Wednesday, February 5, 2014

I can...

• understand Holocaust related diction
• explain new learning about the Holocaust using new vocabulary words
• establish a context for the Holocaust, including the time frame and the major events
• organize information in chronological order

Tomorrow is Literature Circle #2.  Prepare your DEJs and Role Sheets. 

Opening:
1. Vocabulary Review and Discussion:

• Anti-Semitism
• Concentration camp
• Death camp
• Genocide
• Gestapo
• Holocaust (two meanings)
• Nazi
• Persecution
• Propaganda
• SS (Schutzstaffel)
• Star of David

2. In your class notebook, use at least SIX words from the list to describe what you have learned about the Holocaust.

Work Period:
3. Regroup into four large groups.

4. Using the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum website, research and take notes on your assigned topic.  

• Start with the page "The Holocaust: A Learning Site for Students."
• As you research, take notes:
• Topic Researched:
• Notes for Talking Points:
• Summaries and Dates of Key Events
• Copy Key Dates and Events neatly onto individual notecards to add to the collaborative timeline after your presentation.

Closing:

5. Tomorrow is Literature Circle #2.  Prepare your DEJs and Role Sheets.