All materials are available as Google Docs for easy access, modification, and classroom use.
Target Audience: Grades 9-12
Quick Start Guide
Choose the right materials for your situation: pre-visit preparation, single session, two sessions, or a multi-resource unit with the Cambodia Timeline.
Open Resource →Lesson Plan
Flexible session options — 80 minutes or two 40-minute periods — with background on Arn's story, key vocabulary, standards alignment, and differentiation notes.
Open Resource →TEDx Talk Teaching Guide
How to frame the talk before showing it, what to watch for, an optional pause point before the turning point, and direct quotes for discussion and written work.
Open Resource →Discussion Guide: "The Two Jungles"
Twenty-two questions across four stages — Cambodia, New Hampshire, the turning point, and the return — moving from comprehension toward analysis and personal connection.
Open Resource →Core Activities
Three student-facing activities: a chronological sequencing worksheet, a personal reflection on cultural transmission, and analytical discussion questions on cultural preservation. Includes a discussion rubric.
Open Resource →Teaching Sensitive Content
Guidance for teaching Arn's account of violence, child soldiering, suicidal ideation, and racial isolation. Covers both this resource and the Cambodia Timeline.
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