Students look at evidence of the changing demographics of the United States and analyze what it suggests about the complexity of the country’s national identity.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
Navigating Jewish American Identity
Students use the ideas of W.E.B Du Bois and historian David Kennedy to explore their own Jewish identities and consider how they coexist with their identities as Americans.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
Participation through Public Policy
Students discover how leaders like Sargent Shriver used public policy to fight poverty in the 1960s.
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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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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
Priestley's World and the World of the Play
Students learn about important events that occurred during Priestley’s lifetime, completing a human timeline to understand their chronology, and are introduced to the concepts of socialism and capitalism.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
Putting the Characters on Trial
Students finish reading the play and participate in a court trial to decide which character is the most responsible for the death of Eva Smith.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
Recurring Themes in the Play
Students prepare to write an essay on theme by identifying and analysing the themes explored in the play.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
Reflection and Action for Civic Participation
Students consider the importance of young people in democracy and analyze stories of civic participation using a ten-question framework.
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Holocaust
Refugees and Rescuers: The Courage to Act
Students explore the intertwined personal stories of Jewish refugees who attempted to flee to the United States and the American rescuers who intervened on their behalf.
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Genocide & Mass Violence
Regret to Inform: Legacies & Memories of the Vietnam War
After viewing the documentary film Regret to Inform, students examine the impact of the Vietnam War on the lives of war widows from all sides of the conflict.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
Responding to Difference in Democracy
Students navigate religious and political differences in a democracy by exploring poetry and listening to a podcast featuring interfaith leader Eboo Patel.
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