Title of Unit
Curriculum
Area
Developed
By
Grade Level
Time Frame
Classroom Teacher
FRIT 7734/Sp15
8th Grade Students
2 - 55 minute sessions
Ms. M. Scott
Understandings
Overarching Understanding
Big Ideas: Individuals, Groups, &
Institutions
Essential Questions
Overarching
What is the Holocaust?
Which groups were affected the most by this
event?
How did the Holocaust impact Georgians?
Essential Vocabulary:
Holocaust, anti-Semitism, genocide
Knowledge
Skills
To begin this session, the SLMS will give a brief overview of the
holocaust to find out how much prior knowledge students may have
about the topic. Open Discussion. The student will watch a short
presentation on the Holocaust to see how it affected people globally.
After watching the slideshow presentation the students will:
be divided into small groups in the media center and the
SLMS will ask each group to compile a list of things they
know and things that they want to find out about the
Holocaust using the online K-W-L chart.
use desktop computers and laptops to explore the Holocaust
websites and use the internet search engines to pursue
answers to their questions.
The SLMS will remind students to record their new learning in the
last column of the K-W-L chart. As students work, the SLMS and
classroom teacher will circulate among the group to answer
questions or provide assistance.
Session Two
To begin the session, the SLMS will answer any questions that
students have from the previous session. Using the promethean
board, students will watch a video segment from the Diary of Anne
Frank. Open Discussion.
After the discussion, the SLMS will do a brief presentation on
Plagiarism. The students will use the Plagiarism poster to retrieve
information for the Constructed Response. The SLMS will pass out an
essay rubric and explain the Constructed Response:
Students will write a one page essay on the effects of the
Holocaust based on watching the video segment from the
Diary of Anne Frank.
To assist the students in writing their essays, students will use:
The Webbing Tool or Essay Generator to organize their
thoughts and gather facts.
The students may include the unit vocabulary words in their
essay.
Student
Assessment
Resources
To conclude the lesson, the students will work on their essays and
submit their completed essay to their Teacher for further evaluation.
The SLMS and Teacher will evaluate students participation
during group discussions to assess the development of
critical thinking skills, during discussions, group projects,
research, and writing.
The Teacher will evaluate the one page essay using the
rubric.
KWL Chart
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson924/kwl.pdf
(print)
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/kwl_creator/
Essay Map
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/essaymap/
Essay Rubric
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/printouts/Essay%20Rubric.pdf
Webbing Tool
http://rwtinteractives.ncte.org/view_interactive.aspx?id=127
Web Resources:
21st Century
Learners
Reflection
Internet
Desktop computers
Laptops
Promethean board
Online resources
In collaborating with the Social Studies teacher and looking at the
students SRI scores and CRCT scores, some students showed a
deficiency in research and writing skills. Through their writing
activities, students struggled with writing essays: putting their
thoughts in complete sentences and being able to recapture the
events in their own words. Upon completion of this lesson, students
were able to show improvement in their writing skills. Students were
equipped with more efficient skills to write and use resources
correctly. In locating the resources for this lesson, I discovered online
interactive tools (KWL chart, Essay Generator) which allowed me to
incorporate the use of technology in the instruction wherein the
past, these charts were only used in paper format. I enjoyed
teaching the unit and being able to interact with the students. Not
being a classroom teacher, proved to be challenging but with the
assistance of the Social Studies teacher this lesson turned out to be
rewarding.