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Spring 2016 | International House

Mrs. Steiner | U.S. History | Mr. Raiewski | English Language Arts

International House
Spring Research
Project
Objectives: Develop a critical
understanding of international issues
and conflict resolutions affecting the
global climate.

The Introduction
1. Find an article that covers a
specific riot or protest (i.e., time and
place) in your assigned country. This
is your anchor article.
2. Export the article to Notability, and bookmark the website for easy access
later on.

Facebook in Tahrir
Square, Egypt, in 2011.
What role did social
media play in social
revolution?

3. WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, WHY: Read, annotate, and respond to the
article. Focus your response on how the conflict, and the people involved, are
represented (i.e., author / news agency bias).
Your answers to these questions help your formulate your own larger, essential questions that will
serve as the basis of your research project.
To conclude your typed response to the article, generate three of your own essential questions
regarding the conflict, riots, protests, etc., that will guide your research into the larger implications of
the social conflict.
Turn in the annotated article, with your typed response and three essential questions, to Google
Classroom.

The Proposal:
Using iMovie, create a trailer to visually and verbally (images, text, voice-over, film, etc.,) represent
your Research Action Plan - what you intend to learn through this research project. Your trailer
needs to include the following elements:
1. The name and geographical location of your assigned country.
2. Golden lines (text) from your anchor article with accompanying approved images.
3. Explanation of your three essential questions that you will seek to answer about the larger
implications of your anchor article.
The Short Version: Creative a short film about what your country is, what the conflict is, and what you
plan to learn about it.

Spring 2016 | International House

Mrs. Steiner | U.S. History | Mr. Raiewski | English Language Arts

The Weebly: Blogging Your Research


To showcase the development of your research, you will
create a website on Weebly.com. Here, you will compose
blog entries on a bi-weekly basis as your research
develops and you are able to draw conclusions and
develop your responses to your essential questions.
Your blog entries need to include, but are not limited to,
the following areas of research:
1. Introduction and Historical Context, Statistics,
Demographics, Language(s)
2. Root problems, beginning with your anchor text.
3. Leaders involved, or not involved, in the underlying
social issue(s) pertaining to your anchor text.
4. Riots and protests in the media: Analyzing bias in
reporting
5. Slogans, hashtags, and popular images associated with the social issue in
your country
6. Results of the protests or ongoing developments in the progression of
your social issue
7. The role of Education and Social Justice as vehicles for social change
8. Conclusion and possible solutions

A dove and an olive


branch - symbols of
peace - juxtaposed
with bullet-proof vest
and target on its
chest: Banksy has
been here. Why? What
does it mean?

9. Reflection: Responding to your essential questions


10. List of Works Cited in Modern Language Association (MLA) formatting

Due Dates
Anchor Article and Response: March 8 (A) /9 (B), 2016
iMovie Trailer: March 28 (A) / 29 (B), 2016
Create A Weebly with your First Blog Entry (Anchor Artice Response): March 30 (A) / 31 (B), 2016
Submit link to your Weebly through Google Form in class.
All Research Blog Entries: May 16 (B) / 17 (A), 2016

The Finale: Ted Talk


You will create and deliver a three-minute Ted Talk. This talk is the culmination of your research and
response to your essential questions.
Ted Talks will be held in class from Monday, May 23 - Thursday, May 26. 2016

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