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PBS: On Our Watch: What Should We Do in Darfur?

This lesson accompanies the documentary "On Our Watch." Due to disturbing images in the video, this film and lesson are best suited for students in grades 9-12.

The Genocide in Darfur

Refugee camp across the border in Chad, March 2005.

Refugee camp across the border in Chad, March 2005.

Human Rights

The situation in Sudan.(2005)..the largest country in Africa...only a minority of more than 2.5 million Internally Displaced Persons.

The situation in Sudan.(2005)..the largest country in Africa...only a minority of more than 2.5 million Internally Displaced Persons.

International Response

Internally Displaced Persons camp where foreign aid organizations attempt to distribute resources

Internally Displaced Persons camp where foreign aid organizations attempt to distribute resources

Remembrance

Children recall their experiences with crayons and pencils while their parents were interviewed by aid workers.

Children recall their experiences with crayons and pencils while their parents were interviewed by aid workers.

About this Resource:

Type(s) of Resources: 
  • Lesson Plans
  • Videos (Film)
  • Primary Source(s): 
  • First Person Accounts
  • Interviews
  • Photographs
  • Grade Level(s): 
  • 9-12
  • Audience(s): 
  • Teacher and Student
  • Discipline(s): 
  • Language Arts
  • Social Studies