Required Writing Assessment

Grade 10: Module One-Identity and Human Rights

Summative Assessment

Oppression Research

Directions: We have discussed Rights and Oppression relating to our novel in class. Your job is to find other examples of oppression in the world, past or present. You will produce an annotated bibliography, and you will create a multimedia presentation to present to the class.

In your presentation, you should create 3-5 slides that include the following in this order:

A title slide that includes the place/location, map, and time period

3-5 sentences explaining this particular oppression and evidence of this issue/examples

A school appropriate image that evokes emotion and connects directly to your topic

You may choose one of the following venues to present your information:

Power Point, Prezi, Windows Movie Maker, Board Builder( Discovery Ed), or others recommended by your teacher.

Please follow the steps below:

STEP ONE: Cornell Notes—1 Print source and 1 Electronic source

STEP TWO: Complete Annotated Bibliography Template

STEP THREE: Type Annotated Bibliography and submit final draft to turnitin.com

STEP FOUR: Complete PowerPoint Template

STEP FIVE: Create PowerPoint Presentation **Don’t forget to cite your image(s)!!!

STEP SIX: Give Presentation

This is a summative grade that you will present to your class for 100 points!

Suggested topics for Global Oppression:

  1. Egypt
  2. Libya(Muammar Al-Gaddafi)
  3. Tunisia
  4. Syria
  5. Jordan
  6. Yemen
  7. China(Hu Jintao-Mao)
  8. Tibet
  9. Cuba(Fidel Castro)
  10. North Korea(Kim Jong-Un)
  11. Kashmir
  12. Palestine
  13. Rwanda
  14. South Africa(Apartheid, Nelson Mandela)
  15. Bosnia
  16. Cambodia
  17. Pakistan
  18. Sudan(Omar Al-Bashir)
  19. Kosovo
  20. Witch Hunts of 17th century OR Salem Witch Hunts
  21. Spanish Inquisition
  22. Roman persecution of Christians
  23. Uganda
  24. Nigeria
  25. Russia/Soviet Union
  26. Ukraine
  27. Iraq
  28. Burma / Myanmar
  29. Ethiopia
  30. Central African Empire
  31. Saudi Arabia (King Abdullah)
  32. Iran (Sayyid Ali Khamenei)

You may choose to investigate a few of these locales before choosing your topic. Also, here are some key words that may help you identify oppression:

KEY WORDS

Oppression, Human Rights, War, Genocide, Despotism, Nuclear Proliferation, Totalitarianism, Communism, etc..

**Websites to help you on your search**

Human Rights Watch:

Amnesty International:

Human Rights House Network

United Human Rights

Genocide Watch

DESTINY RESOURCE LIST of additional websites and print sources available in the Media Center.

Go to Internet Explorer Favorites Destiny North Carroll HS

Catalog Tab RESOURCE LISTS (left menu) Public Lists Tab

Choose GLOBAL OPRESSION Open list {Separate Tabs for Books/Websites}

Databases to use (Links on Destiny-- Home tab:

SIRS History Reference CenterWorld Geography and Culture Online Modern World History