"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. "
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Holocaust
Interdisciplinary: Self Expression During the Holocaust in Elisabeth Kaufmann’s Diary
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.
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Race in US History
Interracial Democracy
Through a video-based activity, students explore how Radical Reconstruction changed the nature of voting rights and democracy in the South.
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Introducing Literature Circle Roles to Students
Students define, question, and practice the different roles they will be playing in their Literature Circle discussions.
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Holocaust
Learn the History Across Diaries: Jewish Councils and Jewish Police
Students draw on diary entries and historical documents to build an understanding of the complicated role Jewish councils and Jewish police played within Nazi-run ghettos.
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Holocaust
Learn the History: Deportations from the Łódź Ghetto in an Anonymous Girl’s Diary
Students learn about the Nazi's deportation of Jews from the Łódź ghetto through diary entries and historical documents.
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Holocaust
Learn the History: Final Days in Alice Ehrmann’s Diary
By reading diary entries from a survivor of the Theresienstadt ghetto, students consider the complex emotional state of survivors in the final days of the war.
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Holocaust
Learn the History: Propaganda in Dawid Rubinowicz’s and Moshe Flinker’s Diaries
Students examine Nazi propaganda through the personal accounts of two young men living in German-occupied Europe.
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Race in US History
Memphis in 1968: The Sanitation Workers' Strike
Students learn about the 1968 Memphis sanitation workers’ strike and reflect on the the relationship between identity, dignity, and community membership.
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Holocaust
Post-Viewing: Responding to Hate in Our Communities Today
Students begin to relate Schindler's List to the contemporary world by examining recent stories of racial hatred in Charlottesville and Germany.
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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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Preparing for Literature Circles through a Fishbowl Discussion
Students identify what good, productive, and meaningful conversations look and sound like through an interactive modeling activity.
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