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Holocaust and Human Behavior One-Week Unit Outline
The five lessons in this unit give students an overview of the history of Nazi Germany and the Holocaust and provide a window into the choices individuals, groups, and nations made that contributed to genocide.
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- History
- Social Studies
Language
English — USUpdated
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Holocaust and Human Behavior One-Week Unit Outline
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June 2017
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Facing History & Ourselves, “Holocaust and Human Behavior One-Week Unit Outline”, last updated June 20, 2017.
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Use this 23-lesson unit to lead middle or high school students through a study of the Holocaust that asks what this history can teach us about the power and impact of choices.
Introducing the Writing Prompt
In step 1 of the unit assessment, students develop an initial position for an argumentative essay in response to a question about the importance and impact of choices in history.
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