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This document outlines a social studies project for an 8th grade class. Students are asked to research the 1995 border conflict between Ecuador and Peru by interviewing people from both countries and conducting additional research. They are then asked to draw their own conclusions about what happened in the conflict and examine whether their own conclusions show any bias. The project involves interviewing people from Ecuador and Peru about the conflict, researching it further, drawing conclusions, and analyzing those conclusions for potential bias.

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Teacher: Mauricio Torres Name: ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­ Course: 8thEGB Section: ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.. Subject: Social Studies Date: April ¡­¡­¡­ 2012 Activity: Project BIAS In 1995, Ecuador and Per¨² were entangled in a territorial dispute. Even though war was never officially declared, it was an armed conflict with many people dying on both sides of the border. Both countries claimed to be the victors and both sides also claim that the other one started the conflict. If you ask someone from Ecuador what happened, they will say they won. If you ask someone from Per¨², they will say that they were the victors. Task: Hand this in a separate piece of paper, typed and neatly ordered; with every step of the process written down. 1. Write two questions about the conflict and ask both of them to a Peruvian, and then again to someone from your country. Write down each answer. 2. Do some research on the conflict, and compare what you read and the answers given by the people you interviewed. 3. Draw your own conclusions. 4. Examine your own conclusions and answer this: was your own conclusion biased? Why? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Km. 14 ? V¨ªa Perimetral ¨C PBX: 2145614 ¨C Mobile:080869990 ¨C 080869888 http://www.torremar.edu.ec e-mail: torremar@torremar.edu.ec

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Bias Project

  • 1. Teacher: Mauricio Torres Name: ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­ Course: 8thEGB Section: ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.. Subject: Social Studies Date: April ¡­¡­¡­ 2012 Activity: Project BIAS In 1995, Ecuador and Per¨² were entangled in a territorial dispute. Even though war was never officially declared, it was an armed conflict with many people dying on both sides of the border. Both countries claimed to be the victors and both sides also claim that the other one started the conflict. If you ask someone from Ecuador what happened, they will say they won. If you ask someone from Per¨², they will say that they were the victors. Task: Hand this in a separate piece of paper, typed and neatly ordered; with every step of the process written down. 1. Write two questions about the conflict and ask both of them to a Peruvian, and then again to someone from your country. Write down each answer. 2. Do some research on the conflict, and compare what you read and the answers given by the people you interviewed. 3. Draw your own conclusions. 4. Examine your own conclusions and answer this: was your own conclusion biased? Why? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Km. 14 ? V¨ªa Perimetral ¨C PBX: 2145614 ¨C Mobile:080869990 ¨C 080869888 http://www.torremar.edu.ec e-mail: torremar@torremar.edu.ec