Map shown measures human rights restraints in nations around the world. Blue nations have the least restraints, red have the most. Your final blog assignment for the second marking period is also the culminating project for this grading period. You will need to summarize three articles on a political and/or human rights issue in a nation of your choice in a historical or modern context. The issue or event you select will ultimately shape the film/documentary trailer you will be working on next marking period, so be sure you are genuinely interested in the topic.
The articles selected for this assignment must reflect international perspectives (they must be from the media of at least TWO different nations.)
Note: if you haven't completed the first part of this project, please select a nation and move forward with this assignment anyway. I'll be happy to help you chose one - just ask!
Some topics you might like to research include:
Effects and events of specific wars in your nation of study
Race based conflict and discrimination
Women’s suffrage/ voting rights
Universal suffrage/ voting rights
Impact of specific leaders and/ or dictators
Gender parity (difference) and/or discrimination
Labor issues, strikes, and unions
Genocide
Imperial rule and colonialism
Indigenous/ native rights
Terrorism
Health crises
Human trafficking (may be labor or sex work related)
Pollution, water and waste management
Poverty
Industrialization
Child rights issues (soldiers, labor, slavery, orphan crises, health crises, education and infanticide (killing of unwanted babies) are some issues you might chose to focus on)
For the purposes of this assignment you must:
- Locate and summarize three articles on the (1) issue you have chosen as it specifically relates to the issue/event you chose. Be sure to explain when and where this event had/is having the greatest impact, who is most directly affected by it.
- Explain how this event relates to the political system in place (or systems in conflict) of your nation of study
- Summarize the role of leaders in managing this issue. Evaluate his/her/ their role in relationship to this issue.
- Explain how this problem/event relates to the government case studies we’ve covered in class thus far (U.S., Iran, UK)
- Cite your three internet or printed articles in MLA format( http://www.easybib.com/ ) will format citations for you in MLA if you have the necessary information.
This assignment must meet a minimum of 600 words. It must be typed and may be either emailed to me, posted to the blog or submitted on paper.This will count as TWO blogs and follow the generic blog rubric that appears on the right side of this page under “blog rubric”.
Due: Wednesday December 3 before class.
5 bonus points will be added if you submit by Monday December 1.
OPTIONAL Extra Credit Assigment:Write a film synopsis and review of any of the following films:
In the Name of the Father
The Madness of King George
The Queen
Braveheart
Michael Collins
Directions:
1. Summarize the plot.
2. Explain what it reveals about the political history of the nations it relates to.
3. Draw connections between the film and the information you learned in one of our recent units. 4. Conclude by evaluating the film and stating whether or not you would recommend it to other Government students.
