1. Totalitarian Simulation Mr. Tran

2. Get into your colored table.  RED TABLE  GREEN TABLE  BLUE TABLE  YELLOW TABLE  PURPLE TABLE  BLACK TABLE

3. Standard 11.7.2  2. Trace Stalin’s rise to power in the Soviet Union and the connection between economic policies, political policies, the absence of a free press, and systematic violations of human rights (e.g., the Terror Famine in Ukraine).

4. Anticipatory Set Think/Pair/Share: What is totalitarianism? Examples include…

5. Objective  Students will be able to understand what life would be like under a totalitarian regime by simulating it. Students will analyze their understanding of the simulation by asking a series of questions

6. If Super Mario was Propaganda

7. THE SIMULATION STARTS NOW.  Throughout the course of this “simulation”, you will experience what life will be like living in a totalitarian state.

8. Assigned Role  Roles are ***SECRET***. DO NOT SHOW ANYBODY YOUR CARD.

9. I AM YOUR SUPREME LEADER.  I control everything you do. I am the leader behind everything. You must do everything I say during the course of this activity to get credit for the day.

10. ENVELOPES  Examine the following pictures inside the envelope. Write down with your colored team the answers to the following questions: 1. Who is this? 2. What is my opinion of this person? 3. What are these pictures examples of? THE BEST ANSWERS WILL GET PRIZES.

11. WORK  It is time to work. Winning team will get amazing prizes from the Supreme Leader.  THE ASSIGNMENT: Write a poem or song in dedication of the Supreme Leader. Do it now with your group.

12. ELECTIONS  It is now time to vote for a new Supreme Leader. You will each get a ballot and place your vote accordingly in secret.

13. The winner is…  SUPREME LEADER Tran has been re-elected for the 5 th time.

14. TRAITORS  There is a traitor within your group. Discuss for the next five minutes you think it is. Vote on who you think it is.

15. Secret Police  I would like the secret police in each group to now escort the traitor to me, where they will stand trial for their crimes.

16. THE TRIAL  I will choose whether to sentence people to  DEATH  The Gulag (permanent workcamps)  Back to their homes (innocent).

17. Student Engagement  Answer these questions on a separate sheet of paper  1. How does it feel living in a totalitarian state?  2. Would things be as obvious to you if your opinions were being controlled (through propaganda, etc.)?  3. What did you learn from the activity?  4. How did it feel voting in a rigged election and choosing a traitor from your own group? FINISH EARLY: Complete rest of Packet.