Name____________________________

Class Period__________

8th Grade Research Project

ushmm.org (United States Holocaust Memorial
Museum)
For second semester, each student will need to complete a
research project. We will be exploring the topic of the Holocaust
using resources online, as well as in books. The link for the
website is listed at the top of this paper. The topics you are able
to select from are listed below.

TOPICS

Concentration Camps (must be specific)

Genocide
Children of the Holocaust
Medical Experiments
Ghetto (must be specific)
Josef Mengele
Gas Chambers
Mobile Killing Units (Einsatzgruppen)
Adolf Hitler
Death Marches
Final Solution
Jehovahs Witnesses
Homosexuals
Prejudice of the Jews
Nazi Regime
***Other topics must be discussed and approved by Mrs.
Berglund

After choosing a topic, you will need to answer specific

questions concerning your topic (listed below). This is to make
sure you have a sufficient amount of information for your

project. You will be using your information to create a poster

presentation that will be presented to your class. You may
purchase posters yourself, or buy them from Mrs. Berglund. You
will be given adequate time to find the necessary information
and to create your poster. Please use your time wisely to
successfully complete this project.
The poster will need to include at least 4 paragraphs of
information, citations for your research and a minimum of three
pictures. The pictures can be hand drawn or found on a
website. However, if you find the picture on a website, you
need to create a citation for where it was found. The poster
also needs to have a title and your name. A rubric is attached
to assist you in completing this project.
Along with the research and creating the poster, you will
need to provide a citation of where your information was
obtained. Below you will need to find the correct information
from your resources to create your citation.

Citations
For a bookAuthors last name, first name. Title of the book. The place
the book was published: The publisher or publishing
company, The date the book was published

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For a websiteAuthors last name, first name. Title of Article. The website used. DAY
MONTH.(3

Letters)YEAR. (The date the website was created). Publishing company.

DAY
MONTH.(3 Letters)YEAR. (the date the website was visited).<website
url>

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Questions to Answer
1.)
2.)
3.)
4.)

How does dehumanization relate to your topic?

How is your topic related to the Holocaust?
Please explain what your topic is?
Does your topic show an example of adversity?

Why or Why not

5.) (This will be your longest section) What
information do you want people to know about your
topic?

6.)

Why did you choose this topic?

7.)

What do you find to be the most interesting about

your topic?

CATEGORY

Sources

Source
information
collected for
all graphics,
facts and
quotes. All
documented
in desired
format.

Source
information
collected for
all graphics,
facts and
quotes. Most
documented
in desired
format.

Source
information
collected for
graphics,
facts and
quotes, but
not
documented
in desired
format.

Very little or
no source
information
was
collected.

Content

Covers topic
in-depth with
details and
examples.
Subject
knowledge is
excellent.

Includes
Includes
Content is
essential
essential
minimal OR
knowledge
information there are
about the
about the
several
topic. Subject topic but
factual errors.
knowledge
there are 1-2
appears to be factual errors.
good.

Attractivene Makes
ss
excellent use
of font, color,
graphics,
effects, etc.
to enhance
the
presentation.

Makes good Makes use of

use of font,
font, color,
color,
graphics,
graphics,
effects, etc.
effects, etc. but
to enhance to occasionally
presentation. these detract
from the
presentation
content.

Use of font,
color,
graphics,
effects etc.
but these
often distract
from the
presentation
content.

Requirement All
All
s
requirements requirements
are met and are met.
exceeded.

One
requirement
was not
completely
met.

More than
one
requirement
was not
completely
met.

Presentation Wellrehearsed
with smooth
delivery that
holds
audience
attention.

Delivery not
smooth, but
able to
maintain
interest of
the audience
most of the
time.

Delivery not
smooth and
audience
attention
often lost.

Rehearsed
with fairly
smooth
delivery that
holds
audience
attention
most of the
time.

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