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Laws and the National Community

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When it comes to the law, is justice always served? Teach scholars about how law sometimes enables prejudice of entire groups of people with a unit on World War II that includes a warm-up activity, analysis of primary sources, brainstorming, discussions, and journaling. 

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CCSS: Adaptable
Concepts
nazism, discrimination, prejudice, stereotypes, world war ii, german history, germany, civil disobedience, adolf hitler, dictators, dictatorships, the axis powers, the holocaust, democracy, elections, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, the nuremberg trials, fears, rebellions
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Additional Tags
social studies
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Instructional Ideas
  • Assess learning with pop quiz the next day in class in which learners analyze one of the laws discussed
  • Have advanced class members create proposals detailing how to prevent these sorts of laws from ever passing in our current democratic system
Classroom Considerations
  • Encourages reading a linked chapter before beginning class
Pros
  • Develops primary source analysis skills
  • Enables flexibility by suggesting a few different options for main activities
  • Inspires self-reflection and builds critical-thinking skills
Cons
  • None