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PROJECT WHISTLESTOP "SHOW ME" LEARNING UNIT: The Holocaust
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Holocaust Unit Group Project List
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Please place this Holocaust Unit-Group Project List in your unit notebook The Group Projects are tentatively scheduled to be presented during Social Studies/Reading class on March 1 and March 3. As an element of surprise, groups will present when their "number" has been called. Each group will need to inform us of their project decision by February 7. Grading will be determined using customized evaluation forms and will be a part of your unit grade. |
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1. Use the Holocaust website information located in Mrs. McAdam's room and share 3 short reports that your group has learned from the website information.
2. Prepare a survey of your classmates and teachers on respect and religious differences.
Sample questions:
"Do you believe in respect for all religions? Where in the U.S. Constitution is this protected?"
"Are you aware of any anti-Semitism at school?"
"What are your ideas for ways to insure and increase religious tolerance?"
"Are you aware of any religious teasing or persecution at school?"
Include in your survey at least 10 questions with the results and prepare a report using graphic aids. Then summarize the results in a paragraph to share during your presentation.
3. Design and draw 2 posters for your school that will encourage respect for people's differences. Provide a summary for both the poster's message and theme. Hang the posters neatly in the hallway.
4. Make a bulletin board to display in your school using any quote from your research. You will need to include a one-page report that gives a clear explanation of your project.
Example quotes: (These may not be used.)
"Every German was to blame for crimes committed in his presence or with his knowledge. If I fail to do whatever I can to prevent them, I, too, am guilty." - Meltzer
"All that is necessary for the forces of evil to win in the world is for enough good men to do nothing." -- Edmund Burke
"The world is too dangerous to live in - not becuase of the people who do evil but because of the people who sit and let it happen." -- Albert Einstein
5. Write a eulogy for the millions who died during the Holocaust and did not have the benefit of a funeral. Write an epitaph for the grave of a Holocaust victim.
6. Research the conditions of a typical concentration camp and rewrite the "Ten Commandments" for both a prisoner and a German S.S. soldier.
7. Describe medical research which was performed on camp prisoners and give your opinions about the research. Develop a news clip in the style of Edward R. Murrow.
8. Construct a creative map of the concentration camps, including the train route the prisoners took to the camps.
9. Research and establish a list of songs from the era of WWII and the Holocaust. Perform one during presentations.
10. Anti-Semitism can be defined as hostility or discrimination against Jews. Write a letter to an anti-Semitic person aimed at convincing him or her to become more accepting of Jews. Include details from the book "Night" or any other Holocaust book.
11. Using fabric paint, create a T-shirt that could be sold at a book promotion for "Night" or any other Holocaust book. Include a quotation and/or scene from the story as well as the title of the book.
12. Think of examples of people today who willingly wear "labels" declaring them as members of a particular group. Compare the wearing of those labels to the wearing of the Jew's stars and tattoos during WWII.
13. Express your ideas about one of the themes of the Holocaust in a poem, poster, or song.
14. Using the Holocaust theme, write a short book (similar to the Truman books) about a certain area of this historical time. This book should include pictures and graphics. (For example, concentration camps, "Doctor of Death," Hitler, persecuted peoples, Kristallnacht, etc.)
15. Using any medium you wish, make and exhibit symbols of Judaism. (For example, a Torah, Star of David, Menorah, etc.)
16. Write a short play and present it to the class about some aspect of tolerance for all people.
Please don't limit yourself to these suggestions, we are open to your ideas!!
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