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Building Character: Holocaust Survivor Testimonies Lesson PlanBuilding Character: Holocaust Survivor Testimonies Lesson Plan
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Host a fishbowl discussion to help your class recognize and articulate the relationship between words and the character traits they describe. They analyze Holocaust survivor testimonies and apply the character traits they observe. No links to video testimonies are attached, but they are easily found on the Internet.  

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critical thinking, character traits, characters, word relationships

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character traits, class discussion, critical thinking, word relationships, social studies
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Grade
5th - 8th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Instructional Strategy
Socratic Method
Year
2006

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