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These lesson ideas are designed to provide classroom activities based on our resources. They suggest applications of our Scope and Sequence within a classroom setting. Different from detailed Lesson Plans, these Lesson Ideas provide a broad foundation for activities and investigations and a spark for looking at content with a Facing History and Ourselves lens.

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UDHR 3: A Negotiated Document The Individual and Society, We and They, History, Europe [1945-present], Human Rights, Reconciliation and Reparation, United States [1946-1975], World War II, Choosing to Participate
UDHR 5: Fulfilling the Dream of the UDHR The Individual and Society, We and They, History, Europe [1945-present], Human Rights, Reconciliation and Reparation, United States [1946-1975], World War II, Choosing to Participate
Not in Our School Video Clips The Individual and Society, We and They, Arts and Literature, Bullying and Ostracism, Bystander Behavior, Conformity and Obedience, Education and Schools, Hate Crimes, Homophobia, Identity, Membership in Society, Nonviolence, Racism, Upstanders, Youth and Adolescence, Choosing to Participate
UDHR 4: What is a Right? The Individual and Society, We and They, History, Europe [1945-present], Human Rights, Reconciliation and Reparation, United States [1946-1975], World War II, Choosing to Participate
UDHR 7: Universal Rights The Individual and Society, We and They, History, Europe [1945-present], Human Rights, Legacy and Memory, United States [1946-1975], World War II
UDHR 2: Universe of Obligation The Individual and Society, We and They, History, Europe [1945-present], Human Rights, Membership in Society, United States [1946-1975], World War II
UDHR 1: Examining the Immediate Historical Context The Individual and Society, History, Europe [1945-present], Human Rights, United States [1946-1975], World War II, Choosing to Participate
UDHR 9: Teaching Youth the Values of the UDHR The Individual and Society, We and They, History, Education and Schools, Europe [1945-present], Human Rights, United States [1946-1975], Upstanders, Women's History, World War II, Choosing to Participate
UDHR 8: Human Rights and Educating Global Citizens The Individual and Society, We and They, History, Education and Schools, Europe [1945-present], Human Rights, United States [1946-1975], World War II, Choosing to Participate
UDHR 10: Creating a Better World The Individual and Society, We and They, History, Education and Schools, Europe [1945-present], Human Rights, United States [1946-1975], Upstanders, Women's History, World War II, Choosing to Participate
From Sympathy to Action Bystander Behavior, Civic Participation, Upstanders, Choosing to Participate
My Country Tis of Thee Bullying and Ostracism, Civil Rights, Racism, Rescue and Resistance, Women's History, Choosing to Participate
Not In Our Town Antisemitism, Bullying and Ostracism, Bystander Behavior, Civic Participation, Hate Crimes, Nonviolence, Rescue and Resistance, Upstanders, Choosing to Participate
UDHR 6: Legacy, Judgement, and Memory The Individual and Society, We and They, History, Europe [1945-present], Human Rights, United States [1946-1975], World War II