Monday, December 28, 2009

Cyberbullying


Have you or anyone you know been bullied on line or by text? How is this accomplished? What kinds of students participate in this kind of action? Do you have proof of who sent the offending material? What can be done to stop this kind of bullying?
How can you support those who are the victims?

Travel Signs



Where in the world would you most like to go? Have you ever visited a foreign country? Where? Where do you like to go on vacation? Is there a difference between travelling and vacationing? Which sign seemed most foreign? unique?

Martin Luther King


How does the Martin Luther King story correlate with the Nazi story? What does MLK contribute to the world? How has MLK changed the world? Why do we celebrate his life? How is he unique?

1976


Compare and contrast other areas of culture from these two time periods such as fashion, cars, music, television, movies, movie stars, books, pass times, sports, sports icons, or any other area not mentioned

Holocaust


How can the camps created by the Nazi regime be categorized? Who was safe in Nazi Germany? Who was the leader? What was the final solution? What should the world learn from the Holocaust? What are stereotypes? What is racism? Why was the genocide of the Jews tolerated? Who eventually stopped the Nazi's?

Holocaust Cemeteries


Compare and contrast the way the Jewish cemetery in Poland looks to the one in Philadelphia. How do the Polish people show their disdain to the Jewish in this video. What is the author's purpose in creating this video? How does this correlate with the play, Anne Frank?

Auschwitz


What is genocide? What horrors took place during World War II? What are some reminders of the history of that time? What literature reminds us of this time? What movies have you seen that record some of the events of this time period? How can we avoid the mistakes of this era?