Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Tues. Nov. 19 Research Paper

Today, we discussed what is meant by "Justice." We did a google search, found information, and cited it correctly as shown below:

Justice

According to Wikipedia, justice is “concept of moral rightness based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, religion, equity and fairness…[Wiki].”

Moral means a set of standards indicating what is right and what is wrong. They can be internal or external in their development.

Injustice, simply put, means “unfair.”

I then handed out your majore assignment for this section. I have pasted the information below. Keep in mind that the presentation date is Wednesday, November 27. The students formed groups today and many picked the situation they want to examine. It is a first-come-gets-it format so you MUST see me before you start working on this.


B30

Visual/Multimedia Presentation

 

Through our understanding of the past, we can make changes to the present and to the future. It just takes thoughtful reflection, a true understanding of all aspects of the human condition, and the ability to see ourselves for what we are and what we are capable of – either in the positive or the negative.

 

Assignment:

 

Using the United Nations Definition of Genocide, research a situation that can be defined as such. My only condition here is that it must be a 20th or 21st century incident.

 

You are to:

·          define the situation

·         provide the expository and context (history)

·         provide at least one first person account of the situation

·         create a Powerpoint which provides visuals to reinforce your text and to support your assertions, but DOES NOT state everything you are saying. Its purpose is to expand, not to repeat

·         explain how the situation you are presenting is defined as Genocide

·         demonstrate how the situation could have been avoided, minimized, or stopped at the time.

·          Show how we can benefit from the knowledge you have provided by connecting it to the world today.

·         Cite all sources as indicated in the “Plagiarism” handout I provided you already.

·         Provide me with a copy of your written work and “Works Cited” page.

 

You will be given five class days to complete this task.

You may work in groups of two or three (maximum).

Your presentation should be ten to fifteen minutes in length

You cannot present on the Holocaust or Rwanda

 

You will be marked on:

·         Organization (presenting information in a logical, interesting sequence which the audience can follow).

·         Content Knowledge (knowledge of incident with explanations and elaboration)

·         Visuals (visuals used to reinforce the text and enhance the presentation)

·         Mechanics (no misspellings or grammatical errors either in Powerpoint or in written report)

·         Delivery (used a clear voice; correct, precise pronunciation of terms; used body language effectively; maintained eye contact with audience)

·         Overall presentation (showed knowledge, made a convincing case, demonstrated empathy for subject matter, engaged the audience, creatively displayed information

 

Check out: www.wikisummarizer.com/Page/Default.aspx for web search

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