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This unit is delivered as an Independent Study Unit. Students are completing a research-based project. They will learn about what happened in the Holocaust and ask questions about why it happened. They will also think about who was responsible for the Holocaust. Students will have access to a wide variety of resources, including videos, audio tapes, books, CD ROMs, websites and various worksheets. There will be a visit from a Holocaust survivor. Students will also have the opportunity to visit the Imperial War Museum.
The unit begins with a lesson in the library on steps to effective research. Students will have lessons in the library and computer suites. They will complete a research record and a final presentation bringing together all that they have learnt entitled ‘My response to the Holocaust’.
This
unit is expected to take approximately 9 hours.
The unit follows on from unit 9C Why do we suffer? Students will draw on work done in unit 7Introductory: What is Religious Studies? and Unit 8C Jewish beliefs and practices.
The unit prepares students for study at GCSE, particularly for many
of the short courses in GCSE RE/RS.
At the end of this unit
most students will: know what it was like to be a Jew in 1930s Europe and have explained about issues of the right to life in Germany; understand what life in the ghettoes was like, and how Jews were treated; have explained what the final solution was; have thought about who was responsible for the Holocaust; have explained Jewish and Christian responses to the Holocaust; have considered whether the Holocaust could have been prevented; have thought about the lessons learnt from the Holocaust; have completed a research record and final presentation entitled ‘My response to the Holocaust’
some students will not have made so much progress and will: know something about what it was like to be a Jew in 1930s Europe; understand a little of what life in the ghettoes was like, and how Jews were treated; have explained briefly what the final solution was; have started to think about who was responsible for the Holocaust; have encountered Jewish and Christian responses to the Holocaust; have tried to consider whether the Holocaust could have been prevented; have thought about the lessons learnt from the Holocaust; have been helped to complete a research record and final presentation entitled ‘My response to the Holocaust’
some students will have progressed further and will: know in detail what it was like to be a Jew in 1930s Europe and have explained the variety of issues of the right to life in Germany; have shown a deeper understanding of what life in the ghettoes was like, and how Jews were treated; explained fully what the final solution was; have evaluated who was responsible for the Holocaust; explained Jewish and Christian responses to the Holocaust, appreciating the range of different views; have considered critically whether the Holocaust could have been prevented; have given intelligent answers to questions about the lessons learnt from the Holocaust; completed a thorough research record and an original final presentation entitled ‘My response to the Holocaust’
It is helpful if students have:
Through the activities in this unit students will be able to understand, use and spell correctly words relating to:
Speaking and listening – through the activities students could:
Reading – through the activities students could:
As well as a range of textbooks and published resources, this unit will be enhanced by the use of original materials regarding the Holocaust, including:
Students could:
Students could go on to: