8th grade class (12 students all together) taught by Ms. Campbell
TASK: The Holocaust is over! People are
celebrating and are breathing a sigh of relief. No more war, no more
hatred! HOORAY!!! On Sunday, the 15th, there will be a huge memorial to
celebrate our most-loved people, who made a difference or who affected
us during the Holocaust! At the end of the ceremony, one person will be
chosen to be the recipient of the medal of honor, which will be given
to them or to their remaining family, to remind people of our past and
the people who should be remembered forever.
It is your task, as an agent , to decide who will (out of the list below) be chosen to
represent the brave and courageous people of the Holocaust and to
explain why this person should receive this medal!
- Anne Frank (3 people can chose this)
- Raoul
Wallenberg (3 people can chose this)
- Oskar
Schindler (3 people can chose this)
- Elie Wiesel
(3 people can choose this)
Agent's job: To write a persuasive opinion paper as to why your person
should be picked (with correct bibliographic format) and to make a
podcast with your group that has the same person as you so that people
who couldn’t make it to the memorial can hear who the nominees
are and why they are the ones being remembered!
Include any details, pictures, or audio clips that you want! Make sure
that the podcast uses components of google earth, finding where that
person lived or worked.
Process:
Days 1-2:
Teacher will
read a picture book/short story about the Holocaust to introduce topic.
Then,
students will brainstorm using the KWL strategy to see what the children know about the
Holocaust
Teacher will
share who some important people were during the Holocaust and give a
brief overview of each person. The teacher will also talk about what
the Holocaust was.
Days 3-4:
Teacher will go over using the
program inspirations and
students will use the information they have to create
a
chart on
inspirations. They will then post this on a wiki, which will be explained the next
day.
Day 5:
Teacher will
show children how to use a
Wiki and students will begin to put information on the Wiki
Day 6:
Students
will be shown how to use google
earth and then will be expected to finish a worksheet about it, based
on who they picked to do research on (see worksheet). Look below for
grading policy!
Days 7-10:
Students will
begin research about their person (
click here for link)Students will have an all-day study hall to
research their topic.
Days 11-13:
Look below for participation and in class work rubric!
Day 14-15:
Students will revise in class and
the final draft of the persuasive paper will be due the next day.
Homework: If students have not finished, they must
bring the draft home. Students should also review the paper rubric!
Days 16-17:
Teacher will collect papers, and
will put students into
groups according to their person. Teacher will then show students how
to use garageband and make a podcast
Days 18-19:
Students will their facts
to create a
script for a videopodcast, complete with three roles.
Click here for word document copy.
Review script rubric.
Day 20-22:
Students will decide what role
they will
play in the video podcast (newscaster, interviewer, and agent) and will
begin working on podcast. Podcast need only be one minute long. Students will finish podcast in
class.
Podcast should include
bibliographical
information for research and for visuals.
Day 23-24 :
Students will put information
(the script, their inspirations
project, their persuasive essay, and the video podcast) onto their
wiki. They will also include bibliographic information. Review Wiki rubric and podcast
rubric!
Day 25:
Students will share with the class.
General Student Resources:
