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Tactics of Resistance: Part 1
Expand your students’ thinking about the spectrum of possible responses to genocide and other forms of aggression – from non-violent to armed resistance. Part 1 introduces the Resistance Matrix, a new tool for analyzing and brainstorming solutions to conflict.
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Running Time: 26:35
Credit Hours: 1
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Tactics of Resistance study guide - Recommended for:
History, English, Social Studies, Violence Prevention, Tolerance, Judaic Studies
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Includes
- 27:27 minute video divided into 7 chapters
- 4 Downloadable study guides for grades
- Desktop and mobile access
- Certificate of Completion
- 1 Credit hours towards free CEUs (10 credit hours = 1 CEU)
Interactive Features
- Appropriate for classroom use
- Start and stop any time
- Optional quizzes to qualify for course credits
What Will I Learn?
- How to use JPEF’s Tactics of Resistance lesson plan to teach a 45-60 minute class on the spectrum of possible responses to different forms of aggression, including genocide – from non-violent acts to armed resistance.
- How to define the basic terms of Resistance and Aggression that form the foundation of the curriculum.
- Ways to offer your students the language and tools to develop new responses to conflict and aggression they might encounter in their lives, ideally contributing to a more peaceful world.
About this Course
| Q: | What is the video course about? |
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| A: | This video course provides teacher tips and step-by-step instructions so you can use the first section of JPEF’s Tactics of Resistance lesson plan "Understanding Resistance" right away with your students. The video course intersperses instruction from the narrator with actual scenes from the classroom of the lesson in use, along with strategies for how to handle different ways in which the students might respond, emphasizing critical thinking over getting the "right" answer. |
| Q: | What resources are included in this video course? At the heart of this lesson is the "Resistance Matrix", a tool designed to help your students develop an understanding of the complexities and interrelationships of resistance, aggression and their outcomes. The lesson also utilizes an engaging mix of video, archival photographs, brainstorming and small group work to see the wide spectrum of resistance tactics available, from unarmed to armed resistance. A downloadable “Jewish Resistance Slideshow” is also included, featuring rare primary-souces photos and illustrations depicting a spectrum of armed and unarmed resistance tactics Jews employed during the Holocaust. |
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| Q: | How do these materials support learning? |
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| A: | Students will analyze long- and short-term consequences of responses – theirs and others’ – to aggression. By evaluating possible intended and unintended consequences of responsive choices, they will explore answers to these questions through the lens of Jewish resistance during the Holocaust, and through examples of conflict drawn from their own lives. Students are led to see that violence is rarely an appropriate solution to aggression. |
| Q: | How is the course structured? |
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| A: | This course uses a "do, then teach model" showing how the lesson is used in the classroom, then explaining the theory behind it, as well as suggestions for customizing the lesson. The course is divided into five chapters, with quizzes at the end of most chapters to test and reinforce comprehension. Teachers who score 80% or more on the quizzes can earn free credit hours and CEUs through Touro College. |
Chapters
- 1. Introduction and Goals (03:40)
- 2. Core Concepts (05:00)
- 3. Lesson One Overview (01:38)
- 4. Activity A: Resistance & Aggression (06:38)
- 5. Activity B: Tales of Resistance (04:51)
- 6. Activity C: Images of Resistance (01:10)
- 7. Activity D: Partisan Biography (04:30)
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Hammad Ahmad
Carla Marsh
Raymond Holder
I really like the way this lessons build on itself. Well thought out and organized. Wonderful and meaningful activities.
Marcus Ritschel
Traci Steers
Liz Page
Sarune Sedereviciute
Elizabeth Martin
Samuel Elias Wallmannsberger
Vanessa Ferrin
GREAT...but use words like "nazis" and "nazi sympathizers" etc. not the word "german" because that term stereotypes germans and is misleading.
Rebecca Conn-Pearson
Kamron Robertson
MIRTA LIPSZYC
Abby Basile
This was really interesting and takes a strong look at exactly what resistance is and the forms it takes.
James Carroll
Jason McDonald
Colleen Bell
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rabbi justin schwartz
enjoyed the learning experience
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