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Symbols from the Holocaust: Their Meaning and Impact Today

Explore major individuals, atrocities, and symbols from the Holocaust and their relevance in the present. Discuss the use of symbols in society and their impact. Engage in a scavenger hunt and K-W-L chart activity to deepen understanding.

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Symbols from the Holocaust: Their Meaning and Impact Today

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  1. 2/26 Holocaust Unit: Day 1

  2. This Day in History https://www.onthisday.com/history/events/february/26 Galileo, Lincoln, Hitler, Gandhi, National Parks, and Japan

  3. Unit: Big Ideas and EQ’s • Major individuals and groups from the Holocaust • Atrocities committed during the Holocaust and how they have affected the present • Major symbols from the Holocaust and how they are used today How and why do societies turn objects into symbols? What symbols most affects my life?

  4. Unit CC Standards SS-WH.9-12.26: Assess Iowans or groups of Iowans who have influenced world history SS-WH.9-12.24: Examine and explain how the perspectives of individuals and societies impact world history RL.9-10.3: Analyze how complex characters develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme. What?!? Is that a Reading Literature standard in History? ----------->

  5. Scavenger Hunt and K-W-L Chart Directions: (5-10 minutes) • With your quick-pair partner(s) and a piece of paper • Find 4 symbols around the room and Explain what their meanings are • 2 symbols of historical significance • 2 other symbols Directions: (5-10 minutes) • Complete your own version of a K-W-L Chart for the Holocaust • There are extra chart papers in the back or you can use your prefered method as long as Know, Want to Know, and Learned are covered.

  6. Scavenger Hunt Possible Results Historical: • Poster of American Presidents • Poster of Women and people of minority from history • World Wars timeline • Ms. Whiteman • Textbooks • Clock • What else? Non-Historical: • DMACC and UNI posters • Inspirational Quote Posters • Plants • Students • Economic Posters • Clock • What else?

  7. Symbols from Iowans in History The Red Cup: • Was made in Oskar Schindler’s factory by Phyllis Karp, • Karp was saved from Auschwitz by Schindler then moved to Des Moines in 1947 • *The cup is symbolic to Karp as hope for a better tomorrow, • “This will remind me, every day, that there is a better tomorrow.” • Think-Pair-Share what does this cup mean to you when you first saw? What about now?

  8. Symbols from Iowans in History Identification Badge: • *Under Nazis Germany, minority groups were forced to wear id badges. • This was worn by Charles Anolik, a Jewish man, in Lithuania. Anolik lived in the Slobotka Ghetto.* • Quick Write: 2+ sentences on why the Nazis would force someone to wear id symbols and live in bordered Ghettos?

  9. Unit Housekeeping (all papers in back and on google) • Unit Video Project Assignment : *Due 11th with an in class work day on the 7th. Come to class tomorrow with any questions. We will go over the sheet at the beginning. • Similar format to the Civil War Video from last semester • Extra Credit: Comic Book Q and A • Holocaust Need To Know Terms • I suggest printing these off

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