Students learn about the events and choices of the Armenian Genocide and explore the consequences of the genocide from the perspective of survivors.
Students learn about the events and choices of the Armenian Genocide and explore the consequences of the genocide from the perspective of survivors.
Students review the US Department of Justice report, revisit how confirmation bias impacts our understanding of events, and consider how to bridge the gap in understanding that often surrounds events like Ferguson.
Students experience the challenges to reporting objectively by writing a news piece and watching a video about how journalists counteract bias in the newsroom.
Students both respond to and design Holocaust memorials as they consider the impact that memorials and monuments have on the way we think about history.
Students use works by visual artist Glenn Ligon and writer Zora Neale Hurston to examine questions about their own identity.
Students study the ways eastern European Jews struggled with the notion of identity in the late nineteenth century, and draw connections to their own experiences with identity.
Students create an identity chart for Inspector Goole, analyse his parting words, and look for clues to uncover who or what Inspector Goole is.
"Students explore the artwork of a young man imprisoned in the Theresienstadt ghetto and consider the value of creative expression as a means to cope with oppression. "
Students examine the artwork in a young woman’s diary in order to consider the diverse ways people expressed fears and documented life during the Holocaust.
Students define, question, and practice the different roles they will be playing in their Literature Circle discussions.
Students examine sources that shed light on the underlying causes of the outbreak of World War II in Asia.
Students prepare for their study of the Holocaust by reflecting on the ways in which memory is an integral part of Jewish identity.