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Holocaust Diary
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Track important World War II happenings
Analyze how the texts we are reading show the experience of the
Holocaust
Keep a log of domain specific words related to the Holocaust
• What are domain-specific words?
• Domain-specific words are words that relate
to a certain field or topic.
• Sports examples
• Science examples
• Discuss what you already know about the
Holocaust.
• What are some domain-specific words
related to the Holocaust?
Holocaust Diary
• Holocaust Diary instructions:
• Fold five sheets of blank computer paper in half
• Staple near top and bottom to create a booklet
• Label the cover “Holocaust Diary” and include your
name
• The left side of each page will have the year, topic,
and title of the text we are reading
• The right side will be for domain specific words and
phrases
Year: Topic
• Title of text
• Answer the
following:
• What central ideas
does this text help you
understand about the
Holocaust? Support
your position with
specific evidence from
the text.
• Domain specific
words and definitions
1933 – 1938: Hitler rises to
power in Germany
• “Twentieth Century
Monsters”
• What central ideas does
this text help you
understand about the
Holocaust? Support your
position with specific
evidence from the text.
• Dictator:
• Nationalism:
• Fascism:
• Nazi:
• Communism:
• Totalitarian:
Dictator (noun):
a ruler who has complete
power.
Nationalism (noun):
devotion to one's nation.
Fascism (noun):
a system of government
characterized by a dictator,
racism, and military control.
Nazi (noun):
a member of the political
party that held power in
Germany from 1933 to
1945.
Communism (noun):
a system in which all
factories, farms, and other
valuable things are
controlled by the
government.
Totalitarian (adjective):
used to describe a
government that has
complete control over the
people.
Domain-specific language
• What do you notice about this set of words?
• Choose two of the words and explain how
they are similar, then explain how the two
words are actually different.
• Choose another set of the words and explain
how they are similar, then explain how the
two words are actually different.
• Explain why these words are domain specific
to the Holocaust; how are they related to this
event in history?
Interaction of Ideas, Events,
and Individuals
• Describe Germany after World War I (before Hitler
came to power). Explain the events that let to this.
• Who was Hitler and what were his major ideas about
government?
• How did Hitler’s ideas change Germany?
• Compare and contrast the events and ideas going on in
Germany with what was happening in other countries
(Japan, Spain, Italy, Russia).
• Describe what was going on in America when Hitler
came to power. Explain how these events caused our
nation to ignore what was happening in the rest of the
world.
1939 -1941 : Hitler invades Poland to begin
WWII and Jews are moved to ghettos
“The Ghettos”
• ghettos:
• concentration camps:
• Star of David:
1. Why did the Nazis
create the ghettos?
2. What lies did the
Nazis tell to justify
the ghettos?
3. How did the
ghettos affect the
Jewish people?
1939 -1941 : Hitler invades Poland to begin
WWII and Jews are moved to ghettos
For each of the below,
find a direct quote
that, for you, best
captures the
experience of being a
Jew at this time.
The Book Thief
Daniel’s Story
• Using domain-specific
language, write a
journal entry as if you
were a Jew in this
time.
• Include reference to
the ways ideas, events,
and people influenced
each other (use ideas
from our class
discussion).
Daniel’s Story Questions
• Complete the text discussion questions on your
own sheet of paper.
• Write each question then answer in 2-3
complete sentences.
• Use quotes or specific evidence from the text
whenever possible.
• Each question is worth 15 points; the ERQ is
worth 50 points.
• When answering the ERQ, be sure to APE
(Answer the question, prove your answer with
evidence from the text, and explain your
evidence).
Daniel’s Story Questions
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Why did Daniel stop taking pictures?
What happened to Uncle Peter?
In this chapter, what laws were changing the lives of the Jews?
Why did Daniel stop trying at school?
Why were his parents distracted?
Describe the process of Jews being deported.
Why were the women of Daniel’s family so upset by the bodysearch?
8. Name and describe the place where the trains took Daniel and his
family.
9. In this part of the story, what things made Daniel feel better?
10. What do Daniel’s pictures show him about what is happening in
Germany?
ERQ: Analyze how Hitler’s ideas and laws affected Daniel. Provide at
least TWO specific examples from the text and explain how they
support your analysis.
1940: Germany tries to bomb
Britain into surrendering
• Churchill gave this
speech soon after he
was chosen as Prime
Minister of England.
• As you are reading,
think about the
events that led to
this speech and
evaluate what
Churchill is asking for.
• On the parallel lines,
paraphrase this
speech in your own
words.
• While you are
reading, check the
domain-specific
words to include in
your Holocaust diary.
1940: Germany tries to bomb
Britain into surrendering
• “Blood, Sweat, Toil,
and Tears”
• List some domainspecific words
related to the British
Government that you
learned, along with
the definitions.
1. What events led to
Churchill’s speech?
2. What ideas was
Churchill trying to
get across in his
speech?