Description:This folder contains all of the resources you'll need to get the World War II and the Holocaust unit up and running.

Inside, you'll find an Understanding by Design unit plan outlining stages one and two of the unit, a day-by-day calendar complete with objectives, assessments and key terms (great for sharing with students), a project description and rubric, a syllabus for student use, and links to helpful resources you may wish to print for student reference.

This resource is part of the World War II and the Holocaust Unit collection.

Last Updated:Nov-13-2009

• Language Arts

• Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13

• middle
• 6th
• 7th
• 8th
• tween

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Description:This lesson is the first in a larger unit on World War II and the Holocaust. Our shared text for this unit is Elie Wiesel's Night. Students will also be working in literature circles, however, to read books from this period on their own. Our strategy focus is writing responses to short-answer questions. Students will also discuss propaganda, audience, purpose, and point of view.

In today's lesson, students have the opportunity to explore the unit calendar and syllabus. Students then activate their prior knowledge about World War II with an article from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's Encyclopedia.

In this folder, you will find a detailed lesson plan, editable student worksheet, transparency of student notes, student syllabus and calendar, and a link to today's article.

This resource is part of the World War II and the Holocaust Unit collection.

Last Updated:Nov-13-2009

• Language Arts
• Language Arts > Reading Comprehension

• Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13

• middle
• 6th
• 7th
• 8th
• tween

• Curriculum: Lesson Plan

Description:This lesson is the first in a larger unit on World War II and the Holocaust. Our shared text for this unit is Elie Wiesel's Night. Students will also be working in literature circles, however, to read books from this period on their own. Our strategy focus is writing responses to short-answer questions. Students will also discuss propaganda, audience, purpose, and point of view.

In today's lesson, students have the opportunity to explore the unit calendar and syllabus. Students then activate their prior knowledge about World War II with an article from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's Encyclopedia.

In this folder, you will find a detailed lesson plan, an editable student worksheet, and a link to today's article.

This resource is part of the World War II and the Holocaust Unit collection.

Last Updated:Nov-13-2009

• Language Arts

• Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13

• middle
• 6th
• 7th
• 8th
• tween

• Curriculum: Lesson Plan

Description:This lesson is the first in a larger unit on World War II and the Holocaust. Our shared text for this unit is Elie Wiesel's Night. Students will also be working in literature circles, however, to read books from this period on their own. Our strategy focus is writing responses to short-answer questions. Students will also discuss propaganda, audience, purpose, and point of view.

In today's lesson, students differentiate between bandwagon and repetition propaganda through an examination of both Nazi propaganda and modern-day advertisements.

In this folder, you will find a detailed lesson plan, editable student worksheet, and overhead transparencies of student notes and advertisements.

This resource is part of the World War II and the Holocaust Unit collection.

Last Updated:Nov-13-2009

• Language Arts
• Language Arts > Reading Comprehension

• Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13

• middle
• 6th
• 7th
• 8th
• tween

• Curriculum: Lesson Plan

Description:This lesson is the first in a larger unit on World War II and the Holocaust. Our shared text for this unit is Elie Wiesel's Night. Students will also be working in literature circles, however, to read books from this period on their own. Our strategy focus is writing responses to short-answer questions. Students will also discuss propaganda, audience, purpose, and point of view.

In today's lesson, students differentiate between repetition, testimonial, name-calling and bandwagon propaganda through an examination of both Nazi propaganda and modern-day advertisements.

In this folder, you will find a detailed lesson plan, editable student worksheet, and overhead transparencies of student notes and advertisements.

This resource is part of the World War II and the Holocaust Unit collection.

Last Updated:Nov-13-2009

• Language Arts
• Language Arts > Reading Comprehension

• Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13

• middle
• 6th
• 7th
• 8th
• tween

• Curriculum: Lesson Plan

Description:This lesson is the first in a larger unit on World War II and the Holocaust. Our shared text for this unit is Elie Wiesel's Night. Students will also be working in literature circles, however, to read books from this period on their own. Our strategy focus is writing responses to short-answer questions. Students will also discuss propaganda, audience, purpose, and point of view.

In today's lesson, students differentiate between repetition, testimonial, name-calling, plain folks, emotional appeal, and bandwagon propaganda through an examination of both Nazi propaganda and modern-day advertisements.

In this folder, you will find a detailed lesson plan, editable student worksheet, exit slip, and overhead transparencies of student notes and advertisements.

