by Michael D. Winaker
Urbana High School
Frederick County Public
Schools, Maryland
Introduction
by Michael D. Winaker
Urbana High School
Frederick County Public
Schools, Maryland
Introduction
At
the conclusion of World War II, Allied forces moved through Europe.
Almost immediately, reports surfaced from numerous sources telling of camps
that were set up by the Nazi where prisoners were killed in large numbers.
This gathering and execution came to be known as The Holocaust.
Thi is a photo taken in the city of Warsaw in Poland where people were gathered from small towns before being sent to the camps. It shows people being rounded up to be sent to one of the concentration camps as they came to be called.
In recent years, some political groups have been stating that the Holocaust did NOT happen and is just a story made up to make people feel sorry for Jewish people.
You have been selected to gather and present information to show that
the Holocaust DID happen.
The Task
As a member of a team, you
will need to use all available resources to produce a thorough presentation
revealing details of the Holocaust. Your presentation will use as
many primary sources that you can find. You'll want to include text
with facts and background on the Holocaust as well as pictures, sounds
and perhaps even movie clips. You'll be working in groups determined
by the teacher.
Resources
Use this space to point out places on the internet (or physical resources
in the classroom) that will be available for the learners to use to accomplish
the task. Embed the link within a description of each resource so that
your learners know in advance what they're clicking on.
The Process
To accomplish the task, what steps should the learners go through? Use the numbered list format in your web editor to automatically number the steps in the procedure. Describing this section well will help other teachers to see how your lesson flows and how they might adapt it for their own use, so the more detail and care you put into this, the better. Remember that this whole document is addressed to the student, however, so describe the steps using the second person.
Evaluation
Describe to the learners how their performance will be evaluated. You can link to a separate rubric document from here, or you could briefly summarize your criteria on this page. Also specify whether there will be a common grade for group work vs. individual grades. Make sure the evaluation of your students evaluates the accomplishment of the objectives listed in the lesson.
Conclusion
Put a couple of sentences here that summarize what they will have accomplished or learned by completing this activity or lesson. You might also include some rhetorical questions or additional links to encourage them to extend their thinking into other content.
Last updated August 10, 1999
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