The Holocaust
This unit was designed to immerse students in the history of the Holocaust and national, ethnic, racial, and religious intolerance. This is to communicate the impact of personal responsibility, civic […]
Students will learn how to use poetry, and especially haiku, to come to terms with the emotions brought forth by the anniversary of the Tree of Life massacre in a […]
Art is one of the greatest means of communication. Art has many messages. Art is and has been used as a means to combat social injustice and inspire social reform. […]
This lesson combines an understanding and review of the plant life cycle and the metaphors of roots to understand the history of racism and antisemitism in our world. The beginning […]
Prior to, during, and after reading Night by Elie Wiesel students will participate in discussions and activities which will help them recognize how tension can be created and imagine how […]
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 […]
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 […]
Elie Wiesel was only twelve years old when, in 1941, the events of World War II and the Holocaust invaded his home in Sighet, Transylvania. His childhood was cut short, […]
This lesson sets the context for the “Journey with Howard Chandler” examining the Jewish communities in Poland before World War II. Howard’s home town of Wierzbnik was one of thousands […]
This unit examines the first years of World War II in Poland. The Nazis invaded and occupied Poland on September 1, 1939. Within months, Jews were separated into ghettoes; in […]