Understanding the Holocaust Self Paced (Grades 9-12: 9 Weeks)-not ready
Understanding the Holocaust Self Paced (Grades 9-12: 9 Weeks)-not ready
Understanding the Holocaust
Grades 9-12
9 Week Course
Instructor: Schad
Class Description: Understanding the Holocaust is a 9-week course that takes a look at the Holocaust through the experiences of the victims, observers, collaborators, liberators and perpetrators. Students will utilize a mixture of primary and secondary sources throughout this course to grasp the social, economic and political unrest of Germany in relation to the Holocaust and the systemic extermination of Jews. This will allow students to make connections between belief and action, as well as the impact of inaction and decision-making both collectively and individually.
Learning Outcomes: By the end of this course, students will be able to…
Demonstrate knowledge about key events and circumstances that led to the Nazis rise in power and how this altered Jewish life throughout all of Europe.
Explain how propaganda, laws and Nazi leadership impacted victims, bystanders, and society with their antisemitism.
Compose an argumentative project (essay, slideshow, poster, etc.) about the Holocaust.
Examine and connect information in primary and secondary sources.
Grading:
Students will be assessed through a combination of assignments, quizzes, class discussions, journal entries, worksheets and one formative assessment that amounts to 400 pts total.
Journals = 10 pts each
Discussions = 15 pts each
Worksheets = 15 pts each
Assignments = 25 pts each
Quizzes = 25 pts each
Formative Assessment = 50 pts
Weekly Schedule
Week 1: Anti-Judaism Prior to the 1900s
Lesson objectives: Give three examples of how Jewish people were treated throughout history in Europe prior to World War I. Describe why Jewish people were treated differently and how this connects to Nazi Antisemitism.
Assignments: Timeline Assignment 25 pts
Discussion Question 15 pts
Journal Entry 10 pts
Week 2: Aftermath of World War I
Lesson objectives: Outline the Treaty of Versailles. Recall how German citizens felt and responded to the aftermath of the war. Describe the physical and economic state Germany was in following World War I.
Assignments: Treaty Of Versailles Analysis 15 pts
Choose final project (pts go to final project grade) 5 pts
Journal Entry 10 pts
Week 3: Weimar Republic and Rise of the Nazis
Lesson objectives: Identify Germany’s government structure as well as its strengths and weaknesses. Compare and contrast the political platforms of communism, democracy, etc. within Germany at the time. Describe how the Nazis platform appealed to the public.
Assignments: Political Platforms Venn Diagram 15 pts
Journal Entry 10 pts
Discussion Question 15 pts
Week 4: Jewish Civilians in Germany
Lesson objectives: Illustrate three ways Jewish citizens participated in society. Explain the laws, propaganda and beliefs that affected Jewish citizens. Differentiated how life changed for Jewish citizens after the Nazis came to power.
Assignments: Quiz 25 pts
Journal Entry 10 pts
Lesson Note Work Sheet 15 pts
Week 5: Nazi Ideology and World War II
Lesson objectives: Explain how the Nazis used race to defend their ideology and how they used laws to make their actions legal. Describe Germany’s actions that led to the start of World War II.
Assignments: Online Field Trip WebQuest – USHMM 15 pts
Discussion Questions 10 pts
Journal Entry 10 pts
Week 6: Horrors of the Holocaust
Lesson objects: Explain the choices of individuals, groups, and nations that led to making the Holocaust possible. Analyze factors for why people did not speak up or oppose the Nazis treatment of Jewish people. Understand and discuss the mistreatment of Jewish citizens.
Assignments: Role of Ordinary People Slide Show 25 pts
Quiz 25 pts
Journal Entry 10 pts
Week 7: Research and Resource Analysis
Lesson objectives: Students will finalize what research and resources (primary and secondary) that they will be using for their projects.
Assignments: Rough draft for Final Project 15 pts
Annotated Bibliography (pts go to final proj. grade) 10 pts
Week 8: Resistance, Reaction and Response
Lesson objectives: Indicate three ways Jewish people resisted the Nazis. List and compare Jewish resistance leaders. Evaluate the responsibilities of certain individuals and countries in the Holocaust. Describe at least two countries responses to the atrocities of the Nazis and how they intervened.
Assignments: Resistance Leader Poster 25 pts
Journal Entry 10 pts
“Response of the Allies” Video Worksheet 15 pts
Week 9: Aftermath
Lesson objectives: Evaluate the postwar trials of the Nazis. Discuss how displaced Jewish people were treated. Articulate how the Holocaust has been remembered in recent years.
Assignments: Discussion Question 15 pts
Journal Entry 10 pts
Argumentative Project due 50 pts