A CASE STUDY OF THE FIRST MODERN GENOCIDE OF THE 20TH CENTURY
A Two Day or 10 Day set of Lesson Plans
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THIS UNIT
Content goals and objectives Students will be able to:
- Examine methods of escalating violence leading to genocides, correlate causes for the Armenian Genocide by analyzing geopolitical/economic complexities
- Study the Eight Stages of Genocide Link the Armenian Genocide to the Jewish Holocaust and the subsequent adoption of the United Nations’ Declaration of Human Rights
- Assess consequences of the Armenian Genocide on the individual and on Europe as a whole
- Discuss revisionism and genocide denial, a significant problem in the case of the Armenian Genocide
Skills goals and objectives
- Evaluation of primary documents
- Map and geography skills
- Synthesis of disparate elements to distinguish historical patterns
- Critical thinking, group work and interactive skills
- Application to current global issues
- Affective exploration through the use of a mock trial