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Holocaust Lesson Plan: Timeline

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Students explore the chronology of the Holocaust, make connections between Holocaust events and contemporaneous world events and acquire a frame of reference for comparing their reading with actual events during the time of the Holocaust.

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current events, the holocaust, timelines

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current events, holocaust, timelines, social studies
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Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr
Instructional Strategy
Research

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