Topic: Civil War in Kosovo
Themes & Core Questions
- How do people define citizenship or nationality in the times of government crisis?
To what degree does political instability affect the
common person?
- What are the economic impacts
(both positive and negative) of domestic conflict or
civil war on the average citizen? What are some of
the survival strategies used to deal with these impacts?
- How do the five themes of
geography (location, place, human & environmental
interaction, movement, and region formation) shape the
decisions made by citizens during conflict or civil
war?
- How do conflicts or civil wars
affect religious institutions and the religious beliefs
of the average man or woman?
- What is the history of power sharing
between ethnic groups or social classes in the country
affected by conflict or civil war? How do values and
attitudes toward ethnicity, social class, and nationality
change during civil war? What factors have an effect
on these changes?
Overview: The lessons on Kosovo include a speech given by Krista Armanzi of the UNHCR convincing
Kosovar Albanian refugees to resettle in Albania.
Time Required: 2 class periods or 90 minutes.
Suggested Grade Levels: Grades 8 –12
Interdisciplinary Applications: Social Studies and Literature
NJ Core Content Standards: 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.7, 6.8
Instructional Objectives:
- Explain how civil war impacts the common person.
- Analyze the effects of conflict on identity using PEERS.
- Synthesize the understanding of
the impact of civil war or conflict on the common person
by developing empathy for the various decisions they have
to make.
Strategies:
Lesson 1:
- Assign reading for preparatory homework.
- Begin lesson by explaining activities.
- Students will view Power Point presentation
on the Kosovo Conflict. Discussion based on Power Point
presentation.
- Assign vocabulary for homework.
Lesson 2:
- Review Vocabulary
- Students should complete critical thinking questions
as class, with class discussion.
- Additional Reading could be pursued in Zlata's Diary which is a first
person account of the Yugoslavian war with Bosnia.
Materials:
Resources:
Assessment:
- Vocabulary worksheet
- Critical thinking worksheet
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