Students compare a personal account of Kristallnacht with other primary source material to understand its significance in the context of the Holocaust.
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Holocaust
Learn the History: Mass Murder in Elsa Binder’s Diary
Students compare a personal account of life in the Stanisławów ghetto with historical documents to deepen their understanding of the implementation of the Final Solution in one Polish community.
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Holocaust
Learn the History: Propaganda in Dawid Rubinowicz’s and Moshe Flinker’s Diaries
Students examine Nazi propaganda through the personal accounts of two young men living in German-occupied Europe.
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Holocaust
Learn the History: Refugee Experience in Elisabeth Kaufmann’s Diary
Students draw on diary entries and historical documents to gain insight into experiences of refugees during the Holocaust.
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Holocaust
Post-Viewing: Building a Toolbox against Hate
Students create a "toolbox" of the skills, attitudes, and actions that are necessary to respond to and prevent hatred from taking hold in their communities.
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Holocaust
Post-Viewing: Responding to Hate in Our Communities Today
Students begin to relate Schindler's List to the contemporary world by examining recent stories of racial hatred in Charlottesville and Germany.
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Holocaust
Post-Viewing: The Persecution of the Rohingya and the Persistence of Genocide
Students reflect on how the Holocaust can educate us about our responsibilities to confront genocide and injustice today.
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Pre-Viewing: Establishing the Historical Context for Schindler’s List
Students are introduced to the history of ideas, events, and decisions that shaped the world of Schindler’s List.
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Pre-Viewing: “Take This Giant Leap”: Preparing to Teach Schindler’s List
Students prepare for their study of Schindler's List by creating a contract establishing a thoughtful, respectful, and caring classroom community.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
Preparing Students for Difficult Conversations
Students establish a safe space for holding sensitive conversations, before introducing the events surrounding Ferguson, by acknowledging people's complicated feelings about race and creating a classroom contract.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
Protesting Discrimination in Bristol
Students use the historical case study of the Bristol Bus Boycott to examine strategies for bringing about change in our communities.
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Race and Space
Students examine the Nazi ideology of “race and space” and the role it played in Germany’s aggression toward other nations, groups, and individuals.
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