Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Respecting Diversity- The Road to Tolerance

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners use a graphic organizer to find similarities and differences in three religions. In this prejudice lesson plan, students understand the events leading up to the holocaust. Learners understand that people who respected diversity...
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Facing History and Ourselves

Emmett Till: Connecting the History of Lynching to The Murder

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Though the murder of Emmett Till shocked 1950's America into turning attention to the racial crimes of the South, it was far from the first time racism had erupted into violence. High schoolers examine the killing in context with the...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Paraphrasing

For Students 6th - 12th
In this paraphrasing worksheet students are tasked to paraphrase five short passages. Students write their paraphrase and can then self check against sample answers.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Holding Leaders Responsible

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students research and answer questions about the Nuremberg Trials.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Environmental Security and Ecological Intervention

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine environmental changes .  In this investigative lesson students view a film then complete and activity that includes a debate. 
Interactive
Curated OER

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 12 multiple choice questions based on Things Fall Apart. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Share in America

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students examine map - reflect on why English colonist kept coming to America (scarcity of land in England / seemingly endless land in America) Recite line from English poem. They discuss English attitude towards Indians and their lands.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Protection

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars create dolls in a variety of skin tones to help reinact different community helpers. They make a helping hands mural on butcher block paper. They adopt a doll and demonstrate how to treat others gently. They discuss...
Website
The History Place

The History Place: Nuremberg War Crimes

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The History Place provides a summary of who was charged in the Nuremberg War Crimes' trials along with excerpts from the official charges against them. Links are provided throughout for additional information on related...
Handout
University of Missouri

Famous Trials: The Judges Trial

For Students 9th - 10th
The story of the "Judges Trial," a trial held at Nuremberg of German law judges who had worked for the Nazis during World War 2.