Revolutionary++Council


 * Unit #10: Revolutionary Council **

For the final course unit on the post-WWII world and its political, economic, and social upheavals, you will research and represent a revolutionary spokesperson at a Revolutionary Council. The goal is to understand the background, goals, and challenges that each leader faced, and to interact with and understand other revolutionary points of view in the postwar era.


 * List of Revolutionary Council leaders: **
 * Ø Ho Chi Minh (Cherilynn)
 * Ø Rachel Carson
 * Ø Mao Zedong
 * Ø Fidel Castro
 * Ø Nelson Mandela
 * Ø Gloria Steinem (Evelyn)
 * Ø Saddam Hussein
 * Ø Ayatollah Khomeini
 * Ø Mahatma Gandhi


 * Assignment **
 * Ø Day 1: first, please email me your choice of one of the above revolutionary leaders by 8:15 PM Thursday night (May 15th). Then tonight research your revolutionary leader’s background. Your main source of information should be the ABC-CLIO data base in the Hayden Library’s website Portal
 * Ø Day 2: in class, prepare Wikispace page for your leader: photo/film clip, quotation. Brief timeline, statement of revolutionary belief.
 * Ø Day 3: for homework Prepare a 2-minute presentation on your leader. Include your leader’s (1) main revolutionary goal (2) perceived biggest obstacle (3) greatest personal achievement (4) greatest personal regret. You should look at the other Revolutionary leaders’ webpages to see how your goals and achievements compare with those of the others.
 * Ø Apparel or symbols are welcome when you represent your leader at the Council. Bring a bumper sticker for your presentation.
 * Ø At the Council, use the worksheet to keep track of the other leader’s program and achievements. After the presentations, be prepared to ask questions to at least two other leaders.