Chapter 11.4: The Holocaust
Focus Question: How did the Holocaust develop and what were its results?
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Terms and People: People · Holocaust · Nuremberg Laws · Kristallnacht · genocide · concentration camp · death camp · War Refugee Board
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1) Bellringer
Write up your summary in the Bellringer part of your Section Packet or OneNote binder.
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2) Lecture and Cornell Notes
Download the lecture PowerPoint and Student Notes below.
PDF Version:
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3) Think - Pair - Share
Think: on your own, check your lecture notes and mentally work through the questions.
Pair: talk through the questions with your elbow partner. Share: be prepared to answer the questions in class.
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4) Section Movie
Crash Course Episodes
Watch the movie, then answer the questions in the Section Movie part of your Section Packet or OneNote binder. The questions that you answer are below:
Movie Title: The Path to Nazi Genocide (38 mins)
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Activity 1: The Big Ideas: Study Guide
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Activity 2: Holocaust Overview
Read through the info and download and complete the worksheet. Upload to Google Classroom.
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Activity 3: Nuremberg Trials
Read through the Court Briefs which outline the crimes of several of the most notorious of Nazi war criminals. Download the worksheet below. You will need to refer to the Briefs to be able to complete the worksheet.
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Activity 4: Genocide Infographic Research Assignment
The 1st movie describes the 8 stages of genocide; the 2nd movie summarizes 10 of the most notorious of genocides. Once you've watched them and read the data from the infographic you'll be able to complete the worksheet.
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Exit Ticket
Download the questions below. Answer the question in the Exit Ticket section of your Section Packet or OneNote binder. Please write in sentences.
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Summary
Access the reading below.
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Title: Holocaust Propoganda
Download the worksheet below.
Download the worksheet below.
.Holocaust propaganda: Nazi Children's book activity on The Poisonous Mushroom. Aimed at children, The Poisonous Mushroom was perhaps the most powerful piece of anti-Semitic propaganda in the Third Reich and a highly effective resource when teaching about Nazi propaganda and its’ relationship to the Holocaust. This critical thinking activity helps illustrate how deeply ingrained Nazi ideology was in pre-war German society. By working through this activity you can see how crude but sophisticated and targeted the propaganda was. The Poisonous Mushroom is so powerful that a copy of it is on display at the US Holocaust Memorial and Museum in Washington DC today.
Read through the Nazi Anti-Semitic Stereotypes slide; complete the worksheet by saying which stereotype each page of the book pivots around. The first caption is completed for you.
Read through the Nazi Anti-Semitic Stereotypes slide; complete the worksheet by saying which stereotype each page of the book pivots around. The first caption is completed for you.
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Extension
These are videos, websites, and activities that I believe are helpful in understanding and thinking critically about the content, or helpful in preparing for exams. Extension activities are voluntary, but recommended.
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America & The Holocaust: Deceit and Indifference (1.5 hr)
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