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Students will take the role of “preservationists” of history in order to inform and impact the present and future. As they read Refugee, by Alan Gratz, Holocaust-related memoirs, diaries, and […]
Hate has plagued mankind since the beginning of recorded history and has powerful consequences. Before we can properly combat its existence or treat its effects, we must be able to […]
Fred Rogers once said, “The older I get, the more I seem to be able to appreciate my ‘neighbor’ (whomever I happen to be with at the moment). Oh, sure, […]
Everybody plays a role in social justice and/or injustice. What role do you play in the cycle of hate and/or the cycle of hope? Are you a victim, are you […]
On the morning of October 27, at Sabbath services—the holy day of the week for the Jewish community—Robert Bowers entered the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, PA and yelled […]
The purpose of this lesson plan is to “relate to the Tree of Life shooting when trying to engage the students in action against hate, racism, and antisemitism”. Thus, the […]
This lesson takes place in two phases. In the first phase, students will be introduced to the concept of hate, with a focus on antisemitism through a station activity. In […]
The goal of this lesson is to connect a tragic massacre of the past with one that is more current in the Tree of Life Massacre. Not only will students […]
This lesson addresses an Essential Question that is common within secondary history courses: How can we know what really happened in the past? It was written to mark two occasions: […]
On January 6, 2021, Americans and the world, witnessed one of the most dangerous moments in the history of this Republic – a mob broke into the Capitol in an […]