Eastern Europe [1919-1939]
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Armenian Genocide Lesson Five: American Responses to the Armenian GenocideAs American newspapers turned attention to the unfolding horrors within the Ottoman Empire at the beginning of the 20th century, leaders in the United States and other countries struggled to find an appropriate response to what was recognized as a massive violation provides an opportunity to recognize the ways people can work today to prevent neighbor from turning against neighbor. | Lesson Plan | 03/19/2008 - 13:52 |
Armenian Genocide Lesson Seven: Nation BuildingThis lesson examines the role of the United States in nation building, and specifically the US role in facilitating the establishment of an independent Armenia. After World War I, the "League of Nations" used mandates to rebuild conquered nations (see Article 22 of the Covenant of the League of Nations). | Lesson Plan | 03/19/2008 - 14:11 |
Armenian Genocide Lesson Three: Analyzing Historical EvidenceThis lesson examines the ways in which historical evidence has been used to construct a narrative of the Armenian Genocide. In 1915, there was no word to accurately describe what the Turks were doing to the Armenians. | Lesson Plan | 03/19/2008 - 12:01 |
Elements of TimeElements of Time serves as a companion to the Facing History video collection of Holocaust testimonies. The companion manual describes the context for and content of video testimonies dealing with a wide range of themes pertinent to the study of the Holocaust and human behavior. | Publication | 03/09/2008 - 13:20 |
Holocaust and Human BehaviorOur core work, Facing History and Ourselves: Holocaust and Human Behavior provides an interdisciplinary approach to citizenship education. Students move from thought to judgment to participation as they confront the moral questions inherent in a study of violence, racism, antisemitism and bigotry. | Publication | 03/09/2008 - 13:23 |
Holocaust and Human Behavior Unit Plan for Jewish Day Schools
This course is
designed with middle and high school students in mind. The unit outline
can and should be adapted to suit the needs of your class. The extent
to which you cover the suggested lessons will depend on the grade that
you are teaching as well as the number of classes that you have
allocated for teaching the Facing History and Ourselves Scope and
Sequence. | Curriculum Outline | 03/29/2008 - 16:45 |
I Promised I Would TellSonia Weitz tells her story through poetry and testimony during the Holocaust. She gives life to the millions of children, men and women who were murdered in Europe because they were Jews. Her personal memories and poetry give a history to mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, sons and daughters. | Publication | 03/09/2008 - 13:17 |
I Promised I Would Tell UnitFacing History and Ourselves has released a collection of classroom activities to accompany Sonia Weitz's highly successful Holocaust memoir, I Promised I Would Tell. This series of 12 lessons, all of which focus on literacy, have been tested in both middle and high school classrooms across the Memphis region. | Unit | 03/12/2008 - 17:12 |
I'm Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People During the Holocaust (Salvaged Pages)During the Holocaust, a handful of young people chose to write and record in diaries throughout Europe. The documentary film developed by MTV, I'm Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust, weaves together excerpts of young writers' diaries covering the years 1937 - 1944 and is based on the book Salvaged Pages: Young Writers' Diaries of the Holocaust, by Alexandra Zapruder. | Publication | 02/23/2008 - 20:01 |
Literature Circles Lesson 1: Preparing for Literature Circles through a Fishbowl Discussion
Fishbowl discussions are a great way to introduce Literature Circles for the first time. They can also serve as a re-framing device for students who have participated in Literature Circles before but are still refining their discussion skills. | Lesson Plan | 06/25/2008 - 12:45 |
