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News Watch

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore the concept of human rights.  In this US History lesson plan, 8th graders research newspaper articles that deal with human rights and prejudice.  Students write a summary of their article and share it...
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Voyage of the St. Louis

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders explore the lives of Jewish refugees during WWII. After reading a brief passage about the people and the voyage of the St. Louis, 9th graders discuss how refugees have been treated historically. Reading and testing...
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Physical Body Limits

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders examine how the Nazis overworked the Jewish people and see how there are physical limits tot he body.  In this physical limits lesson students complete several activities.
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Social Studies - Concentration Camps - 1

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students compare and contrast concentration camps. In this World War II lesson, students examine photographs and documents from Jewish concentration camps in an effort to understand their function. Students complete worksheets that...
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Starvation in the Ghettos

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Young scholars investigate how human beings survive under camp and ghetto life's extreme condition while understanding the USRDA requirements. They recognize the suffering and loss of life due to the lack of adequate nutrition.
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Night by Elie Wiesel

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders explore WWII by reading a book with their class. In this Holocaust research lesson, 10th graders read the book Night, and discuss the horrors of the concentration camps and Nazi brutality during WWII. Students complete...
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Bioethics of Eugenics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research and discuss the ethical aspects of Nazi racial ideology, including sterilization, marriage prohibitions, and euthanasia. They develop codes of ethics regarding reproductive rights, euthanasia, and the death penalty.
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Janusz Korczak Research Activity

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research Janusz Korczak, students in the ghetto, and discuss why Janusz Korczak gave his life to march to his death with the Students.
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News Flash

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students create news headlines for each year from 1933 to 1945 to show how the Nazis tried to hide the Jewish tragedy from outside eyes.
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Number the Stars

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discuss book Number the Stars by Lois Lowry.
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Snow Treasure: Marie McSwigan

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read and discuss Snow Treasure by Marie McSwigan.
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World War Two Facts

For Students 7th - 12th
In this World War II facts worksheet, students investigate statistics regarding the Holocaust and the World War II death toll. Students also learn about the nation and leaders that fought the war.
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Raven' Beauties

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students explore Ravensbrück Concentration Camp. In this philanthropy instructional activity, students research the Ravensbrück Concentration Camp for Women, commemorate the memory of the women of the camp in a postage stamp, and present...
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"The Big Lie" Response Journal

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders utilize a variety of reading and writing skills in completing social studies activities on "The Big Lie." students express their understanding of right and wrong actions based on the characters through a personal response...
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Giving Beyond Measure-- Diary of Anne Frank

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners examine the philanthropic concepts and values in the play, "The Diary of Anne Frank." They read the play, role-play characters, create a poster, and write journal entries.
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The Diary of Anne Frank

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students write a book review of The Diary of Anne Frank. In their reviews they determine whether or not the book should be considered a classic of the twentieth century.
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Anne Frank: Nuremberg Laws

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students research and discuss the Nuremberg Laws and their effect on the Jews during the Third Reich. They participate in role-play activity to see what it feels like to be discriminated against.
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History Repeats Itself

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders research historical turning points, gather-data, and extrapolate possible alternate outcomes. They work individually to choose one historical event from Attachment D, Historical Turning Points. Students complete either...
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Putting a Face to the Numbers

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students define the term genocide in there own terms and discuss reasons why genocide occurs. In groups, students research genocides throughout history. They compile historical accounts of genocide to be include in a class compilation...
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World War I WebQuest

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students reflect on the events before, during and after World War I.  In this World History lesson, students complete a WebQuest that focuses specifically on the key events of World War I.
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The Rise of Hitler

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders investigate how Hitler was able to harness Germany. In this World War II activity, 11th graders conduct primary and secondary source research to determine how Hitler used the Great Depression, charisma, scapegoats, and...
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Do the Write Thing

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students take stands on issues that matter to them. For this philanthropy lesson, students read Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, discuss the act of advocating for others, and write letters of support for issues they belive in to...
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The Chosen: Writing Strategy

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Pondering Rembrandt’s portraits provide readers of The Chosen an opportunity to “listen to [the] silence and learn from it,” as they consider Reb Saunders from a different perspective. After examining several paintings, viewers write...
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas: Graphic Organizer: Venn Diagram

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Compare and contrast the characters in John Boyne's The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. Using a Venn diagram, kids write in different traits to describe each person, and note their shared characteristics in the middle section.

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