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Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Joan M. Wolf's Someone Named Eva [Pdf]

For Students 5th - 7th
A reader's theater adaptation of Joan Wolf's young adult book, Someone Named Eva, is provided on this script. Seven character roles are needed in this performance.
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Handout
The History Place

The History Place: The Defeat of Hitler: The Final Solution

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the German flood of anti-Jewish propaganda and the brutal methods used by the Nazis against the Jews in order to achieve their Final Solution.
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Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Jewish History From Biblical to Modern Times

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Outlining the history of Judaism, find a broad collection of resources to enhance lessons and discussions.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Auschwitz: Orders and Initiatives (Episode Guide)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Go directly to the teaching resource developed to accompany the second episode in the six-part documentary on Auschwitz ("Auschwitz: Inside the Nazi State) broadcast by PBS. Find a discussion guide for clarifying the spread of Nazi...
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Website
PBS

Pbs/people's Century: Master Race

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed description of the program, "People's Century: Master Race -- Nazism Overtakes German Society," from PBS.
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Website
PBS

Pbs: Auschwitz: Inside the Nazi State

For Students 9th - 10th
Companion website to the documentary about Auschwitz, the infamous World War II concentration camp. Includes biographies, glossary, timelines and historically significant photos.
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Website
Other

Poland at War

For Students 9th - 10th
Images and information about the German occupation of Poland during World War 2. Provides images from the Jewish Ghettos in Poland and information about the treatment of the Jews.
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Handout
Other

Master of Death: Reinhard Heydrich

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides information about the Nazi leader, Reinhard Heydrich, including a number of pictures of Heydrich and victims of the Holocaust.
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Website
Other

Polish Resistance in World War 2

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains a series of articles on various aspects of the Polish Resistance movement in World War 2. This includes accounts of the famous "Warsaw Uprising."
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Website
Other

The Voyage of the Ss St. Louis

For Students 9th - 10th
A personal website provides a snapshot of one Jewish family's plight during the Nazi occupation. The author highlights the journey of one man in particular as he sets sail on the SS St. Louis to flee Nazi persecution.
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Website
US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Kristallnacht

For Students 9th - 10th
Kristallnacht, or Night of Broken Glass, signaled the beginning of the German plan to exterminate the Jewish people. Experience that night through videos of survivors and photographs.
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Website
US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: The Nuremberg Trials and Their Legacy

For Students 9th - 10th
How do you bring justice to the millions of people killed in German concentration camps? The Nuremberg Trials attempted this challenge. Study how SS officers were put on trial and punished using the following primary sources. Included...
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Website
US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Liberation

For Students 9th - 10th
The liberation of the Nazi camps was not a primary objective of the Allied military campaign. However, as they crossed Europe and saw the atrocities, the troops freed prisoners and gave them medical treatment. Understand more about the...
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Handout
Internet FAQ Archive

Faq Archives: Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood in History and Society: Holocaust

For Students 9th - 10th
Looks at the devastating impact of the Holocaust and concentration camps on Jewish families and children. Some material is quite graphic and difficult to read, as it describes the cruelty the Nazis inflicted on Jewish people.
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Using Technology to Analyze and Illustrate Symbolism in Night

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Images have power-they can trigger memories or symbolize abstract ideas. Students put the power of images to the test as they analyze symbolism in Night and create symbolic photomontages.
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Investigating the Holocaust: A Collaborative Inquiry Project

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Contains plans for eight lessons that ask students to explore a variety of print and non-print media in order to learn more about the Holocaust. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites...
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Dynamic Duo Text Talks Examining the Content of Internet Sites

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Contains plans for two lessons that ask student to explore a variety of online texts about Anne Frank and the Holocaust. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to PDF handouts and sites used in...
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Lesson Plan
Jewish Museum

Jewish Museum: Understanding the Holocaust Through Art and Artifacts [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This curriculum guide gives lesson plans and information on art, artists, and artifacts of the Holocaust. There is an extensive bibliography and glossary.
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Vocabulary University

My vocabulary.com: Book Summary for the Diary of Anne Frank

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a wordlist (in order of appearance by entry date) and a fill-in-the-blank word puzzle for The Diary of Anne Frank.
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Interactive
Vocabulary University

My vocabulary.com: Holocaust

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a collection of vocabulary puzzles and activities using a list of 16 vocabulary words pertaining to the Holocaust. It also provides an extensive wordlist on the topic (368).
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Interactive
Quia

Quia: Global History: World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
Some of the key people, places, and terms from World War II.
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Unit Plan
Other

Random House Reading Group Guide: Anne Frank

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This online literature guide offers discussion questions for a group reading "The Diary of Anne Frank." These questions delve into the heart and soul of the book.
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Website
PBS

Pbs: From Swastika to Jim Crow

For Students 9th - 10th
A companion website to the PBS documentary that tells of the US Black colleges opening their doors to the Jewish scholars fleeing Hitler and the Holocaust.
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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: America in the Second World War

For Students 5th - 8th
A brief description of the course of World War II in both Europe and the Pacific. Read about the new technologies developed for the military by both the Allies and Axis powers, and find out about the millions who died as a result of the...