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The Holocaust: Bystanders and Upstanders Lesson PlanThe Holocaust: Bystanders and Upstanders Lesson Plan
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Facing History and Ourselves
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9th - 12th
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Social Studies & History
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The Holocaust: Bystanders and Upstanders

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Scholars analyze the role of bystanders during the Holocaust. The investigation explores the roles of the bystanders, upstanders, and rescuers with primary and secondary resources to determine actions taken—or not—and their implications during this time in history. 

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Concepts

holocaust survivors, the holocaust, world war ii, genocide

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Show a clip from one of the many videos provided as a preview
  • Role play with the characters of the bystander, upstander, and rescuer 

Classroom Considerations

  • Group size should be no more than three
  • Laminate a group set of the primary documents for multiple days of instruction
  • The 15th installment in a 17-part series

Pros

  • Resource provides multiple handouts for classroom use
  • Available video clips are excellent for audio and visual learners

Cons


Common Core

RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.3 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.3

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