World History · Week 21 · World War I and Its Aftermath
Remembering the Armenian Genocide
Students learn about the Ottoman government's genocide against Armenian citizens through survivor testimony and practice bearing witness with respect for the people who suffered.
- Students will
- Students describe the Ottoman government's genocide against Armenians, explain why naming and remembering genocide matters, and practice respectful witness.
- SEL skill
- Honor the dignity of people who suffered with respectful witness
- What it looks like
- Students practice empathy and respectful witness with care for those who suffered.
- Content focus
- Naming and remembering the Armenian Genocide
- Format
- Structured discussion
Social awareness
Social awareness is understanding and empathizing with the views of others, especially people whose lives are unlike yours. More social awareness activities
What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- 10.5.5: CA History Social Science Content Standard, Grade 10: World History, Culture, and Geography: The Modern World (standard 10.5, item 5)
- CA HSS Analysis Skill: HREP4 Construct and test hypotheses using multiple primary and secondary sources and present findings orally and in writing. (Historical Research, Evidence, and Point of View)
- C3 Framework (national): D2.Civ.10.9-12 Analyze how personal interests and perspectives affect the application of civic virtues, democratic principles, and rights.
- Literacy in history: RH.9-10.2 Determine the central ideas of a primary or secondary source and summarize them accurately.
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More social awareness activities for World History
- Rights on Paper Social awarenessStudents trace rights from the Magna Carta to the Bill of Rights and imagine how each document looked to people it included and people it left out.
- From Farm to Factory Town Social awarenessStudents study the move from villages to crowded industrial cities and consider what helps newcomers feel they belong in a new place.
- Two Sides of the Colonial Story Social awarenessStudents compare accounts of imperialism written by colonizers and by colonized people and practice seeing an event through the eyes of someone with less power.
- Letters From the Trenches Social awarenessStudents read letters from soldiers on many sides, including colonial troops, and practice attuning to the feelings beneath another person's words.
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RoseThread Connect activities are drafted with the help of AI and shaped by educators. Students never have to share anything personal. Our five SEL skills are informed by CASEL's SEL Framework; RoseThread Learning is not affiliated with or endorsed by CASEL.