World War II - The Holocaust
Description:
This unit may be used in connection with a social studies unit on World War II. It could also be used in connection with a reading/language arts unit. Students will research fiction and non-fiction print resources along with online databases to create newspaper articles that represent conditions during the Holocaust. This lesson will help build confidence in students' abilities to achieve the learning objective and provide satisfaction through the creation of a newspaper for others to enjoy.
Goals & Objectives:
LIBRARY MEDIA SKILLS OBJECTIVES
The student will:
-explain the difference between fiction and nonfiction books.
-use the online or card catalog to locate fiction books on the Holocaust.
-gather infomratinfrom multiple sources, including CD-ROMs, encyclopedias, and the Internet.
CURRICULUM OBJECTIVES
The student will:
-gain an awareness of the Holocaust through fiction books.
-read a historical fiction book on the Holocaust, analyze the characters, and explain events that occurred during this time period.
-recognize the importance of taking notes
-create a newspaper about dily events that may have occurred during World War II.
MOTIVATIONAL OBJECTIVES:
The student will:
-become interested in the research process.
-understand the importance of information skills.
-experience increased confidence in research ability
-understand the value of information skills.
-achieve satisfaction in research accomplishments.
Materials & Sources:
Resource List
The Warsaw Times
| Credits: |
Author: Mary Anne Jarrad
Adapted by Kori Gerbig, School of Information Studies
Syracuse University |
| Sources: |
School Library Media Activities Monthly
January 1999; 15(5);23-25 |
Procedures:
INSTRUCTIONAL ROLES
-After planning with the library media specialist, the social studies teacher introduces the unit to the students. The library media specialist compiles a list of fiction books on the Holocaust and prepares a booktalk on selected fiction titles. The library media specialist leads a discussion on how to distinguish between fiction and nonfiction books. The library media specialist provides students with a research guide with a list of subject headings and keywords for searching the online databases. The keywords include; Holocaust, World War II, Nazi Germany, Concentration Camps, Jewish History, Genocide, and European History (1900-1945). The library media specialist provides students with a list of Web sites and assists students in their research.
ACTIVITIES AND PROCEDURES FOR COMPLETION
-Students search for information about the Holocaust. After selecting a title from a bibliography, the students read and take notes on a historical fiction novel. From the notes, the students research information in different formats from a list provided by the library media specialist. The students then create a newspaper that shows the customs, beliefs, traditions, politics, dress, and events that occurred during this time period. They write articles for four different sections of the newspaper: front page, classified, obituaries, sports, world news, editorial page, business, local government, travel, lost and found, map of the region, and entertainment.
FOLLOW-UP
-The students may write an article about what they would bring back from the twentieth century in a time machine to ease the historical situation during World War II.
-The students may write diary entries for a character for one week that show that person's daily activities and how that person was affected by the war.
Assessment:
-Each student writes four newspaper articles about life during the Holocaust. The newspapers are displayed in the library media center. The library media specialist and the social studies teacher assess the success of the unit in meeting the objectives.
Sources:
School Library Media Activities Monthly
January 1999; 15(5);23-25
