Title: France and Haiti Paragraph
Course: BC-Social Studies 9-1.0.0.0-XT > Section: Unit 3: Revolutions

Your task is to write a persuasive paragraph discussing the ongoing effects of colonialism in Haiti and whether France, because of its colonial history, has a duty to support Haiti. This is the focus question that you will be trying to answer through your paragraph:

Given the ongoing effects of colonialism and slavery in Haiti, does France have an obligation to support Haiti? If so, what specific actions should France take? If not, why not?
Here are some specific issues that you could address in your paragraph:

- Ways that colonialism, slavery, and the indemnity payments impacted Haiti’s development
- Ways France is or is not responsible for Haiti’s current problems
- The specific impact of Haiti’s indemnity payments to France and whether these should be repaid
- Whether or not you believe people in France today are responsible for things that were done by their government over a century before they were born
- Whether or not you think nations that used to be colonial powers have a duty to support countries that they used to occupy, even if many years have passed

Your paragraph should be well-organized, with a clear topic sentence, supporting details, and a concluding sentence. Your report should be a total of 200-300 words.

You may need to do some additional research to have an opinion that is well-informed. If you do, use only reliable online sources, and be sure to include a bibliography entry at the end of your report. You may use an online bibliography creation tool like mybib.com or bibme.org.

Rubric

 | Insufficient Evidence | Emerging | Developing | Proficient | Extending
 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Understanding of the ongoing impacts of colonialism and imperialism | There is too little content to adequately assess my proficiency. I need to resubmit this assignment. | I show an initial understanding of the ongoing effects of colonialism and imperialism on Haiti. | I show a satisfactory understanding of the ongoing effects of colonialism and imperialism on Haiti. | I show a complete understanding of the ongoing effects of colonialism and imperialism on Haiti. | I show an exemplary understanding of the ongoing effects of colonialism and imperialism on Haiti.