"Asking students to grapple with an issue as horrible as genocide, termed 'the crime without a name' by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, is a daunting, wrenching, and, above all, sad challenge. Yet, as the film "Ghosts of Rwanda" shows, while people and governments turned their backs on what was happening in Rwanda in the spring of 1994, some individuals stood up to the horror and acted effectively, often with breathtaking heroism. Students can witness both the depths to which humans can sink and the heights to which they can soar. This guide offers classroom teachers an array of opportunities to teach history and to explore the notion of individual and collective responsibility."
- Subject:
- Social Studies
- World History
- Material Type:
- Lesson Plan
- Author:
- Ellen Greenblatt of University High School
- Simone Bloom Nathan of Media Education Consultants
- PBS
- Date Added:
- 06/29/2022