Fostering Friendships - Enhancing Social Bonds in the Classroom
Exploring The Holocaut
1. Literature Support for 5 th -8 th Grades By: Nicki Pope Literature in the Pre-K - 12 School ICL 7154 Instructor: Dr. Lee Allen
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13. The Boy in Stripped Pajamas - http://www.boyinthestripedpajamas.com/#/trailer This site includes a discussion guide and other resources. The Paper Clip Documentary – This is wonderful project undertaken by a rural school in East Tennessee to show its students the magnitude of the Holocaust. http://www.paperclipsmovie.com/synopsis.php http://www.whitwellmiddleschool.org/homepage_pc.cfm?id=78 The Diary of Anne Frank http:// Bookfolio and Lesson Plan This site has reproducible lesson plans and activities.
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The Holocaust is a very important time in the history of the world. The earlier students are educated about the events and attitudes that allowed the genocide of millions of Jews the more likely students are to avoid the prejudice and intolerance that is associated with this time ("United States Holocaust Memorial Museum," 1997) .
Teachers must pay close attention to the material that they are presenting to students in regard to the Holocaust. It is a very intense subject that often includes very graphic images. No time in history can serve as a greater example of the need for empathy and understanding of cultural diversity ("A teacher's guide to the holocaust," 2005).
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The Holocaust is recorded in different perspectives. Those perspectives include perpetrator, collaborator, resistor, and liberator. Historical fiction is an important way to explore those views. Each view allows a new understanding of the Holocaust. In Germany, the perpetrator view is used to develop an understanding of how they allowed the event to happen. Most Germans still question how it could happen and the want to arm future generations with the knowledge to avoid it(Robbins, 2008).
Number the Stars is a great book. It is an ideal book for girls. It is a good choice because it touches on the harshness of the Holocaust without subjecting the reader to the true horrors. The ending is happy.
This book is very mild in creating and understanding of the Holocaust, but takes a drastic heartbreaking turn that will definitely awaken the reader to the horrors of the Holocaust. This book can be used in conjunction with the movie. To learn more about the movie please refer to slide #13.
This book is the best non-fiction choice for exploring the feelings of Germans after the Great War. It will help students understand why the German’s were willing to follow Hitler in the beginning. It also illustrates the great burden and price that was paid to go against the Nazi’s.
The non-fiction and biography selections will enhance your lesson, but can provide an invaluable source of quotes and images that can be used independently of the books( Facing history and ourselves; holocaust and human behavior, 1994).
Jacob’s Rescue is a good choice to for the move from historical fiction to biographies. It is very similar in style to our non-fiction selections.
We Remember the Holocaust will allow the teacher who is short on time to share stories and real accounts of the Holocaust in brief yet powerful increments ( Facing history and ourselves; holocaust and human behavior, 1994).
Katie David’s book is not of value to historians because it is based on opinion and personal perspective. However, for students it will allow them to see how children felt and dealt with a challenging life experiences ("A teacher's guide to the holocaust," 2005).
Anne Frank: Life in Hiding can be used in conjunction with the Diary of Anne Frank website.
The four sites above or only a small sampling of the movies and documentaries available. However, for the 5 th -8 th grade range these are the least graphic and offer a variety of resources with them. The Paper Clip Documentary is an inspiring work that will allow your students to communicate and participate in an ongoing project. It might even encourage them to undertake their own project.
There are numerous websites available to educators. The websites included here provide a variety of resources and content. They also allow virtual experiences that most students would never be able to experience in person.
The teaching Holocaust website is a wonderful lesson plan. It has suggestion for grades 3 rd -12 th . The best part of the plan is that it can be used with the books from the Historic Fiction slides and Non-fiction slides.
The SchoolHistory site is a valuable asset to any classroom. The activities in this site have varying levels and can be modified. The teacher can also contact the creators of the activities through the website.
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