Web links to use when teaching about the act of genocide covered in this book
http://www.ushmm.org/education/foreducators/. This website offers a variety of resources for teachers to use throughout their lessons about the Holocaust published by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum This link provides guidelines, recommendations, and answers questions regarding why and how to teach the Holocaust.
http://www.history.ucsb.edu/faculty/marcuse/classes/33d/33dTexts/maus/MausResources.htm This website provides a detailed timeline for the events in the graphic novel, which is helpful due to the chronological jumps in the narrative. There are links to articles and videos included, as well as discussion questions and information about the author.
http://www.amnesty.org/en/human-rights This website can be used as a follow-up or extension activity. Amnesty International is an internationally known organization that deals with human rights. This website can help students learn about issues going on in different countries or topics in general. As an extension activity, students could go on the page and do research about human rights issues in a certain country. Furthermore, students could write urgent action letters with the help of appeals (another link on the website) to further their activism.
http://www.holocausttaskforce.org
This website is for The Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance, and Research. This organization is an intergovernmental body whose purpose is to place political and social leaders' support behind the need for Holocaust education, remembrance, and research both nationally and internationally.
http://www.history.ucsb.edu/faculty/marcuse/classes/33d/33dTexts/maus/MausResources.htm This website provides a detailed timeline for the events in the graphic novel, which is helpful due to the chronological jumps in the narrative. There are links to articles and videos included, as well as discussion questions and information about the author.
http://www.amnesty.org/en/human-rights This website can be used as a follow-up or extension activity. Amnesty International is an internationally known organization that deals with human rights. This website can help students learn about issues going on in different countries or topics in general. As an extension activity, students could go on the page and do research about human rights issues in a certain country. Furthermore, students could write urgent action letters with the help of appeals (another link on the website) to further their activism.
http://www.holocausttaskforce.org
This website is for The Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance, and Research. This organization is an intergovernmental body whose purpose is to place political and social leaders' support behind the need for Holocaust education, remembrance, and research both nationally and internationally.