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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Khmer Rouge

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine life in Cambodia and Vietnam from 1975-1979, Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge. They discuss how an otherwise peaceful society could allow such events to take place and write a short paper and complete a culminating project.
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Handout
Other

Cambodia Today, Killing Fields, Survivors Stories

For Students 9th - 10th
A slide show type of presentation about Cambodia which includes information about modern Cambodia, the Killing Fields of Cambodia, survivors' stories, and the Cambodian Genocide Justice Act.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Killing Fields

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text the problems created for African elephants by the ivory trade. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in identifying explicit information.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Killing Fields

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about African elephants being killed illegally for the ivory trade. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Website
Other

Ed Web: From Sideshow to Genocide Cambodian Holocaust

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about genocide in Cambodia. Direct links to various topics including a definition of genocide, survivor stories, Khmer Rouge years, etc.
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Handout
Other

Ed Web: Work Camps Life and Death in the Farming Co Ops

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes life on the farms and in the killing fields of the Khmer Rouge.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Coping With Genocide in Cambodia (History Teaching Activity)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A history lesson that takes students through an exploration of the genocide of the Cambodian people led by Pol Pot's rebel forces in the late twentieth century. Consider what should be done to help Cambodians cope with this memory....
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Handout
Other

Ed Web: S 21 the Horrors of Tuol Sleng

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes life and death at S-21, one of the most infamous Khmer Rouge interrogation centers.