Teaching About Resistance During the Holocaust with Primary Sources

Organization: Echoes & Reflections
Common Core Domain: English Language Arts/Literacy, History and Social Studies, Reading: Informational Text, Writing
Grade Level: Grades 8-12
Duration: 120-180 Minutes
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.8.2, 9-10.2, 11-12.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.8.6, 9-10.6, 11-12.6, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.8.1, 9-10.1, 11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.8.2, 9-10.2, 11-12.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.1, 9-10.1, 11-12.1, CCSS.ELA.SL.8.1, 9-10.1, 11-12.1, CCSS.ELA.SL.8.2, 9-10.2, 11-12.2

Drawing from the archives of the Warsaw Ghetto, this lesson helps students grapple with the question of how we form a factual knowledge of history through analysis of primary source artifacts. The lesson provides resources that address key questions about historical background on resistance, human agency, and first-person testimony.

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