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Caitlin French 7th Grade World History


 * //Theme 1: //**//Institutionalized Racism: How Discrimination and Social Unrest Lead to Violence //- racism is one of the world’s oldest stories, and consequently affects numerous nations, races, and cultures. When one group of people assumes superiority over another group, it always leads to injustice, and most times leads to violence. In this thematic unit, students will be asked to analyze how racial tension has affected world history and global relations through topics such as the US Civil Rights Movement (and current implications today), the Australian genocide on the Aboriginal peoples, the Holocaust, the Rwandan genocide, and the South African apartheid. Students will be asked to identify political power plays in the social and political realms which allowed for the mistreatment of one group, and how politics affected the region’s social and economic relations.

//Trayvon Martin: //The death of seventeen year-old Trayvon Martin sparked one of the biggest U.S. social movements in modern American history--the Black Lives Matter movement. Protests inspired by the B.L.M. movement brought attention to police brutality, gun violence, and white privilege in the modern United States, highlighting current racial tensions in the US. Trayvon’s case is controversial, and should be viewed from conservative //and// liberal viewpoints.
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//Walter Max Ulyate Sisulu: //Sisulu was an anti-apartheid leader in South Africa who was nationally recognized in 1940 for becoming a member of the African National Congress (ANC). Though arrested many times, Sisulu continued to inspire the anti-apartheid social fight for justice, and worked closely with Nelson Mandela. Sisulu and his wife are credited as individuals who helped promote civil rights in South Africa, while also expanding the ANC’s youth organization.

//William Henry Walsh: //Walsh is a celebrated Australian pioneer and politician, who aided in establishing modern-day Australia as a British colony. Walsh alleged led Queensland’s militia groups to the mouth of the Burnett River, where he ordered his troops to slaughter hundreds of indigenous Aboriginal people as revenge for the killing of one of Walsh’s men earlier that year. Walsh was a military leader in the Australian genocide, and equated the murder of one white man to the murder of hundreds of indigenous people.


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//“#AllLivesMatter as Post-Racial Rhetorical Strategy” //by Mark Orbe: This is an extremely dense read, though it is a great find from the Journal of Contemporary Rhetoric, Vol. 5, No.3/4. This journal article analyzes the All Lives Matter movement in comparison to the Black Lives Matter movement, and the common misconceptions about the two groups. What it boils down to is the realization that both groups strive for the same thing: equality, but use word choice to portray the same idea with different rhetoric. This would be great for a combined ELA lesson, as the teacher could delve into the power of word choice. This article also skates between traditionally conservative and liberal views, and defends both groups. If condensed, this article could accurately portray the movements with minimal bias. This work would absolutely need to be condensed in order to be appropriate for seventh grade, as it is extremely lengthy and at times, complex.

//Hitler’s Speech in the Reichstag, 30 January 1939: //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">In this speech, Hitler explains his way of strengthening Germany and the entire European continent by annihilating the Jewish race. While the text itself is daunting, it is particularly powerful when accompanied by the video of Hitler delivering the speech. The speech should be read by students first, and a class discussion could revolve around how they think the people responded to it. The video could be shown after to contrast their ideas.

//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Speech by His Excellency Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda, 2004: //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">This speech was delivered by the Rwandan President in 2004, and addressed the world’s nations. He briefly explained the conflict between the Hutus and Tutsis, but focused on how his nation would peacefully progress, and how tranquility would be restored. This speech inevitably takes place after the Rwandan genocide, but is key literature nonetheless, as it delves into restoring a nation post-war.


 * //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Theme 2: //**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Communism v. Capitalism and How it Changed World Relations: This theme would go with a unit exploring different political entities with an emphasis on communism and capitalism. These economic ideologies would be compared to each other and would similar challenge each other. Students would be asked to point out how both ideologies impact the global economy.

//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Karl Marx: //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The father of communism, and author of __The Communist Manifesto__. Marx focused on class struggle and equally distributing goods.
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//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Mao Zedong: //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Communist leader in China, and is associated with the deaths of millions of Chinese citizens, who died in violence or starved after unregulated communism choked off resources to parts of his nation.

//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Adam Smith: //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The father of capitalism, and American economist.

//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Excerpts from __The Communist Manifesto:__ //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> What better way to introduce Marx than by showing off some of his work? Such excerpts could explain why he felt the need for economic reform, and how his vision of communism had the potential to change the world.
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//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Cuban Missile Crisis Speech by JFK: //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">This speech famously enacts the Cuban embargo, while also describing communism as a threat to Americans everywhere.

//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">“Obama, Castro: Lift the Trade Embargo” by Teresa Welsh: //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">A recent article depicting the lift of the Cuban embargo. This article should be used with JFK’s speech to show how much time passed between the initiation and the lift of the Cuban embargo.

//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Rose Will Monroe: //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The woman who “Rosie the Riveter” was named after. Rose was first filmed as she worked on aircraft to contribute to the World War II effort, and is now a cultural icon.
 * //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Theme 3: //**//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The Power of the Media Throughout History: //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> This unit would explore the power of the media and how propaganda influences societal response, while also challenging the amount of faith humans instill in the media they are presented with.
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//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Dimitri Moor: //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> A Russian artist who distributed his own illustrations, which always had a message to Russian workers to rise up against imperialists.

