Guest Speaker We are honored to welcome a

Guest Speaker We are honored to welcome a special guest to Nyack High School on Wednesday, May 17. At 11: 30 AM in the Music Room, Mrs. Shirley Grossman, who this week turned 93, will speak to our AP World History students about her experience as a Holocaust survivor. AP World students are beginning a unit this week on genocide and related topics and this opportunity to hear a survivor’s story will greatly enhance their studies. Mrs. Grossman lives in Rockland with her husband Boris, age 103, also a Holocaust survivor. Please come prepared with at least one question.

Human Rights Project Your Task: The International Criminal Court (“the ICC” or “the Court”) is a permanent international court established to investigate, prosecute and try individuals accused of committing the most serious crimes of concern to the international community as a whole, namely the crime of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and the crime of aggression. President Trump has nominated you to act as an ICC prosecutor and represent the United States. Your task is to select one human rights violation to research and present your findings to the court for consideration. You will be expected to provide a comprehensive background of the violation, evidence of wrongdoings and how it was eventually resolved.

Human Rights Project Afterwards, the court (your classmates) will decide if a human rights violation occurred and whether the resolution was appropriate. In some cases, it can be argued that the punishment was too harsh while in other circumstances individuals were not sufficiently held accountable for their actions. In cases where the committee disagrees with the resolution, they will be expected to voice their recommendations for a more just punishment. Please remember that the court (your classmates) may not be familiar with the specifics of your human rights violation therefore it is important that you “teach” it to them so that they can reach the best decision possible.

Possible Topics (Twentieth Century Human Right Violations): #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 Jews in Russia during the pogroms Armenians under the Ottoman Empire Ukrainians after the Russian Revolution [The Holodomor] Japanese Bataan Death March Japanese Invasion of Nanjing Cambodians under Pol Pot Chinese students at Tiananmen Square Bosnian Muslims in the former Yugoslavia Blacks under apartheid in South Africa Rwandan Genocide Darfur Genocide Women under the Taliban in Afghanistan Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)

Guiding Questions Explain the historical circumstances that led to the denial of human rights Describe how the human rights of that group were denied Make sure to provide specific examples When possible make connections to the “Eight Stages of Genocide” Discuss how the human right violations were resolved

Sample Works Cited Adalian, Rouben Paul. "Armenian Genocide. " Armenian Genocide. Armenian National Institute, n. d. Web. 26 Feb. 2013. "Genocide Museum | The Armenian Genocide Museum-institute. " Genocide Museum| The Armenian Genocide Museum-institute. Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute, n. d. Web. 26 Feb. 2013. Tapper, Jake. "On Armenian Remembrance Day, Obama Again Avoids the Word ‘Genocide’ Despite Campaign Promise to Contrary. " ABC News Network, Apr. -May 2012. Web. 26 Feb. 2013.

Sample Presentation Slide

Quick Reminders 1. It would be helpful to begin your presentation with a map of where your violation occurred 2. Internal citations are required 1. (Author). 2. If you do not have the author then (“Article Title”). 3. If you do not have the title then (Website Address). 3. Need a primary source (excerpt from diary, speech, journal entry, eyewitness account) 4. Make sure to connect to the “ 8 Stages of Genocide” that we learned about

8 Stages of Genocide 1. Classification – “us and them” 2. Symbolization – applying symbols to groups 3. Dehumanization – victims equated to animals/diseases or “subhuman” 4. Organization – state organized 5. Polarization – hate propaganda 6. Preparation – separated and property removal (death lists) 7. Extermination – “mass killing” 8. Denial – destroy evidence/intimidation of witnesses

Presentations Begin Friday th May 19

Sandwich Comments Around the room you will find “rough drafts” of you and your classmates project At some time during class, we ask that you identify at least 2 projects that you review and comment Please try to ensure that all projects have comments All comments must be respectful and appropriate Sandwich Comments: 2 positive and 1 Constructive Feedback Use the statement stems provided

Possible Statements Positive Constructive One great idea I plan to borrow from your project is It’s really interesting the way you I like the way you included The way you wrote your bulleted information is good because I noticed that you used some Primary Source information when you included The graphics on your slides are good because they The heading on your slides are helpful because You did a nice job identifying one of the Eight Stages of Genocide when you said It would be easier to read your slides if you I don’t understand how this graphic goes with the text. You might want to add This information is solid, but don’t forget to include (Internal Citations) to give credit the original source. Please proofread your slides to check for spelling and capitalization errors. I don’t understand how the title of this slide goes with the text. You might want to change

Requirements Choose a topic from the list above. View several websites (see reference list below) that describe your human right violation. Outline/Organize the information with your partner or group members. Decide how you present this information to the class (i. e. Power Point, Movie Maker, Tri-fold Poster) Create a presentation that meets all of the guidelines below. All guidelines must be clearly and thoroughly developed to receive credit. Each presentation must include at least four visuals with proper textual explanations (i. e. photographs, diagrams, charts, maps, etc…) Each presentation must include a primary source text Each presentation must have a Works Cited Page Internal Citations are also required (Author, Year)

http: //www. youthforhumanrights. org/what-arehuman-rights. html Human Rights Resource Center http: //www 1. umn. edu/humanrts/edumat/activities. s htm