CONTEMPorARY WORLD LITERATURE-
Genocide RESEARCH PROJECT
Assignment Directions
This assignment requires you to choose a topic below and determine whether or not it is a genocide or a crime against humanity, using the United Nations, 10 Steps to Genocide.
Research Basics
Keywords are Key!
When searching for information about world conflicts, you will need to read background texts in order to find the effective keywords to use. In the same way that the term genocide was first used in relation to the Halocaust, different language and terms are used in different conflicts and world events. Genocide, crimes against humanity, massacres, all of these terms may have different legal and definitions and connotations.
Databases to Use
Below are high quality library databases to use for this assignment.
This assignment requires you to choose a topic below and determine whether or not it is a genocide or a crime against humanity, using the United Nations, 10 Steps to Genocide.
- Using the Library databases, research your chosen topic using Topic Finder (see below)
- Read and take notes/annotate. Click here for tutorial on Gale annotation tools and sending documents to Google Drive
- Use your own words, paraphrase, and use direct quotes using proper MLA citation to answer the questions on the last page of this document.
Research Basics
Keywords are Key!
When searching for information about world conflicts, you will need to read background texts in order to find the effective keywords to use. In the same way that the term genocide was first used in relation to the Halocaust, different language and terms are used in different conflicts and world events. Genocide, crimes against humanity, massacres, all of these terms may have different legal and definitions and connotations.
- Read about the background and history of the country in order to determine who were the groups involved and how the conflict is discussed by leaders, journalists and the media.
- Find and keep track of keywords. You have a printed worksheet.
- Pay attention to the date of sources especially for current events
- Cite any resources you used in your research...if you didn't know it before you read it then cite it! Use database citation tools in Gale, Brittanica and Culturegrams. Click here for MLA citation basics.
Databases to Use
Below are high quality library databases to use for this assignment.
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UN: arborhome Gale PW: riverrats
PW: aapshome
Gale Resources: Using Topic Finder and Related Resources
Click here for Topic Finder video tutorial
FIRST: Go to Gale World History
SECOND: Scroll Down to Topic Finder
PW: aapshome
Gale Resources: Using Topic Finder and Related Resources
Click here for Topic Finder video tutorial
FIRST: Go to Gale World History
SECOND: Scroll Down to Topic Finder
THIRD: Type in a Keyword or Topic. For example, Sudan. Size of the category is related to the words and topics found in related search results.
- Choose tile or wheel view. I chose “crimes”. Try Tibet versus Tibetan genocide.
- Then choose an article to the right that is most closely related to your topic.
FOURTH: At the bottom of the article, below citations, look for MORE LIKE THIS. At the bottom click on “View All Related Articles”.
