Senior+Literature+-+Cambodian+History

EDU 514 – Instructional Technology Subject: Senior Literature – First They Killed My Father Topic: The social and cultural effects of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia and to what extent did they effect an entire generation of people? Also, construct a map using the Table of Contents to show the route traveled by the main character. Finally, create a quiz (pretest) that will enable students to learn about the history of the Khmer Rouge. Time (duration) based on 50-minute classes: • Introductions - one day • two days to do research • Present findings to peers Objectives: Students will be able to: • Locate Cambodia on a world map and an locate major cities and villages that citizens traveled and hid in Southeast Asia Specifics of this Unit project are listed below: Cambodian History and the Khmer Rouge Cambodian Genocide Project Directions: Students in groups of four will construct a three part project that will explain, depict and present the information regarding the Cambodian Genocide of 1975-1980 under the Dictator Pol Pot. Students will be asked to construct a short 30 second video that depicts the devastation. A video clip that depicts the formation of the Khmer Rouge and some of their effects on the Cambodian population and a Google Map tour that shows the major cities and other key areas that will be discussed in the book //First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers.//
 * two days to prepare a short video
 * Create a video montage that depicts the horrors that Cambodian people went through.
 * Create an online quiz that teaches/informs students of how the Khmer Rouge came to power and what they did by researching the history of the Khmer Rouge using online databases.

For the brainstorming activity, I would like you to partake in the survey/poll questions to get a feel for the topic and theme of the book. After looking at the poll results, we will discuss several key aspects of the Cambodian culture and formation of Communism. Poll Everywhere Example

Animoto will be the website to construct a 30 second video that displays powerful images and briefly summarizes each picture that illustrates the Khmer Rouge takeover of Cambodia and devastating actions that were administered on the civilians. 30 Second Animoto Video Google Maps will allow you to map out the journey of the main character based on the -Table of Contents- from the book //First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers.// This not only will give you an idea of the journey she partook in, but help you become familiar with the country itself. When you click this link, you must then click on "my places", next click on "Country of Cambodia" you will then see an example of a map you can construct that follows the places discussed in the book. Google Map of Cambodia Finally, using Scree-O-Matic, record content from several documentaries to create your own three to four minute informational video, combining information from several resources that gives the class some sort of idea of what led to the Khmer Rouge takeover and the aftermath that followed. Screen Cast of Khmer Rouge Creation

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