Young historians gain a well-rounded insight into the tragedy of the Holocaust by exploring pre-war Jewish life, reading and discussing survivor testimonies, and illustrating their understanding by using their own words and those of a Holocaust survivor to create a blended poem.

Concepts

primary source analysis, world war ii, the holocaust, adolf hitler, antisemitism, jewish history, nazism, kristallnacht

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• This is an excellent opportunity to focus on the differences between primary source (i.e., Holocaust survivor testimonies) and secondary source (i.e., informational text on the end of the Holocaust and Kristallnacht) analysis

Classroom Considerations

• Though the presentation is included as a PDF, you can easily achieve the same effect as a PowerPoint presentation by projecting each page as you would slides
• While the answer key to the Holocaust notes is not included, the worksheet is fairly straightforward, and it should not be too difficult to design an original answer key

Pros

• Detailed, slide-by-slide instructional notes to accompany the PowerPoint presentation
• Well-organized lesson plan

Cons

• None

Common Core

RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.6 RH.9-10.8