Learning Activities

During this activity, students will learn the story of the MS St. Louis, its historic period, and be asked to assume the role of President Roosevelt. Class discussion about various perspectives and courses of action on this topic are incorporated. 

This section contains 21 documents (with scaffold questions) that can be incorporated to create a variety of Document Based Questions (DBQ) writing exercises. There are a number of topics (with suggested documents) and prompts provided, enabling teachers greater flexibility to effectively support the various student levels in their classroom.