The Pyramid of Hate
Location
Virtual
Start Date
2-12-2021
End Date
3-31-2021
Description
This presentation will showcase a classroom exercise designed to help educators teach students ages 14-18 about the effects and consequences of bigotry and intolerance. The exercise integrates first-person video testimonies from the USC Shoah Foundation Institute’s archive with the Pyramid of Hate, a curricular tool developed by the Anti-Defamation League that provides students with an opportunity to explore the ways in which hate can escalate in society. Through this exercise, students will explore their own attitudes about, and experiences with, prejudice and bigotry; examine the individual’s roles and responsibilities regarding ethnic, racial, and religious bias; and think critically about examples of prejudiced attitudes, acts of prejudice, discrimination, violence, and genocide.
Target Audience: 6-12 Teachers across content areas.
Lesson Plan
pyramid-of-hate.pdf (355 kB)
Pyramid of Hate Handout
Have You Ever...Pre-write (1).docx (10 kB)
Pre-writing Have You Ever Handout
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The Pyramid of Hate
Virtual
This presentation will showcase a classroom exercise designed to help educators teach students ages 14-18 about the effects and consequences of bigotry and intolerance. The exercise integrates first-person video testimonies from the USC Shoah Foundation Institute’s archive with the Pyramid of Hate, a curricular tool developed by the Anti-Defamation League that provides students with an opportunity to explore the ways in which hate can escalate in society. Through this exercise, students will explore their own attitudes about, and experiences with, prejudice and bigotry; examine the individual’s roles and responsibilities regarding ethnic, racial, and religious bias; and think critically about examples of prejudiced attitudes, acts of prejudice, discrimination, violence, and genocide.
Target Audience: 6-12 Teachers across content areas.