WEEK 4

Day 13 - Monday July 16th
13.1 - What is bias? How can you recognize examples of bias? List.
  • Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair. you recognize bias by a strong point of view that may or may not include criticism of other perspectives.
  • list of bias : congnetive bias, memory bias, confirmation bias, anchoring bias in decision making.

13.2 - Who was Anastasia Romanoff? What is the controversy around her?
  • Anastasia Romanova was the fourth and last daughter of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia she had on younghr brother and three older sisters. She is correctly styled Her Imperial Highness The Grand Duchess (ranked above a Princess) Anastasia Nicolaievna. This means Anastasia the daughter of Nicolai (the Russian form of Nicholas). She was born on June 18 (as was Paul McCartney) in 1901 in St. Petersburg, then Imperial Russia. She died in an extrajudicial killing by forces of the Bolshevik secret police, Cheka, with her family on July 17, 1918.

13.3 - Finding bias in history
  • on march 2, 1917 Nicolas 2nd had to give up the trone after 23 years. Five months later him and his family were exile to syberia, they were remove again one year later to caterineburg. By the summer of 1918 they were closing in omasko, Nicolas the second and his family was vanish with out a trace. scientist found that the king family was assasinated.

13.4 - Online Lesson - The Mystery of Anastasia






13.5: Record the scores from your online quiz onto your virtual notebook. Then beneath this attach the word document with your notes on Anna Anderson: Anastasia or an imposter?

score : 10/10

13.6: Open Response - Your Opinion on whether Anna Anderson was the real Anastasia or an imposter. Make sure to include bias, motive, immediacy, accuracy, and reliability and how they apply to this topic.
  • I think Anna Anderson wasnt the real Anastasia because the real Anastasia could read Russian, English, and French but anna couldnt and also her true cousin and aunt denied thatshe was the real Anastasia.
13.7 - Bias in the law
  • i was right.
13.8 - Read and mark up the following article:
Why Science tells us not to rely on eyewitness accounts January 2010



13.9 - Thoughts on the Article

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14.2 - Define genocide. Give an example.
  • The deliberate killing of a large group of people.
ex : Between 100000 and 200000 Armenians were killed in 1895 and many were forcibly converted to Islam.

14.3 - Genocide anticipation guide



14.4 - 8 Stages of Genocide
14.5 - Create a timeline




14.6 -Genocide Convention
1). How many people must be killed in order for it to count as a genocide?
  • it does not go on numbers
2). What is "serious mental harm?" Give examples.
3). Define "conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction."
4). What problems arise from the language of how these statements are worded?

‍Day 15 - Wednesday July 18th
15.1 - What are some ways we can stop racism and discrimination in the world?
to stop racissm and discrimination we should :
  • Object to racist jokes and insults.
  • Organize an inter-cultural music or film festival.
  • Invite guests to speak on racism and human rights.
  • Organize a poster or essay contest.
  • Show films on prejudice, stereotyping, discrimination and racism.
  • Examine the contents of television, film, radio and newspapers for stereotypes. Identify and discuss the stereotypes.
  • Find out about human rights organizations in your area and what role they play.
  • Suggest that your class or school develop a policy statement against all forms of racial discrimination.

15.2 - Case Studies
You will now read and research more information on the five famous cases of genocide. Organize your notes on this graphic organizer:

15.3 - Case 1 - Armenia
Armenian articles
Armenian National Institute
Armenian Genocide
The Forgotten

15.4 - Case 2 - The Holocaust
Yale site on the Holocaust

15.4 - Case 2 - The Holocaust
Yale site on the Holocaust

15.5 - Case 3 - Cambodia
Yale site on Cambodia
Cambodian Genocide
Chronicle of Survival

15.6 - Case 4 - Bosnia
Yale Site on Bosnia
Bosnia Genocide
HistoryPlace - Bosnia


15.7 - Case 5 - Rwanda
The Triumph of Evil - PBS site on Rwanda
The US and Rwanda
HistoryPlace - Rwanda

15.9 - Prezi on Genocide
http://prezi.com/zjwrlt5xif5e/genocide/


‍‍Day 16 - Thursday July 19th


16.1 - Reflect
Reflect on what you learned about genocide. What did you think about the experiences of the people you read about? How can we stop this from happening again?
  • i have learned that genocide was a very cruel period of time i think it most of been hell for the people who experience it .i think we can stop it by getting engage in our comunit.

16.2 - What are your rights
You've learned about the rights all American citizens are guaranteed under the Constitution. What about people in other parts of the world? Should all people be granted certain rights? List the rights that you think all people in the world should be guaranteed by their governments.
  • right of peace protest
  • right of fredom of speach
  • right of bear arm

16.3 - Human Rights
Frame - what are human rights? what is the United Nations?
Focus - while watching the video, list the rights that are listed. why do you think they focus on those rights?
Follow Up - what is your reaction to this video? what is the message the creator is trying to get across? what questions do you have about the video's contents?
16.5 - Ranking
There are 30 rights listed in the UDHR. Pick five of them, and rank them in order of importance. Then explain why you picked each one and explain the order you ranked them in.

  • No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
  • Everyone has the right to recognitioneverywhere as a person before the law
  • Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person

16.6 - Wordle
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16.7 - Using wordle after reading
What words stand out? What are the important words to remember from this document? How is it different using wordle after reading as opposed to before reading a document? Which do you like better and why?
  • the words that sttand out are right, article, everyone, freedom, equal, and protection.
  • the important words to remember are equal, protection, and freedom.
  • it helps you to identify the important words.
  • i like freedom better because being free its a great feeling.

16.8 - Research on UDHR
You will now research to find the answers to the following questions about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights:
  • Who was involved in its creation?
  • What purpose was the document created for?
  • When was it created?
  • Where/under which organization was it created?
  • Why was it created? What was the historical context?
  • How does it apply to today? How can you see it applying to today?

Start with this website:
UDHR

16.9- Human Trafficking
Watch the following video:


Answer the following on your page:
  • What is the video trying to get across?
the video try to get cross child labor
  • What is human trafficking?
Human trafficking is the illegal trade in human beings for the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation or forced labor
  • How does this video make you feel?
this video make me feel sad.

16.10 - Website explore
Explore this website:
http://www.humantrafficking.org

Then answer the following:

1)What are the human rights issues of concern for the organization?(consult the UDHR and UN Millennium Goals)
2)What is the goal of the organization/website?
3)How does the organization advocate for change?


Day 17 - Friday July 20th

17.1 - Week 4 Checklist
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17.3 - Reflect
What are the UDHR? WHy should every country follow them
  • i think every country should follow the UDHR because its part of the law.

17.4 - Millennium Development Goals
Go to the following website:
Millennium Development Goals

IN YOUR OWN WORDS, write 1-2 complete sentences explaining what the eight Millennium Development goals are
  • The millennium development goals are Hunger and poverty, achieve world education, promote gender equality, reduce child mortality, improve maternal health, fight aids, ensure environmental sustainability, and develop a global partnership for development.