5/26 Other Victims of the Holocaust

Whenever you need help, please ask for it.

Please write your homework in your assignment book.
Please review the goal and agenda for the day (posted in the classroom).

Today in class you will 

• analyze information and primary sources about the Holocaust.

Why?

• To develop empathy.
• To develop your critical thinking skills.

1.  Discuss with someone near you what you will be doing in class today and why (see above).   1 minute

2.  Make a copy of the document linked here and move into the social studies folder.            2 minutes

3.  Go to the different stations around the room (there should be no more than 4 people at a station).  Working at your own pace, complete the charts in the document from #2. Use the websites provided for additional information.             25 minutes

4. Explore information under TOPICS FOR STUDY at the website linked here.              10 minutes

5. Wait for whole class sharing.              10 minutes

              

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Parents: Instead of Asking Your Child, 
"What Did You Do in School Today?"

Ask them.......

• Who were other victims of the Holocaust?
• Why were these groups targeted by the Nazis?

5/25 FAQ

Whenever you need help, please ask for it.

Please write your homework in your assignment book.
Please review the goal and agenda for the day (posted in the classroom).

Today in class you will 

• analyze events of the Holocaust.

Why?

• To develop empathy.
• To develop your critical thinking skills.

1.  Discuss with someone near you what you will be doing in class today and why (see above).   1 minute

2.  Interact with your Holocaust FAQ by underlining key ideas and writing notes in the margin (important ideas, personal reactions, connections to themes, questions, etc.)            15 minutes

3.  Wait for whole class discussion.              10 minutes

4. Create additional thematic statements with evidence.              10 minutes

5. Wait for whole class sharing.              10 minutes

              

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Parents: Instead of Asking Your Child, 
"What Did You Do in School Today?"

Ask them.......

• What are stages of the Holocaust?
• What are some thematic statements that you've developed?

5/24 Stages of the Holocaust

Whenever you need help, please ask for it.

Please write your homework in your assignment book.
Please review the goal and agenda for the day (posted in the classroom).

Today in class you will 

• analyze events of the Holocaust.

Why?

• To develop empathy.
• To develop your critical thinking skills.

1.  Discuss with someone near you what you will be doing in class today and why (see above).   1 minute

2.  Make a copy of the document linked here, and move it to your social studies folder. Then, with your group, discuss what each label might mean. Determine events/laws/actions during the Holocaust that might fit the label (Think back to the chronologies you've looked at.) and write them in the box.            15 minutes

3.  Examine the chart linked here.  In your scrap paper, jot responses to the following: What surprises you most about what could happen at a concentration camp? What questions do you have?            10 minutes

4. Create additional thematic statements.              10 minutes

5. Wait for whole class discussion.              10 minutes

              

__________________________________________

Parents: Instead of Asking Your Child, 
"What Did You Do in School Today?"

Ask them.......

• What are stages of the Holocaust?
• What are some thematic statements that you've developed?