Facing History and Ourselves

 

Day
#
Date
Topic
Assignment Due
Tuesday
1
1/24
First Day of the Course  -- Welcome!
Wednesday
2
1/25
Identity & Why It's Important Read The "In" Group on pages 30 and 31
Answer first set of questions
Thursday
3
1/26
The Bear that Wasn't Bring in Shoebox and Journal
Friday
4
1/27
Work on Identity Box in the Classroom Bring Materials for Identity Box
Monday
5
1/30
Identity Box Self-Evaluations & Sharing
"Beautiful" and "Born this Way"
Review Notes & Finish Identity Box, if necessary
Tuesday

6

1/31
Heil Hitler:  Identity and the Holocaust Finish One-Page Identity Summary
Wednesday
7
2/1
Little Things are Big
Multi-Media Class Project Strategy Session
Read Conformity and Identity on pages 32 & 33
Answer questions in your journal 
Bring Journal for Class
Thursday

8

2/2
We and They:  A Real-life Discussion Write in Journal
Friday
9
2/3
A Class Divided / Eye of the Storm Read 39-Top of 50 and complete worksheet
Monday
10
2/6
Unit II: Universe of Obligation
Why Study Armenia?
Journal Entry
Tuesday
11
2/7
We and They:  The Armenian Genocide Confronting Genocide
Work on Project
Wednesday
12
2/8
We and They:  The Armenian Genocide Work on Project
Thursday
13
2/9
Finalize Projects
Due by 7 a.m. Friday
Prepare for Presentation
Friday
14
2/10
We and They Project Presentations Prepare for Presentation
Monday
15
2/13
We and They Project Presentations Review Notes
Honors Research Project Proposal Due
Tuesday
16
2/14
We and They Project Presentations Journal Entry
Wednesday
17
2/15
The Armenian Genocide as seen today Write "A Convincing Letter"
Thursday
18
2/16
Rescuers & Survivors
Raphael Lemkin and the word "Genocide"
Journal Entry
Friday
19
2/17
Obedience:  Why good people do bad things Journals Collected
February Break
Monday
20
2/27
Begin Unit III [Power of the Individual: 
100 Days in Rwanda]
Eight Stages of Genocide
No Homework During February Break
Tuesday
21
2/28
HRC Report:  How it Was Prepared? Read the HRC Report:  How it Was Prepared?
Wednesday
22
2/29
Hotel Rwanda Journal Entry
Thursday
23
3/1
Hotel Rwanda Time Magazine Article
Friday
24
3/2
"...no end to the unprecedented bloodshed is yet in sight."  The U.S. and Rwanda (1994) Hotel Rwanda and Valentina's Story
Monday
25
3/5
In the Oval Office with President Clinton Prepare for Briefing with President Clinton
Tuesday
26
3/6
A Good Man in Hell
The U.N. in Rwanda
Monuments and Memorials
Read Pages 115-117 and take notes in journal
Wednesday
27
3/7
Gacaca and the I.C.T.R. Writing a Letter to Roméo Dallaire
Thursday
28
3/8
Begin Unit IV [Neighbor v. Neighbor:  Bosnia]
The Little Ones and Bosnia
Create Summary of Class Project Topic
Friday
29
3/9 Background of Bosnia:  a Brief History Read 11-16 -- "A Wedding in Sarajevo, 1992"
Answer in Journal:  Why was the wedding so important?  Think about and the theme of the unit, neighbor v. neighbor.
Monday
30
3/12
"Tears and Terror" (pages 41-45) Review Notes
Tuesday
31
3/13
"We're Getting Creamed!" Name of musical piece related to class
Write in Journal
Wednesday
32
3/14
The Bad Samaritan Write in journal
Thursday
33
3/15
Romeo and Juliet in Sarajevo Lyrics and Explanation for your musical piece
Friday
34

3/16

Romeo and Juliet in Sarajevo Write questions from Romeo and Juliet
Honors Book Review Due
Monday
35
3/19
Srebrenica:  Advisor to President Clinton Class Team Project Assignment
Tuesday
36
3/20
Wrapping-up Bosnia Finalize notes for Recommendation
Wednesday
37
3/21
Field Trip to Facing History and Ourselves Write Questions/Work on Class Project
Thursday
38
3/22
Unit V [Choosing to Participate: Darfur]
Introduction to Darfur
Field Trip Reflection

Friday

39
3/23
Darfur Today:  What can YOU do?
Final Project/Assessment Introduction
Read Darfur Backgrounder
Monday
40
3/26
Darfur Today:  What can YOU do?
Final Project/Assessment Introduction
Honors Research Project Due w/o Deduction
Tuesday
41
3/27 You're the Teacher! Prepare preliminary You're the Teacher proposal
Wednesday
42
3/28
You're the Teacher! Work on Project
Thursday
43
3/29
You're the Teacher! Work on Project

Friday`

44
3/30
Final Assessment Presentations Finalize Lesson Plan
Journals Collected