This seven-lesson unit explores Charlotte Salomon’s Life? or Theater? as a lens for examining the Holocaust, antisemitism, identity, memory, and creative resistance. Through guided visual inquiry, primary and secondary source analysis, and close examination of Salomon’s artwork, students investigate how historical events shaped individual experiences and how art can function as a form of memory, testimony, self-expression, and resistance. Students connect personal narratives to broader historical contexts while developing visual literacy, historical thinking, and evidence-based interpretation skills.
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