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Students participate in learning about the Holocaust including the Japanese Internment Camps. They view the movie, "Schindler's List," in order to gain an even better understanding of the Holocaust. They develop a Power Point presentation for the class to preview.

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japanese-american internment, internment camps, japanese-american history, the holocaust

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Grade
9th - 11th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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