Unit 4: Imperialism

Unit 4: Imperialism Diary Project Description Due: December 14th

Your Task: Write a Diary collection from the point of view of both colonized and colonizers

How do you do this? 1. Write two diary entries from the point of view of a local person ____ a. Ten sentences each ____ b. Include 2 effects of imperialism on this person ____ c. How did this person’s life change? ____

2. Write two diary entries from the point of view of an imperialist person ____ a. Ten sentences each ____ b. Include 2 effects of imperialism this person caused ____ c. How did this person change lives? ____

3. Edit your work for spelling and punctuation and re-write it (make it neat!) ____

4. Make sure your entries are creative ____ a. Is it written as though you are the person? ____ b. Do your people seem realistic? ____

Sample People: -Tribal Chief -Missionary worker -Young child -King Leopold -Old man -Rudyard Kipling -Worker in rubber factory -Belgian agent in Congo -Asante ruler Prempeh -Wife of an Imperialist

Example of how to start a diary:

Dear Diary,

You won’t believe what happened today….

ImperialismDue: Dec 14th NO Historical LATE WORK! Diary Diary Entry Rubric: CATEGORY 5 4 3 0-2 Indigenous Each entry contains Each entry contains Each entry contains The entries contains Character at least 2 positive or at least 2 positive or has either 1 positive no accurate facts negative effects and negative effects and about the topic. Entries or negative effect or how they changed how they changed is missing how they the person’s life. the person’s life, but changed the person’s some of the life. information is not clear or doesn’t connect with the effects. Imperialist Each entry contains Each entry contains Each entry contains The entries contains Character at least 2 positive or at least 2 positive or has either 1 positive no accurate facts negative effects and negative effects and about the topic. Entries or negative effect or how it changed their how it changed their is missing how it life. life, but some of the changed their life. information is not clear or doesn’t connect with the effects. Character The diary is The diary is The diary is mostly The diary is Thoughts completely written in completely written in written in the somewhat written in the character's voice. the character's voice. character's voice. the character's voice. Many of the Some of the Very little of the None of the character's thoughts character's thoughts character's thoughts character's thoughts are written in each are written in each are written in each are written in each journal entry. journal entry. journal entry. journal entry. Creativity The entries contain The entries contain a The entries contain a There is little many creative details few creative details few creative details evidence of creativity and/or descriptions and/or descriptions and/or descriptions, in the story. Does not that help the reader that help the reader but they do not move seem to use much understand the mood understand the mood beyond the obvious imagination. and setting & setting points in the novel.

Grammar & Writer makes no Writer makes 1-2 Writer makes 3-4 Writer makes more spelling errors in grammar or errors in grammar errors in grammar than 4 errors in spelling. and/or spelling. and/or spelling grammar and/or spelling. Length Each diary entry is at Each diary entry is 9- Each diary entry is 7 Each diary entry is least 10 sentences. 8 sentences sentences less than 7 sentences.

Grade: /30