The Holocaust
Unit Essential Question: What does learning about the choices people made during the Weimar Republic, the rise of the Nazi Party, and the Holocaust teach us about the power and impact of our choices today?
The Holocaust Introduction
- Objective:
SWBAT...identify and record key factors from the Holocaust as an overview of the unit by taking guided notes.
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SWBAT...identify social and cultural factors that help shape our identities by analyzing firsthand reflections and creating their own personal identity charts.
Agenda:
The Holocaust Introduction
- Objective:
SWBAT...identify and record key factors from the Holocaust as an overview of the unit by taking guided notes.
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SWBAT...identify social and cultural factors that help shape our identities by analyzing firsthand reflections and creating their own personal identity charts.
Agenda:
- Do Now: The Holocaust Cover Page
- Intro to The Holocaust Lecture - Guided Notes
- Quickwrite - Who Am I?
- Identity Chart
- Identity Chart Exploring Identity Readings
- Journal Entry #1 Identity
- None!
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1/21
Stereotypes, Single Stories - Objective: SWBAT...construct a “working definition” of stereotypes and recognize how stereotypes and "single stories" can lead to prejudice and discrimination by responding to TDQ's and a Journal Entry at a proficient level. Agenda:
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1/23
Universe of Obligation - Objective: Students will apply a new concept of human behavior—universe of obligation—to analyze how individuals and societies determine who is deserving of respect and whose rights are worthy of protection. Agenda:
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1/28
The Concept of Race - Objective: Students will define and analyze the socially constructed meaning of race, examining how that concept has been used to justify exclusion, inequality, and violence throughout history by answering TDQs and responding to an exit ticket with 75% accuracy. Agenda:
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2/4
WWI and Its Aftermath In Germany - Objective: Students will be able to explain why the Treaty of Versailles shocked and upset many Germans by responding to TDQs with 75% accuracy and an Exit Ticket at a proficient level. Agenda:
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2/6
Rise of the Nazi Party - Objective: SWBAT...examine how choices made by individuals and groups contributed to the rise of the Nazi Party and examine the Nazi Party platform with TDQs at 75% or better and writing a CER at a proficient level. Agenda:
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2/11
Dismantling Democracy - Objective: SWBAT...examine Germany's transformation into a dictatorship in 1933–1934 and draw conclusions, based on this history, about the values and institutions that might serve as a stand against dictatorship and make democracy possible. Agenda:
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2/13
Do You Take the Oath - Objective: SWBAT...analyze the choices people made during the rise of nazi power by responding to text dependent questions with 75% accuracy and gather evidence for their essay from the reading. Agenda:
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2/18-19
The Power of Propaganda - Objective: Students will analyze several examples of Nazi propaganda to determine how it communicates powerful messages about who should be included in and who should be excluded from German society responding to TDQs and adding to their evidence logs. Agenda:
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2/20-21
Kristallnacht - Objective: Students will cite evidence from a mini-documentary to understand the historical significance of Kristallnacht as a major escalation of the Nazi campaign against Jews and respond to TDQs about first person testimonies about Kristallnact. Agenda:
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2/25-26
Responding to a Refugee Crisis - Objective: SWBAT...analyze texts describing the choices countries made in response to the European Jewish refugee crisis in the late 1930s in order to deepen their thinking about the responsibilities of governments and individuals to people outside their borders. Agenda:
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2/27-8
Bearing Witness - Objective: SWBAT...explain the range of Nazi methods of mass murder, including the establishment of Jewish ghettos, mobile killing units, concentration camps, and killing centers as well as acts of resistance and efforts to preserve human dignity on the part of victims and survivors by completing a G.O. and responding to TDQs with 75% accuracy. Agenda:
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3/2
Evidence Logs - Thesis
- Objective:
SWBAT...gather evidence for an essay and create a rough draft thesis for their essay.
Agenda:
Evidence Logs - Thesis
- Objective:
SWBAT...gather evidence for an essay and create a rough draft thesis for their essay.
Agenda:
- Do Now: Get a Computer and go to your Evidence Log on Google Classroom.
- Journal Check #2
- Exit Ticket: Rough Draft Thesis (Google Classroom)
- None!
3/3-4
The Range of Responses - Objective: Students will analyze, discuss, and explain the range of choices available to individuals, groups, and nations during the Holocaust and explore the possible motivations and reasons for decision making in this time of crisis by responding to TDQs and adding to their Evidence Logs. Agenda:
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3/5-6
Justice and Judgement After the Holocaust - Objective:
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3/9
Holocaust Essay Introduction
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Agenda:
Holocaust Essay Introduction
- Objective:
- SWBAT...write an introductory paragraph for their essay about the Holocaust based on the overview provided and their rough draft thesis.
Agenda:
- Do Now: Get a computer and open your Essay on Google Classroom
- Holocaust Essay Introduction (Google Classroom)
- Hook
- Background/Context
- Thesis
- Complete your Essay Introduction
- Make sure that you have 10 pieces of evidence with reasoning in your evidence log.
3/10-11
Interim 3 and Holocaust Essay Body Paragraphs
- Objective:
SWBAT...demonstrate mastery of key concepts and ideas from the Holocaust by completing a summative assessment, featuring multiple-choice questions, with a score of 2 or higher.
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SWBAT...create a rough draft of an essay on the Holocaust and Human Behavior based the criteria and rubric provided.
Agenda:
Interim 3 and Holocaust Essay Body Paragraphs
- Objective:
SWBAT...demonstrate mastery of key concepts and ideas from the Holocaust by completing a summative assessment, featuring multiple-choice questions, with a score of 2 or higher.
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SWBAT...create a rough draft of an essay on the Holocaust and Human Behavior based the criteria and rubric provided.
Agenda:
- Do Now: Get a computer and go to Holocaust Review on Quizlet - Holocaust Quizlet Study Set
- Interim 3 on Illuminate!
- Holocaust Essay Body Paragraphs (Google Classroom)
- Claim/Topic Sentence
- Evidence
- Reasoning
- Complete your Essay Body Paragraphs
- Tutoring today 3/10 if needed
3/12-13
Holocaust Essay
- Objective:
SWBAT...create a rough draft of an essay on the Holocaust and Human Behavior based the criteria and rubric provided.
Agenda:
Holocaust Essay
- Objective:
SWBAT...create a rough draft of an essay on the Holocaust and Human Behavior based the criteria and rubric provided.
Agenda:
- Do Now: Write your name at the top of your rubric!
- On the back of your rubric write down the 3 CHOICES you will be discussing in your essay.
- Interim 3 on Illuminate!
- Discuss - Holocaust Essay Body Paragraphs (Google Classroom)
- Claim/Topic Sentence
- Evidence
- Reasoning
- Essay Conclusion
- Revise your essay