Created by Jessica Rockhold. Revised by Laura Patton 12-2023.Midwest Center for Holocaust Education Grade Level7th-12th grade SubjectSocial StudiesLanguage Arts/Reading Time Needed1-2 class period(s) IntroductionMany students understand and internalize information more efficiently when they are able to visualize the history they are studying. The Nazis used very precise methods for processing people through or into their death camps. This exercise utilizes primary sources and maps to orient students to the process of arrival and selection at Auschwitz-Birkenau, adding location, direction and movement to the written testimony. MaterialsTeacher InstructionsMap of Auschwitz-BirkenauAuschwitz Album Photographs for StudentsAuschwitz Album Photographs - Notes for TeachersAuschwitz Album…
