Resource Type: Lesson Plan
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.
In this digital inquiry activity, students explore the work of genocide scholar Dr. Khatchig Mouradian while investigating how historians study the past. Through the analysis of primary and secondary…
30-60 Minutes
Grades 9-12.
This seven-lesson unit explores Charlotte Salomon’s Life? or Theater? as a lens for examining the Holocaust, antisemitism, identity, memory, and creative resistance. Through guided visual inquiry, primary and secondary…
180-240 Minutes
Grades 9-12. Adaptable for 7 - 8.
This lesson introduces students to the history, culture, persecution, and legacy of Roma and Sinti communities, centering voices often marginalized in Holocaust education. Students examine the development of antigypsyism,…
60-120 Minutes
Grades 9-12. Adaptable for 8th grade.
Lesson 1 focuses on survivor and descendant testimonies, using oral histories, discussion, and reflection to explore the human impact of the Assyrian Genocide, historical memory, and the long-term effects…
60-120 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.
Students will discuss the definition of genocide, define the different stages, and analyze historical events using those stages. This lesson comes directly after a unit on the Holocaust in…
120-180 Minutes
Grades 9-12.
Students build foundational knowledge for studying the Holocaust by examining prior knowledge, defining key terms including Holocaust and genocide, analyzing multiple definitions, and exploring the value of primary and…
60-120 Minutes
Grades 9-12. Adaptable for 8th grade.
This six-lesson introductory sequence prepares students to engage thoughtfully with Holocaust literature by building background knowledge about the Holocaust, antisemitism, genocide, identity, Jewish life, and historical context. Students also…
180-240 Minutes
Grades 6-12.
Students examine the UN Genocide Convention through a case study of the Darfur Genocide. They analyze Articles I and II of the Convention, evaluate survivor testimony and U.S. government…
30-60 Minutes
Grades 9-12. Adaptable for 8th grade.
To support your teaching, the short film When Neighbors Become Enemies traces the breakup of Yugoslavia and the Bosnian War to explain how propaganda and dehumanization led to the…
30-60 Minutes
Grades 9-12. Adaptable for 8th grade.
Using survivor testimony from Wai Wai Nu and a historical timeline, students examine how discrimination, exclusion, dehumanization, militarization, and movement restrictions developed over time prior to the Rohingya Genocide….
30-60 Minutes
Grades 9-12.