Topic/Theme:
Guns, Germs, and Steel
Project/Artifact:
Presentation (including slides), short paper, or video
Essential Questions:
What is the main thesis of Guns, Germs, and Steel?
Is this theory logical and, if so, what is the supporting evidence?
Is this theory sufficient or are major components missing?
Project Description:
In this project, you will look back at everything we have learned from the documentary, Guns, Germs, and Steel and reflect on the main theories in it. Utilizing your analysis of the theory, you will articulate whether you agree with the theory and provide supporting evidence.
Project Instructions:
1. Review the listening guides from the three episodes of the Guns, Germs, and Steel documentary.
2. Utilizing the listening guides and supplementary online research, articulate Jared Diamond's main hypothesis in Guns, Germs, and Steel.
3. Next articulate whether you agree with this theory. Explain your reasoning and provide evidence.
4. From this analysis, produce a presentation with a supporting slide deck, a paper (between 500 and 1000 words), or a video.
5. Submit your product for feedback and incorporate the feedback.
6. Upload the product to your portfolio in chronological order with a title (Guns, Germs, and Steel presentation or paper or video) and date.
Outcomes:
D2.Geo.9.6-8. Evaluate the influences of long-term human-induced environmental change on spatial patterns of conflict and cooperation.
D2.Geo.10.6-8. Analyze the ways in which cultural and environmental characteristics vary among various regions of the world.
D2.Geo.11.6-8. Explain how the relationship between the environmental characteristics of places and production of goods influences the spatial patterns of world trade.
D2.His.1.6-8. Analyze connections among events and developments in broader historical contexts.
Outcomes courtesy of: https://www.socialstudies.org/standards/c3