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The Wannsee Conference
Twelfth graders examine what occured at the Wannsee Conference during World War II. Using documents, they discover how the conference fits into the final solution of the Jewish question. They analyze the language used and the attitudes...
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Nazi Deportation of Hungarian Jews
Students view a presentation introducing them to the deportation of Hungarian Jews during the Holocaust. Using the text from "Night" by Elie Wiesel, they examine how the Hungarians were treated during the war. They read and discuss the...
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Decoding Nazi Secrets
Learners practice decoding messages given the key. They continue to practice solving messages without a key. They must determine the best way to view the message. They examine secret messages during World War II.
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Hitler's Lost Sub
Students watch a video clip about German submarines lost during World War II. They work together to create their own submarine out of a plastic bottle. They test the buoyancy of the submarine in different activities.
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Auschwitz Episode Guide: Surprising Beginnings
Students examine how the Nazis came to power and living conditions at Auschwitz. They watch and discuss a PBS documentary, read and discuss handouts, analyze a Pyramid of Hate, and assign experiences in their own lives to different...
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Giving Beyond Measure-The Diary of Anne Frank
Students read and analyze the play "The Diary of Anne Frank" based on the book of the same name. They identify philanthropic concepts and values in the play and discuss the ways in which specific characters actions affect the events....
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Holocaust Theme
Students complete a unit of lessons on the events of the Holocaust during WWII. They write daily journal entries, create a collage, view and discuss videos, read and analyze novels and poetry, and complete a novel project.
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Genocide: Past & Present
Students visit the Holocaust Musuem through an interactive program. They examine Hitler's Final Solution and where concentration camps were located. They analyze how the situations in Auschwitz are similiar to Darfur.
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Number the Stars
Fifth graders examine threat to all people (particularly the Jews) resulting from the imposition of Nazi authority, and appreciate the courage exhibited by ordinary people acting out of conscience.
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Number the Stars, by Lois Lowry. New York: Dell 1990
Students recognize courage and heroism of Danish and Swedish people and all others who resisted the Nazis, realize that everyone has the capacity to do good as well as evil, and analyze reasons and motivations that caused certain people...
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The History of the Holocaust From A Personal Perspective
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...
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Anne Frank: 'Everything Changed For Us'
Students discuss the rights that we take for granted, comparing them to the rights lost by the Jews under Hitler. They determine the types of discrimination that led to more acute persecution and explain the impact of majorities and...
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From One Child to Another: Letters about the Holocaust
Students 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.
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The Holocaust from Beginning to End
Young scholars explore the events that occurred before, during, and after the Holocaust and create a time line showing how those events are connected. They create a time line showing the events that occurred before, during, and after the...
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Holocaust Pictures Exhibition
Students write reactions to selected pictures of the Holocaust. They view selected online pictures about the Holocaust and write their reactions. They use their knowledge about the Holocaust to write reactions to pictures about this period.
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The Jewish Resistance: An Eye for an Eye
A rather average PowerPoint is the product of a class project and provides different ways in which the Jewish people resisted the Nazi's during the Holocaust. The content in this presentation is very basic. It might be useful as a...
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Dictatorship
Fifth graders research world history by researching democracy. In this dictatorship lesson, 5th graders read the story "The Composition" and identify a list of former dictators on the Internet. Students define several key terms and...
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Steam train reunited British Schindler with Jewish children he rescued from Nazis
Ninth graders explore the reunion of a man with survivors from the Holocaust. In this Holocaust lesson, 9th graders read an article and answer guided reading questions. Students write a story using the vocabulary from the story.
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Physical Body Limits
Eighth graders examine how the Nazis overworked the Jewish people and see how there are physical limits tot he body. In this physical limits lesson students complete several activities.
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The Holocaust
Eleventh graders identify new vocabulary related to the Holocaust. In this Holocaust activity, 11th graders complete a vocabulary self awareness chart and answer questions while viewing a video about the Holocaust.
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South Carolina Voices: Lessons from the Holocaust
Young scholars examine the location of the Holocaust. In this mapping lesson, students analyze two maps identifying the area in which the Holocaust took place. Young scholars familiarize themselves with the symbols used during this time...
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1932 Germany Party Platforms
Students examine party platforms. In this political platforms lesson, students discover details about the state of Germany in the 1930's. Students write their own political platforms and compare them to the platforms of the 1932 German...
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The German Occupation of the Rhineland
Students discover the history of WWII by investigating the Nazis. In this World History lesson, students identify the Rhineland, the Treaty of Versailles, and how Nazis broke the agreement. Students read transcripts of secret documents...
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World War II: Causes and Consequences
Tenth graders examine Hitler's occupation of Europe and the Allies' efforts to fight it. In this World War II lesson, 10th graders examine how World War II changed American society, especially for women. Students analyze a print ad...