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Item A Tale of Two Cities: CLV Waldsee in the Crucible of History and Memory(Concordia College, 2019) Concordia College, Introduction to Historical Inquiry course, fall of 2019This paper will describe how between April and December 2018 Concordia Language Villages has attempted to navigate the challenges associated with the Waldsee name and assume “moral responsibility” to tackle the complexities of both the history and memory of the Holocaust. But foremost, it will also place the Waldsee matter in a larger historical context.Item Developing Empathy Through Storytelling curriculum(2019-08-15) Jarmin, JaimeThere is tremendous impact when teachers and school counselors have opportunities for collaboration. Cross-curricular opportunities may already exist among some content area teachers, but there is increasing potential for school counselors to collaborate with teachers’ curriculum. One such opportunity will be the basis of this unit entitled Developing Empathy through Storytelling, in which school counseling lessons will complement the English Language Arts curriculum of a World War II unit. Originally, this graphic novel unit was created for an ELA classroom. However, the potential to teach themes related to both school counseling curriculum and the ELA curriculum can be thought-provoking and powerful. Therefore, this ELA unit has been adapted to be an interdisciplinary unit that incorporates the school counseling curriculum with the ELA curriculum about World War II, with content about the Holocaust as the main driver of this unit’s overall assessment goals.Item World History Genocide Presentation Project(2019) University of Minnesota, Center for Holocaust and Genocide StudiesThis high school world history project asks students to examine an example of genocide or mass violence from the 20 th or 21 st centuries, create a presentation, and present their work. The project begins with a mapping assignment before proceeding into the larger project and presentation. Below is a basic outline for organizing the project. Educators should adapt this framework for their own use.Item The Armenian Genocide: The Trial of Tehlirian(2017) University of Minnesota, Center for Holocaust and Genocide StudiesIn 1921, six years after the extermination of the Armenian peoples in Turkey, an Armenian survivor by the name of Soghomon Tehlirian murdered former Ottoman Grand Vizier Talaat Pasha on the streets of Berlin. The Grand Vizier had been instrumental in the genocide committed against the Armenian peoples, a genocide Tehlirian had witnessed (and survived) firsthand. What followed was a two-day trial in which Tehlirian was acquitted. Students in this lesson participate in a mock trial of Tehlirian. Students are assigned different roles: witnesses, attorneys, court personnel, and jury members. After going through testimonies and managing the evidence, students must decide if the assassination of Talaat Pasha is justified.Item The Cambodian Genocide: Can Justice be Achieved?(2017) University of Minnesota, Center for Holocaust and Genocide StudiesThirty years after the Khmer Rouge came to power in Cambodia and committed many horrific atrocities, the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) was formed to prosecute the leaders of the Khmer Rouge. Many problems have prevented the ECCC from doing its intended job, and Cambodians and the international community alike have criticized it for its inefficiency and incompetence. In this lesson, students will grapple with the idea of justice-- what is it, and how can it be achieved. Do we rely on the justice system to prosecute those most responsible for the Cambodian genocide? Should all people who committed these crimes in Cambodia be tried? How can the victims and their families find peace and justice?Item Dakota War of 1862: Remembrance and Historiography(2017) University of Minnesota, Center for Holocaust and Genocide StudiesIn this lesson, students will confront the historiographical challenges of creating narratives around the 1862 Dakota War. Students will use various perspectives from primary sources to create a commemorative plaque of the events of the Dakota War of 1862 which best represents, honors, and remembers the different groups involved in the conflict.Item Collective Responsibility & the International Community in the Rwandan Genocide: “The Blame Game”(2017) University of Minnesota, Center for Holocaust and Genocide StudiesThis lesson looks at various international organizations and sovereign states and their action or inaction during the Rwandan Genocide. Students, in groups, analyze primary and secondary source documents and determine what, if any, responsibility or blame should be assigned to the various parties. This lesson is geared for advanced level high school students and adult learners. It also can act as a learning tool for teachers who may not have significant background on the Rwandan Genocide. The author has successfully used fewer documents that were modified for students in middle school. Teachers are encouraged to do the same to make things accessible to their specific students and circumstances.Item Memorializing the Holocaust Lesson Plan(2017) University of Minnesota, Center for Holocaust and Genocide StudiesMemorializing the Holocaust Lesson Plan Includes: Introduction to a Study of Holocaust Memorials, Essential Questions for A Study of Holocaust Memorials, Ideas for a Single-Day Lesson, Ideas for a Multiple-Day Lesson or Unit, Relevant State (Minnesota) and National Standards, Example Holocaust Memorials, Sample Lesson Planning Materials, Resources for Student Research, and Further Resources for Educator Use.Item Curriculum Model for "Coexistence"(2004) University of Minnesota, Center for Holocaust and Genocide StudiesThe Curriculum Model for "Coexistence" includes: educational purpose, suggested teaching approaches, Eli Wiesel, additional resources, examining the thoughts of the curator, group/class projects, and art critique instructions.Item Saint Paul Pioneer Press Coexistence Curriculum Guide(2016) University of Minnesota, Center for Holocaust and Genocide StudiesThe Saint Paul Pioneer Press Curriculum Guide and activities related to the Coexistence Exhibit.Item Coexistence: Suggestions for the Classroom for Younger Students(2016) University of Minnesota, Center for Holocaust and Genocide StudiesA worksheet to help younger students explore and digest the Coexistence exhibit.Item Kristallnacht Posters(2016) University of Minnesota, Center for Holocaust and Genocide StudiesThese posters explore Minnesota's media following Kristallnacht. The collection includes: Kristallnacht Timeline - Minnesota Newspaper Coverage, Minnesota Reactions, Minnesota Editorials, and Minnesota Context.