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Democracy & Civic Engagement
Verifying Breaking News
Students evaluate the differences among news accounts about Ferguson, develop strategies for verifying news and information, and understand the challenges facing journalists as they cover complex, fast-moving events.
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Holocaust
Watching Who Will Write Our History
Students view the film, analyze a primary source from the Oyneg Shabes archive, and consider why it matters who tells the stories of the Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
When Differences Matter
Students consider what happens when one aspect of our identity is privileged above others by society.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
Why Little Things Are Big
Students reflect on the power of being labelled and use Jesús Colón’s essay to reflect on their own experiences of being misjudged.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
Working Together to Realize Our Shared Ideals
Students use a strategy that promotes active listening and intellectual engagement to discuss film clips featuring baseball manager Joe Maddon and civic entrepreneur Eric Liu.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
Explainer: Political Polarization in the United States
This Explainer defines the term political polarization and provides information on how it impacts US politics and society.
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Race in US History
Antisemitism & Religious Intolerance
Explainer: White Nationalism
This explainer describes key characteristics of white nationalist ideology and clarifies related key-terms, such “alt-right” and “white power.”
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Bullying & Ostracism
Pre-Work
Before your students explore the case study, you may want to try one or more of the following short suggested activities that introduce key themes and help develop a common language for discussions about bullying and ostracism.
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Genocide & Mass Violence
Watchers of the Sky: Films and Activities
Propeller Films, in partnership with Facing History and Ourselves, created a series of videos from the feature length film Watchers of the Sky. The series of films follows Raphael Lemkin, Benjamin Ferencz, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, and the historical events that inspired them to take action against genocide. Use this resource with your students to explore the ongoing struggle to apply the rule of law to punish and prevent crimes of mass violence.
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Global Immigration
What is Migration? An Explainer
This Explainer presents statistics on migration around the world and defines key terms such as migrant, refugee, and asylum seeker.
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Everything you need to get started teaching your students about racism, antisemitism and prejudice.