- Students read an excerpt about the Great Terror.
- Students lead a discussion about the excerpt, focusing on several questions [below].
- Students listened to a podcast about Stalin's reign, and took visual notes on this piece of paper.
- Students began watch a film, Stalin Declassified.
Discussion Questions:
- How were the purges justified by the regime?
- Who/what threatened the regime? Why were they purged?Identify specific groups/people.
- Why would (did) people confess to crimes they didn’t commit?
- Who was Kirov? What happened to him?
- Pick out a quote, connect the quote to one of the question.
- “Stalin committed the purges to keep the USSR strong.” Agree or disagree?
HOMEWORK:
QUIZ - Stalin - Prepare these prompts
Great Terror Creative Interpretation - DUE - Friday 9/25
Stalin Declassified:
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