The Uyghur Genocide (1 Unit, 3 Lessons)

Organization: Uyghur Genocide Online Resource Center
Common Core Domain: English Language Arts/Literacy, History and Social Studies, Reading: Informational Text, Speaking and Listening, Writing: Literacy in History and Social Studies
Grade Level: Grades 6-8
Duration: 180-240 Minutes

This three-lesson unit lesson teaches students about the Uyghur Genocide—an ongoing genocide and underreported human rights crisis happening since 2017 in China. They will gain an understanding of the history, dimensions, and denial of the Uyghur genocide as well as suggested activities for individual and collective responses to this neglected genocide.