America
DAY 1: ANTISEMITISM AND THE MEDIA The purpose of defining antisemitism is to determine what opinions students already hold. It’s important they can define the term so that they can […]
Read MoreStudents will begin this mini-unit by remembering/discovering the Tree of Life Shooting. The class will utilize a video, numerous primary source documents, discussions, and journaling in order to begin to […]
Read MoreIn this lesson students will explore the power of images. Beginning with the hook exercise students will begin to understand the role that confirmation bias, stereotyping, and other cognitive biases […]
Read MoreThis lesson contains three parts, which help students to understand: the Tree of Life attack, hate crimes in a larger sense, and how they can take action to enduringly resist […]
Read MoreOn October 27, 2018, the Pittsburgh community was the victim of the deadliest Anti-Semitic attack in the United States. Even as the tragedy was continuing to unfold, the entire Pittsburgh […]
Read MoreThis 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 […]
Read MoreStudents 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 […]
Read MoreArt 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. […]
Read MoreThis 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 […]
Read MoreMy title draws on the Harry Chapin song “Circle”, and its signature line, “It seems like I’ve been here before, I can’t remember when.” Though a song about love, it […]
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