Sunday, 22 January 2012

Jesse OWens, Berlin '36



We are working on "Racing for Glory".

Tasks 3.15, 3.18 and 3.19.

Prepare a mini-talk (3.20) To be presented to group.

Wednesday, 18 January 2012

The Australian Aborigines


Two Men from Dominic Allen on Vimeo.

1. Watch "Two Men"
2. Read "Son of Mine"
3. Do task 3.13
4. Create a Glogster Poster about Aborigines. Use sources:
                 a) Aboriginal Art - use Flickr
                 b) World Book
          
5. Present to groups.

Wednesday, 11 January 2012

What happened in Rwanda in 1994?


Hotel Rwanda (2004) - read about the plot here (Wikipedia link)

1. Rwanda's 100 days (BBC link)
2. Make sure to have read "Dead Men's Path" p. 136-139
3. Task 3.9 was homework on p. 139
4. Task 3.11 African proverbs on p. 140
5. Writing: task 3.12 A or C. on p. 140

Sunday, 8 January 2012

I am a Native American


Native American from rec box on Vimeo.

1. Video starter: A Crow Native American talks about his culture.
2. Listen to interview with The Chief (p. 134).
3. Discussions
4. Video interviews: NAISA - Native American Initiative Assosciation (video below)
5. Questions

3.
About NAI at Notre Dame 2010 from Native American Initiatives on Vimeo.