Project: Semester Project Part II – The Global Impact of Conflict
The effect of ethnocentric conflict around the world extends beyond those actually involved in the violence. These conflicts impact the surrounding regions as well as a countless number of innocent women and children. In this assignment you will research ethnocentric conflict and its global impact, particularly on women and children and neighboring countries or regions. You will then create a report with your findings and analysis in the format of your choosing (written report, video television report, podcast report, multimedia presentation, etc.). Support your special report on the global impact of ethnocentric conflict with cited evidence from your research, along with images, graphs, statistics, etc.
Consider the following in your research and report:
• What is the impact of these conflicts beyond the numbers of deaths?
• Who else is affected besides those directly involved in the fighting?
• How and why have women and children been the victims of violence in these conflicts?
• What relief is provided to those devastated by these conflicts and is it enough?
• What long term implications have these conflicts had?
Use the following websites to begin your research and then use a search engine to find other sources:
• http://www.voicesofrwanda.org/
• http://www.unicef.org/graca/
• http://www.globaljusticecenter.net/projects/
• http://www.state.gov/www/global/human_rights/kosovoii/homepage.html
• https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
Submit your completed project to the Semester Project Part II – The Global Impact of Conflict assignment link for grading. Your report will be graded according to the following rubric.
Top Scores (35 – 50) – The top scoring students will do the following:
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of the impact of conflict on women and children in more than two areas of the world.
• Write a script that provides a substantial amount of clear data about the impact of conflict.
• Write a script that has a clear purpose and speaks clearly to the audience. It is compelling and engaging.
• Write a script that flows easily. Sentences are well built with a strong and varied structure.
• Demonstrate a strong grasp of standard writing conventions.
• Include pictures that are compelling with appropriate captions.
Middle Scores (16 – 34 points) – Acceptable scores for students go to those who do the following:
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of the impact of conflict on women and children in more than one area of the world.
• Write a script that provides clear data about the impact of conflict.
• Use language that lacks energy but it is functional.
• Write in a style that is more mechanical than fluid.
• Use conventions that are for the most part handled well but some errors are distracting because they impair readability.
• Include pictures that are functional but the captions lack thought.
Low scorers (0- 15 points) – Students score poorly when they:
• Demonstrate a weak understanding of the impact of conflict on women and children around the world.
• Write a script that lacks clear data about the impact of conflict.
• Write a script that lacks a clear sense of direction. Ideas are put together randomly with no internal structure.
• Use limited in vocabulary. Words do not convey the message.
• Make a comparison of conflict that is weak. The reader has to interpret too much to get meaning from the writing.
• Include errors in spelling, punctuation, capitalization, usage, and grammar make the writing too difficult to read.
• Include pictures that are weak and missing captions.