This resource is part of the World War II and the Holocaust Unit collection.

Last Updated:Nov-13-2009

• Language Arts
• Language Arts > Reading Comprehension

• Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13

• middle
• 6th
• 7th
• 8th
• tween

• Curriculum: Lesson Plan

Description:This lesson is part of a larger unit on World War II and the Holocaust. Our shared text for this unit is Elie Wiesel's Night. Students will also be working in literature circles, however, to read books from this period on their own. Our strategy focus is writing responses to short-answer questions. Students will also discuss propaganda, audience, purpose, and point of view.

Today's lesson was developed in response to my students' tendency to rush into reading-responses that requires careful, critical thinking. I noticed that students' responses were frequently off-topic or incomplete as a result of their inattentive analysis of the question itself. If your students are already careful planners, you may wish to adapt today's objective to fit your needs.

In today's lesson, students identify the strategies they must use in their reading in order to respond appropriately to an open-ended question. They also begin reading the shared text for this unit, Night by Elie Wiesel.

In this folder, you will find a detailed lesson plan, editable student notes, and an overhead transparency of an open-ended question.

This resource is part of the World War II and the Holocaust Unit collection.

Last Updated:Nov-13-2009

• Language Arts
• Language Arts > Reading Comprehension

• Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13

• middle
• 6th
• 7th
• 8th
• tween

• Curriculum: Lesson Plan

Description:This lesson is part of a larger unit on World War II and the Holocaust. Our shared text for this unit is Elie Wiesel's Night. Students will also be working in literature circles, however, to read books from this period on their own. Our strategy focus is writing responses to short-answer questions. Students will also discuss propaganda, audience, purpose, and point of view.

Inside, you will find a detailed lesson plan, two overhead transparencies for use with the lesson, and editable student notes.

In today's lesson, students identify the strategies they must use in their reading in order to respond appropriately to an open-ended question, plan responses to open-ended questions, and craft opening sentences in response to each question. Students also continue their reading of Elie Wiesel's Night.

This resource is part of the World War II and the Holocaust Unit collection.

Last Updated:Nov-13-2009

• Language Arts
• Language Arts > Reading Comprehension

• Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13

• middle
• 6th
• 7th
• 8th
• tween

• Curriculum: Lesson Plan

Description:This lesson is part of a larger unit on World War II and the Holocaust. Our shared text for this unit is Elie Wiesel's Night. Students will also be working in literature circles, however, to read books from this period on their own. Our strategy focus is writing responses to short-answer questions. Students will also discuss propaganda, audience, purpose, and point of view.

In today's lesson, students practice MLA citation in preparation for responding to short-answer questions. Students also continue their reading of Elie Wiesel's Night.

Inside, you will find a detailed lesson plan, editable student notes, overhead transparencies for use with the lesson, and a separate sheet for independent practice that allows for easy collection and assessment of student mastery.

This resource is part of the World War II and the Holocaust Unit collection.

Last Updated:Nov-13-2009

• Language Arts
• Language Arts > Reading Comprehension

• Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13

• middle
• 6th
• 7th
• 8th
• tween

• Curriculum: Lesson Plan

Description:This lesson is part of a larger unit on World War II and the Holocaust. Our shared text for this unit is Elie Wiesel's Night. Students will also be working in literature circles, however, to read books from this period on their own. Our strategy focus is writing responses to short-answer questions. Students will also discuss propaganda, audience, purpose, and point of view.

In today's lesson, students practice MLA citation in preparation for responding to short-answer questions. Students also continue their reading of Elie Wiesel's Night.

Inside, you will find a detailed lesson plan, editable student notes, and an overhead transparency for use with the lesson.

This resource is part of the World War II and the Holocaust Unit collection.

Last Updated:Nov-13-2009

• Language Arts
• Language Arts > Reading Comprehension

• Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13

• middle
• 6th
• 7th
• 8th
• tween

• Curriculum: Lesson Plan

Description:This lesson is part of a larger unit on World War II and the Holocaust. Our shared text for this unit is Elie Wiesel's Night. Students will also be working in literature circles, however, to read books from this period on their own. Our strategy focus is writing responses to short-answer questions. Students will also discuss propaganda, audience, purpose, and point of view.

In today's lesson, students work through the entire writing process to respond to an open-ended question about Elie Wiesel's memoir, Night. Students are expected to use MLA citation to support their responses.

