SUBJECT: World History

GRADE: High School

TECHNOLOGY: Internet

BY: Jennifer Zecher

Using The Internet In Holocaust Research

Target Grade/Subject:

Ninth grade World History. The holocaust is an emotional topic that is addressed little before high school. By using the internet for research, students will be able to find information in all aspects of the Holocaust. Not only will there be text, but there will also be audio and visual presentations in various of the holocaust related sites. This will help to stimulate interest and students will find both valuable and memorable information.

Objectives:

Students will search a minimum of five internet sites on their holocaust related topics.

Students will write a research report of 1,000 words based on their findings.

Use spell and grammar check for the final draft of the essay.

Exchange ideas with their classmates and develop a sense of cooperation in the classroom.

Materials:

The following are appropriate internet sites on the Holocaust:

The Anne Frank Educational Trust: http://www.afet.org.uk

Anne Frank on line: http://www.annefrank.com

Auschwitz Alphabet: http://www.spectacle.org/695/ausch.html

Auschwitz-Birkenbau: http://www.remember.org/jacobs/index.html

Auschwitz: http://www.almanac.bc.ca/fags/auschwitz/index.html

American Friends of Ghetto Fighters’ House: http://www.amfriendsgfh.org

Candles Holocaust Museum (Indiana): http://www.candles-museum.com

Detroit’s Holocaust Center: http://www.holocaustcenter.com

El Paso Holocaust Museum: http://www.huntel.com~ht2/holocst.html

Tampa Bay Holocaust Museum: http://www.zipmall.com/holocaust.htm

Simon Wiesenthal Center: http://www.wiesenthal.com/mot

SHOAH: http://www.vhf.org

U.S. Holocaust Museum: http://www.ushmm.org

These materials will give students an opportunity to explore their own interests in regard to the Holocaust and its many subtopics. They can use a variety of sites to obtain information for their research project.

Description of Lesson:

• Prior to the class session, students have read a novel and information in their text about the Holocaust and the WW II period
• This activity will act as a culminating one of the WW II era.
• Students can choose from the following topics (or one of their own) : Concentration camps, children of the holocaust, Nazi hunters, Hitler’s final solution, Nuremburg trials, Anne Frank, holocaust survivors.
• Students will have three full calss periods for the internet research. They will have to complete a rough draft of their paper at home. They will then have two class periods to type their report.
• When their final draft is complete, students will peer review each others’ papers and the then correct their mistakes.
• The final draft will then be handed in with a title page, report, and bibliography.

Evaluation Procedure:

• Students will cite at least five internet sites 20 pts.
• Students will write a clear and concise 1,000 word research paper. 45 pts.

· Proper spelling and grammar. 15 pts

• Students will be responsible for the quality of peer reviewing. They must give constructive criticism and work cooperatively with their classmates. 20 pts.