Have you ever been singled out in a crowd before? Pupils investigate and analyze the events of the Holocaust. They dive into the life of a middle school student, as well as the diary entries of those in Kristallnacht during World War II. 

Concepts

bullying, human rights, civil rights, the holocaust, world war ii, kristallnacht

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Additional Tags

bullying, holocaust, human rights, kristallnacht, social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Laminate photos of the Holocaust and place around the room prior to the lesson for context
• Split class into three groups to look into the events of Kristallnacht using the sources provided
• Use the student handbook to analyze the school's stance on bullying

Classroom Considerations

• Groups should be no more than four in size
• The 13th installment of a 17-part series
  

Pros

• Resource contains printable worksheets for classroom use
• Extension opportunities with sources on human behavior

Cons

Common Core

RH.6-8.1 RH.6-8.2 RH.6-8.3 RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.3 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.3