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Pre-Assessment
Name_____________ Period _______ Genocide Questionnaire
Answer the following questions in complete sentences to the best of your ability. You will not be penalized for answering questions incorrectly. Leave no question blank; give your best answer even if you are unsure. These questions will help me gauge your understanding of genocide before we begin our unit on the topic in class. 1. What is genocide? _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ __ 2. Can you name any acts of genocide that have taken place since the start of the 20th
century? _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ ___ 3. Can you recall any actions taken by international institutions (the former League of Nations and or United Nations) to prevent or stop genocide? _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ ____ 4. Does genocide remain a threat in the modern world? Why or why not? _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ ____ 5. Why is it important to learn about genocide in school? _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________
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Post Test:
Name ____________ Period ____________ Genocide Unit Assessment
Part I: Chart Completion (30 points; 2 points per box) Complete this chart on the five stages of genocide we identified in class. Use the word bank to complete the stages. Not all words will be used. Once you identify the stages, provide a brief description of it and mention a historical example where this took place from one of the seven genocides we studied in class. Stage
Description (Brief one sentence description of the stage)
Historical Example (from one of the seven genocides discussed in class)
WORD BANK (use for stages of genocide) 2
Assimilation
Denial
Lying
Dehumanization
Apology
Extermination
Preparation
Invasion
Organization
Part II: Open-ended prompt (20 points): Recently some in the United Nations have advocated that the U.N. Declaration of Human Rights (established 1948) should be eliminated. Some in this view insist that genocide is no longer a threat in the modern world. Regardless of your views on this issue, write a letter refuting the opinion that genocide is no longer a threat in the modern world. In your letter be sure to: • Define genocide. • Briefly describe two different genocides that took place from WWI through WWII. Also name any instance of genocide that have taken place more recently (i.e. after WWII). • Summarize what international institutions (League of Nations and U.N. have done or failed to do to prevent genocide). • State how genocide remains a threat in the modern world. Dear Ambassador X, _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________
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_____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ ___ _____________________________________________________________________________ _ Here student mastery of the genocide unit objectives is given. These three unit objectives were included into both the pre and post tests. The bars represent the number of students who met unit objectives or goals. I was pleased to see the significant increase in student mastery of unit objectives as demonstrated by this graph.
Unit Objectives and Student Learning
17 15 13 11 9 7 5 3 20th Century Genocides
International Response
Pre-Test
13
9
5
Post-Test
17
15
15
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Genocide Definition
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