//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Shepard Fairey: //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The artist who created Obama’s “HOPE” poster during his presidential campaign. The logo is now a staple in advertising.

//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">“Pyongyang's Survival Strategy: Tools of Authoritarian Control in North Korea” by Daniel Byman: //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">This article discusses media control in North Korea, and how its citizens have little to no idea what is happening in surrounding nations. They believe whatever their leader tells them to, and few have access to portals like the internet.
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//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Famous “Loose Lips Sink Ships” propaganda art vs. “Loose tweets sink fleets” propaganda: //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">This is a cultural shift and would spark a great discussion on art, propaganda, and military strategy from the past and into today.

//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">“ISIS and War Propaganda” //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">by William C. Lewis: This article discusses how ISIS is using mainstream internet streaming devices to spread fear through videos and other forms of propaganda.


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Theme 4: **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Disease and Its Effects on the Global Community: Exploring how disease and death affect the world’s politics, economics, and social structure.

//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Albert Camus: //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Author of __The Plague__, a fictional French novel depicting Algeria becoming overrun by the plague. Though a fictional read, Camus’ writing was inspired by true events.
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//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Alexandre Yersin: //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Cultivated and cultured the Bubonic plague, which then led to the discovery of the cure for the Black Death.

//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Andrew Jeremy Wakefield: //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Scientist who published a fraudulent paper in 1998 linking vaccine use and autism. Wakefield’s fraudulent study has had large societal effects.

//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">“Ring around the Rosie”: //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">How a children’s song is actually describing the plague, and the despair and unhappiness of the time.
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//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">“Off the Podium: Why Public Health Concerns for Global Spread of Zika Virus Means That Rio de Janeiro’s 2016 Olympic Games Must Not Proceed” by Dr. Amir Attaran: //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">A recent article arguing that the Rio Olympics should be cancelled in order to stop the spread of Zika.

//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">“The Economic Impact of AIDS” by Dr. Guerney: //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">An article analyzing how AIDS had negatively impacted Africa’s economy on a macro scale in urban and rural settings alike.


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Theme 5: **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The Rise in Female Leadership on a Global Scale: Focusing on the recent push for female leadership and how it has affected the world, and our own definitions of “progress.”

//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Angela Merkel: //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Chancellor of Germany 2005-Present, and leader of the Christian Democratic Union. Has played a “crucial” role in handling the financial crisis of Germany and Europe. Her views on the current refugee crisis in Germany is also a hotly debated topic. Cue in the USA’s GOP vs Democratic parties’ view on refugee immigration.
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//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Hillary Clinton: //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Former NY Senator, Secretary of State, and current Democratic Presidential Candidate in the USA. Clinton has some of the most progressive politics in American history, and focuses her politics on closing the pay gap between men and women performing the same tasks, and is also a big advocate for women’s health. A current hot topic for students as they analyze their own knowledge of the current presidential election. Again, beware of bias.

//<span style="color: #252525; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Golda Meir: //<span style="color: #252525; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Israeli Prime Minister 1969-1874 who strengthened the country’s Jewish state, which she similarly helped found. Meir was an extremely strong political leader, and was know as a woman who freely stated that her husband would not limit her horizons.

//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">“Rosie the Riveter” song by Redd Evans: //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Evans wrote the song during World War II, and it quickly became popular. The song is about a woman who is working for the military to help assemble aircraft. The song inspired women and helped launch American women into the workforce.
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//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Sojourner Truth’s “Aint’ I a Woman” speech: //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">As one of the women leading the American Women’s Suffrage movement, Truth’s speech is one of the most famous speeches in world history. Truth’s speech analyzes that leadership, strength, and power are skills men and women are both capable of if women are simply given the chance to cultivate their skills and showcase their talent the same way as men.

//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">“Speech to Conservative Women’s Conference” by Margaret Thatcher: //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">an interesting speech which is commonly debated, because Thatcher is believed to be a feminist to some, but not to others. Have students read her speech and make up their own minds.


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Theme 6: How Geographic Location Affects Culture: **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">This unit goes into how geographic location plays a huge role in the culture of a region in respects to food, religion, language, clothing, and more.

//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Yusra Mardini: //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">An Olympian swimmer from Syria, who swam for the world’s first Refugee Team. Since she is from a war-torn region and currently lives in Germany, Yusra got to swim for a team that represented //her//.
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//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Virginia Mixton Garaty: //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> An American scholar and author who studies the Gullah language in the southern United States, and is one of very few living people who can read, write, and translate the language.

//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Roger Williams: //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Banned from Massachusetts for having a different religion. Founded the state of Rhode Island on the principle of religious freedom.


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 * //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">“ //**//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Why McDonald’s in France Doesn’t Feel Like Fast Food” by Elenor Beardsley: //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">An article describing how the amosphere of a traditional American restaurant is completely different in another country,

//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">“Thank God for Charleston,” a poem by Virginia Mixton Garaty: //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Translated from Gullah to English, student could first try to decipher the Gullah poem, and then they could be handed the English verson.

//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">“A Plea for Religious Liberty” by Roger Williams: //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> A speech in which Roger Williams begs for religious freedom. He is not granted it in the state of Massachusetts and in consequently forced to move elsewhere, which is now know as Rhode Island. Rhode Island was the first state with religious liberty,

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