Demystifying Pennhurst State School Lesson

10th grade11th grade12th grade
Written By Sharon Pennock

PA History: Demystifying Pennhurst State School PDF

Lesson summary:

In this lesson students will compare and contrast 3 videos on Pennhurst State School. Students will delve into two narratives, The “horror” and “historical”. In a class discussion, students will discuss the implications of each narrative on how society views mental illness and intellectual disability. Students will learn about Pennhurst and the historic self-advocacy of the residents and the eventual closing of the PA institution.


Subject and topic: 

Social Studies, Civics, Civil rights, PA History

Grade level: 

10, 11, 12

Duration: 

1 hour

Sharon Pennock
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