September 30, 2004
Homework for September 30
Your current events are due on Monday. The regional article should be about Africa. Focus on writing strong opinions.
Have a nice weekend!!!
Posted by kmurr at 3:56 PM
September 29, 2004
Homework for September 29
Your test is tomorrow. You can only use notes on the essay portion (see previous posts) of the test. The test begins with apartheid in South Africa and goes through the AIDS conference.
Current events are due Monday, October 4th!! Your regional article should be about Africa.
Good luck!!!
Posted by kmurr at 8:21 AM
September 28, 2004
Homework for September 28th
Your homework for tonight is to study for Thursday's test. Remember:
**You cannot use notes on the multiple-choice part of the test.
**You can make one 200 word outline for each of the possible essay questions.
**You can use the outline during the essay test.
**You will not get to choose which essay question you will answer. The essay question will be chosen at the beginning of class in a drawing.
If you haven't presented yet, work on your AIDS presentation.
Posted by kmurr at 2:23 PM
September 27, 2004
Rwanda
Today we had two rather heated discussions about U.S. involvement, or lack of involvement in Rwanda. We can use this blog to continue that discussion. Respond to any or all of the following questions.
1. Was the United States negligent in its handling of the genocide in Rwanda?
2. Was the United Nations negligent in its handling of the genocide in Rwanda?
3. Could the United States have done anything to stop the genocide in Rwanda?
4. Should the United States do something to stop the potential (or ongoing) genocide in Sudan?
Posted by kmurr at 2:11 PM
Homework for September 27th
1. The AIDS conference will begin tomorrow. You should have your presentation ready to go as soon as you walk through the door.
**If you need a projector for a PowerPoint presentation, I need to know that by the end of the day
today.
**If you have a handout that you need copied, I need it by first block tomorrow.
2. Your second unit test will be on Thursday.
**You will not be able to use notes on the multiple-choice part of the test.
**You will write an essay on one of the two questions linked to the Africa page.
****You will need to prepare for both essays.
**You can prepare two 200 word outlines to prepare for the essay test. You can use the outlines
during the essay portion of the test.
Posted by kmurr at 9:15 AM
September 24, 2004
Discussion: What do you think of PDD 25?
Today we discussed Presidential Decision Directive 25. Do you think this is a good policy? Why or why not? How involved should the United States be in peacekeeping operations?
Posted by kmurr at 2:15 PM
Homework for Monday, September 27
1. You need to decide whether or not to charge the United States and/or the United Nations with negligence when it comes to what happened in Rwanda in 1994. Use the information on Lesson 13 to complete this assignment. Additionally, use the declassified documents that I copied for you and gave to you in a colored folder.
2. Work on your AIDS presentation. The conference will begin on Tuesday.
3. Begin thinking about next Thursday's test. The essay questions are linked to the Africa Lessons Page and to the bottom of Lesson 13.
4. Current events are due October 4.
Posted by kmurr at 2:07 PM