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Recently, we have been looking into the Rwanda conflict of 1994. We were all pretty moved about what happened and the lack of international support. Unfortunately, there is a very similar conflict taking place right now. Your task is to find out about the crisis in Darfur.You will need to create a voicethread about (Here is an example of a voicethread to: Click here):

• Where the conflict is occuring (needs to include a map and a description)
• What is happening in the conflict
• Why the conflict is happening
• 8 Key facts about the conflict.

This is a very sensitive issue and you will need a mature and respectful approach. You final product will be fully public - people who actually live in Darfur and their relatives may see this! - so it is very important that your material is accurate and not too graphic. It should be appropriate for a Year 9 Social Studies teacher to show their class.Here are some videos that will help you understand the Darfur conflict:

1. PBS Frontline: On our watch (8 chapters, about 5mins each)
2. PBS Frontline: Interactive diagram about the groups involved
3. In Darfur, my camera was not enough

• (KTV works at school only): Click here
• Click here for Youtube version

Here is a finished example, Thank You Caleb

Use your research skills to find out what each of the following terms mean, and then write a paragraph to explain how they relate to World War One.

• Alliance
• Armistice
• Entente
• Lusitania
• Propaganda
• Shellshock
• Somme

Create your answers in “Word” and then copy and paste your answers as a comment to this postWhen you have completed the above task, you may learn what conditions were like in the trenches by playing tis game. Click here. It is mainly reading to begin with, but eventually gets into lots of decision-making.

The other day in class we began looking at organisations devoted to peace.Your task is to create a brochure outlining The Nobel Peace Prize.

Your brochure should cover the following three areas:

1. A background of Alfred Nobel and the Nobel Prizes
2. Outline the purpose of the Nobel Peace Prize
3. Outline the past winners, with more depth for three winners of your choice

I can give you help with the brochure layout, but you will probably be most comfortable using Microsoft Word or Publisher on the school computers.

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