Resource Type: Lesson Plan
This five-lesson unit introduces students to Uyghur culture and identity before examining the ongoing Uyghur genocide. Students explore cultural suppression, mass detention, forced labor, impacts on women and children,…
120-180 Minutes
Grades 6-8. Adaptable for 9 - 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
In this two-lesson unit students learn about the complex history of the genocide in Bosnia and Herzegovina, enhanced by artifacts and photos. The first is the History of the…
120-180 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
Students learn about the history of antisemitism, and contemporary antisemitic tropes, that encourages empathy and critical thinking in the wake of the October 7th Massacre and the ongoing conflict….
180-240 Minutes
Grades 6-12
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
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 is comprised of three lessons that start with and build on the concept of Universe of Obligation. It includes a second lesson on Human Rights and a…
Grades 6-12