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Holocaust Lesson Plans
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Students work together in groups to research the Holocaust. Using a rubric, they gather information and develop visual aids. They apply principles of justice, equality and freedom to real-life situations. They present their information to the class.
Students are exposed to a variety of readings about the Nazi Party and concentration camps. Using the readings as a guide, they identify moral issues that we all face studing the Holocaust. They decide to work together to end bigotry and hatred in the world today.
Students create multimedia projects about the Holocaust. In this Holocaust lesson, students complete a culminating activity that requires them to design websites that feature facts and their feelings about the Holocaust.
Eighth graders view a presentation about the importance of the Holocaust. In groups, they complete a workshop in which they discover the reasons and actions behind the event. They share their feelings about the material and stereotypes with the class.
Fifth graders identify facts about the Holocaust. In this Holocaust lesson, 5th graders read the book The Butterfly and identify facts from the book about the Holocaust. Students compare and contrast two characters from the story by using a Venn diagram.
Students view and discuss a video on the children of La Hille and Anne Frank and relate the life altering events of the Holocaust to events from the past that shaped their own family history. They interview members of their family to create an annotated scrapbook page of a a family event.
Learners discuss and learn about the Holocaust and answer short answer questions in their discussions. Students are provided 11 questions to answer.
Learners read biographies of students who survived the Holocaust and write letters describing the effects of those stories. They select one biography and write a letter to that child, telling how the biography affected him or her.
“ Phases of the Moon ”
Students read and summarize two different articles that are based on anit-Semitism. In this Holocaust lesson, students discuss if events in the articles could happen in today's society or not.
Young scholars study the facts of the Holocaust, through data analyze: literature, photos, articles, and other artifacts. They examine traditions, customs, and beliefs Political, social, and economic influences Status of women/students reflect society Ethnic conflict and discrimination Analyze documents, records, & data- diaries, letters, photos, newspapers, historical accounts.
