Students examine how the Supreme Court’s landmark decision regarding forced sterilization was influenced by the American Eugenics Movement.
Students examine how the Supreme Court’s landmark decision regarding forced sterilization was influenced by the American Eugenics Movement.
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.
Students analyze images and film that convey the richness of Jewish life across Europe at the time of the Nazis’ ascension to power.
Students investigate the messages in Adolf Hitler's speeches by performing a close read of the transcript of his first radio address as chancellor.
Students analyze the choices made by individuals in the film The Murder of Emmett Till after building an understanding of the social context of the South in the 1950s.
Through a timeline activity, students learn how World War II and the Holocaust shaped the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Students create their own classroom conversation about the dimensions of forgiveness that most speak to and challenge them.
Students identify the social and cultural factors that help shape our identities by analyzing firsthand reflections and creating personal identity charts.
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.
Students contemplate the challenges the Allies faced when seeking justice after the Holocaust through an interactive, discussion-based activity.
Students build a definition of “propaganda” by exploring various forms and mediums of Nazi propaganda.
Students reflect on their own experiences with “conformity” before reading firsthand accounts of German citizens who faced the decision of whether to pledge an oath to the Nazi party.