Explore the Past, Shape the Future
Explore
the Past,
Shape the
Future
the Past,
Shape the
Future
Student learning activities about the Holocaust
Student
learning
activities about
the Holocaust
learning
activities about
the Holocaust
Engage students with new Echoes & Reflections online, self-directed activities to increase their knowledge about core topics of Holocaust history, antisemitism, and related issues.
These dynamic activities combine the power of Holocaust survivor and witness testimony with inquiry-based learning pathways to encourage critical thinking, reflection, and understanding of this vital history and its ongoing meaning.
Most activities can be readily completed within one class period, as stand-alone learning or as a part of comprehensive instruction with our Echoes & Reflections Units. They can also be assigned outside of the school setting as homework or learning extensions.
STUDENT ACTIVITIES
FOUNDATIONAL LEARNING ON HOLOCAUST HISTORY AND HOW IT IMPACTS TODAY’S WORLD.
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Students explore and analyze definitions of the Holocaust and create their own working definition to share with classmates. | |
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Students gain a framework for exploring this watershed event in human history. | |
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Through an immersive IWalk focusing on Holocaust survivor Itka Zygmuntowicz, students learn about pre-war Jewish life and Itka’s personal experiences with antisemitism as a child in 1930s Poland. | |
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Students gain understanding of the lives of Jews prior to the Holocaust, and the complexity of antisemitism during this era. | |
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Students develop an understanding of antisemitism as a historical concept, and - using a variety of interactive tools - understand the impact of antisemitism in Nazi Germany. | |
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Students are able to define Judaism and antisemitism and understand the impact antisemitism had on Jewish life in Nazi Germany. | |
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Students explore features of antisemitism in today’s society, and how to communicate about its presence and the harm it causes in society. | |
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Students are able to identify contemporary antisemitism and why awareness and action is important. | |
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Students will develop media literacy skills and recognize its importance in our society. | |
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The above activities are accessed through USC Shoah Foundation’s IWitness platform, allowing educators to assign activities to students, track progress, and assess learning via provided rubrics. Students are able to interact and share their learning with teacher and classmates.
Simple, free IWitness registration can be done here.
Learn more about creating an IWitness group for your students here.
Simple, free IWitness registration can be done here.
Learn more about creating an IWitness group for your students here.
This project was made possible with the support of