7Th Grade History (GCP) s3

Name: ______Do Now February 23, 2005 History - ____ Do Now #11

Objective: 7. I will be able to analyze the origin of the conflict between ethnic groups in Rwanda and describe the genocide that followed.

Essential Question: “If you make a terrible mistake, will you make it again?”

Are you MAKING THE IMPOSSIBLE POSSIBLE?

Earn your class the points they deserve!

Read the selection below, and then answer the questions that follow by filling in the blanks.

Today we are watching our second film for our genocide unit. Things to know …

I. United Nations (UN) - The United Nations is a group of leaders from countries all over the world. Each country sends a representative to the United Nations. The UN discusses important issues and tries to make the world a better place. The UN has troops and an army, but they are not allowed to fire their guns.

II. A Militia is an army that is not funded by the government. A militia will often take the law into their own hands. Sometimes governments can control militias. Sometimes governments cannot.

1. The U______N______is a group of ______from countries all over the ______.

2. The UN army cannot ______its guns.

3. A militia is an ______that the government of a country ______fund and often cannot ______.

4. The larger of the two ethnic groups in Rwanda are the ______.

5. The smaller of the two ethnic groups in Rwanda are the ______.

6. The B______conquered Rwanda as a part of European imperialism.

Today’s Vocabulary Practice: We will say this aloud with our hand signals. Oscar Schindler Hutus Tutsis

Above and Beyond: Tell me everything you know about SOAPS on the back of this page. Name: ______Classwork February 23, 2006 History - ____ Classwork #9 Hotel Rwanda Comprehension questions: 1. Why is the driver worried as he and Paul drive through the town? ______

2. At the bar in the hotel, what seems strange about who is Hutu and who is Tutsi? ______

3. Why do you think the members of the members of the militia are so enthusiastic? ______

4. Why do you think America and European countries did not send additional troops to Rwanda? ______

Examples of the best parts of Examples of the worst parts of humanity: humanity?

(at least 2) (at least 2) Bloom’s Time Travelers Questions: Level? 1.

(at least 2) Lines from the movie that I want to Thoughts or feelings I discuss have or that sounded important: about that line:

(at least 2)

Name: ______Classwork February 23, 2006 History - ____ Review Sheet: Genocide Objectives 4 - 7

Directions: Describe each of the terms below in a few words or phrases. These do not need to be complete sentences.

1. World War II -

2. Ghetto -

3. Einsatzgruppen -

4. Death Camp -

5. Oscar Schindler -

6. Rationaliztion -

7. Hutu -

8. Tutsi -

9. Aushcwitz -

Directions: Answer each of the following questions in complete sentences.

1. Why did Hitler invade other countries at the beginning of World War II? ______

2. In what parts of Hitler’s Germany would you have found the Einsatzgruppen? ______

3. Describe what conditions were like on the boxcars. ______

4. Describe what usually happened once a train of Jews arrived at a death camp. ______

5. Who was Oscar Schindler, and how did he rescue Jews during the Holocaust? ______6. Explain the origin (beginning) of the conflict between Hutus and Tutsis. ______

7. What event started the Rwandan Genocide? ______

Directions: List the event your group researched in our picket sign project. Then list 3 significant facts you learned by doing your project.

Your groups topic: ______

Facts: 1.

Practice your SOAPS skills below.

Subject = ______Occasion = ______, ______Audience = ______Purpose = The ______is trying to convince the ______that ______. Speaker: ______

Remember! The German says, “Whoever wears this symbol is an enemy of the German people.”