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Democracy & Civic Engagement

Confronting Apartheid

Explore South Africa’s tumultuous history from the early interactions between white European settlers and native African tribes to the implementation of apartheid and the long struggle for democracy.

1900s era family photo outdoors of Indigenous Canadians in Western Clothing. A man, woman, and two children. Yellow and Orange floral overlay on image.
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Genocide & Mass Violence

Stolen Lives: The Indigenous Peoples of Canada and the Indian Residential Schools

Explore our online resource on the Indian Residential Schools and their long-lasting effects on Canada’s Indigenous Peoples.

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Genocide & Mass Violence

Vies volées: Les Peuples Autochtones au Canada et le régime des pensionnats

Explorez nos ressources en ligne sur les pensionnats autochtones et leurs effets à long terme sur les Peuples Autochtones au Canada.

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Character Maps

Help students engage with a fictional or historical character by creating an annotated illustration.

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Create a Headline

This strategy helps students synthesize and articulate the most important takeaways from a variety of resources containing information about a particular topic or theme.

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News Article Analysis

Help students identify and analyze the key characteristics of the three most common types of news articles.

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Shadow Reading

Use this strategy to help students consider, compare, and analyze various perspectives on a complex topic.

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A school library with flags of many nations hanging from the ceiling.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement

Assessing the Strength of Democracy

This Teaching Idea provides students with an opportunity to deepen their understanding of democracy and a framework for making meaning of news stories about the tensions and conflicts in democracies today.

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Antisemitism & Religious Intolerance
Race in US History

Teaching in the Wake of Violence

This teaching idea contains strategies and activities for supporting your students in the aftermath of a mass shooting, terrorist attack, or other violent event.

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Democracy & Civic Engagement

After Parkland, Students Choose to Participate

As students take action after Florida's school shooting, introduce a framework for civic participation in your classroom. Facing History has also created suggested discussion questions to help you have the difficult conversations that follow traumatic violent events. Use these questions as a starting point to spark a dialogue around the ways youth can get involved, be Upstanders, and make their voices heard in their own communities.

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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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Women Attend a #MeToo protest
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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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