Holocaust Learning Experience

For 9th Grade ELA: Night by Elie Wiesel (Chapter 3 Connection)

Goal: Explore how the Holocaust started, its impact, and how it ended.

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Activity 1: Timeline Builder (Research then order events)

Step 1: Read a timeline source. Step 2: Drag events into the correct order from earliest to latest.

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Hint: Think about these anchor years: 1933 (Hitler comes to power), 1939 (war starts), 1945 (liberation and war ends in Europe).

    Activity 2: Scratch-Off Facts (Click to reveal)

    Click each card to "scratch" and reveal key learning facts.

    Hint: After revealing, write one sentence about why that fact matters.

    Activity 3: Matching Vocabulary and Meaning

    Match each term to the best definition.

    Hint: Use process of elimination. Start with words you already know.

    Activity 4: Cause or Impact Sort

    Classify each statement as a cause, policy/action, or impact/outcome.

    Hint: Ask yourself: Did this help lead to the Holocaust, or happen because of it?

    Activity 5: How Did It End? Sequence and Explain

    Put end-of-Holocaust events in order, then explain the significance.

    Hint: Camps were liberated as Allied forces advanced in 1944-1945.

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