World War II and the Holocaust.

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Organizing Questions:

1. What impact did the Holocaust have on Europe and the world?
2. 2. What were the major events of World War II (wars, dates, countries involved, issues).
3. 3. What social and economical impact did WWII have on Europe and the world?

NC General Course of Study Objectives for English:

1. Goal 1.03 Interact appropriately in group settings
2. Goal 5.02 Study the characteristics of literary genre

NC General Course of Study Objectives for Social Studies:

1. Goal 8.01 Describe the role of key historical figures and evaluate their impact on past and present societies in South America and Europe.
2. Goal 7.02 Examine the causes of key historical events in selected areas of South America and Europe and analyze the short- and long-range effects on political, economic, and social institutions.

Goals:

1. Students will understand the events and issues of World War II.
2. Students will learn who the Nazis and Hitler were.
3. Students will learn about the physical and social enviroment of concentration camps.
4. Students will learn about first-hand accounts of Holocaust survivors (Anne Frank, Eli Wiesel).

General Unit Objectives:

1. SWBAT identify major events of WWII.
2. SWBAT evaluate the social, political, and economical impacts of WWII.
3. SWBAT construct personal journals/diaries reflecting their thoughts about the Holocaust.
4. SWBAT research men and women who served in WWII.
5. SWBAT write a biography of a man or woman who served in WWII.
6. SWBAT identify the geographical locations of major WWII events on a map.

Materials and Supplementary Text:

1. Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
2. Maus by Art Spiegleman
3. Zlata's Diary by Zlata Filipovic

Learning Activities:

1. Reader Response activities to texts
2. Definitions of Number the Stars literary terms (setting, themes, characters, genre, plot, etc.)
3. Comparitive essay of Number the Stars and Maus.
4. Research of a person who served in WWII.
5. Cumulating project on the Holocaust.
6. Creating journal/diary entries.