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Lesson Plans - 9th Grade

Life In Concentration Camps

Based on the reading of personal accounts from Holocaust survivors, students will be able to explain what life was like in concentration camps with at least 90% accuracy.

Class Memorial

“Prepare and conduct a memorial service commemorating the victims of the Holocaust.

Escaping the Holocaust: Incorporating the Voyage of the St. Louis Web Site Into a Unit of Study

Students research passengers aboard the St. Louis to learn about the difficulties Jewish refugees faced when fleeing Nazi Germany.

Create Poetry from First-Person Testimony

Students turn diary and journal entries and the recorded testimony of people who witnessed the Holocaust into eloquent poetry. This is a lesson in the power of words.

What Do You Know? (Creating a K-W-H-L Chart)

“Students will: research print and/or online resources, organize information, integrate and use information, learn about the Holocaust.