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Die Weisse Rose: German History

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Learners conduct research on a German anti-Nazi group named "Die Weisse Rose", the White Rose, that eventually lost their lives for their resistance to Nazi rule. They view films, access the Internet, prepare responsive narratives to the material and identify new structures and vocabulary they have encountered.

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german history, germany, nazism, world war ii

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anti-nazi groups, german history, nazi germany, social studies
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9th - Higher Ed
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Social Studies & History
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5 days
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