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Holocaust Teacher Resources
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Students research information about the Holocaust. For this World War II lesson, students write down facts about what they already know about the Holocaust on a KWL chart. Students listen to a brief lecture about the Holocaust and complete the KWL chart.
Students research fiction and non-fiction print resources along with online databases to create newspaper articles that represent conditions during the Holocaust. They build confidence to achieve the learning objective and gain satisfaction through the creation of a newspaper for others to enjoy.
Young scholars analyze how personal diaries and memoirs record actual events. They compare and contrast diaries and memoirs from the Holocaust. They engage in journal or diary writing as a way to explore one's own feelings and self.
Students explore the Holocaust by reading the book "Until We Meet Again" and viewing the film "Devil's Arithmetic". They identify the political, economic and social context of the Holocaust and complete a research project on a real person that experienced the Holocaust either as a resister, rescuer, perpetrator or participant.
Eighth graders examine the implications of the Holocaust. In this human justice lesson, 8th graders unknowingly participate in a segregation simulation and discuss its outcome. Students compare the simulation to the discrimination that Jews suffered in World War II. Students journal about the topic.
Learners tour a web exhibit of the Holocaust Museum and discuss eugenics. In this Holocaust lesson, students tour an exhibit called "Deadly Medicine, Creating the Master Race," guided by the teacher. Learners explore the Biblical viewpoint of people and contrast it to Hitler's view that some people are inferior.
Students research and identify how Holocaust events affected lives of real people who lived in Europe from 1933 through 1945 and after, and create original artwork, poetry, and essays that reflect understanding of Holocaust, and its causes and effects.
Tenth graders reflect on the effects of the Holocaust and the events leading up to World War II. In this World History lesson, 10th graders complete several activities, including a WebQuest, that analyze the Holocaust and its repercussions.
Learners examine the Holocaust by using primary source documents. They focus on a person who immigrated to Wisconsin after surviving the Holocaust.
If you plan to teach Eli Wiesel's Night or another Holocaust work, this resource provides a solid introduction to the topic. Class members complete a Webquest on the Holocaust, organize their information for a PowerPoint, design a concept map, and then create a PowerPoint presentation. Your class could then give their presentations to other classes in need of background on the Holocaust.