by boot | Mar 10, 2025
Students consider their own government — local, regional or national — and think about whether there are any “uncomfortable truths” they feel about it. Has the government denied something it shouldn’t have, in students’ opinions? Is it investing in initiatives that...
by boot | Mar 10, 2025
Students organize research groups to find out more about the organizations that have tried to prosecute the perpetrators of genocide: the International War Crimes Tribunal, the International Criminal Court, the truth commissions, the Rwanda Tribunal and the Yugoslav...
by boot | Mar 10, 2025
Students conduct further research on the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, the role of the United Nations and the role of the Special Advisor on Genocide Prevention. They should develop a focus for their inquiry and present their...
by boot | Mar 10, 2025
Students select a book to read or website to study from the list on pages 137–38. They could give a report on their reading, select passages that they want to share with the class, or write an essay about the book. Subjects: English Language Arts, World Studies,...
by boot | Mar 10, 2025
Reread the passage on page 36 about denial and “turning a blind eye.” Students reflect on a time in their life that they experienced this — a time they turned away from a social injustice when they could have done something, or a time someone could have helped them in...
