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Exploring the Concept of Identity
This informational text introduces students to the relationship between social identity and personal identity. It includes instructions for annotating, a sketching activity, and connection questions.
We also have an adapted version of this reading designed for English Learners and readers who benefit from scaffolding.
![Preview of Exploring the Concept of Identity handout](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-03/ExploringConceptofIdentityTeaser.png?h=d3d13267&itok=BPu-uVY3)
Exploring the Concept of Identity (Adapted Version)
Adapted for English Learners and readers who benefit from scaffolding, this informational text introduces students to the relationship between social identity and personal identity. It includes simplified text, definitions, and reflection questions with sentence stems.
![Student storytelling in a classroom.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/San%20Francisco_Classroom_2017_FH152797.jpg?h=119335f7&itok=KFfy5naO)
AJ from Washington, DC
In this personal narrative, a young adult shares their story, including their experience with gender identity and sexual orientation.
![AJ from Washington DC portait photo.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/AJ_from_Washington_DC_graphic.jpg?h=6a7524e0&itok=gy_GGerc)
Rejecting Nazism
Learn about the Edelweiss Pirates and the Swing Kids, two German youth groups that questioned Nazism.
![A 1938 photo of a group of Edelweiss Pirates, an unofficial youth groups that emerged in response to the strict regimentation of the Hitler Youth.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Holocaust_1938_EdelweissPirates_%20FH229438.jpg?h=048697cd&itok=caMiT2YX)
Schooling for the National Community
Learn how the Nazis transformed German schools to advance their nationalist and racial ideologies.
![This propaganda poster from 1933 reads, “Hitler’s fight and Luther’s teaching are the best defense for the German people.”](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Holocaust_1933_NaziPropagandaDepictingMartinLuther_FH229430.jpg?h=8e8ffec8&itok=U_tsi-fT)
Speaking in Whispers
Learn about the role of cell and block wardens, Germans who collected information about their neighbors in Nazi German society.
![An issue of the antisemitic propaganda newspaper Der Stürmer (The Attacker) is posted on the sidewalk in Worms, Germany, in 1935. The headline above the case says, ""The Jews Are Our Misfortune.""](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Holocaust_2016_NaziPropagandaNewspaper_FH229452.jpg?h=fb0bd1b2&itok=WOgfci3M)
Speaking in Whispers (en español)
Learn about the role of cell and block wardens, Germans who collected information about their neighbors in Nazi German society. This resource is in Spanish.
![An issue of the antisemitic propaganda newspaper Der Stürmer (The Attacker) is posted on the sidewalk in Worms, Germany, in 1935. The headline above the case says, ""The Jews Are Our Misfortune.""](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Holocaust_2016_NaziPropagandaNewspaper_FH229452.jpg?h=fb0bd1b2&itok=WOgfci3M)
Spying on Family and Friends
Discover the effects of the “Malicious Attacks” law, which criminalized dissent to the Nazi party, had on one German family and on German society as a whole.
![Hitler Youth groups educated young people according to Nazi principles, and the encouraged comradeship and physical fitness through outdoor activities](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Holocaust_HitlerYouthHiking_FH229449.jpg?h=827069f2&itok=PbrzWAsf)
Spying on Family and Friends (en español)
Discover the effects of the “Malicious Attacks” law, which criminalized dissent to the Nazi party, had on one German family and on German society as a whole. This resource is in Spanish.
![Hitler Youth groups educated young people according to Nazi principles, and the encouraged comradeship and physical fitness through outdoor activities](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Holocaust_HitlerYouthHiking_FH229449.jpg?h=827069f2&itok=PbrzWAsf)
The Impact of Nazi Propaganda: Visual Essay
Explore a curated selection of primary source propaganda images from Nazi Germany.
![Hubert Lanzinger Der Bannerträger (The Standard bearer)](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Hubert_Lanzinger_Der_Bannertrager_%28The_Standard_bearer%29_1.jpg?h=798fb176&itok=F6FGMzOE)
Women and the National Community
Investigate a primary source text that outlines the Nazis' vision for women in German society.
![This mid-1930s poster says, “The NSDAP (Nazi Party) protects the people. Your fellow comrades need your advice and help, so join the local party organization.”](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Holocaust_1936_NaziRecruitmentPropaganda_FH229451.jpg?h=5e938d19&itok=Wj-dTXcd)