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Grade: 8

Unit 5 The Children of the Holocaust


The purpose of this unit is to engage student in an inquiry-based learning experience designed around the questions: How is power attained, held, and shared between or among
groups in societies? What makes some people reses and others obey authority?, and Where does one draw the line between obeying authority and obeying ones conscience?
These questions will allow students to investigate certain power relationships during WWII while allowing students to use their own prior knowledge to compare and contrast those
relationships to their own lives through understanding the ramifications of prejudice, racism, and stereotyping in any society. Students will be motivated to investigate different power
structures that existed during that time period and the roles people played as well as the dangers of remaining silent, apathetic, and indifferent. During the course of the 6 weeks
students will engage in literature circles, create and deliver multimedia presentations, and craft narrative essay.


By the end of the unit, students will answer the following writing prompt:
In the last few weeks you have immersed yourself in a small part of the history of World War II and the Holocaust. Part of your work has been with
The Diary of Anne Frank and other novels set during that time period. The characters played one of four roles- victim, perpetrator, bystander, and/or
rescuer.
Today you will be using what you have learned from that novel and other texts, fiction and nonfiction, to write a narrative. You will become a new
character in any of the texts you have read and rewrite a small moment narrative story from that characters perspective taking on a role of victim,
perpetrator, bystander, and/or rescuer. You should make the story as historically accurate as possible.
Remember, a good narrative:
Establishes a clear point of view
Focuses closely on one character or characters
Uses strong sensory details to make the character(s) and event come alive
Uses precise language
Uses figurative language
May use dialogue and description to capture the character(s) and event
Concludes effectively


Note: Many anthologies have an excerpt of The Diary of Anne Frank which can be used as the anchor text. The additional text can be used for lit circles or book clubs.
Fiction
Excerpts from The Diary of Anne Frank by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, Language of Literature Unit 4
Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli 510L
Daniels Story by Carol Matas 720L
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak L730
The Devils Arithmetic by Jane Yolen 730 L
The Boy Who Dared by Susan Campbell Bartoletti 760L
Ashes by Kathryn Lasky 770L
Maus by Art Spiegelman Grade equivalent 6.8
When Hitler Stole the Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr 940L
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne 1080L





Week Mentor text Supplemental
text/Multimedia
Reading
Standards
Writing
Standards
Speaking/Listening
Standards
Language
Standards
Assessment
1
Excerpts from The
Diary of Anne Frank
by Frances Goodrich
and Albert Hackett
38 Witnesses
http://learning.blog
s.nytimes.com/2012
/03/13/march-13-
1964-new-york-
woman-killed-while-
witnesses-do-
nothing/
Nonfiction and Short Text
World War II: One Event,
Six Biographies by Aaron
Rosenberg
The Split History of World
War II by Simon Rose
Hannas Suitcase by Karen
Levine 730L
Rescuing the Children: The
Story of the
Kindertransport by
Deborah Hodge
Eyewitness Books: World
War II by Simon Adams
Heroes: 21 True Stories of
Courage and Honor, Miep
Gies: A Dangerous Secret,
and Hans and Sophie
Scholl: Resisting Nazi
Terror by Henry and
8RL1
8RL2
8RL3
8RL4

8.W.4

8SL1
8SL6
8L1
8L2
8L5
8L6
Quick Write
Lift a Line,
Notebook
Knowhow


Melissa Billings
The Holocaust by Susan
Willoughby 1060L
Heroes of the Holocaust by
Mara Bovsun Allen Zulio
920L
Terezin: Voices from the
Holocaust by Ruth
Thomson 980L
Ten Thousand Children:
True Stories Told by
Children Who Escaped
the Holocaust on the
Kindertransport by Ann
Fox 880L













Movies:

Boy in the Striped
Pajamas

The Diary of Anne Frank

The Book Thief


2
Excerpts from The
Diary of Anne Frank
by Frances Goodrich
and Albert Hackett
Butterfly Project-
The Butterfly
Poem
https://www.hmh.
org/ed_butterfly1.
shtml
The Paperclip
Project
https://www.hmh.
org/ed_butterfly1.
shtml
8RL1
8RL2
8RL3
8RL4
8.W.4

8SL1
8SL6

8L1
8L2
8L5
8L6
Quick Write
Lift q Line,
Notebook
Knowhow

3
Excerpts from The
Diary of Anne Frank
by Frances Goodrich
and Albert Hackett
Poem Do You
Remember?
Salina Almodovar
8RL1
8RL2
8RL3
8RL4
8.W.4

8SL1
8SL6
8L1
8L2
8L5
8L6
Lift a Line,
Notebook
Knowhow
Begin Performance
Assessment
Narrative and Photo
Essay
4
Excerpts from The
Diary of Anne Frank
by Frances Goodrich
and Albert Hackett
8RL1
8RL2
8RL4
8W3
8.W.4
8W5
8SL1
8SL6
8L1
8L2
8L5
8L6
Quick write
Lift a Line,
Notebook
Knowhow
Performance
Assessment
Narrative and Photo
Essay

5 Excerpt from The
Book Thief

Excerpt from Ten
Thousand Children:
True Stories Told by
Children Who
Escaped the
Holocaust on the
Kindertransport by
Ann Fox 880L

8RL1
8RL2
8RL4
8W3
8.W.4
8W5
8SL1
8SL6
8SL5
8L1
8L2
8L5
8L6
Lift a Line,
Notebook
Knowhow
Performance
Assessment
Narrative and Photo
Essay

6 Comparison of
movie and book

Excerpt from Heroes
of the Holocaust by
Mara Bovsun Allen
Zulio 920L

8RL1
8RL2
8RL4
8W3
8.W.4
8W5
8SL1
8SL6
8SL5
L8.5
L8.6
Performance
Assessment
Narrative and Photo
Essay

Movie/ Book
Comparison Graphic
organizer and
analysis
*note: Bold standards indicate when new standard is introduced
**Note: standards highlighted are the focus standards for the week

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