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New York State Core Curriculum and Social Studies Framework for Grade 6

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New York State Core Curriculum and Social Studies Framework for Grade 6

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This document outlines the core curriculum identified by New York State for 6th graders regarding Holocaust education, as well as the standards that should be addressed.

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Holocaust Overview PowerPoint with Guided Notes

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Holocaust Overview PowerPoint with Guided Notes

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What it is: This is a PowerPoint presentation that will explain the Holocaust to students. It is made for grades 6-9. It includes 45 slides to give an in-depth look at the events of the Holocaust, but written in a way that 6th graders can understand. There is also a guided notes template that students can use while learning through the slides. They can keep these notes throughout the unit, and use them as a study or reference tool. Guided notes template is uploaded in a post next to this, as I cannot upload both together.
How it relates to content area:  These slides relate directly to the NYS social studies core curriculum and framework for 6th grade. It also is cross-curricular with ELA in that students are required to read and take notes, and work with many content-specific vocabulary words.

From Teaching to the Middle, n.d.

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This is the guided notes template to go along with the PowerPoint.

From Teaching to the Middle, n.d

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What it is: This file contains different activities students can engage with. There is a vocabulary matching activity with a word bank, true/false statements, multiple choice questions, an acrostic poem project, a Holocaust image project idea, a compare and contrast project idea, and a research project idea. It also contains questions to go along with the "Holocaust Survivor Stories." The link to access and read the survivor stories is here.
How it relates to content area: These activities offer students a chance to show what they know in regards to the specific social studies learning goals, as well as integrates literacy. Students will show what they know by implementing literacy practices such as reading, writing, researching, and creating.

From Teaching to the Middle, n.d. and The Holocaust Exhibition and Learning Centre, 2019.

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What it is: This activity is designed with 5th-8th graders in mind. This virtual field trip will allow students to gain a deeper understanding of this unfortunate time in history. This activity allows students to ask questions, explore primary sources, and reflect on their learning. It includes teacher instructions, links to videos, links to primary sources, and a question sort activity.
How it relates to content area: Teachers can introduce the activity by starting with the question sort. The questions pertain to the specific social studies content, while reinforcing the ELA skill of deep questioning. Students will also be required to read/watch/interpret the primary sources, and write a reflection on their virtual field trip experience.

From Barnes, n.d.-b

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What it is: This activity contains 7 different stations students can rotate through in order to learn more about important events, places, and people of the Holocaust (Kristallnacht, Nuremberg Laws, concentration camps, death squads, Adolph Hitler, Israel, Nicholas Winton and Oskar Schindler). The stations come in an editable PowerPoint presentation, so they can be modified to your own needs. There is also a graphic organizer to accompany each station (uploaded in a separate post).
How it relates to content area: By rotating through the stations, students will learn about the specific content area topic of the Holocaust while utilizing their literacy skills. Student will have to read the different artifacts at each station and organize their learning by writing in the graphic organizer about the specific social studies topic.

From Forrest, n.d.

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This is the graphic organizer template to go along with the 7 stations activity.

From Forrest, n.d.

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What it is: This is a project that can be used as an introduction to the unit on the Holocaust/WWII as well as a closing activity. As a class, read and discuss the poem before starting the unit. Students will then receive an ID card from the Holocaust Museum before the unit, and will color a butterfly to be hung on display in remembrance of the Holocaust victim.  At the end of the unit, students can use the Holocaust Museum's website to look of their victim they were given at the beginning of the unit and read about what happened to them. Re-read the poem again after completion of the unit to discuss how their thoughts and feelings have changed.
How it relates to content area: This activity interweaves both social studies content with ELA and art activities. Students can use the poem as both a starting and endpoint for the unit, while using their creativity to create butterflies in remembrance of the Holocaust victims. They will use what they learned throughout the unit to reflect personally.

From English Elixir, n.d. and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. n.d.

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What it is: This bundle includes writing prompts for student reflection, as well as activity suggestions, and an end of unit writing assessment. It also includes directions/suggestions for teachers for implementation.
How it relates to content area: Not only will this allow students to think critically about the events of the Holocaust, it will also give them a chance to relate this time in history to their own lives. Through the various activity suggestions, students can learn about the Holocaust and show what they know by using writing as a tool.

From Luck, n.d.

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What it is: This is an extensive list of books related to the Holocaust and World War II. Teachers can use the list to identify books that would be appropriate for their classes grade and age. Books can be used to learn more about the Holocaust in general, or to learn about more personal accounts of the Holocaust, such as Anne Frank's diary.
How it relates to content area: Books can be used in different ways. Teacher can select certain portions of books to be read by students to reinforce an idea or topic they are learning about that day (instead of reading a whole book in its entirety). Or, you can select novels to read during ELA to enhance the content they are learning during social studies (like a book study).

From Created for Learning, n.d.

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What it is: This WebQuest (this link takes you to a Google Slides version, the PDF version is attached below) allows students to explore the primary source "the Anne Frank House." By using the WebQuest as a learning tool, students can facilitate their own learning and simultaneously gain a better understanding of Anne Frank's life in the secret annex. This could be used as a pre-reading activity if you are going to read "The Diary of Anne Frank," or can be used as a supplement to learning about the Holocaust and WWII. Links are embedded throughout the WebQuest, so students do not have to navigate to them on their own.
How it relates to content area: This activity requires students to utilize their digital literacy skills while learning about social studies content. There is also a PDF version that can be printed for students to write on if that is preferred over typing, or switching back and forth between windows in the browser. Students will answer both informational as well as inferential questions throughout the WebQuest.

From Keepin' It Real Curriculum, n.d. and Anne Frank House, n.d.

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What it is: These posters contain phrases/ statements related to the Holocaust that students can read, and then agree or disagree with. This is an activity that should be used before starting the unit.
How it relates to content area: Students will read the different statements and decide their personal stance on them. They will then write agree or disagree, and why they feel this way under the poster. Once all students have done this under each poster (there are 5), the class can have a whole group discussion about responses to statements. It might even start some debates! This activity is geared more toward ELA, but can spark the discussion to lead up to the important social studies topics to come.

From Barnes, n.d.-a

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What it is: This WebQuest can be used as an introduction to the unit on the Holocaust/WWII, or as a before reading activity if you are going to read the book "Night" by Elie Wiesel with your class. The activity has 5 different sections. You can choose to complete 1 section per day, or do it all at once. It should be used a an introduction because it covers the background and some broad topics of the events of the Holocaust.
How it relates to content area: This activity will activate prior knowledge and/or spark an interest in the topic. It will leave students wondering more and wanting to read the book. Students will use their digital literacy skills to navigate the web on different websites to read content specific information, and generate responses to the WebQuest questions. They will also be exposed to content specific vocabulary words that are important in order to understand the events of the Holocaust. Students can type in the word document, or print it out and hand write answers as well.

From Harthun History, n.d.

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List of references used.