Presentation by Annie Brown at CCSS 2016 utilizing resources on Raphael Lemkin from Facing History and Ourselves and the film, Watchers of the Sky.

1. Creating lessons to inspire engagement in your students
Presenter:
Annie Brown, Marlborough School
annie.brown@marlborough.org

3.  1. Identify a time when you went out of your way to help somebody else—a friend, a
family member, a neighbor, or a complete stranger. What were the consequences of
your actions for you and for others?
 2. Identify a situation when you knew something was wrong or unfair, but you did not
intervene to improve the situation. What were the consequences of your actions for
you and for others?
 3. Compare these two situations. What led you to act in one situation but not to
intervene in the other?

5.  Video Clip from Facing History’s webpage:
Introduction
 https://www.facinghistory.org/for-educators/educator-resources/featured-
projects/watchers-of-the-sky/raphael-lemkin-introduction
Genocide Convention
 https://www.facinghistory.org/for-educators/educator-resources/featured-
projects/watchers-of-the-sky/raphael-lemkin-genocide-convention

6.  What problem or injustice did this person witness?
 What range of choices did he face?
 What action did this person take?
 How would this person explain his choice?
 What obstacles did this person face in achieving his goal? How did
he overcome these obstacles?
 What qualities or characteristics of this person lead him or her to take
action?
 How does this person exemplify the traits of an upstander?

7.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wuSaNCIde4