The first was the genocide of the native by the settler. This lesson looks at various international organizations and sovereign states and their action or inaction during the rwandan genocide. In less than four months, 800,000 had been murdered. Although we cannot reconstruct the unimaginable scene, we do know that the decision made to commit genocide in rwanda followed the kind of pattern we see in the german implementation of the holocaust. It also includes two new sets of overhead slides to top and tail the unit. The aftermath of genocide lesson plan for 9th 12th grade. This lesson will require students to read and analyze the importance of historical documents. Rwandan genocide needs to be thought of within the logic of colonialism. Rwandan genocide lesson plan template and teaching resources. This lesson was produced as a follow up to lessons on the holocaust. They will have twenty minutes to read and answer questions from their first reading, when time is up they will switch to another segment until all are completed. This website and its content is subject to our terms and conditions. Rwanda teaching materials, lesson plans, resources. There are many questions that can be asked about how the genocide in rwanda could have happened.
Mar 05, 2014 the second lesson is the danger of indifference and the consequences of inaction. Mass atrocities do not require advanced killing technology. He also recruited other survivors to share their experiences in order to create a broader understanding of how young people coped in the aftermath of that genocide. Comprehension and discussion activities for the movie hotel. Designed to meet ofsted goodoutstanding criteria by a experienced history teacher in a uk secondary school. Frontline marks the 10th anniversary of the rwandan genocide with a documentary chronicling one of the worst atrocities of the 20th century. The project also developed a lesson plan for use in high schools to teach about the lessons of genocide, using rwanda as the primary example. The international panel of eminent personalities to investigate the 1994 genocide in rwanda and the surrounding events was created by the organization of african unity.
Students will also be reading the biography of a person who was impacted by the rwandan genocide. New jersey commission on holocaust education created date. Comprehension and discussion activities for the movie hotel rwanda this module has been designed to accompany the film hotel rwanda 2004. The rwandan genocide was committed not with gas chambers or chemical weapons but with machetes and small arms, in response to. This lesson is written for ks3 age 1114 but can be adapted for other ages. Rwanda 6th grade 50 minutes 1 week the country of rwanda is located in east africa and is relative to the size of the u. One of the worst massacres of the rwandan genocide took place on april 15 to 16, 1994 at the nyarubuye roman catholic church, located about 60 miles east of kigali. A lesson plan for high school students that seeks to provide an overview of the rwandan genocide, create an understanding of the subject of genocide, and understand the genocide through the eyes of romeo dallaire. Students will complete a jigsaw activity by dividing into four groups and read one of the four segments. During the rwandan genocide of 1994, members of the hutu ethnic majority in the eastcentral african nation of rwanda murdered as many as 800,000 people.
Here is the comprehensive, official educators guide for presenting hotel rwanda and the story of the rwandan genocide in 1994 to a classroom environment. On april 6, 1994, rwanda experienced an one hundred day genocide where an estimated. To give students an introduction to the rwandan genocide, grounding their study and reflection in the lessons which follow. The genocide of rwandan tutsis occurred not only because of the machinery of death and a statesanctioned culture. Commemorating the 20th anniversary of the rwandan genocide. Helpful in expressing to students that genocide is not a thing of the past. To read the full report, go to the amnesty international 20142015 annual report on rwanda. Eswbat describe what happened during the 100 days of genocide in rwanda. Amnesty international is one of many organizations concerned that the tutsidominated government regularly suppresses freedom of speech and freedom of the press, and that they do not respect due process for people accused of crimes in. On the twelfth anniversary of the rwandan genocide, we must honor the memory of the victims and think again of the pain and horror caused by the 1994 killing campaign. Explore the deep and lasting impact of european colonialism on the african continent through the lens of the rwandan nation.
The aftermath of the rwandan genocide is felt most keenly by. Resources for teaching about the genocide against the. Hotel rwanda is based on real characters and events that took place in rwanda in 1994. Students will make connections about rwanda to our. With this lesson plan, youll have the tools you need to help your students better appreciate the tragic events of. They will create an interactive timeline that depicts. In this lesson, students will watch the film and familiarize themselves with the main events and people in ghosts of rwanda. This curriculum extracts articles from the book, the armenian genocide. The readings trace the development of the united nations and the genocide convention and then examine six case studies. Rwandan genocide survivor quilt project evaluation sheet, attached. They participate in a class discussion, and write a letter to the u. The genocide was conceived by extremist elements of rwandas majority hutu population who planned to kill the minority tutsi population and anyone who opposed those. See also my listing rwandan genocide timeline, which is a worksheet for stu.
Rwanda after genocide the generation post primary school. The rwandan genocide, also known as the genocide against the tutsi, was a mass slaughter of tutsi, twa, and moderate hutu in rwanda, which took place between 7 april and 15 july 1994 during the rwandan civil war in 1990, the rwandan patriotic front rpf, a rebel group composed of tutsi refugees, invaded northern rwanda from their base in uganda, initiating the. It is a very specific term, referring to violent crimes committed against groups with the intent to destroy the existence of the group. A documentary by andrew goldberg supplemental teaching guide by the genocide education project 1 introduction the armenian genocide 19151923 was the first modern genocide of the. This 23 day lesson plan focuses on the factors that came together in rwanda that led to the genocide of 1994. Class members will take part in an experiential activity as hutus and tutsis, analyzing the divisive.
