This lesson will discuss Hitler's pursuit of racial purity through the use of genocide against millions of Jewish individuals throughout Europe
goals & objectives
- Students will understand the importance of using and implementing a primary source when analyzing the Holocaust and the Final Solution.
- Students will view several photographs taken during the Holocaust, completing a worksheet that allows them to better interpret Nazi motivations and tactics.
- Students will read a primary source of "Farewell Letter" sent to a husband. Doing this will give students a better understanding of what concentration/extermination camps were like.
california content standards
10.8 - STUDENTS ANALYZE THE CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF WORLD WAR II
5. Analyze the Nazi policy of pursuing racial purity, especially against the European Jews; its transformation into the Final Solution; and the Holocaust that resulted in the murder of six million Jewish civilians.
5. Analyze the Nazi policy of pursuing racial purity, especially against the European Jews; its transformation into the Final Solution; and the Holocaust that resulted in the murder of six million Jewish civilians.
common core literacy standards
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.9-10.2
Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of how key events or ideas develop over the course of the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.9-10.3
Analyze in detail a series of events described in a text; determine whether earlier events caused later ones or simply preceded them.
Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of how key events or ideas develop over the course of the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.9-10.3
Analyze in detail a series of events described in a text; determine whether earlier events caused later ones or simply preceded them.
driving historical question
How was it possible for a modern society to carry out the systematic murder of a people for no reason other than that they were Jews?
lesson introducation
Students will begin class with a warm-up activity that consists of observing a Dr. Seuss political cartoon that coincides with Hitler's "Jewish Problem." Students will employ the "SCAMS" method of observing and dissecting the cartoon, finding the answers for each of the following letters:
S: Subject
C: Caption
A: Actions
M: Message/Theme
S: Symbols
Students will be given five minutes to observe the cartoon and come up with their answers. Students will then share their findings with their teacher, as well as their peers, by raising their hand and volunteering. If there are no volunteers, the teacher will pick students by random, using "Equality Cards" that have already been used during instruction time.
S: Subject
C: Caption
A: Actions
M: Message/Theme
S: Symbols
Students will be given five minutes to observe the cartoon and come up with their answers. Students will then share their findings with their teacher, as well as their peers, by raising their hand and volunteering. If there are no volunteers, the teacher will pick students by random, using "Equality Cards" that have already been used during instruction time.
vocabulary
- Kristallnacht
- Refugees
- Ghettos
- "Final Solution"
- Genocide
- Concentration Camps
- Extermination Camps
- Gas Chambers
- Refugees
- Ghettos
- "Final Solution"
- Genocide
- Concentration Camps
- Extermination Camps
- Gas Chambers
content delivery
Students will begin the lesson by observing five different photos from the Holocaust and the Final Solution. Students will have the opportunity to not only view and dissect these photographs, but also discuss them out loud with those sitting around them. The teacher will informally assess them by walking around and listening to their conversations. The teacher will ask guided questions during this time, allowing students to reach the necessary information that is needed to move forward. Students will then use their newfound knowledge to work on a "Put Yourself In The Picture" photo analysis. Each student will pick just one of the photos they observed, and answer the questions on the worksheet.
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STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
Students will then have the opportunity to read a "Farewell Letter" written from a woman to her husband in 1944, just before she was taken to a gas chamber at one of the extermination camps. Students will read the document silently and independently. When they have completed their reading, they will then answer questions on their "Written Document Analysis" worksheet. These worksheets allow students to read and observe primary sources, allowing them to become active learners, placing themselves in the historical period being discusses, all while learning and inheriting new academic content.
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lesson closure
Exit Ticket Folder
Students will be asked to write their name, what they learned, and any lingering questions on a blank half-sheet of paper, or "ticket." Before they leave class, they will be directed to deposit their exit tickets into one of three folders by the front door, labeled "Got It," "More Practice, Please," or "I Need Some Help!" Students, theoretically, will drop their tickets into the labeled folder that best represents their relationship to the day's content. The teacher can use this information to scaffold for the next day's lesson, as well as what to review before the next lecture/lesson.
Students will be asked to write their name, what they learned, and any lingering questions on a blank half-sheet of paper, or "ticket." Before they leave class, they will be directed to deposit their exit tickets into one of three folders by the front door, labeled "Got It," "More Practice, Please," or "I Need Some Help!" Students, theoretically, will drop their tickets into the labeled folder that best represents their relationship to the day's content. The teacher can use this information to scaffold for the next day's lesson, as well as what to review before the next lecture/lesson.
assessments
Entry Level - The teacher will access students engagement, as well as their ability to observe the cartoon, during the opening lesson. The teacher will walk around the room to ensure that students are actively writing their "SCAMS" and properly obersving the political cartoon. The class discussion on the cartoon will indicate students' understanding of the importance of primary sources while studying history. It will also give the instructor insight into the students knowledge of the Holocaust and the Final Solution.
Progress monitoring - The teacher will be walking around the class to answer any questions students may have on the primary source photograph lesson, guided lecture notes, or primary source reading lesson. The teacher will also be observing students progress on the reading by watching the completion of the Written Document Analysis.
Summative - Students will complete and turn in both the "Put Yourself In The Picture Photo Analysis" worksheet, as well as the "Written Document Analysis" worksheet. The teacher will have the opportunity to read through student answers, making the necessary adjustments for future lessons based on regurgitated students content knowledge.
Progress monitoring - The teacher will be walking around the class to answer any questions students may have on the primary source photograph lesson, guided lecture notes, or primary source reading lesson. The teacher will also be observing students progress on the reading by watching the completion of the Written Document Analysis.
Summative - Students will complete and turn in both the "Put Yourself In The Picture Photo Analysis" worksheet, as well as the "Written Document Analysis" worksheet. The teacher will have the opportunity to read through student answers, making the necessary adjustments for future lessons based on regurgitated students content knowledge.
ACCOMMODATIONS for special needs
Students have already received guided notes that go along with the PowerPoint slides they will be presented. This allows special needs students, striving readers, as well as advanced learners, to better grasp the historical content that is being presented. The photos will help English Language Learners, as well as striving readers, to better comprehend the content as well. For all learners, guided "analysis" sheets will be provided to help students navigate through the assignment. This sheets help all students to become better "active learners"