Inform You...

Starter 5: What details do you notice about this image?  What questions do you have about this image?  What is the message of this piece, and what is your reaction?

We Wish to Inform You: Reading for main ideas, vocab and annotation, short answers (see handout for detailed instructions).

HWK: Finish Part 2 (vocab and annotation), answer first three questions for Part 3  (Due on Wednesday, at the start of class)

DUE: Social Darwinism

Imperialism and Social Darwinism

Starter 4: What details do you notice in this cartoon?  What is the message?  What attitudes does this show towards people in foreign lands?  How can you tell?

Imperialism Motives Chart

Imperialism Examples: In groups, discuss and answer the questions for each of the examples in the packet.  Match each to the motive it fits best.

Social Darwinism: Read and complete activities for each reading.

HWK: Complete Social Darwinism if you didn't finish in class.

DUE: None

Ghosts of Rwanda

Starter 3: What are the main events/ideas in this movie so far?  Why didn't the US want to intervene?  What are your thoughts and reactions so far (intellectual and/or emotional)?

Ghosts of Rwanda: Finish the movie.

Ghosts of Rwanda Debrief

1. Write 2 questions you still have.
2. Write 2 reactions you had to this movie.  Try to connect them to a specific idea, image, quote, person, or event.
3. Try to answer the question: Why didn't the world step in to stop this genocide?

HWK: None

DUE: None (Belize applications for Project Week)