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Teaching Resources
Introducing and Dissecting the Writing Prompt
Students begin to understand and stake out a preliminary position in response to the assessment writing prompt.
They Shall Not Perish
This documentary details the humanitarian efforts of a group of Americans who worked to save the Armenian people and other Christian minorities in the wake of the Armenian Genocide.
Letter to California Parents and Guardians
Share this letter with parents and guardians to provide them with an overview of the Teaching the Holocaust and the Armenian Genocide unit.
Negotiating the Convention on the Punishment and Prevention of the Crime of Genocide
Lemkin proved himself a relentless activist. He worked tirelessly as a lobbyist, a strategist, and an agitator, in order to establish the Genocide Convention with the help of the United Nations on December 9, 1948.
Nationalism and the Aftermath of World War I
Students consider the ways in which World War I intensified people’s loyalty to their country and resentment toward others perceived as a threat.
Letter to California Students
Share this letter with students as a way to introduce them to the Teaching the Holocaust and the Armenian Genocide unit.
The Legacy of a Witness (en español)
Learn about Armin Wegner's efforts to raise consciousness about the Armenian massacres. This resource is in Spanish.
Introducing the Unit
Students develop a contract establishing a reflective classroom community as they prepare to explore the historical case study of this unit.
Raphael Lemkin and the Genocide Convention
Learn about lawyer and activist Raphael Lemkin's efforts to make the world recognize mass murder as an international crime.
Humanity on Trial
This reading provides background on the the Ottoman massacres and the struggle of politicians in the United States to find an appropriate response.
A Canadian Genocide in Search of a Name
Read a call to Canada's government to recognize its treatment of Indigenous Peoples in colonial Canada as genocide.