Name: Class and Period:

Nazi Concentration Camp and the Final Solution Guiding Questions:

Slide 1:

Questions: Student Response

What are some similar characteristics of Hitler in these pictures? What type of sources do you think they come from? Do they appear to be valid sources?

Slide 2:Student Opinion Poll Answers from class:What are some adjectives that can describe Hitler from the pictures in slide 1? What does the illustrations tell you about his speaking style?

Class Discussion Question Answers:Why were the German people looking for a strong leader after World War One? What was it about the Treaty of Versailles that lead to the blaming of Jews for the defeat in the war? What was the role of Walter Rathenau?

Treaty of Versailles influenced the German people by:

Blame for _____ the war Reparations totals: _________ Recovered territories for _________

Post World War One Germany suffered from the following:

Walter Rathenau was: German minister for _______ He was intensely patriotic German, but he

was a _______.

He believed in the “policy of ______”, because he hoped that his actions would help the Allies realize that __________.

He was murdered in June ____ by _______________.

Meim Kampf: Meim Kampf means _______ in German. It was written by ______ while he was in jail to be later published in ____. This book _____ people into _ groups based on the following: _____, ______, and ____. The German people were on ___ of the Aryan Race.

Which groups of people did Hitler classify as inferior in Meim Kampf:

_________ _________ _________ _________

Slide 3:Concept of the Master Race or Aryan Race:What stories does these illustrations tell you about the idea of Master Race? What characteristics of the Master Race can you infer from the illustrations?

Characteristics of the Master Race mentioned in class discussion:

What type of sources did the illustrations come from? Do you think the source is a valid source?

Classroom Discussion Notes:

Slide 4:Concept of the Master Race or Aryan Race:Definition of “Aryan Race” in your own words.

Who were the Master Race? Why were the characteristics mentioned previously considered superior? When did the concept of Master Race began? Where did this idea come from?

Classroom Discussion Notes:

Slide 5:Nuremberg Law 1953:Define the importance of Nuremberg Law of 1953.

What restrictions did Nuremberg Laws place on Jews?

Definition:

Nuremberg Laws restricted Jews from the following:

Right to ________ Marrying ________ Attending or _____ at _____ schools or

______ Practicing _____ or ________ Publishing ______

Student Response Question:Why do you think it is important that Jews were not allowed to attend or teach at German schools or Universities?

Student Response:

Class Discussion Notes:

Slide 6 to 8:Illustrations of the Holocaust Slide 6:The illustration on the left showed some of the cruelties of concentration camps and the final step in Hitler’s Final Solution. What were some of the methods the Nazis used in the final stage of Final Solution?

Student Response and Notes:

Illustrations of the Holocaust Slide 7:Please describe what you see in the illustrations

Student Response and Notes:

provided in this slide. How does these illustrations help tell the truth of what happened at the concentration camps?

Illustrations of the Holocaust Slide 8:Please write a diary as if you were the man on the left illustration looking at the camera next to the pole. Please describe some of the treatment you received at the hand of the Nazi soldiers and some of the fears you may have.

Slide 9:Map of the location of the concentration camps:Where are most of the concentration camps located?

Why do you think the concentration camps were located in this region?

Student Response and Notes:

Slide 10:Oral History: Ruth FentonWho is Ruth Fenton?

What is the importance of her interview?

If you had the chance to ask her any question, what would you ask? Why did you ask her this question?

Ruth Fenton is: Holocaust ______ Where was she captured? ________

The importance of her interview are:

Your question for Ruth Fenton:

Reason for asking question:

Describe the treatment that the Jewish people had to endure during this time period.

Treatment:

Slide 11:IN CONCLUSION:What can you do to make sure that human cruelties like the one experienced by those captured by the Nazis in these concentration camps never happen again? What are your opinions and views on what you have learned about the Nazi Concentration Camp?

Rubric for Guiding Questions:

1 2 3 4Student complete the assignment in incomplete sentences and did not use any of the vocabulary words learned from either the content area or general vocabulary. Student

Student completed the assignment in complete sentences with many grammar mistakes. The answer provided did not answer the question provided by the instructor.

Student completed the assignment in complete sentences with few grammar mistakes. The answer provided a thorough understanding of question asked by instructor and show

Student completed the assignment in complete sentences with no grammar mistakes. The answer shows understanding of content subject and correct use of academic vocabulary.

did not answer the question provided by the instructor.

comprehension of content area.