10th Grade
Ms. Devereaux
II. This unit will cover the Holocaust. We will be looking at several aspects of this atrocity in history. We will look at Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kamph and look the countries that Germany overtook in World War II. We will be reading Night and Number the Stars so we can see individual’s stories of the Holocaust. We will have one test and one project that will count as major grades.
III. Unit Outline
Day 1:
Group project
Participation grade for the project
Day 2:
Study of Mein Kamph
Participation grade for Mein Kamph exercise and daily grade for essay question
Day 3:
Making maps of the countries overtaken by Germany
Daily grade for the maps
Day 4:
Begin reading Night
Discussion of Night
Participation grade for discussion
Day 5:
Discussion Circles
Read Night
Discussion of Night and Number the Stars
Discussion circles grade and participation grade for discussion
Silent reading
Day 6:
Discussion circles
Read Night
Discussion of Night and Number the Stars
Discussion circles grade and participation grade for discussion
Day 7:
Discussion circles
Read Night
Silent reading
Day 8:
Test over Night and Number the Stars
Day 9:
Begin brochure project
Day 10:
Continue working on brochure project
Day 11:
Present brochures
Brochure will receive a major grade and the presentation will count as a daily grade
Day 12:
Field trip to the Holocaust Museum
Day 13:
Art project
Daily grade for art project
Day 14:
Movie
Discussion
Day 15:
Movie
Discussion
Silent reading
IV. Evaluation and Grading:
Discussion Circles: 20%
Daily Grades: 20%
Participation: 20%
Major Grades: 40%
- Test 20%
- Brochure 20%
V. Late or Missed Work
Late work will be penalized five points for everyday that it is late unless it is excused. You are responsible for making up work you have missed.
