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Totalitarianism Activity Menu

What:Students must pick either fascist Germany or the communist Soviet Union and look at:

- One party rule- Systematic violation of human rights- Secret police- State supremacy over individual rights- Role of private property- Class structure

Perspective: Students will be graded based on the information above and how they answer these questions:

- How do the majority of people today in the United States view the issues/techniques above?

o Why do people feel that way? o Have Hitler and Stalin influenced those feelings?

- Put yourself in the role of Hitler or Stalin. o Why are you going to use the techniques above and how did they use them?

Activities:Make sure that no matter which activity you pick, you answer the questions above.You may pick from the following:

This must be turned in with your project!!

Create a movie using animoto.com (They can be full-length movies). See Mr. Lehr for information.

Write a children’s book about what life would be like for a child experiencing these issues.

Create a series of skits that show each technique in action and explain each one.

Write an editorial newspaper article as if you lived during that time and talk about each technique.

Your Choice:Come up with your own unique way to show what you know. (See Mr. Lehr for a list of projects and you must get the okay from Mr. Lehr first!)

Write a rap or song about Stalin or Hitler and the techniques they used.

Enlightened Philosophers RubricPerspective – Credible

- How do the majority of people today in the United States view the issues/techniques above?

o Why do people feel that way? o Have Hitler and Stalin influenced

those feelings?- Put yourself in the role of Hitler or Stalin.

o Why are you going to use the techniques above and how did they use them?

15 points possible

Insightful: a penetrating and novel viewpoint; effectively critiques and encompasses other plausible perspectives

5 = A = 95%Thorough: a revealing and coordinated critical view; makes own view more likely by considering the likelihood of other perspectives

4 = B = 85%Considered: a reasonably critical and comprehensive look at all points of view in the context of one's own; makes clear that there is a likelihood to other points of view.

3 = C = 75%

Aware: knows of different points of view and somewhat able to place own view in perspective, but weakness in considering worth of each perspective or critiquing each perspective, especially one's own

2 = D = 65%

Uncritical: unaware of differing points view; prone to overlook or ignore other perspectives; has difficulty imagining other ways of seeing things

1 = F = 55%Wiggins, Grant, and McTighe. Understanding by Design. 1st. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1998.

Ways I will do quality work for my project:

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What I did that was quality work:

What I would do differently next time:

Student Grade: Teacher Grade:

Kryza, Kathleen. Practical Strategies for Differentiating Instruction. 1st. Bellevue, WA: Bureau of Education and Research, 2006.