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Rather than offering one lesson plan about propaganda, this page offers links to several great plans. You will also find resources for instruction, such as: primary sources that provide plentiful examples of propaganda an online exhibit about propaganda examples of U.S. propaganda during WWII Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have questions or need help. Echoes & Reflections. Unit II: Antisemitism. Lesson 2: Nazi Antisemitic Ideology and Propaganda.Note: Echoes & Reflections imbeds learning objectives concerning propaganda into its unit on antisemitism.This student handout on Nazi propaganda and its companion worksheet are components of the lesson. Museum of Tolerance:…

Created by Jessica Rockhold. Updated January 2024. Midwest Center for Holocaust Education Grade Level7th-12th grade SubjectSocial StudiesLanguage Arts/Reading Time Needed1-2 class periods IntroductionJewish responses to the Holocaust are best described as “choiceless choices.” Jews had to form judgements and make decisions without there being real, viable alternatives to their situation. This activity allows students to analyze the types of decisions four different individuals or groups made during the Holocaust. It is intended to provide an overall snap-shot of the Holocaust experience. A similar exercise could be constructed with the primary source testimony of any victim of the Holocaust. The lesson…

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…

Submitted by Penny SelleNotre Dame de Sion Upper SchoolKansas City, Missouri Introduction to the Assignment The Auschwitz Album is concrete evidence of one system the Third Reich used in its attempt to murder Europe's Jews. It was used during the 1960's in testimonies at the Auschwitz trials in Frankfurt. The photographs in the album record the deportation of Hungarian Jews, some wearing the Stars of David on their coats, from the Berehova Ghetto to Auschwitz-Birkenau circa 26 May 1944. They depict the selection process on "the ramp" off the newly built spur which allowed trains to unload inside the camp. Previously,…