Notes for Teachers
Never Again! - Again?
was designed as an educational resource for high school
students studying world affairs and world history. It's purpose is to
bring awareness of man's inhumanity to man, and determine ways to foster
tolerance and prevent mass killings.
Teachers should have students view the films
"Schindler's List" and
"Hotel
Rwanda" and read and discuss the
following articles as a base of common knowledge before starting this project:
You may also want to schedule a field trip to visit the
Museum of Tolerance.
Students should have basic skills in world processing and
navigating the Internet. Also, the teacher should familiarize students with
Thinking Maps® as tools to organize their thoughts
and illustrate their
final product.
Curriculum Standards
California
Student Content Standards
History & Social Studies
Chronological and Spatial Thinking
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Students compare the present with the past, evaluating the
consequences of past
events and decisions and determining the lessons that
were learned. |
Historical Research, Evidence, and Point of View
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Explain imperialism from the perspective of the colonizers
and the colonized and the
varied immediate and long-term responses by the
people under colonial rule. |
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Students construct and test hypotheses; collect, evaluate,
and employ information from
multiple primary and secondary sources; and apply it in oral and written
presentations. |
Language Arts
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3.0 Literary Response and Analysis
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Students read and respond to historically or culturally significant works of
literature that
reflect and enhance their studies of history and social
science. They conduct in-depth
analyses of recurrent themes.
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Research and Technology
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1.6 Develop presentations by using clear research questions and creative and
critical research
strategies (e.g., field studies, oral histories,
interviews, experiments, electronic sources). |
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1.7 Use systematic strategies to organize and record information (e.g.,
anecdotal scripting,
annotated bibliographies).
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Materials & Resources Needed
To implement this WebQuest you will need:
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Computers with Internet access
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E-mail accounts for all students
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Word processing & presentation software
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Concept mapping software such as
Mind Manager or
Inspiration would be helpful.
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Rubrics for assessing the final presentation.
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Valuable Resources:
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