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Lesson: Overview of the Holocaust (Two- and Four-Day Lessons)

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This lesson is designed as both a two-day and four-day unit. In both versions, students analyze how and why the Nazis and their collaborators persecuted and murdered Jews as well as other people targeted in the era of the Holocaust between 1933 and 1945.

Two Days

Grade level: Recommended for grades 9–12
Subject: Multidisciplinary
Time Required: Approximately 90 minutes (extensions available)
Languages: English, Spanish

Lesson Plan and Teaching Materials

Full lesson materials include a worksheet and answer key, a KWL chart, profiles of Holocaust survivors and victims, and more.

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For Learning Management Systems

This online lesson plan is compatible with learning management systems or web browsers for students to complete individually or as a class. You can use the PDF of the original lesson plan above as a guide. To use with your LMS, download the files below and follow your system’s instructions for importing files.

Four Days

Grade level: Recommended for grades 9–12
Subject: Multidisciplinary
Time Required: Approximately 160–180 minutes (extensions available)
Languages: English, Spanish

Lesson Plan and Teaching Materials

Full lesson materials include a worksheet and answer key, a KWL chart, profiles of Holocaust survivors and victims, primary source packets, and more.

Download All Materials

For Learning Management Systems

This online lesson plan is compatible with learning management systems or web browsers for students to complete individually or as a class. You can use the PDF of the original lesson plan above as a guide. To use with your LMS, download the files below and follow your system’s instructions for importing files.

These lessons are also available in Spanish.