Publications 

Nevada Humanities, Humanities Heart to Heart
Humanities Heart to Heart is a series of essays and multimedia presentations that highlight diverse, personal perspectives from all corners of Nevada, reflecting on life during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more...
The Hand That Feeds - Discussion Guide
(Written by Felicia Perez, Rachel Lears and Robin Blotnick)
Questions, Not Test Answers: Teaching LGBT History in Public Schools
​(by Emily K Hobson and Felicia T Perez) 
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Listen to Episode #6 of Teaching Tolerance Queer America
​Lessons from the classroom- from high stakes testing to critical thinking skills- professor Emily Hobson & public school teacher Felicia Perez discuss their experiences and practical advise to help you incorporate LGBTQ History. (Listen on Spotify and download a transcript of the interview HERE.)

History's Mysteries: Solve The Crime of The Time

In this hands-on investigative activity, students are given an authentic task: to think like criminalists and review mock forensic files of a historical event. Students gather, analyze, and interpret evidence, engaging in tasks such as examining physical objects (e.g., a model of a guillotine, bullets, a bloodspattered uniform), poring over photographs, analyzing documents, and reading maps and charts. A PowerPoint® presentation includes an introduction to the task, a coroner’s report, and several types of sources from the “crime scene.” 

Students then fill out a “forensic report” graphic organizer, hypothesize how the event took place, and conclude by reading a “Mystery Solved” handout that provides historical background on the “crime.” Optional extension activities include having students create a “breaking news” TV report, write a front-page newspaper article, or compose a “news alert” text message. Grades 6–12.

Would you like to see a sample?- Click HERE.
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