Students create a definition for a "right" in order to explore the challenges faced by the UN Commission on Human Rights to create an international framework of rights for all human beings.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
Defining Our Obligations to Others
Students are introduced to the concept of universe of obligation to better understand how societies create "in" groups and "out" groups.
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Race in US History
Discovering Identity
Students explore the relationship between identity, family, and race through filmmaker Lacey Schwartz's autobiograhical documentary about discovering her identity.
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Holocaust
Dismantling Democracy
Students examine the steps the Nazis took to replace democracy with dictatorship and draw conclusions about the values and institutions that make democracy possible.
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Holocaust
Do You Take the Oath?
Students consider the choices and reasoning of individual Germans who stayed quiet or spoke up during the first few years of Nazi rule.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
Empathy through Game Play
Students experience the value of hard empathy by participating in a game that requires understanding others' perspectives and goals in order to succeed.
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Race in US History
Eugenics and the Progressive Era: Living Newspapers
Students gain a more complex understanding of the Progressive Era in the United States and consider what it means to re-present history by using primary source documents.
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Holocaust
European Jewish Life before World War II
Students analyze images and film that convey the richness of Jewish life across Europe at the time of the Nazis’ ascension to power.
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Holocaust
Examining Hitler's First Radio Address
Students investigate the messages in Adolf Hitler's speeches by performing a close read of the transcript of his first radio address as chancellor.
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Holocaust
Exploring Identity
Students identify the social and cultural factors that help shape our identities by analyzing firsthand reflections and creating personal identity charts.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
Exploring Individual and American Identity
Students identify the ideals and values we share in common as a nation by watching a video clip from States Marine Corps veteran Tegan Griffith and analyzing a reading.
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Holocaust
Exploring Justice after the Holocaust
Students contemplate the challenges the Allies faced when seeking justice after the Holocaust through an interactive, discussion-based activity.
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