Resource Theme: Cambodian Genocide
In this digital inquiry activity, students examine how the Khmer Rouge used oral propaganda and political slogans to advance the Cambodian Genocide. Through survivor testimony and primary source analysis,…
30-60 Minutes
Grades 9-12.
Students examine the role photographs play in preserving identity, memory, and history through the experiences of Cambodian Genocide survivor Dr. Seang M. Seng. Using personal reflection, visual analysis, historical…
60-120 Minutes
Grades 9-12. Adaptable for 8th.
In this lesson, students explore how food, memory, and cultural preservation intersect in the aftermath of genocide. Using excerpts and recipes from Slow Noodles: A Cambodian Memoir of Love,…
60-120 Minutes
Grade 9-12, can be adapted for 8
After defining the term genocide, this lesson provides four examples for comparative analysis: the Armenian Genocide, the Holocaust, the Cambodian Genocide, and the Rwandan Genocide. Using artifacts and testimonies…
180-240 Minutes
Grades 9-12
This unit includes a historical overview of the Cambodian Genocide followed by three lesson plans, Setting the Scene for Genocide; Cambodian Genocide and the Destruction of Family Life under…
60-120 Minutes
Grades 9-12
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…
180-240 Minutes
Grades 9-12
This unit includes two stand-alone lessons, Cultural Identity-Art Expressions and Cultural Identity-Understanding your Roots. The first lesson explores the role art plays in shaping and expressing identity. The second…
30-60 Minutes
Grades 6-8