Lesson about Why we Study Genocide with partner/group activity

2. Why Study Genocide

3. Video Clip

4. Genocide happens in stages
• People voted Adolf Hitler into
office!
• The Holocaust did not happen over
night
Predict what the stages are
of genocide might be…

5. Group Discovery
• Each group will be assigned one of the 8 stages
of genocide:
– Classification
– Symbolization
– Dehumanization
– Organization
– Polarization
– Identification
– Extermination
– Denial

6. Task 1
1. Read about the step you have been assigned.
2. Discuss this particular step.
a. What does it mean?
b. How can this step be solved and washed away?
3. Create a poster to teach your classmates
about your step and how we as humans can
solve it.

7. Task 2- group teach

8. Individual Written Response
• In a detailed paragraph discuss what you have
learned in the past two days. Use the words
below to guide you:
* genocide
* why I should learn about genocide
* Stereotyping
* identity