Armenian Resistance, Agency, and Empowerment (1 Unit, 9 Lessons)

Organization: The Genocide Education Project
Common Core Domain: English Language Arts/Literacy, History and Social Studies, Writing: Literacy in History and Social Studies
Grade Level: Grades 9-12
Duration: 180-240 Minutes
(Most lessons are 50 minutes)

This ten-day unit features nine lessons in which students learn about modern Armenian history through the lenses of resistance, agency, and empowerment. This is a flexible teaching unit that utilizes a variety of strategies to help teach about the Armenian experience and how resilience has helped Armenian culture and identity endure despite genocide.