Choosing to Participate: Moving from Reflection to Action

Organization: Facing History & Ourselves
Common Core Domain: History-Social Science
Grade Level: Grades 6-12
Duration: 30-60 Minutes
CCSS.HSS.10.5.5, 10.8.5

This lesson invites students to explore how communities remember the Holocaust and other genocides through memorials and monuments. By analyzing existing memorials and designing their own, students reflect on the role of memory in shaping historical understanding and civic responsibility. The lesson encourages creative expression, critical thinking, and personal connection to history.

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