Genocides and Atrocities Portfolio

Mid East-Africa Since 1945 – Genocides and Atrocities Portfolio

Please read the entire guide very carefully or your submission may be returned to you for additional submission material and delay your score being recorded.

Overview

In this portfolio, you will apply the UN’s framework for the analysis of atrocity crimes to determine whether the atrocity you researched can be defined as genocide, or whether it can be characterized as another type of atrocity. You will then hypothesize as to why the crime of genocide has happened again and again.

Checklist

Here is a list of what must be submitted in order for your portfolio to be graded.

• Genocides and Atrocities Portfolio (Portfolio Worksheet – page 1 if the link doesn’t work) completely filled out in full sentences, responding to each part of the assignment.
• MLA formatted bibliography ONLY IF YOU USE A SOURCE OTHER THAN YOUR LESSONS OR THE US Holocaust Museum (MLA Format Guide). You may add this to the end of your essay, it does not need to be in a separate document.
• A Link to CheckMyWork at the bottom of your essay (CheckMyWork Tutorial POC) (CheckMyWork Tutorial PCx)

Grading

View this Genocides and Atrocities Portfolio Rubric (Page 1 if the link doesn’t work) to understand how your grade will be assessed.

Details

Step 1

Download the worksheet and read through the entire assignment before starting your research.

Step 2

Save a copy of the worksheet and label it LastnameGenocidesPortfolio.

Step 3

Summary:

• Read the directions on page 10 and on your worksheet
• Research using the US Holocaust Museum Website to answer the question “Which, if any, of the four atrocity crimes would you define as a crime against humanity or a war crime?” by searching for the phrase “Definitions: Types of Mass Atrocities”.
• The 14 risk factors are on page 9 of the lesson Genocide and Atrocities that comes before the Portfolio
• Hypothesize as to why there have been atrocity crimes even after the promise of “Never Again” that followed the Holocaust.
• Visit the website again and search under the page titled “Country Case Studies” to find another atrocity crime in the Middle East or Africa. Choose from Cameroon, Central African Republic, Cote D’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Iraq, Mali, Syria, or Zimbabwe.
• Decide how to categorize that atrocity by applying the definition of the appropriate terms.
• Record all of these answers on your worksheet.

Step 5

Answer the questions on page 11 of your lessons in a separate document or at the bottom of your worksheet if you can edit it.  Use full sentences to answer the questions in at least 3-5 sentences.

Step 6

Double-check your portfolio against the rubric, and make sure you have all the required portions and that it is correctly formatted to the MLA style. Complete the check on CheckMyWork and add the link to the bottom of your essay or with the bibliography.