Genocide
Genocide is not new. Over the course of time, there have been many genocides committed around the world. During class this year we have discussed several. This page has been created to help direct you to some background information on genocide and to sources to use for your comparison paper. You are in no way limited to these sources only, nor do you have to use any at all. Feel free to do your own research.
Be certain to include both similarities and differences in your essay.
Genocide Watch: and excellent starting point. http://www.genocidewatch.org/genocide.html
A World Without Genocide: http://worldwithoutgenocide.org/genocides-and-conflicts
STAND: http://www.standnow.org/learn/conflict
NPR: http://www.npr.org/programs/specials/warcrimes/index.html
UN Convention on Genocide: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/UN-GENO.asp
The History Place: http://www.historyplace.com/worldhistory/genocide/
Armenia: http://www.armenian-genocide.org/
Ukraine: http://www.holodomorct.org/
Rwanda: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/evil/
Holocaust: http://www.ess.uwe.ac.uk/genocide/Holocaust.htm
Your paper is about three genocides. You choose the combination of three from these: Armenia, Ukraine, Rwanda, the Holocaust, Cambodia, Sudan, Bosnia. It should explain: (paragraph notations are minimum suggestions only).
1. The definition of genocide and the stages. (1-2 paragraphs)
2. Describe the three events (Armenia, Ukraine, Holocaust and Rwanda etc etc etc) (1 paragraph each)
3. And then compare/contrast the three, you should have 3-5 points (similarities/differences). (3-5 paragraphs)(Example: things you may want to compare/contrast: causes, process or methods used, statistics and results, global reaction, aftermath)
4. Discuss whether any or all could have/should have been prevented. (1-3 paragraphs)
Transitional words for compare/contrast essays: contrast, by the same token, conversely, instead, likewise, on one hand, on the other hand, on the contrary, rather, similarly, yet, but, however, still, nevertheless, in contrast, comparatively, coupled with, correspondingly, identically, similar, moreover, together with, nonetheless, otherwise, at the same time, after all, as opposed to
HOW TO DO THE COMPARE /CONTRAST ESSAY: http://www.roanestate.edu/owl/com_con.html
BE SURE TO LOOK AT YOUR RUBRIC
Make sure you have parenthetical references and a works cited page to support your fact.
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CCSS: Reading
2. Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of how key events or ideas develop over the course of the text.
3. Analyze in detail a series of events described in a text; determine whether earlier events caused later ones or simply preceded them.
8. Assess the extent to which the reasoning and evidence in a text support the author's claims.
9. Compare and contrast treatments of the same topic in several primary and secondary sources.
CCSS: Writing
2. Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events...
4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
6. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking
advantage of technology's capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically.
7. Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question or solve a problem.... demonstrating
understanding of the subject under investigation.
8: Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the usefulness of each source in answering the research question; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.
9. Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
Be certain to include both similarities and differences in your essay.
Genocide Watch: and excellent starting point. http://www.genocidewatch.org/genocide.html
A World Without Genocide: http://worldwithoutgenocide.org/genocides-and-conflicts
STAND: http://www.standnow.org/learn/conflict
NPR: http://www.npr.org/programs/specials/warcrimes/index.html
UN Convention on Genocide: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/UN-GENO.asp
The History Place: http://www.historyplace.com/worldhistory/genocide/
Armenia: http://www.armenian-genocide.org/
Ukraine: http://www.holodomorct.org/
Rwanda: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/evil/
Holocaust: http://www.ess.uwe.ac.uk/genocide/Holocaust.htm
Your paper is about three genocides. You choose the combination of three from these: Armenia, Ukraine, Rwanda, the Holocaust, Cambodia, Sudan, Bosnia. It should explain: (paragraph notations are minimum suggestions only).
1. The definition of genocide and the stages. (1-2 paragraphs)
2. Describe the three events (Armenia, Ukraine, Holocaust and Rwanda etc etc etc) (1 paragraph each)
3. And then compare/contrast the three, you should have 3-5 points (similarities/differences). (3-5 paragraphs)(Example: things you may want to compare/contrast: causes, process or methods used, statistics and results, global reaction, aftermath)
4. Discuss whether any or all could have/should have been prevented. (1-3 paragraphs)
Transitional words for compare/contrast essays: contrast, by the same token, conversely, instead, likewise, on one hand, on the other hand, on the contrary, rather, similarly, yet, but, however, still, nevertheless, in contrast, comparatively, coupled with, correspondingly, identically, similar, moreover, together with, nonetheless, otherwise, at the same time, after all, as opposed to
HOW TO DO THE COMPARE /CONTRAST ESSAY: http://www.roanestate.edu/owl/com_con.html
BE SURE TO LOOK AT YOUR RUBRIC
Make sure you have parenthetical references and a works cited page to support your fact.
______________________________________
CCSS: Reading
2. Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of how key events or ideas develop over the course of the text.
3. Analyze in detail a series of events described in a text; determine whether earlier events caused later ones or simply preceded them.
8. Assess the extent to which the reasoning and evidence in a text support the author's claims.
9. Compare and contrast treatments of the same topic in several primary and secondary sources.
CCSS: Writing
2. Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events...
4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
6. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking
advantage of technology's capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically.
7. Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question or solve a problem.... demonstrating
understanding of the subject under investigation.
8: Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the usefulness of each source in answering the research question; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.
9. Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.