RESOURCES FOR MIDTERM PROJECT

Hello! Please use the following links to resources that we have already read and discussed in class in case you have lost them.

1. NPR Radio Show on the De Beers cartel and the history of diamond advertising.

2. Article- "Movie Sparks Debate over Diamond Trade" regarding the movie Blood Diamond 

3. Reading Assignment on the Kimberley Process and Conflict Diamonds

EXTRA EXTRA!!!

Are conflicts surrounding diamond mining a thing of the past?

For extra credit, read the following article and write a paragraph answering the question. In your response, please use the guiding questions below:

How do the members of the Kimberley Process define this certificate?

What loopholes are still present in the law?

According to the article, how can the Kimberly Process remain relevant in 2013?

Please follow the Schaffer Method format for your paragraph, and email it to emily.elpuente@gmail.com

HAVE A GREAT 3 DAY WEEKEND !!!

Conflict Diamonds III

unlike this photo, the homework is not an illusion! 

Attached is the powerpoint from today's class, 10/8.

Your homework for tonight is to read the two paragraphs about how diamonds are related to conflicts and annotate them using the methods we spoke about in class.

Homework due Monday 10/7

Find 1 ad for diamonds and describe WHO the target audience is for the ads, and the message that the company is trying to give off.

Look in the Sunday newspaper, in magazines, or on the internet. Please bring in a copy of the ad. If it is online and you would like me to print it out before class, email it to me before Monday morning. Here are some example ads, what do you think is their message?

Conflict Diamonds II

"MO MONEY MO PROBLEMS?" 


 Attached is the powerpoint from class 10/3

Guided Notes. 

Conflict Diamonds I

Attached is the powerpoint from class on 10/2. 

Guided notes. 

Article for Homework.