Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Convention on the Rights of the Child Thinking Activity

Read the wikipedia article on the debate over whether the United States should ratify the CRC. Click here.

Take notes in your notebook (p.200) for extra credit.

Obama-Care Thinking Activity (Wednesday)

Put in some headphones and watch this video:



Thursday, May 19, 2016

Evidence for Streicher Trial: click here.

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Holocaust Memorials



  • Click on the link for at least three different memorials below. Read the explanation/ artist statement. 
  • Do a google image search for the ones you chose so you can see different pictures and viewpoints of the memorials. 
A. Which do you like best? Why?
B. How is your favorite Holocaust memorial different from the stolpersteine?
C. Do you like your favorite more or less than the stolpersteine? Explain.



Budapest Hungary
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/galleries/17-haunting-Holocaust-memorials/port1/

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/galleries/17-haunting-Holocaust-memorials/holocaust-budapest/

Miami, Florida
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/galleries/17-haunting-Holocaust-memorials/holocaust-miami/

Berlin, Germany
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/galleries/17-haunting-Holocaust-memorials/holocaust-berlin/

Vienna, Austria
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/galleries/17-haunting-Holocaust-memorials/holocaust-vienna/

Minsk, Belarus
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/galleries/17-haunting-Holocaust-memorials/holocaust-minsk-va/

Belzec, Poland
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/galleries/17-haunting-Holocaust-memorials/holocaust-belzec/

Boston, Massachusetts
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/galleries/17-haunting-Holocaust-memorials/holocaust-boston/

Paris, France
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/galleries/17-haunting-Holocaust-memorials/holocaust-paris/


Overview of many memorials, including some above, with more pictures but without descriptions
https://www.buzzfeed.com/shyamanthaasokan/holocaust-memorials-around-the-world?utm_term=.cwpgE0GdD#.qbRv1alDW

iceland planning document!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/11EEk0tURIZH5aJhzR3hAUMDiDd9KQzc41LjjG12tMrs/edit?usp=sharing

Monday, May 9, 2016