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Quarter 1 

I can start class prepared with what is expected.  I can listen when instructions are given and people are speaking.  I can initiate and maintain focus on a task.
The Effort Effect Article
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Grit Scale
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Grit is More Important than Talent
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Academic Behaviors- Focus, Listening, & Preparation

Article about Focus
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Academic Behavior Rubric
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I. Identity

The Bear That Wasn't Debrief Activity
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II. Individual & Society 

Street Calculus
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Street Calculus Worksheet
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http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/08/21/us/ferguson-poll.html?_r=2
Know Heard Learned Graphic Organizer
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https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html

III. Membership- Othering

What Do We Do With A Variation
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Ladder of Inference
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Sneetches Questions
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The readings "Race and Science" (pg.13), "Stereotyping" (pg. 16), "What's in a Name" (pg. 40), "Fear" (pg. 25) and "Conformity and Identiy" (pg.31), "The Effects of Religious Stereotyping" (pg. 43), and "The Power of Separation" (pg. 37), are used in the Membership Lessons.  They can all be found in the Facing History and Ourselves: Holocaust and Human Behavior Chapter 1 PDF below, on www.facinghistory.org, or in the text book.  After completing the readings, use the handout and create a GIST Statement and respond to the Connections Questions.
HHB Text: Chaper 1- Individual & Society
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membership_jigsaw_readings_handout.docx
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"Same Love" Lyrics
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Universe of Obligation
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IV. Membership- Ranking Humankind & Social Darwinsim

Read Ranking Humankind on page 43 and From Darwin to Darwinism on page 63 of the PDF Race and Membership in American History below. 
Race & Membership in American History
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Camper Analysis Worksheet
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Camper Skulls
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The Illusion of Race Worksheet
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The Longest Hatred Notes
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The Longest Hatred Storyboard
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V. Membership- WWI

Watch Apocalypse WWI episode I, "Fury" on Amazon Instant Video.   This video has amazing footage and is a great tool to understanding how WWI begins.
WWI Mini-Lecture Notes
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Cause & Effect of WWI
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WWI Timeline
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WWI Powerpoint
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Map Analysis Worksheet
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Map of Europe 1914
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Map of Europe 1924
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Map of Germany after Treaty of Versailles
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Jig-Saw Reading Handout
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For Membership Lesson 5- WWI the required readings are “A Revolt in a Beer Hall” (pg. 137), “Anger and Humiliation” (pg. 122), “Inflation Batters the Weimar Republic” (pg. 135), “Criticizing Society” (pg. 133), and "Voices in the Dark" (pg. 126).  These can be found in Chapter 3 of Facing History and Ourselves: Holocaust and Human Behavior in the PDF file below, on www.facinghistory.org, or in the text book. 
HHB Chapter 3- Germany in the 1920's
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Weimar Republic Mini-Lecture Notes
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Weimar Republic Online Module
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VI. Membership- Dismantling Democracy

Dismantling Democracy Timeline
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Timeline Preparation Worksheet
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Chart of Bill of Rights
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Cartoon Bill of Rights
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Bill of Rights Assignment
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Read "Changes at School" (pg. 175) and "Teaching a Lesson" (pg. 176) from Facing History and Ourselves: Holocaust and Human Behavior in the PDF file of Chapter 4, on www.facinghistory.org, or in the text book. 
HHB Chapter 4- The Nazis Take Power
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Readings for Dismantling Democracy
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Dismantling Democracy Assignment
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Dismantling Democracy Template
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Exemplar for Dismantling Democracy Assignment
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Dismantling Democracy Storyboard
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QUARTER 2

WWII & Holocaust Overview
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VII. Membership- Kristallnacht

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READINGS-    "Taking Austria" pg. 359      "A Refugee Crisis" pg. 362     "Crisis in Czechoslovakia" pg. 366                                                                                                        "Beyond Any Nations' Universe of Obligation" pg. 370   

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the_night_of_the_pogrom___facing_history_and_ourselves.pdf
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Enrichment- Watch the videos.  Write down something Shocking, Interesting, and Troubling about each story.  10 points for each!

VIII. Membership- Hitler Youth

Readings- "The Common Interest" pg. 284     "Spying on Family and Friends" pg. 285    "Joining the Hitler Youth" pg. 319    "The Birthday Party" pg. 237        "Models of Obedience"  pg. 325       "Disillusionment in the Hitler Youth"  pg. 327     "Rejecting Nazism" pg. 330
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Enrichment- Read "Heil Hitler! Lessons of Daily Life"  and then answer the Connection Questions.  10 points

IX. Membership- Obedience/Milgram's Experiment 

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For the modern reproduction of this experiment, watch on VIMEO here: https://vimeo.com/89396290
Enrichment- Watch the video below and write a one page reflection about this and connect it to the concepts of authority, obedience, and conformity.  

XI. Case Study- Oath

Read "Pledging Allegiance" and "Do You Take the Oath" on pages 197 and 198.
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XII. Case Study- Conspiracy

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XIII. Case Study- The Bad Samaritan

To view the video of "The Hangman," please go here: 
https://www.facinghistory.org/for-educators/educator-resources/readings/hangman

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XIV. Case Study Lesson- Rescuers & Resisters

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Watch the short version of Weapons of the Spirit here: 
https://www.facinghistory.org/for-educators/educator-resources/resources/weapons-spirit

AND the film Pigeon here:
https://www.facinghistory.org/for-educators/educator-resources/resources/pigeon

XV. Case Study- Sophie Scholl

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XVI. Judgment & Memory/ Legacy- Nuremburg

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