Inside, you will find a detailed lesson plan, an editable student worksheet, independent practice for collection and determination of mastery, and a separate sheet for student homework.

This resource is part of the World War II and the Holocaust Unit collection.

Last Updated:Nov-13-2009

• Language Arts
• Language Arts > Reading Comprehension

• Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13

• middle
• 6th
• 7th
• 8th
• tween

• Curriculum: Lesson Plan

Description:This lesson is part of a larger unit on World War II and the Holocaust. Our shared text for this unit is Elie Wiesel's Night. Students will also be working in literature circles, however, to read books from this period on their own. Our strategy focus is writing responses to short-answer questions. Students will also discuss propaganda, audience, purpose, and point of view.

In today's lesson, students will rewrite Friday's open-ended question responses after considering teacher feedback. A small-group of students will receive additional support during this time.

Inside, you will find a detailed lesson plan, a worksheet for use with students, and a homework assignment for this evening.

This resource is part of the World War II and the Holocaust Unit collection.

Last Updated:Nov-13-2009

• Language Arts
• Language Arts > Reading Comprehension

• Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13

• middle
• 6th
• 7th
• 8th
• tween

• Curriculum: Lesson Plan

Description:This lesson is part of a larger unit on World War II and the Holocaust. Our shared text for this unit is Elie Wiesel's Night. Students will also be working in literature circles, however, to read books from this period on their own. Our strategy focus is writing responses to short-answer questions. Students will also discuss propaganda, audience, purpose, and point of view.

In today's lesson, students work through the entire writing process to respond to an open-ended question about Elie Wiesel's memoir, Night. Students are expected to use MLA citation to support their responses.

Inside, you will find a detailed lesson plan, an editable worksheet and schedule for students, lined sheets upon which students will record their rough and final drafts of their essays, and homework for this evening.

This resource is part of the World War II and the Holocaust Unit collection.

Last Updated:Nov-13-2009

• Language Arts
• Language Arts > Reading Comprehension

• Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13

• middle
• 6th
• 7th
• 8th
• tween

• Curriculum: Lesson Plan

Description:This lesson is part of a larger unit on World War II and the Holocaust. Our shared text for this unit is Elie Wiesel's Night. Students will also be working in literature circles, however, to read books from this period on their own. Our strategy focus is writing responses to short-answer questions. Students will also discuss propaganda, audience, purpose, and point of view.

In today's lesson, students will rewrite yesterday's open-ended question responses after considering teacher feedback. A small-group of students will receive additional support during this time.

Inside, you will find a detailed lesson plan, editable students notes, and homework for this evening.

This resource is part of the World War II and the Holocaust Unit collection.

Last Updated:Nov-13-2009

• Language Arts
• Language Arts > Reading Comprehension

• Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13

• middle
• 6th
• 7th
• 8th
• tween

• Curriculum: Lesson Plan

Description:This lesson is part of a larger unit on World War II and the Holocaust. Our shared text for this unit is Elie Wiesel's Night. Students will also be working in literature circles, however, to read books from this period on their own. Our strategy focus is writing responses to short-answer questions. Students will also discuss propaganda, audience, purpose, and point of view.

In today's lesson, students will be identifying the audience and author's purpose for a variety of texts. They will also continue with their study and analysis of Elie Wiesel's Night.

Inside, you will find a detailed lesson plan, editable student notes and an overhead transparency for use with the lesson.

This resource is part of the World War II and the Holocaust Unit collection.

Last Updated:Nov-13-2009

• Language Arts
• Language Arts > Reading Comprehension

• Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13

• middle
• 6th
• 7th
• 8th
• tween

• Curriculum: Lesson Plan

Description:This lesson is part of a larger unit on World War II and the Holocaust. Our shared text for this unit is Elie Wiesel's Night. Students will also be working in literature circles, however, to read books from this period on their own. Our strategy focus is writing responses to short-answer questions. Students will also discuss propaganda, audience, purpose, and point of view.

In today's lesson, students will be identifying the point of view from which a variety of texts are written. They will also continue with their study and analysis of Elie Wiesel's Night.

Inside, you will find a lesson plan, editable student notes and an overhead for use with the lesson.

This resource is part of the World War II and the Holocaust Unit collection.

