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Why Study the Holocaust?
Grades 4-7
January 3, 2007
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January 27th is National Holocaust Memorial Day. It seems almost
impossible that there are still millions of people who either deny the
Holocaust or simply know nothing about it.
The Holocaust is a universal lesson about how civilized countries and their
leaders can create propaganda that generates ethnic hatred to justify
genocide. So, civilized countries can be manipulated as well as more recent
examples of third-world countries such as Darfur.
Activity: Teachers should use Holocaust Memorial Day to create
learning activities that teach the lessons of the Holocaust:
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Click the Subject Headings option. |
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Type Holocaust in the Search box and Search. |
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Note the list of 14 subjects in the Results listing
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Assign different topics to different students. Students
will use at least two resources in reporting their topics. The report
should summarize the following types of information:. |
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Significant people |
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Significant events |
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Most important idea about this subject |
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