
Analyzing and Creating Memorials
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Language
English — USSubject
- Civics & Citizenship
- Social Studies
Grade
6–12Duration
Two 50-min class periods- The Holocaust
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This lesson complements the resources in Chapter 11 of Holocaust and Human Behavior by engaging students in the processes of both responding to and creating memorials to the Holocaust. By doing so, they are forced to grapple with key questions about why history is important and how our memory of history is shaped and influenced. Students will begin by learning about several Holocaust memorials around the world and analyzing the choices that artists and communities made when creating them. Then they will design, plan, and create their own memorial to represent an idea, event, or person they believe is important to remember from the history of the Holocaust.
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