Learning Activities

The selection below tells the story of the MS St. Louis, placing it within its historic period, and asking the students to assume the role of President Roosevelt. This should create the opportunity for a fabulous class discussion before the reveal of what actually happened. 

There are 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 deal with the various student levels in their classroom.