Product Description
by Lee (Author)
Book Features:
- 80 pages, about 8 inches x 11 inches
- Ages 11-18, Grades 6-12
- Covers the rise to power of Adolf Hitler and Nazis in Germany, Jewish resistance, and more
- Features activities for individual and small-group discussion
- Includes writing prompts and topics for debate
Hands-On Learning: Mark Twain's Holocaust History Book helps 6th-12th graders strengthen their world history knowledge surrounding one of the greatest tragedies in world history through insightful and interactive learning.
What's Included: The 80-page book features lessons with reading selections and a Recalling Key Details page. Extension Activities and Consider This prompts give students the opportunity for additional research and extended writing on various topics.
Correlated To State Standards: This standards-based book teaches history through topics covering anti-Semitism, Adolf Hitler, Nazis in Germany, Jewish suffering and resistance, and efforts to save the Jewish people by individuals/groups in history.
Interactive Learning: Interactive activities, writing prompts, and topics are provided to encourage classroom or small-group communication, open-ended discussions, and enhance critical thinking skills in a fun and engaging way.
Why Mark Twain Media: Designed by leading educators, Mark Twain Media Publishing Company specializes in providing captivating, supplemental books and resources in a wide range of subjects for middle- and upper-grade classroom success.
Back Jacket
The Mark Twain Media book Holocaust focuses on bringing to light the decisions and events that led to and were a part of one of the greatest tragedies in human history. The book highlights the roots of anti-Semitism, the rise to power of the Nazis in Germany, and Adolf Hitler's plans for domination of the European continent and the extermination of the Jewish people, as well as other minorities. Death camps and methods of torture are described, but the book also recognizes the spirit of the Jewish people, the Jewish Resistance, and efforts to save the Jews by individuals and groups. Each lesson includes a reading selection with background information on important people and events, as well as a Recalling Key Details page. These pages are focused on developing reading comprehension skills with matching, multiple choice, and structured response questions. Extension Activities and Consider This prompts give students the opportunity for class or small-group discussion, additional research, and extended writing on various topics. -Activities promote reading comprehension and critical thinking -Includes activities for individual and small-group discussion -Provides writing prompts and topics for debate -Includes opportunities for student research and presentation of findings -Correlated to current national, provincial, and state standards
