Final Reflective Post

Thank you for participating in this project with an open mind and levels of commitment. For your final post to this blog, please do the following:

(1) Write a brief recommendation or review of the primary text you've used throughout the course of this project. What positive qualities did it contain? What difficulties might it pose for readers? For whom should the text be recommended?

(2) Comment on your personal contribution to the final project presentation in the Library Media Center. Assess the success of your group in addressing a focus issue for this project and your presentation effectiveness.

(3) Share an anecdote that best illustrates your experience throughout the last few weeks working on the "Genocide Project." What event, moment, or discussion is the best example of what this project has meant to you?

(4) Respond to the following focus question: "What responbility, if any, must I take for these events in history?" Explain your response.

(5) Would you recommend that this project be continued or used with other classes/students at King/Drew? Why or why not?

We look forward to your responses, which must be posted no later than Sunday, June 14, 2009. There are multiple points to address, so consider crafting your response prior to publishing this at our blogsite.

Second-to-Last Prompt

"Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope." -Robert F. Kennedy

Describe someone (or perhaps a group of people) you've read about in your primary text who embodies Kennedy's statement. What did they do to "send forth a tiny ripple of hope"? Was their contribution unique to the event or can it be replicated by others -- by those living today?

NOTE: All posts must be completed by this SUNDAY, June 7th (be POSTED BEFORE SCHOOL on MONDAY). So take care of it before prom/after prom/Laker game, or any other lame excuse you may come up with.

With Love,
The Management