Holocaust Studies Curriculum Map
Topics/Big Ideas
Identity,
Membership, and
Origins of AntiSemitism
Resources/Materials
Focus Questions
Facing History and
Ourselves Curriculum
And other resources
How much of who you are is
determined at birth and how much
is something you decide?
How does society influence who we
are? What does it mean to belong?
How have ideas about race played a
role in the inclusion and exclusion
of people from membership from
groups? What are different ways
people respond to difference?
Learning Targets
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Germany, World War I,
and the Weimar
Republic
Facing History and
Ourselves Curriculum
And other resources
What are some reasons you would
go to war? How do friendships
affect our actions and decisions?
What does it mean to be a citizen
of a nation? What is a democracy
and what makes it fragile?
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Rise of Adolf Hitler
Facing History and
Ourselves Curriculum
And other resources
Could a dictator rise to power in the
US today? Who was responsible for
the death of democracy in
Germany?
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Length/Time
10 Days
Explain what shapes
an individual’s
identity.
Explain how the
concept of race has
been used to classify
people and exclude
individuals from a
group or society
Describe and explain
the roots of antiSemitism and how
Jews were
persecuted
throughout history
Formative:
Thk-Pair-Share
Write Chat
Exit Slips
Thumbs Up/Dwn
Think Tank
Summative:
MC tests with open
response questions
10 Days
List and explain the
main causes of World
War I.
Describe Germany’s
involvement in the
Great War.
Illustrate the frailties
of the German
democracy.
Formative:
Thk-Pair-Share
Write Chat
Exit Slips
Thumbs Up/Dwn
Think Tank
Summative:
MC tests with open
response questions
10 Days
Explain how Hitler
used democratic
means to rise to
power
Describe the positive
Assessment
Formative:
Thk-Pair-Share
Write Chat
Exit Slips
Thumbs Up/Dwn
Think Tank
and negative effects
of Hitler’s regime.
Nazi Policies of the
1930s
Persecution of Jews
– Ghettos and
Concentration
Camps
Facing History and
Ourselves Curriculum
And other resources
Facing History and
Ourselves Curriculum
And other resources
How does a government create a
totalitarian society? How does a
government gain total control over
a society? Why might people
support a totalitarian government?
What is propaganda and how can it
be distinguished from other forms
of media?
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What conditions make it possible
for neighbor to turn against
neighbor? What are the available
choices for someone who is
confronting injustice?
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The Final Solution
Facing History and
Ourselves Curriculum
And other resources
What does genocide look like? Why
would one individual choose to kill
another human being?
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Summative:
MC tests with open
response questions
10 Days
Explain how the
German government
created a totalitarian
government through
legislation and
intimidation.
Explain the purpose
and effectiveness of
propaganda on the
German people.
MC tests with open
response questions
10 Days
List and describe the
Nuremberg Laws
passed by the Nazis
and how they
affected Jews
throughout Europe.
Describe the
conditions of the
ghettos and camps
and how prisoners
were treated while
being detained there.
Formative:
Thk-Pair-Share
Write Chat
Exit Slips
Thumbs Up/Dwn
Think Tank
Summative:
MC tests with open
response questions
10 Days
Explain the purpose
of the mobile killing
squads utilized
throughout parts of
Europe.
Describe the process
and conditions of the
extermination camps
in Poland.
Formative:
Thk-Pair-Share
Write Chat
Exit Slips
Thumbs Up/Dwn
Think Tank
Summative:
Formative:
Thk-Pair-Share
Write Chat
Exit Slips
Thumbs Up/Dwn
Think Tank
Summative:
MC tests with open
response questions
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Resistance and
Rescue
Responsibility and
Nuremberg Trials
Facing History and
Ourselves Curriculum
And other resources
Facing History and
Ourselves Curriculum
And other resources
How do we respond in the face of
injustice? Why do some people
take action to stop and prevent
injustice when others choose to
stand by? What conditions are we
more likely to take action against
injustice? Under what conditions
are we more likely to stand by
when confronted with injustice?
What is retributive justice? What is
restorative justice? Is it possible to
achieve justice after the Holocaust?
Who ought to be accountable for
the crimes committed during the
Holocaust? Why is it important to
remember about the steps leading
up to the Holocaust? What
purposes do memorials serve and
why do we build them?
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Explain the meaning
behind “The Final
Solution to the
Jewish Question.”
10 Days
Describe the various
ways Jews resisted
the Nazi policies and
laws.
List non-Jews who
risked their lives to
help rescue Jews
during the Holocaust.
MC tests with open
response questions
10 Days
Explain how
individuals were held
responsible for the
actions of the Nazis
during the Holocaust.
Explain the
importance and
precedents set by
the Nuremberg Trials
Formative:
Thk-Pair-Share
Write Chat
Exit Slips
Thumbs Up/Dwn
Think Tank
Summative:
Formative:
Thk-Pair-Share
Write Chat
Exit Slips
Thumbs Up/Dwn
Think Tank
Summative:
MC tests with open
response questions