Grace Barker & Nicole Hancock CI 273: Assignment 2 Writing to Learn Activity: The teacher will write the

word genocide on the board. Students will have five minutes to list everything that comes to mind when they hear the word on the white board. We will reconvene as a class and discuss the thoughts that come to mind and why. Some typical responses could include: the holocaust, death, mass killing, war, victims, innocent, rape, etc. The reading will introduce the topic of genocide. When we typically think of this institution, we only think of it in the context of the holocaust. In reality, genocide happened long before and long after WWII. The most recent genocide is the Rwandan genocide that began in the early 1990s. We will connect this lesson to our students lives by reminding them that this occurred in the same decade that they were born. The lesson and discussion will then focus on the Rwanda genocide of the 1990s. We will spend two weeks discussing the causes, consequences, and responsibility of the Rwandan genocide. Lessons will include newspaper articles, pictures, source documents such as the Hutu Ten Commandments, and a viewing of the movie Hotel Rwanda. The students will have lecture notes and access to all source documents. Essay Question #1: Based on class discussion, pictures, primary documents, and films showed in class. Who is responsible for the genocide in Rwanda? Was it the native African population, Europeans, or both? Essay Question #2: Based on what you know about the conditions in Rwanda, do you think that the United States should have gotten involved? Use your notes on class discussions, the primary documents, and films shown in class to support your claim.