Geographic Alliance of Iowa

Putting Iowa in its place

Hotel Rwanda

This lesson plan was created by Jenni Levora (Pleasant Valley High School) for students in 11th-12th grade. In this lesson plan, students will learn about the factors that led to the Rwandan genocide, what events took place during the genocide, how the international community responded, and what has happened since in Rwanda.

Discipline/Subject

World Geography

World History

English

Theme

Cultural/Social

Historical

Political

Region

Sub-Saharan Africa

Africa

Five Themes of Geography

Location

Place

Movement

Region

Common Core Standards

Reading Standards for Informational Text (RI)

Writing Standards (W)

Speaking and Listening Standards (SL)

National Geographic Standards

4. The physical and human characteristics of places

6. How culture and experience influence people's perceptions of places and regions

9. The characteristics, distribution, and migration of human populations on Earth's surface

10. The characteristics, distribution, and complexity of Earth's cultural mosaics

13. How the forces of cooperation and conflict among people influence the division and control of Earth's surface

Iowa Core Social Studies Standards

BS 2. Understand the influences on individual and group behavior and group decision making

BS 5. Understand how social status, social groups, social change, and social institutions influence individual and group behaviors

GE 6. Understand how culture affects the interaction of human populations through time and space

HI 2. Understand how and why people create, maintain, or change systems of power, authority, and governance