Outreach programme on the rwanda genocide and the united. Play frontline ghosts of rwanda the term genocide did not exist before 1944. In its motivation and construction, mamdani argues, the rwandan genocide needs to be understood as a natives genocide. An hour long, fully resourced ks3 lesson with powerpoint, differentiated tasks throughout, worksheets, clip link and accompanying tasks all about investigating why the rwandan genocide happened and who was to blame. Nc civic education consortium database of k12 resources. Twenty years after the rwandan genocide, six lessons to. Genocide american university washington college of law.
With this lesson plan, youll have the tools you need to help your students better appreciate the tragic events of the. Students will learn what genocide is and the stages. Teachers guide ghosts of rwanda teacher center frontline. Habyarimanas kin and regional supporters filled high. Mar 30, 2009 in his school, lawrence teaches students about the rwandan genocide outside of lesson time, and currently has 30 students from year 9 involved with his project. Every friday throughout the month of april, iwitness will publish a new activity geared for rwandan students. This the aftermath of genocide lesson plan is suitable for 9th 12th grade. A lesson on the rwandan genocide as part of a followup to a unit on the holocaust. Students, in groups, analyze primary and secondary source documents and determine what, if any, responsibility or blame should be assigned to. The lesson plan eventually inspired the development of the centers flagship genocide teaching project. Outreach programme on the rwanda genocide and the united nations. Background 2014 marked the 20th anniversary of the 1994 genocide in which around 800,000 rwandan tutsi and hutu opposed to the government were killed.
Rwanda teaching materials, lesson plans, resources, powerpoints. It draws attention to the lessons learnt from the rwanda genocide in. The hollywood film hotel rwanda and the tragic story of canadian lieutenant general. All needed materials are provided including links to two online video clips except for postit style notes which will be used for student groups when they share decisions with the class. Teaching the rwandan genocide in schools education the. The third lesson addresses the issue of transition hope, accountability and how a country recovers from such a horrific event. Importantly, these resources focus on the importance of equality, multiculturalism, forgiveness and reconciliation in everyday life. But what is notable about the existing material is how much of it has been produced by nonafricans, let alone by nonrwandans. Wwii, the bosnian conflict of the 1990s, rwandan genocide, and the war between sudan and south sudan.
The ho rror of colonialism led to two types of genocidal impulses. Pass out article on genocide, answer questions and discuss. Evaluate how the genocide that occurs in rwanda is comparable to other mass killings that have been discussed throughout. As the genocide was unprecedented in african annals, so is the panel.
Pass out rwanda article, answer questions and discuss. Genocide in rwanda uni scholarworks university of northern iowa. The second lesson, dramatized by the rwandan genocide, is the danger of indifference and the consequences of inaction. Commemorating the 20th anniversary of the rwandan genocide author. Six lessons from the rwandan genocide huffpost canada. Here, the mayor of the town, a hutu, encouraged tutsis to seek sanctuary inside the church by assuring them they would be safe there. After the students learn about these two crises, the lessons conclude by having the students identify actions they can take both as individuals and as a group to impact the situation in sudan and to. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Tension between hutu and tutsi ethnic groups reached a crisis point in that year, when rwandan radio announced. On the eve of the tenth anniversary of the rwanda genocide, the school of journalism and communication at carleton university in ottawa hosted a oneday symposium on march 2004, entitled the media and the rwanda genocide.
A documentary by andrew goldberg supplemental teaching guide by the genocide education project 1 introduction the armenian genocide 19151923 was the first modern genocide of the twentieth century. The rwandan genocide lasted only three months but the effects were devastating. The lesson utilizes a host of print and media sources. This project began in 2006 when a young survivor of the 1994 rwandan genocide shared with the center for peace building international cpbi his personal experience of survival. The rwandan genocide was one of the most tragic events of recent memory. Make sure to log into iwitness to discover the new activities. Lessons of the rwandan genocide the jerusalem post. Rwandan genocide lesson lesson plan template and teaching resources. Analyze reactions from the united states and european countries to rwandan genocide and why these countries reacted in that matter. See also my listing rwandan genocide timeline, which is a. Additionally the activity introduces students to multiple experiences of genocide including the armenian genocide, genocide against the tutsi in rwanda and holocaust. The rwandan genocide began during the first week of april, 1994.
Engaging content and stories interactive weblinks to games eyewitness accounts tons of visuals and videos quotes and primary documents quiz. From april to july 1994, one of the most brutal genocides in human history occurred in rwanda. It provides another example of genocide for students to compare the holocaust to. Introduce the idea of refugees by showing the what rights do refugees have. Use this lesson to help your students explore this tragedy. Jul 06, 2011 resources based on the genocide in rwanda. Lessons of the rwandan genocide council on foreign relations.
Our two lesson plans include a 90minute lesson on the genocide in rwanda and a 45minute lesson on the current violence in darfur, sudan. The usb contains the highlights of the rwandanstories curriculum. The outreach programme on the rwanda genocide and the united nations focuses on preventing genocide and supporting survivors. Comprehension and discussion activities for the movie. Through this video essay activity, students will develop their research skills and their multimedia literacy as they create an action plan, inspired by testimony. The genocide was conceived by extremist elements of rwandas majority hutu population who planned to kill the minority tutsi population and anyone who opposed those genocidal intentions. Rwanda today while life in rwanda is quite peaceful compared to the years before the 1994 genocide, there are ongoing problems. The rwandan genocide started on april 6, 1994, twentyfive years ago. Shake hands with the devil the rwandan genocide 1994 in 100 days, between april 6 and july 16, 1994, an estimated 800,000 men, women and children were brutally killed in the tiny african country of rwanda. Refugee awareness week the rwandan genocide teaching. A lesson plan based on the armenian genocide news accounts from the american press, 19151922. The enduring lesson of the rwandan genocide orange.
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