Holocaust+Lesson

Holocaust Lesson

This lesson was designed to be used with a novel about the Holocaust. Several books appropriate for this lesson are listed under the [|book link]. This lesson could be adopted for a social studies class or ideally as a multidisciplinary lesson. Thanks to Chris Burnett from the Mount Clemens Junior High School, Mount Clemens, Michigan for sharing this lesson with us.


 * Lesson One**

Explore the photographs at this web site. Take your time and read each caption. Look closely at each title. Discuss the photographs and writings with your partner.

[|Auschwitz/Birkenau - Photographs by Alan Jacobs]
>> Cut out all of the images. >> Plan your story with your partner. >> Attach your images to larger paper in the sequential order. Make sure to leave room for your writings. >> Write a topic sentence for each image. >> Check your paper for proper grammatical structure.

//MEMORIES OF MY CHILDHOOD IN THE HOLOCAUST// by Judith Jagermann
 * Lesson Two**

Carefully read your assigned chapter. Write three key facts showing similarities or differences between the short story and the novel. Be prepared to share your reading with your peers. You will share what you have read with your classmates. As you listen to your classmates think about the choices that Judith and others in the story made. Would you have made the same choices? Why or why not? What new consequences might have occured if Judith made your choice?

[|The Auschwitz Album]
 * Lesson Three**

On the top section of the page you will see a next buttun. Click on the Next Button. Each page will have four photographs. Click on any photo to see a larger version of the picture. Review at least 8 photographs. Make a list of facts you learned from the captions to the photographs.

Which photograph is the most meaningful to you? Why?

[|The Family]Use the photograph to complete one of these three writing activities:

1. What do you think these families are saying to each other as they leave? Write a caption for this photograph. If you weren't sure you would ever see your family again what would you tell them?

2. Pretend you were a newspaper reporter alive at that time. Write a newspaper article using one of the photographs as the center of your article. Try to include, What, Where, Why, When, and How in your story.

3. Write an imaginary dialogue between two people in the photograph. Make sure to use emotionally powerful words that express the feelings of the characters.

Read "The Ghettos". This is an excerpt from Abe's Story [|Abe's][|Story: Excerpts Synopsi], by Joey Korn What skills did people need to survive the horrible conditions of the ghetto?
 * Lesson Four:**

Question: Both Judith and Abe drew strength from their parents? Tell of a time when a parent, aunt, uncle, or teacher gave you the support you needed to get through the event.

Be prepared to discuss these questions orally.


 * Lesson 5**

[|Children of the Holocaust Biographies]

Your teacher will assign a biography for you to read.

Imagine that you were a newspaper reporter during World War II.

1. If the child read about died during the Holocaust write an obituary telling about your child and their family. Read the sample obituaries provided before writing.

2. If your child survived the Holocaust write a news article telling their story. Include how they managed to survive. Include anyone who helped them.