[hr-education-na] New Teaching Kit on the Armenian Genocide

PRESS RELEASE

The Genocide Education Project
"Learning the Past, Building the Future"
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San Francisco, CA 94118
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www.TeachGenocide.org

Contact: Sara Cohan  (415) 264-4203


April 18, 2005

NEW TEACHING KIT ON THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
http://www.genocideeducation.org/pr/2005/04_18_2005.htm

San Francisco, CA - A new teaching kit about the Armenian Genocide is now
available through The Genocide Education Project. The Genocide Education
Project has teamed up with Facing History and Ourselves to provide
teaching guides, lesson plans, and audio/visual aids together as one
comprehensive kit for teachers seeking to include the Armenian Genocide in
their classrooms.  The kit includes a resource book, step-by-step lesson
plans, five large posters, and a television news video for $59.00 + S/H.
Educators interested in incorporating the Armenian Genocide into their
curriculum can purchase this teacher-tested resource kit online at
www.TeachGenocide.org.

Below are brief descriptions of the resources in this kit.

RESOURCE BOOK

Facing History and Ourselves' new resource book, "Crimes Against Humanity
and Civilization: The Genocide of the Armenians," combines the latest
scholarship on the Armenian Genocide with an interdisciplinary approach to
history, enabling students and teachers to make the essential connections
between history and their own lives. By concentrating on the choices that
individuals, groups, and nations made before, during, and after the
genocide, readers have the opportunity to consider the dilemmas faced by
the international community in the face of massive human rights
violations.

LESSON PLANS

"Human Rights and Genocide: A Case Study of the First Genocide of the 20th
Century" was developed by The Genocide Education Project and the San
Francisco Unified School District. Using the History-Social Science
Framework for California Public Schools as its foundation, this
comprehensive teachers' manual focuses on the Armenian Genocide of 1915,
during which 1.5 million Armenians, half of the Armenian population, were
systematically annihilated. It includes a One Day, Two Day, and Ten Day
unit, with all the materials teachers will need, including more than two
dozen overheads, interactive classroom exercises and more.

The lesson plans also approach the Armenian Genocide in the context of WWI
and the international political-social upheavals of the time, and also
considers the links between the Armenian Genocide and the Holocaust.
Other major human rights violations such as the Transatlantic Slave Trade,
the Rape of Nanking, and the Cambodian and Rwandan genocides are also used
in the lessons to draw parallels and engender contemplation and discussion
about the phenomenon of genocide and human rights abuses.

VIDEO

"The Century: The Forgotten Genocide" is a 5-minute news program produced
by ABC News for the news broadcast World News Tonight with Peter Jennings.
Beginning with a comparison by Jennings of the scene of death marches
during the Armenian Genocide at the beginning of the 20th century with
lines of refugees leaving Bosnia at the end of the 20th century, the piece
includes survivor interviews, historians, and archival footage to give a
brief synopsis of the century's first genocide. The video can be used as a
good introductory visual aid, and is available in DVD and VHS formats
along with a transcript through The Genocide Education Project

POSTERS

Designed for classroom use, teacher workshops, exhibits, and displays,
this set of 5 theme-oriented instructional posters tell the story of the
Armenian Genocide, providing a visual overview of key events related to
the genocide, its prelude, methodology, and aftermath. Each illustrated
poster measures 19" x 25" and includes photographs, text, graphics and a
chronology, allowing teachers and students to easily grasp essential facts
related to each theme.  The posters also provide teachers with a template
for further instruction, exploration and study. These educational are
available through The Genocide Education Project.

For more information about the efforts of The Genocide Education Project
please visit their Web site at www.GenocideEducation.org.

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The Genocide Education Project is a nonprofit organization that assists
educators in teaching about human rights and genocide, particularly the
Armenian Genocide, by developing and distributing instructional materials,
providing access to teaching resources and organizing educational
workshops.




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