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Antisemitism & Religious Intolerance
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Teaching in the Wake of Violence
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Genocide & Mass Violence
A Story Only Partially Told
View photos by Rodrigo Abd depicting the aftermath of the Guatemalan Civil war.
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Genocide & Mass Violence
Additional Resources from Carlos Javier Ortiz
Interviews
Photographer Carlos J. Ortiz: Too Young to Die Interview with WBEZ
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Genocide & Mass Violence
The Armenian Genocide
Additional Resources from Kathryn Cook
See more resources on The Armenian Genocide.
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Genocide & Mass Violence
Additional Resources from Rodrigo Abd
See more resources on the Guatemalan Civil War and its aftermath.
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Genocide & Mass Violence
Additional Resources from Sara Terry
See more resources on the civil war in Sierra Leone that took place from 1991 to 2002.
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Genocide & Mass Violence
Additional Resources from Sara Terry
See more resources on the 1992–1995 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Aligning to Common Core with Teacher-Created Units
Learn about the teacing units created by three educators using the Literacy Design Collaborative‘s task templates and Facing History content.
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Genocide & Mass Violence
Artist's Statement: Sara Terry
Read the artist's statement for writer and photographer Sara Terry.
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Antisemitism & Religious Intolerance
Attacks on Houses of Worship
Facilitate discussion in your classroom around the recent attacks in Jewish, Christian, and Muslim places of worship, and explore with students how communities respond after incidents of hate.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
Back to School with Current Events
Use this Teaching Idea to review the events of the summer with your students, learn about how they're processing the news, and discuss what issues resonate most with them.
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Race in US History
Black Women’s Activism and the Long History Behind #MeToo
Use this teaching idea to help your students draw connections between the long history of black women’s activism against sexual violence and gender discrimination with the #MeToo movement today. The questions and activities focus on the experiences of Recy Taylor, Rosa Parks, and Essie Favrot.
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