Sunday, May 03, 2015

HOLOCAUST & GENOCIDE

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Kristallnacht Letter Home Assignment

HOLOCAUST TOPICS
1) Get your Holocaust Group Topic Info here

1) Group Drafts 1 of the 8 Stages 

2) HW: Research interesting information about your topic so you can share it with class. Be sure to site your source.

3) (Start with Wikpedia, BBC, pbs.org, npr.org to gather QUALITY info)

4) Answer questions about your group’s stage on the bottom of tan worksheet


GROUP PRESENTATION (180 seconds)

1) Give Definition of Stage (10 seconds)

2) Answer Questions from tan worksheet (60 –90 seconds)

3) Share interesting online facts, information or questions (60 – 90 seconds)

4) Recap – (Define again) –How does this compare to other stages? Address the Essential Question: Why do good people allow bad things to happen? (20-30 seconds)

Holocaust Survivor Testimonies - Mr P is looking for short online videos of Holocaust Testimonies. He especially is looking for video testimonies on each of the 8 Stages of the Holocaust that students find interesting. If you find any short video on any of the 8 stages of the Holocaust, please email Mr P

Thanks

Shoah Foundation has an excellent archive of video testimony. Videos are both short and long. Take a look. Dive into this unique history. Again, share back with Mr P any videos, pictures, and other information you found interesting and think other students will as well. Thanks.











5) Camps
A) Solomon (Sjema) Feigerson escapes, camps & liberation


BBC Documentary: Auschwitz - Nazis and the Final Solution (Part 1 of 3) Contributed by Sandra Long P5 2012

a) American Liberator James Hayes Testimony
b) Gerda & Kurt Klein Liberation Testimony


Why do good people allow bad things to happen? Well, some don't allow bad things to happen. They do something about it. Check out some of the stories below.
9) Resistance & The Righteous
A) Help from Bulgarian Politicians & Orthodox Priest
B) The Righteous: Non-Jews who helped Jews during WWII
C) Saved By Wallenberg - The Swede who saved 100,000 Jews?
D) Yes, 1 person can make a difference!






GENOCIDE TOPICS
1) Genocide Worksheet & World Map (Incomplete but helpful Power Pt)
2) Jenn Welch's Short Genocide Summaries
3) Scroll down at Technical Thompson's Website Link 1 & Link 2 to find great links of Genocide Topics
Scroll down to very bottom of this page to get Genocide Topics if link to Technical Thompson's Website is not working for you.


POST WAR INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENTS

The India Packet includes post war notes related to Gandhi, Algeria and the Middle East.

India Packet


ESSAY BOMB INFORMATION

ESSAY BUNCH - Here is the online video that explains how to write a 5 paragraph essay. Be sure to follow the basic rules for writing a 5 paragraph essay and avoid having to write your essay over. Mr P is strict with following the essay rules. Good Luck!

ESSAY VIDEO NOTES - This note-taking worksheet will assist you hi-lite the main points of writing a 5 paragraph essay as you watch the Essay Bunch Instructional Video.

ESSAY GRADING RUBRIC - Click here to see grading scale for how essays are graded

ESSAY SAMPLES - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly - Samples of essays from the past.


PERIOD 5 YEAR BOOK ASSIGNMENT 
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LOOKING TO STUDY COLD WAR & OTHER TOPICS?
1) Cold War Summaries
2) Cold War Vocab Game (Thanks Danish)
3) India's Post WWII Independence


20th Century Genocide Notes (Assign 3) - Students are expected to find out about other 20th Century Genocide besides the Holocaust. Students can use these links below to obtain information on 20th Century Genocide. Students can go to these sites and others to fill out their Genocide Notesheet and World Map.

GOOD INFORMATION:

A) Main Link A - The History Place: Genocide of the 20th Century Great starting point- High school student friendly info gathering website. This site is good because it will provide students with the 'basics' on 20th Century Genocide.

B) Main Link B - Pledge Peace Union contributed by Mizuho (Period 5 All-Star 2005) Quality overview of Genocide.

C) Main Link C - Genocide Documentation Centre
D) Main Link D - United Human Rights contributed by Mizuho (Period 5 All-Star 2005)

E)Death Tolls for the Man-made Megadeaths of the 20th Century Alphabetical Index (K-Z) - this resource provides many references on death tolls. Be careful you can get lost on this website for hours. Mr P suggests spending time on this website if you develop a strong interest in the subject of Genocide. If you are just looking to complete the Genocide worksheet, students need not use this site.LINKS TO GENOCIDE TOPICS

1) Pol Pot Cambodia - Link A, Link B, Link C, Link D (PBS Frontline Documentary - Pol Pot's Shadow)
2) Guatemala - Link A, Link B, Link C, (Genocide Documentary) (Guatemala Doc- Voice from the Mountain)
8) East Timor - Link A, Link B, Link C, Link D (Pilger's Documentary)
9) Burundi - Link A, Link B, Link C, Link D
10) Stalin's Famine - Link A, Link B, Link C, Link D

11) Know of other Genocides? (Current?)

ASSIST IN THE LEARNING PROCESS! LET MR. P KNOW IF YOU FIND ANY OTHER QUALITY SITES OR INFORMATION ON GENOCIDE.
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