PATHFINDER
The following is a guide to help you
begin locating resources for the activities in this project.
Under each
activity will be a list of books, URL’s, and on-line resources. Here is the key to the type of resource:
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--means an online resource such as magazine articles or e-books
All books
are in the Burneson library on reserve. This means they are in the library for you to
use during the day, and can be checked out overnight.
This set of books has
information on a variety of topics:
Encyclopedia of the Holocaust 4 volumes
Includes people, events, places
CLICK IN THE
BOXES BELOW TO GO TO RESOURCES FOR THE TOPICS
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WRITING ACTIVITIES
1. Write 5 one-page entries detailing
your life in a concentration camp
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Chapter 18: Life in the lunatic world of the concentration
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2. Write an editorial, both pro and con, each ½
page on whether Swiss banks should have accepted Nazi money knowing it was
stolen from the Jewish people.
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ONLINE
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On the Burneson Library homepage, click on Subscription Resources. ·
Click on EBSCO
(online magazines/newspapers) ·
On the next
screen, choose Student Research Center
Grades 9-12 ·
You can copy
the title of the article (with quotes) and then paste on the search line in
EBSCO “Swiss banks and Nazi gold” - Economist magazine “A
reckoning with the Holocaust” - US
News & World Report magazine “Nazis,
gold-and justice” - Macleans’ magazine |
3. Write a one-page report chronicling a
current hate group: What is its
philosophy? History? Headquarters?
Membership? List two of its
recruitment techniques.
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There are many news magazines in
the Burneson Library with stories about hate
crimes. |
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Internet Websites |
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Search particular hate crimes on a computer outside
of school. |
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ONLINE RESOURCES |
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On the Burneson Library homepage, click on Subscription Resources. ·
Click on EBSCO
(online magazines/newspapers) ·
On the next
screen, choose Student Research Center
Grades 9-12 ·
You can copy
the title of the article (with quotes) and then paste on the search line in
EBSCO |
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“Neo-Nazis
march in Moscow” “Aryans
seek new city” Racist
Group Leaves Fliers on Lawns” “New
Face of Nazis may be female” “Weapons
abound as Neo-Nazi groups step out of shadows” “My
life as a white supremist” “Killing
Raises KKK Link” “White
Nationalist party pushing candidate for Mesa council” “Killing
of Skinhead leader David Lynch” You
can also search the broad topic “hate crimes” and look through the list of articles. |
4. Report on one event from the period
of the Holocaust and research how that event was reported in the American
press.
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5. Write a 1 page report on some of the
infectious diseases common in the concentration camps. How did it spread? What were its symptoms? How was it treated? What was the mortality rate of the disease?
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On the Burneson Library homepage, click on Subscription Resources. ·
Click on World
Book Encyclopedia ·
Type in the
name of a different
disease for history of the disease, symptoms, etc. |
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Background
on diseases in the camps |
6. Besides the Holocaust of WW II, detail
another example of “ethnic cleansing” or genocide. When did it happen? Who was targeted? Who were the aggressors? Where did it happen? How many people were affected? Include 2 photos. Writing must be one full page.
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searching these topics on the Internet: Turks/Armenians; Cambodia/Pol Pot; Albanians/Kosovo; Rwanda;
Bosnian Serbs/Croats; Stalin; Hutu & Tutsi; Darfur;
Saddam Hussein/Kurds. For search
terms add+genocide
to the topic.
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Prevent Genocide International with
information about items relating to past and present violence. |
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Tracks genocide around the world. |
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Links to information about various
ethnic cleansings. |
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Includes detailed information and
photos about the Armenian genocide |
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http://www.rwanda-genocide.org/ Genocide in Rwanda |
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Cambodian genocide |
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Genocide in Darfur |
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Genocide in Kosovo |
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http://history1900s.about.com/od/saddamhussein/a/husseincrimes.htm Saddam Hussein and his atrocities
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COMPLETE TWO (2) ACTIVITIES FROM THE
CATEGORIES BELOW:
1. Make a board game based on the details of the
book. Must include a game board, playing
pieces, rules, and be colorfully packaged.
See examples
2. Write an original song (instrumental
or with lyrics) expressing the mood of being a victim of ethnic cleansing. Must be a minimum of 1minute 30 seconds, and a maximum of 5
minutes. It may be performed live or
prerecorded.
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Books Look through some of the books to evoke a mood |
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3. Create a 2’ (two foot) long mural,
using the school’s roll paper, expressing a scene that uses the themes and
symbols of the Holocaust.
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Books/Internet Can use any of the books or Internet websites listed in the entire pathfinder to find photographs and drawings. Those listed below are especially helpful. |
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Anti-Defamation League—has a hate symbols database as well as Holocaust
information. Make sure you choose symbols from the Holocaust,
not modern symbols—click on the symbol for the explanation. |
4. Research (provide 2 sources) and with
you as the teacher, dressed in traditional garb, teach the class a folk dance
of Eastern Europe.
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Traditional dress and dances of Romania |
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Slovakian folk dance |
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Bulgarian folk dance |
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Polish folk dances |
5. Make a collage of at least
20 images that show intolerance or hatred in today’s world.
In addition to the site below, use any of the resources listed
in this pathfinder.
If a book,
you can make a copy, or scan the image and then print it.
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Links
to many photos of the Holocaust |
6. Create and 8” diameter Commemorative Plate honoring
a child who lost his/her life during the Holocaust. Include birth and death dates, a picture of
the child, and one other detail of the child’s history.
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Internet Sites |
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Children
of the Holocaust; alphabetical list of children with photos and information
on each child. |
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Children
of the Holocaust with photos and biographical information. |