Holocaust Unit – Paired Reading for Night, Prisoner B-3087, Diary of Anne Frank

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Do you want to be the best teacher? Is one of your goals to offer a solid Holocaust unit that explores the themes of survival and sufferings in literature and personal life? Would you like to pair the novels Night by Elie Wiesel, Prisoner B-3087 by Alan Gratz, The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank or other Holocaust novels with meaningful texts, bell ringers and writing prompts?

Would you be interested in giving your students complex standards aligned Holocaust activities (PRINT&DIGITAL) with paired texts (article, poem, short story) and inspiring writing prompts and bell ringers?

Think about what a difference it would make if you started using the Holocaust unit in your class! It includes:

1. 3 Holocaust Bell Ringers with Instructions

• Picture Writing Prompt
• Quick Write from Inspiring Quote
• Journal Entry – Personal Response

2. Holocaust Informational Text Reading:

• Article Passage – Letters of Stone – Keep Holocaust Memory Alive
• Before and After Reading Open Ended Questions
• Define The Words
• Multiple Choice Questions
• 3-2-1 Exit Slip

3. Holocaust Poetry Reading:

• Poem Text – Death Fugue – Paul Celan
• Poem Annotation & Analysis Template with instructions and suggestions
• One Pager Poetry Response Template – The FAN

4. Holocaust Short Story Reading:

• This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen by Tadeusz Borowski – full text with first impression
• A Bird’s Eye View – One Pager
• Sentence Stems – inferring writing activity
• 5 Words – quick analysis activity
• End It Your Way – writing activity
• Relationship Illustration – graphic and writing activity
• Comic Strip – graphic novel style representation of the short story
• Short Story Bingo Game Choice Board – 25 activities for the short story

5. Holocaust Writing Response:

• Argumentative Writing Prompt
• Informative Writing Prompt
• Narrative Writing Prompt

6. Answers and Rubrics:

• MCQ Answers
• Poem Analysis Suggestions
• Argumentative Writing Rubric
• Informative Writing Rubric
• Narrative Writing Rubric
• Bingo Choice Board Rubric

7. Google Slides version – please follow the instructions in the resource.

You can cover a multitude of Holocaust reading and writing activities aligned to CCSS in one single resource. Your students will benefit of engaging paired texts that offer a wide perspective on the topic.

You will get a varied Holocaust curriculum choice to integrate in ELA classes lesson plans or sub plans without extensive preparation for the class. You can either print the worksheets or use digital tools such as the Google Slides version.

You get rubrics focused on performance with clear indicators of mastery at all levels and teacher’s personalized comment section with writing space for improvement observations and recommendations. You can save time and you can mix and match the activities according to your needs.

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