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A Passport to WWII and the Holocaust Unit PlanA Passport to WWII and the Holocaust Unit Plan
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Students explore the Holocaust. In this interdisciplinary lesson, students research Hitler's rise to power, the terror of concentration camps, and World War II. Students read The Diary of Anne Frank , listen to a Holocaust survivor, and examine primary sources.

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the diary of anne frank, anne frank, adolf hitler, nazism, the holocaust, world war ii

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hitler, the diary of anne frank, the holocaust, world war ii, english language arts
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7th
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English Language Arts
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