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The Holocaust was a watershed event in world history: a frightening reminder of the consequences of prejudice and intolerance and the dangers of silence and apathy. Virtual School Videoconferences about the Holocaust are both timely and teachable. In these videoconferences, students will learn about how and why the Holocaust happened through eye-witness accounts, while developing an understanding of historical concepts such as cause and consequence. Expectations Students will: · show knowledge of how and why the Holocaust happened including the chronology of the Holocaust and the way the persecution of Jewish people developed over time · describe some of the ideas and attitudes underpinning the Nazi persecution of the Jews and other groups · analyze different stages of the Holocaust including initial Nazi persecution, ghetto life and the Final Solution · identify links between contemporary beliefs and the Holocaust · draw parallels between the Nazi movement that inspired the Holocaust and the Neo-Nazi movement of today
Prior learning It is helpful if pupils have: studied
the treatment of the Jews throughout history Helpful Resources large
wall-mounted map of Europe
National Standards
National Standard 2: World History Students will use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of major ideas, eras, themes, developments, and turning points in world history and examine the broad sweep of history from a variety of perspectives.
National Standard 1: Language Arts Students will read and comprehend general and technical materials. 1. Use reading for multiple purposes, such as enjoyment, clarifying information, and learning complex procedures. 3. Employ multiple strategies to construct meaning, such as generating questions, studying vocabulary, analyzing mood and tone, recognizing how authors use information, generalizing ideas, matching form to contend, and developing reference skills. 4. Respond to a variety of oral, visual, written and electronic texts by making connections to their personal lives and the lives of others.
National Standard 3: Language Arts Students will read and analyze a wide variety of classic and contemporary literature and other texts to seek information, ideas, enjoyment, and understanding of their individuality, our common heritage and common humanity, and the rich diversity in our society. 2. Describe and discuss shared issues in the human experience that appear in literature and other texts from around the world. 3. Identify and discuss how the tensions among characters, communities, themes and issues in literature and other texts are related to one's own experience.
National Standard: Social Studies Thematic Strands 1. Culture – Explore multicultural topics across the curriculum. 2. Time, Continuity, and Change – Knowing how to read and reconstruct the past allows one to develop a historical perspective. 4. Individual Development and Identity- Examination of various forms of human behavior enhances understanding of the relationships among social norms and emerging personal identities and the ethical principles underlying individual action. 5. Individuals, Groups, and Institutions - Know how institutions are formed, what controls and influences them, how they control and influence individuals and culture, and how institutions are maintained and changed. 6. Power, Authority, and Governance – By examining the purposes and characteristics of various governance systems, learners develop an understanding of how groups and nations attempt to resolve conflicts and seek to establish order and security
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