Resource Theme: World War II
This lesson features excerpts from Rywka’s Diary: The Writings of a Jewish Girl from the Lodz Ghetto. It is a portrait of an individual, Rywka Lipszyc, her strength, spirit,…
60-120 Minutes
Grades 9-12
Four interactive webquests that teach students why and how to resist antisemitism. Lessons can be taught individually or combined….
30-60 Minutes
Grades 6-12
This lesson explores the connection between ideology and propaganda. Students learn about the history of antisemitism, and contemporary antisemitic tropes, designed to promote empathy and developing critical thinking. The…
180-240 Minutes
Grades 8-12
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
Drawing from the archives of the Warsaw Ghetto, this lesson helps students grapple with the question of how we form a factual knowledge of history through analysis of primary…
120-180 Minutes
Grades 8-12
This lesson examines the Holocaust through the lens of children’s experiences, focusing on primary source documents that involve writing. Through reading the Bella Blitz letter, a notebook by Abram…
60-120 Minutes
Grades 6-12
Students learn about Friedl Dicker-Brandeis and children’s art during the Holocaust. A precursor to modern art therapy, Friedl used her art to help children hold on to hope. This…
60-120 Minutes
Grades 6-12
This lesson uses excerpts from the graphic novel A Bag of Marbles, to deepen understanding of identity, choice, and behavior during wartime. Students learn about the experience of two…
120-180 Minutes
Grades 9-12
Using Lois Lowry’s novel Number the Stars, primary sources, first-hand survivor accounts, and photographs, this lesson showcases the story of the Danish rescue of its Jewish citizens during the…
120-180 Minutes
Grades 6-12
A Facing History approach involves engaging students in difficult, relevant conversations about identity, community, current events, history, and literature. This lesson first explores questions of individual identity and choice…
30-60 Minutes
Grades 6-12
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
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
