What+to+do+about+genocide?

Now that you've read a few accounts of the atrocities of genocide, you are most likely wondering what you can do about it. I challenge you to take the Hebrew phrase, "Tikkun Olam" to heart and try to repair the world in a small way.

I'd like you to work with one other student or individually to attempt to teach others about what you've learned.

Choose from the following options or come up with your own idea, but run it by me before you start working on it.

Option 1: Theme Illustration
 * Explain one of the themes from the book //Night, Forgotten Fire, First They Killed My Father, I Have Lived a Thousand Years, Parallel Journeys or They Poured Fire on Us from the Sky,//** through a Windows MovieMaker or iMovie project that includes historical photographs, statistics about the genocide, short excerpts from the book, and music of your choice.

Option 2: Build Awareness
 * Build awareness about genocide and its dangers** by creating:
 * a video P.S.A. (public service announcement ) / examples: from the [|AdCouncil] and [|MTV] or [|by a previous 7th grader]
 * an audio P.S.A.
 * a wikispace or website
 * a glog made with [|glogster]
 * a [|prezi] presentation

Option 3: Get People Involved
 * Motivate people to get involved in anti-genocide organizations** by creating:
 * an audio or video commercial for that organization / examples: from [|SaveDarfur.org]
 * a music video
 * a glog or poster made with [|glogster]
 * a wikispace or website - [| sample from previous year's students]
 * a [|prezi] presentation

Past projects / student samples

Using iMovie

Exporting and posting your iMovie project

Making your "Works Cited" page

Possible project for 2012: design a memorial for the victims of a specific instance of genocide.