8th Reading Lesson Plans

Lesson Plans for August 23-October 5 are subject to changes...

Thematic Unit: The Holocaust

Monday/Tuesday, August 27-28

Lesson 1: Studying the Holocaust

·         Part 1: Human Catastrophes

Wednesday/Thursday, August 29-30

Lesson 1

·         Part 2: Kristallnact Pogrom

·         Assign: present a summary of the primary/secondary source that has been assigned

Friday/Tuesday, August 31-September 4

Lesson 1

·         Part 2: Kristallnact Pogrom, cont.

·         Present summaries; classroom discussion about material

Wednesday/Thursday, September 5-6

Lesson 2:  Anti-Semitism

·         Part 1: Pre-war Jewish Life and Nazi Anti-Semitism

·         Assign: read “Summary of Anti-Semitism” and be prepared to discuss

Friday/Monday, September 7-10

Lesson 2

·         Part 1: Pre-war Jewish Life, cont.

·         Assign: create a “Not in Our Town” poster with partner

Tuesday/Wednesday, September 11-12

Lesson 2

·         Part 2: Nazi Propaganda

·         Assign: find an example of prejudice or hatred in contemporary music

Thursday/Friday, September 13-14

Lesson 3: Nazi Germany

·         Part 1: Weimer Republic and Rise of the Nazi Party

·         Notes and discussion

Monday/Tuesday, September 17-18

Lesson 3

·         Part 2: Anti-Jewish Policy

·         Assign: complete “What Rights are Important to Me?” handout

Wednesday/Thursday, September 19-20

Lesson 3

·         Part 3: Pyramid of Hate

·         Assign: In-class work project—create your own pyramid of hate; discuss Reverend Niemoller and personal responsibility

Friday/Monday, September 21-24

Lesson 3

·         Part 3: Pyramid of Hate

·         Continue discussing pyramids with the class

Tuesday/Wednesday, September 25-26

Lesson 4: The Ghettos

·         Part 1: Life in the Ghettos

·         Assign: Read “The Ghettos”; be prepared to discuss in class

Thursday/Monday, September 27-October 1

Lesson 4

·         Part 1: Life in the Ghettos, cont.

·         Assign: Group work—together answer questions regarding “Photograph from the Lodz Ghetto” and “Poems by Children in the Lodz Ghetto.”

Tuesday/Wednesday, October 2-3

Lesson 4

·         Part 2: The Role of the Ghetto

·         Assign: Chart ways the Nazis controlled, confined and weakened the Jews in the Ghetto

Thursday/Friday, October 4-5

Lesson 4

·         Part 2: The Role of the Ghetto, cont.

·         Read and discuss “The Diary Entry from the Lodz Ghetto.”