Matt Baker Lesson Plan 2 (Group Lesson)

Name: Rwandan Genocide Day One Group Lesson Class/Subject: World Studies - Social Studies Date: 11/7/2011 Student Objectives/Student Outcomes: 1. Students will recognize the histories and differences between the ethnic groups of Rwanda: the Hutus and the Tutsis. 2. Students will develop an understanding about the impact that European colonization had on the relations between Hutus and Tutsis in Rwanda. 3. Students will analyze the Hutu Ten Commandments in order to recognize the hostilities between the Hutus and the Tutsis, and they will formulate this analysis through a class discussion on the document. Content Standards: ILS 16.D.4 (W): Identify significant events and developments since 1500 that altered world social history in ways that persist today including colonization, Protestant Reformation, industrialization, the rise of technology, and human rights movements. Materials/Resources/Technology: Laptop Projector Powerpoint, including maps of Africa and content slides Hutu Ten Commandments (handout) Teachers Goals: Familiarize students with background information about the long term effects of colonization in the course of African history. Help students to recognize the use of propaganda in fueling human conflicts. Time 9:48 Start of Class: Instruct students to get binders and draw their attention map of Africa on screen. Matt will lead a warm-up activity by asking students to recall their knowledge of African geography by describing the location of Rwanda. A closer, regional map will then be shown to give a detailed view of the region. Introduction of Lesson: Matt will explain that the students will be introduced to the

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of Rwandan genocide and that they will have an opportunity to base their term paper on this subject. Lesson Instruction: Racial differences and origins of Hutus and Tutsis: Nicole will begin with pictures of a Hutu and a Tutsi man, ask students to explain what they see, and note any differences with the end goal of making them realize that there are very few differences. Change slides to information s and open with the question of identification: How do you know who is a Tutsi and who is a Hutu when they look so similar? Discuss that the Hutu are the majority, but they are considered the lower class and that Tutsis are identified as a foreign race as opposed to a minority of the country, and are considered more upper class because they were in charge before European influence Tutsi: lighter skin making them look whiter taller: tall trees, brains were thought to be Bigger through European scientific discovery, brain size and all this led to the Tutsis Being considered the superior race, all according Europeans Hutu: darker skin, lower class, inferior race Then Alec will use PowerPoint to address the colonization of Rwanda and its history from the Tutsi Monarchy to the assassination of the Hutu president that led to the infamous genocide.

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Assessments/Checks for Understanding: Matt will hand out copies of the Hutu Ten Commandments, and he will lead a class reading after instructing the students to make note of what they find most interesting (1 or 2) about the piece. He will then lead a discussion about their thoughts, particularly how this document may have influenced tensions between the groups.

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Closure/Wrap-Up/Review: Matt will ask students to make assumptions and predictions abou these tensions could lead to armed conflict in Rwanda. He will then ask for questions that can be directed to any of us. Remind students that they will be continuing to learn about (this) genocide and that this material will be useful for their paper.