REWRITE THE SCRIPT OF IMPERIALISM
To-Do List
Õ Complete Empathy reading and writing exercises
Õ Complete Project Vocabulary Notebook , add at least 5 words to the given words
Õ Read Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Õ Complete Character Profiles of characters in Heart of Darkness and Avatar
Õ Practice vocabulary words using cloze, dice game, fly-swatter, crossword puzzles
Õ Complete Story Timeline for Heart of Darkness
Õ Complete History, Chapter 11, Sections 1 & 2 Assessments
Õ Watch Avatar
Õ Complete Glencoe Earth Science, Chapter 4
Õ Try out mineral classification
Õ Complete online assessments on minerals
Õ Listen to African Diamond podcast
Õ Complete Economic Chapter 19, Section 1
Õ Complete IMF online activity
Õ Watch “Life and Debt”
Õ Find economic information on country in selected region
Õ Use percentages to compare colonizer to colonized country
Õ Read and understand one of sections 3, 4 or 5 in Modern World History Chapter 11
Õ Chart analogous characters between book, movie and history
Õ Identify an event that could have gone differently, chart the possible consequences
Õ Write a 3-minute script that will show one event in history happening differently and showing its result
Õ Plan props you will need and how and where you will film your script
Õ Practice for your film several times
Õ Rehearse your film with all of your props
Õ Film your scene (3 mins max!)
Õ Edit your film to make sure it is easy to watch
Õ Play your film for an audience
Subject | Standards | Assignments | Product | Assessment Points |
History: US, World, Government (10 hours) | 10.4.1 Describe the rise of industrial economies and their link to imperialism and colonialism (e.g., the role played by national security and strategic advantage; moral issues raised by the search for national hegemony, Social Darwinism, and the missionary impulse; material issues such as land, resources, and technology.) 10.4.3 Explain imperialism from the perspective of the colonizers and the colonized and the varied immediate and long-term responses by the people under colonial rule HI 2 Students recognize the complexity of historical causes and effects, including the limitations on determining case and effect | 1. Complete Modern World History Chapter 11 and section assessments 2. Identify an event that could have gone differently, chart the possible consequences | Different Ending Short, Short Film (400 points) + Project Vocabulary Notebook (200 points) + Completed Assignments (200 points) +Participation (200 points) | 1. Section assessments 2. Film Script |
English Language Arts (10 hours) | 9-10r3.12 Analyze the way in which a work of literature is related to the themes and issues of its historical period. (Historical approach) 9-10r3.7Recognize and understand the significance of various literary devices, including figurative language, imagery, allegory, and symbolism, and explain their appeal. 11-12 r3.8 Analyze the clarity and consistency of political assumptions in a selection of literary works or essays on a topic (e.g., suffrage, women’s role in organized labor). (Political approach) 11-12.v6. Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression 11-12.w1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. a. Apply the understanding that usage is a matter of convention, can change over time, and is sometimes contested | 1. Read and analyze characters of Heart of Darkness 2. Write very short film script 3. Complete Project Vocabulary Notebook and exercises | 1. Film Script 2. Film final product 3. Project Vocabulary Notebook | |
Math, Economics (10 hours) | Reasoning 1.1.Analyze problems by identifying relationships, distinguishing relevant from irrelevant information, identifying missing information, sequencing and prioritizing information, and observing patterns. 1.3 Determine when and how to break a problem into simpler parts AI.15.0 Students apply algebraic techniques to solve rate problems, work problems, and percent mixture problems. | 1. Collect economic information on a country that was colonized 2. Use percentages to compare the economic statuses of a colonized country to its colonizer | 1. Economic Profile with comparisons | |
Science: Earth Science (10 hours) | Students know: Earth3.c Students know how to explain the properties of rocks based on the physical and chemical conditions in which they formed, including plate tectonic processes Earth9.a Students know the resources of major economic importance in California and their relation to California’s geology | 1. Classify minerals 2. Complete Chapter 4 with online assessments | 1. Chapter 4 assessments | |
Character | Students think about Empathy, and apply the value of empathy to rethinking the chain of events of imperialism | 1. Read “Empathy” 2. Complete 3 Character Dilemmas | 1. Rewrite ending using Empathy | |
Community Involvement | Community member who comes from a colonized country speaks about the influence of colonialism on their home country | |||
