Germany [1919-1933]
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Dissent in the Weimar Republic: The Art of George Grosz
This outline examines the experiences of German painter George Grosz during the turbulent years of the Weimar Republic, and provides students with opportunities to interpret his paintings as a means to deepen their understanding of the political, economic, and social tensions of the period. | Lesson Plan | 02/23/2008 - 09:35 |
Elements of TimeElements of Time serves as a companion to the Facing History video collection of Holocaust testimonies. The companion manual describes the context for and content of video testimonies dealing with a wide range of themes pertinent to the study of the Holocaust and human behavior. | Publication | 03/09/2008 - 13:20 |
Exploring Nazi Propaganda and the Hitler Youth Movement
This lesson outline intends to look at different forms of Nazi Propaganda, and to use the German Propaganda Archive,
housed at Calvin College, to explore how the Nazis employed propaganda
within the Hitler Youth movement. | Lesson Plan | 02/24/2008 - 17:58 |
Exploring Obedience: Germany under the Nazis
This outline offers several ways
for students to examine the critical decisions facing German youth and
citizens during the 1930s. The question of whether or not one pledged
an oath of allegiance to the Nazi Party presented citizens with a
decision that not only affected themselves, but their families and
communities. | Lesson Plan | 02/24/2008 - 18:00 |
From Theory to Classroom: Eugenics and Education
This outline suggests several
ways for students to make the critical connection between the American
Eugenics movement and the emergence of Nazi race science during the
1920s and 1930s. While distinct, both movements relied upon social and
political policy makers to bring their ideology to bear upon American
and German citizens. | Lesson Plan | 02/24/2008 - 18:29 |
Holocaust and Human BehaviorOur core work, Facing History and Ourselves: Holocaust and Human Behavior provides an interdisciplinary approach to citizenship education. Students move from thought to judgment to participation as they confront the moral questions inherent in a study of violence, racism, antisemitism and bigotry. | Publication | 03/09/2008 - 13:23 |
Holocaust and Human Behavior Unit Plan for Jewish Day Schools
This course is
designed with middle and high school students in mind. The unit outline
can and should be adapted to suit the needs of your class. The extent
to which you cover the suggested lessons will depend on the grade that
you are teaching as well as the number of classes that you have
allocated for teaching the Facing History and Ourselves Scope and
Sequence. | Curriculum Outline | 03/29/2008 - 16:45 |
Homosexual Life Under Nazi Rule: The Legacy of Paragraph 175
This outline
focuses upon the legacy of Paragraph 175 of the German Constitution,
used by the Nazis to systematically persecute homosexuals. It is
closely based on the acclaimed documentary Paragraph 175 and also makes use of readings from Holocaust and Human Behavior
| Lesson Plan | 03/16/2008 - 00:37 |
I Promised I Would TellSonia Weitz tells her story through poetry and testimony during the Holocaust. She gives life to the millions of children, men and women who were murdered in Europe because they were Jews. Her personal memories and poetry give a history to mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, sons and daughters. | Publication | 03/09/2008 - 13:17 |
I Promised I Would Tell UnitFacing History and Ourselves has released a collection of classroom activities to accompany Sonia Weitz's highly successful Holocaust memoir, I Promised I Would Tell. This series of 12 lessons, all of which focus on literacy, have been tested in both middle and high school classrooms across the Memphis region. | Unit | 03/12/2008 - 17:12 |
