5/19/14

We began class by watching a 60 Minutes special on a North Korean man who grew up on a prison camp.

I then put students into groups and we discussed the following questions:

1. Describe the way Shin Dong-hyuk saw the world at the prison camp.
2. What kept Shin from trying to escape from the camp earlier?  What finally motivated him to escape?
3. How do individuals gain power in the camp?
4. Why did the camp try to keep prisoners from learning about the outside world?
5. What parallels can we make between Shin’s story and the institution of slavery?  Mention: power, education, fear and punishment, view of the world.

They recorded their answers to question #5 and placed the paper in their binders as assignment #14.

At the end of class students worked on their DBQ's. 

Homework:  DBQ's are due at the beginning of class on Wednesday. 

See the attached chart for DBQ requirements:

DBQ Requirements

You can find the DBQ's on last weeks blog postings.