mmcgeehan@nhvweb.net<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n
Roots of Intolerance<\/b> is a course designed to explore the uniquely human invention of genocide over the past two hundred years from both a historical\/global perspective and from a micro \u201cpersonal\u201d perspective. \u00a0The student should be warned; this course is intended to explore some difficult and challenging concepts in regards to human behavior. \u00a0Many of the issues raised will have no easy answers. \u00a0One should not expect a \u201cyes\u201d or \u201cno\u201d answer to the questions we will explore.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Week to week assignments will include readings from the text, <\/span>Defining the Horrific<\/span>, journal entries, and additional readings that will be assigned, either for class work or as homework. \u00a0Students will also work collaboratively throughout the course on projects both in and out of the classroom. \u00a0Directions and timelines will be given for those projects when they are assigned. \u00a0Finally, students can expect to be quizzed and tested (quarterlies\/final exams) much like a typical Social Studies course. \u00a0Quizzes and tests may include multiple choice, true\/false, fill in the blanks, short answer, and essay questions.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
The course is divided into <\/span>FOUR <\/b>units, which build upon each other as the course goes forward. \u00a0Mastery of the concepts in one unit is vital to the next unit.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Unit 1 \u2013 Defining Genocide<\/b> – This unit includes looking at the United Nations\u2019 definition of \u201cgenocide\u201d and what differentiates it from other human rights violations, such as mass murder. In addition, the \u201cethnic cleansing\u201d phenomenon will be explored. \u00a0Finally, an in depth analysis of the film <\/span>Schindler\u2019s List<\/span><\/i> will be presented.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Unit 2 \u2013 Why Genocide?\/Roots of Intolerance<\/b> – Where did all this hatred come from? \u00a0How do people get themselves to the point where killing is deemed an acceptable solution to one\u2019s distaste of other human beings? \u00a0This unit will lead us into history to look at some roots of people\u2019s intolerance for each other.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Unit 3 \u2013 The Bystander\u2019s Dilemma<\/b> – Why do some people act in the face of extraordinary evil and others turn away? \u00a0What makes some people participants in genocide? \u00a0What about those who choose to do nothing? \u00a0Or those who choose to resist? \u00a0This unit will deal with these rather uncomfortable issues. \u00a0<\/span>Hotel Rwanda<\/span><\/i> or <\/span>Sometimes in April <\/span><\/i>will be showcased in this unit.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Unit 4 \u2013 Our Moral and Individual Responsibility<\/b> – Why does the United States fail to act or act in the face of certain international incidents? \u00a0The role of the United States as world leader will be explored. \u00a0We will attempt to answer whether the United States has the responsibility, authority and ability to respond when genocide occurs. \u00a0As an individual, we usually feel fairly helpless when extraordinary evil happens in far way countries. \u00a0What can one person do, on both the international level as well as in our own interpersonal relationships? \u00a0<\/span>The Pianist<\/span><\/i> may be shown as the culmination of the course.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Roots of Intolerance Syllabus 2015-2016 Mr. McGeehan mmcgeehan@nhvweb.net Roots of Intolerance is a course designed to explore the uniquely human invention of genocide over the past two hundred years from both a historical\/global perspective and from a micro \u201cpersonal\u201d perspective. \u00a0The student should be warned; this course is intended to explore some difficult and challenging […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":371,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-157","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/vhs\/socialstudies\/mmcgeehan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/vhs\/socialstudies\/mmcgeehan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/vhs\/socialstudies\/mmcgeehan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/vhs\/socialstudies\/mmcgeehan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/371"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/vhs\/socialstudies\/mmcgeehan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=157"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/vhs\/socialstudies\/mmcgeehan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/157\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":159,"href":"https:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/vhs\/socialstudies\/mmcgeehan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/157\/revisions\/159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/vhs\/socialstudies\/mmcgeehan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}