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High School Lesson Plans: International Conflict

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Posted on August 25, 2006
Previously filed under: Grades 9-12
These resources are appropriate for grade levels 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th.
Lesson Plans:




  1. Chemical and Biological Warfare
    In this lesson, students explore the theme of conflict while examining Iraq's use of biological and chemical weapons against the Kurdish people.

    Time needed for lesson plan: 2-3 classes

    To link to the actual lesson plan, please visit Wide Angle.



  2. Violent and Non-Violent Responses to Conflict
    Students explore some of the different perspectives on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and examine examples of violent and non-violent responses to that conflict.

    Time needed for lesson plan: 4-5 classes

    To link to the actual lesson plan, please visit WideAngle.



  3. Conflict, Economics and Public Health
    This lesson is designed to help students understand dynamics common to many contemporary armed conflicts by focusing on the link between economics, conflict and public health in Angola.

    Time needed for lesson plan: 2-4 classes

    To link to the actual lesson plan, please visit WideAngle.



  4. Rwanda: A Nation Recovering and Rebuilding
    Students will learn about the history of Rwanda and the genocide that killed 800,000 men, women and children.

    Time needed for lesson plan: 2-3 classes

    To link to the actual lesson plan, please visit WideAngle.



  5. Violence As A Means of Resistance
    Use this lesson plan to explore the theme of power and politics by examining the conflict in Chechnya. With this case study, students will explore the question of whether violence is an acceptable means of resistance to oppression or whether diplomacy and political solutions must be pursued instead.

    Time needed for lesson plan: 2-3 classes

    To link to the actual lesson plan, please visit WideAngle.



  6. Darfur and the Janaweed
    Students may have heard about the crisis in Sudan on the news; this lesson offers them both background and current information (as of August 2004) about the situation there. The lesson covers the current conflict between the people of Darfur and the Janjaweed militia, its impact on the people of Darfur and neighboring countries, and the international response. The lesson can be used in conjunction with math lessons on charting percentages.

    Time needed for lesson plan: 2 classes

    To link to the actual lesson plan, please visit National Geographic.




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