Tuesday, April 2nd—sub day

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This lesson and the 1. KWL chart. Do Copy of the

Wednesday following will be the K and W reading for
, April 3rd steps on the each
used to introduce the student.
Holocaust to the sketch pads with
the whole class. Copy of the
students and prepare
2. Show short video questions for
them for PSSA
about the each
training. Holocaust. student.
3. Do the L step with
the students.
4. Use parallel
teaching to have
students read
“The Rise of
Adolf Hitler and
World War II and
“The Final
Solution.” This is
labeled in drive as
Holocaust reading
introduction.

Thursday, Completion of 1. Continue in Above

April 4th previous lesson previous parallel
teaching groups
to answer
questions in small
groups.
2. The students will
practice note
taking like they
did for the
readings about
Lizzie. The
instructors will
guide them with
this.
3. The groups will
discuss in depth
 how to go back
into a text to
answer questions.
(This is supposed
to help students
with PSSA skills).
4. The class will
come back
together and
answer the
questions as a
whole class.
Sam:
5. The class will
discuss what anti-
semitism is on the
PPT.
6. The class will do
a short reading
about anti-
semitism.
7. The class will look
at a timeline of
the holocaust.
8. The class will look
at a visual for the
pyramid of hate.

Friday, Read Remarks on a 1. Begin by Textbooks

April 5th visit to Buchenwald reviewing what
(Assembly (pages 738-739). concentration
day–no camps are based
afternoon on the intro
classes) reading.
2. Show video
testimonies of
Holocaust from
Echoes and
Reflections.
3. The students will
take notes and a
discussion will be
hosted about
what students
noticed. This will
be according to
the questions that
are in the PPT.
4. Blocks A and B
will read
 “Remarks.”
5. The students will
work on a
worksheet where
they circle and
justify what values
they think Ellie
Wiesel values.

Monday, Eclipse day– With 1. In addition to the

April 8th blocks C and D, do previous lesson,
the lesson that was students will read
done with A and B “Excerpt from
on Friday. Night” to gain
background
information about
Wiesel.

Tuesday, Propaganda 1. Explanation of PPT

April 9th activity and “what how this lesson
rights are most will answer the Copies of
important to me” question “How did rights
activity society get to a checklists
point where the
Holocaust Template for
happened?” students to
2. Pictures of take notes
antisemitic on during
propaganda from propaganda
Echoes and activity
Reflections will be
shown. (30
MINUTES)
3. The students will
observe the
propaganda in a
gallery walk. They
will walk around
the room and take
notes on the
propaganda using
a note template.
4. The teacher will
create a list of
what students
noticed on the
board. (Based on
the questions)
5. Students will work
on the “What
 rights are
important to me?”
activity.
6. The students will
get into groups
and discuss how
they could agree
on the checklist.
7. The teacher will
go over what real
holocaust policies
would impact the
items on the
checklist.
8. What is most
important - our
similarities or our
differences? Play
the “line game” -
time permitting.
(10 minutes)

Wednesday Read “From Anne 1. Based on how the Textbooks

, April 10th Frank: The diary of previous lesson
a Young Girl” (712- went, a video will PPT
715) be played
explaining the
Jewish ghettos.
2. Examine the
timeline provided
about the Frank
family in the
textbook (532-
533)(5 minutes)
4. Read the text as a
whole class and discuss
it. (40 minutes)
5. While reading,
complete the packet of
questions with the
students.
6.In case extra time:
Show students a trailer
from “A Small Light”

Thursday, The 1. Have a discussion

April 11th KinderTransport about who
(678-) Eva/Evelyn are.
2. Read the play in
reader’s theater
 with props (e.g.
paper to tear up in
the beginning)

Friday, Finish Finish reader’s

April 12th KinderTransport theater.
Nicky’s Family
Viewing