9.9 Chapter Assignment
Memorials, Commemoration & Remembrance Assignment
This chapter‘s materials focused on several types of memorials (official, grassroots, and personal). For this assignment, you are required to identify an official or grassroots “working memorial” (Bodner, 2009, p. 66 & 67) not focused on within the course materials and conduct research on it. Then, choose between two assignment options: (1) create a voiceover slide presentation (see instructions for Option 1 below); or (2) write a short essay (see instructions for Option 2 below) based on your research that addresses a series of questions. The working memorial can be one associated with the topic you chose for your genocide assignment, or it can memorialize something altogether different. It is important to complete all chapter materials (e.g., chapter content, including all embedded links to readings and videos, and the required course materials) prior to starting the assignment.
Options for Assignment #9
Option 1
Select a memorial and conduct research on it (as detailed above). Then, create a voiceover slideshow presentation using PowerPoint, Keynote, Prezi, or Google Slides that addresses the series of questions outlined below.
Assignment Formatting, Style & Length for Option 1
- Clearly indicate the memorial that is the focus of your presentation on your cover page slide.
- Be sure to include images and photographs (these must be properly sourced).
- Videos cannot be included in the presentation.
- Presentation must be 3-5 minutes in length (no longer than 5 minutes).
- Presentations created in PowerPoint, Keynote, or Google Slides should have between 6 and 8 content slides (10 slides maximum including a title page slide and a reference slide).
- Due to the expanding nature of each Prezi slides, assignments created in Prezi will likely have fewer than the 6 to 8 main slides (in order to fit within the presentation time limit).
- Presentations must include a cover slide that identifies the topic of the presentation, whose presentation it is, and the course number.
- Presentations must include a reference slide (APA format).
- Use APA for in-text citation style on slides and for the reference slide.
- Avoid putting too much text on a slide, as the voice over allows you to elaborate.
- Paraphrase and use point form as opposed to relying on direct quotes.
- Proofread slides for typographical errors and to make sure slide content is clear, well written, and intelligible.
- When recording your voiceovers: speak slowly and clearly. If you are rushing through your slide-notes, then you have too much content. It is usually best to record your voiceover for slides one at time. This enables you to check how you sound, make adjustments and re-record smaller amounts of your presentation.
- Submission must be in MP4 format (use “save as” or “export to” to convert to MP4 format or do a Google search for instructions).
Steps to Completing Option 1 Assignment
- Identify a “working memorial” (Bodner, 2009) that is not among those focused on in the chapter materials.
- Research the identified memorial and find a minimum of 6 sources, in addition to the chapter materials, to help you to answer the assignment questions below. No more than 2 of the sources can be media-type resources. The remainder must be academic sources (i.e., journal articles and books) and reports from government and non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
- Prepare a 3-5 minute presentation (see Assignment Formatting, Style & Length above for limits on number of slides for presentation submissions).
- In the slides, address the questions below. Questions do not need to be answered in order. Some can/should be addressed on the same slide as others.
- Support the points/arguments on slides with APA in-text citations that reference the materials you have found in your research, and those that are in the chapter. In-text citations to support your points/arguments are essential and required. Be sure to use a diverse range of materials as opposed to relying heavily on one, or a few sources.
- Develop an APA style reference section for all material cited and include that as your final slide (only material cited in the body of the presentation can be included in a reference section).
The following must be submitted for Option 1 assignments
- A MP4 version of the slideshow presentation as detailed above.
Assignment Questions for Option 1
- What is the name of the memorial?
- Where is the memorial located?
- What/who does it memorialize/commemorate?
- When was it made available for public viewing?
- What makes it a memorial (see Bodner, 2009 and Bruggeman, 2020)?
- Who is the intended audience?
- What message is the memorial meant to convey to its intended audience?
- Is this an official or grassroots memorial? Explain.
- How does the memorial and its design establish dialogues with, and present questions about, the past, the present, and future (Bodner, 2009)?
- What does the memorial leave out?
- Is this memorial for a contested event or is there relative consensus regarding the event being commemorated?
- If there is relative consensus, can you envision a time when that may not be the case? Explain.
- If it is contested, has it always been contested? If so, why do you think that is the case? If not, when, why and how did the re-definitional process begin? What changed?
- Is there a consensus over how the event is memorialized (the memorial design, location, etc.) or are there disagreements (i.e., is it design and/or location contested)? Elaborate and explain. Be sure to make use of the Bodnar (2009) and Bruggeman (2020) readings when framing your answer.
- How is this memorial an example of a working memorial? Be sure to make use of the Bodnar (2009) reading when framing your answer.
Option 2
Select a memorial and conduct research on it (as detailed at the top of the assignment). Then, write a short essay (1000 words) that addresses the questions outlined below.
Assignment Formatting & Style for Option 2 Report
- Assignments formatting requirements: Arial 12-point font; 1 inch/2.54 centimeter margins; single spaced; APA in-text citation style, reference section and cover page.
- Use proper essay/paragraph style.
- Clearly indicate which memorial you have chosen for your assignment.
- Paraphrase as opposed to relying on direct quotes.
- Proofread your submission to make sure it is clear, well written, and intelligible.
Steps to Completing Option 2 Assignment
- Identify a working memorial that is not focused on in the chapter materials.
- Research the identified memorial and find a minimum of 6 sources (in addition to the chapter materials) to help you to answer the assignment questions below. No more than 2 of the sources can be media-type resources. At least 2 of your sources must be from academic sources (i.e., journal articles and books). The remainder can come from online reports from government and non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
- Find 2 or 3 photos of the memorial.
- Write a 1000-word essay (give or take 100 words) on the memorial you have identified that answers the questions below (the questions need to be addressed in your paper, but do not need to be answered in order).
- Support the points/arguments you make in your answers with in-text citations that reference the materials you have found in your research, and those that are in the chapter. In-text citations that support your points/arguments are essential and required. Be sure to use a diverse range of materials as opposed to relying heavily on one, or a few sources.
- Develop an APA style reference section for all material cited (only material cited in the body of the paper can be included in a reference section).
The following must be submitted as part of Option 2 assignments
- A proper APA style cover page.
- A written report addressing the questions below.
- A proper APA reference section that contains all the material cited in the assignment.
Assignment Questions for Option 2
- What is the name of the memorial?
- Where is the memorial located?
- What/who does it memorialize/commemorate?
- When was it made available for public viewing?
- What makes it a memorial (see Bodner, 2009 and Bruggeman, 2020)?
- Who is the intended audience?
- What message is the memorial meant to convey to its intended audience?
- Is this an official or grassroots memorial? Explain.
- How does the memorial and its design establish dialogues with, and present questions about, the past, the present, and future (Bodner, 2009)?
- What or who does the memorial leave out?
- Is this memorial for a contested event or is there relative consensus regarding the event being commemorated?
- If there is relative consensus, can you envision a time when that may not have been the case? Explain. If it is contested, has it always been contested? If so, why do you think that is the case?
- If it is contested, has it always been contested? If so, why do you think that is the case? If not, when, why and how did the re-definitional process begin? What changed?
- Is there a consensus over how the event is memorialized (the memorial design, location, etc.) or are there disagreements (i.e., is it design and/or location contested)? Elaborate and explain. Be sure to make use of the Bodnar (2009) and Bruggeman (2020) readings when framing your answer.
- How is this memorial an example of a working memorial? Be sure to make use of the Bodnar (2009) reading when framing your answer.