The Final Stage of Genocide

Note that denial is part of the process of genocide. Ask your students what they make of this fact: how is denial part of genocide?

Think-Pair-Share

Think: Give students 5 minutes to think and write about how they understand denial to be part of the process of genocide.

Pair: Then provide 5 more minutes to pair with another student to articulate their perspective.

Share: Finally, ask them to report out to the larger group: how do they understand this concept?

Provide students with the Anti-Defamation League Resource on Holocaust Denial and ask them to read the ‘Know It’ section. Have them read with the 3Ps method: They should take notes on what they find to be the most a) Powerful b) Puzzling and c) Propelling.

In order to familiarize yourself, and your class with this model, please look over this guide: 3Ps: A Critical Reading Guide.

Given them 15 minutes to read and record their responses. Then ask students to pair and share with a classmate for 5 minutes

You may want to collect the 3Ps and the final paired work for your records or additional work.

Finally, ask each group to consolidate an answer to the initial question about denial as a stage of genocide. How do they understand Holocaust denial as a continuation of the Holocaust itself. Give 5 minutes for the group to compose an answer before prompting them to share with everyone.