Invite your learners to discover the efforts of Night author Elie Wiesel to promote awareness of genocide in the world. After watching and reading an interview of Elie Wiesel, high schoolers work to create a living Holocaust...

Here is the comprehensive, official educator's guide for presenting Hotel Rwanda and the story of the Rwandan genocide in 1994 to a classroom environment. It includes a range of exceptional hands-on or discussion activities, as well...

Here is a fantastic World War I research project that includes clear guidelines for topic choice, guiding questions, and suggested presentation products. Research subjects range from battles of the war, trench warfare, and weaponry, to...

White reformers thought they were "killing the Indian" to "save the man." Native children were taken from their parents and placed at boarding schools, such as the Carlisle School. Using a comparative photo analysis of children before...

Can there be peace in Cambodia? Immerse your class in a realistic negotiation setting during a riveting simulation. Learners assume the roles of key players in a group sparring with an opposing group to try to achieve peace in the midst...

Support your presentation of the film Hotel Rwanda with this collection of worksheets, which includes background information, vocabulary, summary of characters, and fill-in-the-blank worksheets for students to complete as they watch the...

Collaboration and complicity. Class members examine a series of photographs and consider how active participation and passive complicity represented in the photos contributed to the Holocaust. 

Activity-based resource on the genocide and mass deportation of Armenians from Turkey during WWI. Students investigate whether the treatment of Armenians by the Turkish governmnet fits the definition included in the UN Genocide Convention.

Presents that the war in Darfur, a province of Sudan, may be spreading to their neighbor, Chad. This could extend the amount of genocide that is already occurring in the region. Interactive maps with audio and pictures are available.

An in-depth discussion about the civil war in Sudan that has caused genocide in the Darfur region. Interactive maps, videos, audio, and images give information about what has happened and what will continue to happen in Darfur unless...

A 2005 examination of the ongoing crisis in Darfur. Provides profiles of all the major groups, agencies, and nations and their roles in Dafur. Also includes video interviews, relevant statistics and links to related subjects.

Students read and discuss this article (dated March 27, 2009) on the trial of Khmer Rouge leaders and answer comprehension questions. An essay assignment is also suggested and students are encouraged to submit theirs for possible...