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 museum by researching instances of genocide around the world and designing posters based on their findings. 

Concepts

night, genocide, rwanda, the holocaust, elie wiesel

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Additional Tags

genocide, night, kristallnacht, nuremberg laws, holocaust, rwanda, social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Encourage groups to present their findings and research to the class

Classroom Considerations

• You'll need to establish project guidelines

Pros

• Includes extensive list of research topics regarding genocide
• Engaging, project-based learning activity
• Provides video and biographical resources

Cons

• None

Common Core

RH.9-10.1 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.7 WHST.9-10.7 WHST.11-12.7 WHST.11-12.9