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Health 1
LESSON
Five
Culture & Violence
45 Minutes
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Lesson Overview
Students will take a deeper look at how parts of our dominant culture and our socialization can affect how violence is perpetuated, even in covert ways. They will discuss the fact that violence exists in a pyramid, and complete a guided group research project on the Holocaust to examine the continuum of violence and prepare their thinking for the next lesson on bystander behavior.
Lesson Objectives
- Think critically about what culture is
- Examine ways deep culture norms can have an impact on violence
- Dive deeper into the idea that violence exists on a pyramid by completing a guided research project on the Holocaust
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Compassionate response reminder: Teaching prevention education helps provide students with language and tools to define and identify abuse. Often while teaching prevention education, students will disclose experiences of harm or abuse to trusted adults. This lesson is trauma-informed and has been designed to acknowledge the varied experiences students may have. Before teaching please be sure you feel equipped to respond to instances of disclosure with a compassionate, trauma-informed approach. Please also confer with other school staff on how to handle student disclosures and navigate sensitive topics raised during these lessons.
There are small group breakouts within this lesson. Be prepared to split your students into small groups.
Additional Resources
- https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/introduction-to-the-holocaust# (20 pages)
- https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/nazi-racism-an-overview# (5 pages)
- https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/question/how-did-the-nazis-and-their-collaborators-implement-the-holocaust#