1. What happened at Auschwitz?
As you have seen, the term 'Auschwitz' has come to represent the terrible outcome of the Holocaust. In today's lesson we are going to find out exactly what that outcome was; the rest of the unit will seek to explain how it was arrived at.
a) Inferring from a source
b) Making Cornell notes:
Your teacher will model the process of Cornell note taking on the board. You will use a printed out version Cornell notes frame below.
Your teacher will model the process of Cornell note taking on the board. You will use a printed out version Cornell notes frame below.
i) Watch the video as a class. Your teacher will stop it for 30 seconds every few minutes. You should aim to fill the page with notes.
ii) You have three minutes to compare with your neighbours - did you miss much? Can you add / clarify anything? iii) Now complete the last two steps - give subheadings where the topic changes (the 'POINT' sentences), then SUMMARISE the whole thing in one to two sentences at the bottom.
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c) Describe the key features of how Auschwitz was organised by the Nazis.
You have 10 minutes to write 1 - 2 Paragraphs using the following structure
You have 10 minutes to write 1 - 2 Paragraphs using the following structure
Point: One key feature of how Auschwitz was organised was...
Evidence: For example,... Additionally,...
Explain: This meant that...
Link: Therefore, one of the most important features of Auschwitz was...
Evidence: For example,... Additionally,...
Explain: This meant that...
Link: Therefore, one of the most important features of Auschwitz was...
Literacy Focus 3:
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2. What was the Human Experience of the Holocaust?
In this lesson, we are going to find out more about what actually happened during the Holocaust from the perspective of various victims. Once we have a good understanding of what exactly we mean by 'The Holocaust' we will then be exploring the big questions such as how could such a thing happen?
MAKE A COPY OF 'DISCOVERIES AND WONDERINGS' GOOGLE DOC HERE
MAKE A COPY OF 'DISCOVERIES AND WONDERINGS' GOOGLE DOC HERE
Lesson Presentation
Lesson Resources
Poem
Mountain of Shoes By Susan Goodman Such a mountain of shoes Empty of little feet Crumpled and cold and still Silent and still Did the soles of their feet Leave an impression there Different from pair to pair Each soul unique Did they walk hand in hand Trembling, stumbling, wondering why Did their mothers say, hush You’re safe with me, no need to cry If their spirits should fly From heavenly mountain top To see where their footprints stopped What would they find Have we opened our hearts And let the hate fly away Is the world safe today For all human kind Such a mountain of shoes Empty of little feet |
Lola Kauffman / Rein
Footprints: Discovering the Holocaust through Artifacts
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DISCUSSION:
Were the only victims of the Holocaust the people who were killed?
Were the only victims of the Holocaust the people who were killed?