teacher's guide
STUDY QUESTIONS

Study Questions Five separate units are provided so that teachers can teach part or all of the film. Time codes enable the teachers to find specific sections on the videotape or transcript of Daring to Resist. The sections are: Before Viewing the Film; Prologue and Innocence Betrayed; Awakening Resistance; Resistance Escalates, and Liberation and Prologue. In order to understand the historical context of Barbara, Faye and Shula's resistance, teachers should read the Background section before showing Daring to Resist in the classroom. High school students will also find the background useful.

Before Viewing the Film
Daring to Resist tells the stories of three teenagers who resisted the Nazis by taking specific actions to thwart the Nazi goal of murdering every Jew in Europe during World War II. The following questions will introduce Barbara, Faye and Shula, the three women featured in the film. They will also prepare students for the stories and issues that the film presents.

Q: What does it mean to be engaged in resistance?

All three of the women in the documentary were teenagers during World War II and the Holocaust.
Have you ever been engaged in resistance in your school, community or family? Describe the experience and circumstances.

Study these photographs of Faye, Shula and Barbara.

What do the photos suggest about their personalities?