Holocaust Posters Assignment


STAGES OF ISOLATION:  Holocaust

 

STAGE

examples

Stripping of Rights

o       nuremberg laws

segregation

o       ghettos

Concentration

o       labour camps

Final Solution

o       extermination

aftermath

o       displacement

 

Instructions

1.      As a class, discuss the (five) Stages of Isolation that occurred during the Holocaust.  Discuss the differences in the stages and how the treatment of Jews and other peoples became more violent and destructive to suit the aims of the Nazis. 

2.      On a separate piece of paper, draw 5 boxes under each heading above.

3.      Take a close look at each of the posters. Read the captions and pay attention to the pictures. Once you have had the chance to read a variety of posters, write down information that fits under each of the Stages of Isolation.  Each student should have a minimum of 5 points under each stage.

4.      Additional information may be found on the internet or on the history website under “Additional Handouts” (there is a Holocaust timeline and statistics of the causalities during the Holocaust).

 

 

Final Product

Students will take all information from each of the stages and generate a visual product that includes:

a)     title of each stage

b)    one image or picture per stage that is representative of the events that occurred (during this stage)

c)     typed information that includes at least five pieces of information that explains each stage

d)    visual, symbols, colours etc. that enhance the visual product

e)     100 word reflection of the lessons learned or your feelings of the Holocaust

§        who is to blame?

§        if you and your family were in Europe during WWII, in to which group of people would you have fit?

§         you were a German during WWII, what do you think your attitudes and actions would have been?

 

Rubric

 

 

Category

Level 4

Level 3

Level 2

Level 1

Knowledge / Understanding

 

 

-all stages include captions that are complete and historically accurate and include detailed evidence

-each stage includes captions that are complete and are historically accurate with evidence

-stages have captions that have accurate information and some details or evidence

-some stages have captions that are incomplete or lack historical accuracy and evidence

Thinking / Inquiry

 

 

-reflection is insightful, critical, and makes connections that relate to themes of Holocaust

-reflection is logical and makes connections to issues and themes of Holocaust

-reflection  needs to be more critical and focus more consistently to the themes of the Holocaust

-reflection lacks insight and needs to make more concrete connections to the themes of the Holocaust

Communication

 

 

-captions and paper is typed and demonstrates mature language conventions

-captions and paper are typed and achieve grade level language conventions

-captions and paper have some errors in language conventions

-no proofreading is apparent as captions have numerous errors in language conventions

Application

 

 

-final product is creative, colorful and eye-catching

-pictures are clear and easy to interpret

-final product is colourful and neat

-pictures are clear

-final product has some colour

-some picutres are blurry and unclear

-final product lacks colour and creativity

-pictures are unclear and difficult to interpret