Last Updated:Nov-13-2009

• Language Arts
• Language Arts > Reading Comprehension

• Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13

• middle
• 6th
• 7th
• 8th
• tween

• Curriculum: Lesson Plan

Description:This lesson is part of a larger unit on World War II and the Holocaust. Our shared text for this unit is Elie Wiesel's Night. Students will also be working in literature circles, however, to read books from this period on their own. Our strategy focus is writing responses to short-answer questions. Students will also discuss propaganda, audience, purpose, and point of view.

In today's lesson, students will have the opportunity to differentiate between first person, third-person omniscient, third-person limited and third-person objective points of view using a variety of texts. They will also continue with their study and analysis of Elie Wiesel's Night.

Insider, you will find a detailed lesson plan, editable student notes complete with a point of view flow chart, and two transparencies for use with the lesson.

This resource is part of the World War II and the Holocaust Unit collection.

Last Updated:Nov-14-2009

• Language Arts
• Language Arts > Reading Comprehension

• Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13

• middle
• 6th
• 7th
• 8th
• tween

• Curriculum: Lesson Plan

Description:This lesson is part of a larger unit on World War II and the Holocaust. Our shared text for this unit is Elie Wiesel's Night. Students will also be working in literature circles, however, to read books from this period on their own. Our strategy focus is writing responses to short-answer questions. Students will also discuss propaganda, audience, purpose, and point of view.

In today's lesson, students work through the entire writing process to respond to an open-ended question about Elie Wiesel's memoir, Night. Students are expected to use MLA citation to support their responses.

Insider, you will find a detailed lesson plan, editable student notes, and sheets upon which students will record their rough and final drafts of responses to the open-ended question.

This resource is part of the World War II and the Holocaust Unit collection.

Last Updated:Nov-14-2009

• Language Arts
• Language Arts > Reading Comprehension

• Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13

• middle
• 6th
• 7th
• 8th
• tween

• Curriculum: Lesson Plan

Description:This lesson is part of a larger unit on World War II and the Holocaust. Our shared text for this unit is Elie Wiesel's Night. Students will also be working in literature circles, however, to read books from this period on their own. Our strategy focus is writing responses to short-answer questions. Students will also discuss propaganda, audience, purpose, and point of view.

Today, students will complete the Unit Assessment.

Inside, you will find a detailed lesson plan, a Do Now for use with the lesson, the Unit Assessment itself, and many suggestions for accommodations.

This resource is part of the World War II and the Holocaust Unit collection.

Last Updated:Nov-14-2009

• Language Arts
• Language Arts > Reading Comprehension

• Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13

• middle
• 6th
• 7th
• 8th
• tween

• Curriculum: Lesson Plan

Description:This lesson is part of a larger unit on World War II and the Holocaust. Our shared text for this unit is Elie Wiesel's Night. Students will also be working in literature circles, however, to read books from this period on their own. Our strategy focus is writing responses to short-answer questions. Students will also discuss propaganda, audience, purpose, and point of view.

In today's lesson, students will split into four different groups to present their projects, assess their peers' presentations, conclude work within literature circles, complete a unit survey, and read and code their novels silently.

Inside, you will find a detailed lesson plan, editable students notes complete with a schedule of activities, rubrics for peer assessment of project presentations, teacher rubrics for assessment of project presentations, and a unit survey.

This resource is part of the World War II and the Holocaust Unit collection.

Last Updated:Nov-14-2009

• Language Arts

• Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13

• middle
• 6th
• 7th
• 8th
• tween

• Curriculum: Lesson Plan

Description:This lesson is part of a larger unit on World War II and the Holocaust. Our shared text for this unit is Elie Wiesel's Night. Students will also be working in literature circles, however, to read books from this period on their own. Our strategy focus is writing responses to short-answer questions. Students will also discuss propaganda, audience, purpose, and point of view.

In today's lesson, students will split into four different groups to present their projects, assess their peers' presentations, conclude work within literature circles, complete a unit survey, and read and code their novels silently.

Inside, you will find a detailed lesson plan, editable students notes complete with a schedule of activities, rubrics for peer assessment of project presentations, teacher rubrics for assessment of project presentations, and a unit survey.

This resource is part of the World War II and the Holocaust Unit collection.

Last Updated:Nov-14-2009

• Language Arts

• Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13

• middle
• 6th
• 7th
• 8th
• tween

• Curriculum: Lesson Plan