Format
1. In this program I will introduce students to 12-year-old Jack, whose story begins in Poland before Hitler. In an age-appropriate manner, I will share Jack's three-year experience in a concentration camp from ages 15 to 18, and his life since in America.
2. I will discuss how and why Hitler targeted Jewish children. I will explain in simple terms how ethnic cleansing continues to exist in our own time.
3. I will share powerful (but non-graphic) photos that convey the anguish of the Holocaust victims, and also give students a sense of Jack, his lost family, and his present life.
I will end with a Q&A session with students.
Objectives
--To bring the Holocaust alive so that students feel they were there.
--T0 share the true story of a boy swept up in the Holocaust who must use his wits and humanity to survive.
--To pique students' interest in World War II and why Hitler targeted the Jews.
--To explain why the Holocaust happened and its impact upon history.
Standards Alignment
National Standards
Other Nations and Wprld Affairs; U.S. History/The History of the United States; U.S. History/The History of Peoples of Many Cultures Around the World; English/Reading for Understanding. tba.
State Standards
This program is appropriate for grades four and up. Check your scope and sequence to see where studies of World War II and the Holocaust occur.