World History · Week 29 · Totalitarianism and World War II
The Holocaust and the Choice to Rescue
Students learn how Nazi racial policy became the Final Solution that murdered 6 million Jews and millions of others, and study rescuers and resisters to consider what it takes to be an upstander.
- Students will
- Students explain how Nazi racial policy became the Final Solution that murdered 6 million Jews and millions of others, and analyze why rescuers and resisters acted.
- SEL skill
- Recognize the courage and empathy in a rescuer's choice
- What it looks like
- Students practice social awareness by recognizing the courage and empathy in a rescuer's choice.
- Content focus
- The Holocaust and the choice to rescue
- Format
- Group roles share
Relationship skills
Social awareness means understanding the perspectives of other people and empathizing with them, including people whose backgrounds differ from yours. More relationship skills activities
What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- 10.8.5: CA History Social Science Content Standard, Grade 10: World History, Culture, and Geography: The Modern World (standard 10.8, item 5)
- CA HSS Analysis Skill: HI4 Understand the meaning and impact of historical events and recognize that events could have taken other directions. (Historical Interpretation)
- C3 Framework (national): D2.His.3.9-12 Use questions about individuals and groups to assess how the significance of their actions changes over time and is shaped by context.
- Literacy in history: RH.9-10.1 Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources.
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RoseThread Connect activities are drafted with the help of AI and shaped by educators. Students never have to share anything personal. Our five SEL skills are informed by CASEL's SEL Framework; RoseThread Learning is not affiliated with or endorsed by CASEL.