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U.S. History

Wednesday-2/05/20:

• Bell Work-1.) Based to the primary source how many calories would Jewish citizens living in Germany receive a day according to their ration card in October 1941? 2.) What are some of the problems that could occur when a portion of a countries population is reduced to strict nutritional rations? 3.) Imagine you are a young Jewish teenager living in an area under German occupation, how would you have dealt with the ration system instituted in 1941? 
• Attendance-While Class is Doing Bell Work
• Video- I Survived The Holocaust Twin Experiments (14:47 min)
  • Reflection Question: After watching the video of Eva Mozes Kor’s account of her Holocaust experience discuss why her decision to forgive Dr. Mengele instead of holding onto hate demonstrates true strength and character.
• Outline Notes-Chapter 16-Section 3-The Holocaust
• Daily Objective-

• Content Objective:
  • SWD analysis of the Nazi’s “final solution” and its horrific effect on the Jewish population of Europe during the Holocaust by creating a set of student-centered guided notes
• Language Objective:
  • Students will read, record and orally compare information pertaining to the Nazi’s “final solution” and its horrific effect on the Jewish population of Europe during the Holocaust through creating student centered guided notes

 

Supplemental Materials: Outline Notes and textbook PDF-Chapter 16-Section 3-The Holocaust

 

Outline Notes-Chapter 16-Section 3-The Holocaust

 

Textbook PDF-Chapter 16-Section 3-The Holocaust

 

 

Video- I Survived The Holocaust Twin Experiments (14:47 min)

U.S. History

Tuesday-2/04/20:

• Bell Work-1.) Based on the unit we covered in class what can you infer might have been the reason the Germans began the Jewish boycott in 1933? 2.) Demonstrate your understanding of the timeline by describing how the German policies changed as WWII progressed? 3.) What might the outcome have been for other non-Aryan (People of Indo-European origin (spanning from India to Europe), the original Aryan people specifically in Persia, and most controversially through Nazi misinterpretation, the Nordic or Germanic peoples) races had the Allies not began liberating concentration camps in 1944?
• Attendance-While Class is Doing Bell Work
• Presentation-Chapter 16-Section 3-The Holocaust
• Video-I Survived the Holocaust (7:18 min)
• Activity-Artifacts from the Holocaust-Expert Folder Activity (15-20 min)
• Daily Objective-

• Content Objective:
  • SWD analysis of the Nazi’s “final solution” and its horrific effect on the Jewish population of Europe during the Holocaust by interacting in a short presentation
  • SWD evaluation of the personal possession and effects of Jews who were held prisoner during the Holocaust in which they tell their story of internment during WWII through evaluating and interpreting primary source documents in an exploratory research activity
• Language Objective:
  • Students will read, record and orally compare information pertaining to the Nazi’s “final solution” and its horrific effect on the Jewish population of Europe during the Holocaust through listening to a short lecture
  • Students will read, record and orally compare information pertaining to the Nazi’s “final solution” and its horrific effect on the Jewish population of Europe during the Holocaust through listening to a short lecture and creating student centered guided notes

 

Supplemental Materials: Presentation-Chapter 16-Section 3-The Holocaust and Activity-Artifacts from the Holocaust-Expert Folder Activity (15-20 min)

Presentation-Chapter 16-Section 3-The Holocaust

 

Activity-Artifacts from the Holocaust-Expert Folder Activity (15-20 min)

Video Link-A Holocaust Survivor Recalls The Day He Was Liberated

U.S. History

Monday-2/03/20:

• Bell Work-1.) Who are the main figures depicted in this political cartoon? 2.) What is the main theme of the political cartoon? 3.) Knowing the failures of Germany during WWI when they attempted to fight a two-front war against Great Britain and France on one side and Russia on the other, why do you think Hitler chose to “stab Russia in the back” by violating their non-aggression pact?  
• Attendance-While Class is Doing Bell Work
• Video-Kids Meet a Holocaust Survivor | Kids Meet | HiHo Kids (10:25 min)
• Activity- Everyday Objects from the Holocaust Primary Source Document Expert Folder Activity
• Daily Objective-

• Content Objective:
  • SWD evaluation of the personal possession and effects of Jews who were held prisoner during the Holocaust in which they tell their story of internment during WWII through evaluating and interpreting primary source documents in an exploratory research activity
• Language Objective:
  • Students will read, record and orally discuss information pertaining to the personal possession and effects of Jews who were held prisoner during the Holocaust in which they tell their story of internment during WWII by completing a set of guided inquiry-based questions based off documents contained within an expert folder

 

Supplemental Materials: Activity- Everyday Objects from the Holocaust Primary Source Document Expert Folder Activity

 

Video Questions-Kids Meet a Holocaust Survivor | Kids Meet | HiHo Kids (10:25 min)