Goals

This activity was designed to spark student interest and increase curiosity about the upcoming project.

 

Details

Duration: 90 minutes

Assessments: Student reflections/journals, Student writing

Materials: LCD projector and Powerpoint Presentation

 

Description

This 90 minute long activity was used to spark student interest and discussion as we began the long process of studying the Holocaust through the lens of Elie Weisel's novel, Night.

This interactive activtity is grounded in reflection and discussion using writing prompts and a 'slideshow' of genocide of from the last 100 years (caution: graphic images).

Please see the accompanying Powerpoint "Let's Take a Journey Together" for all of the Pre and Post viewing questions.

"Let's Take a Trip Together"
This presentation contains the Pre and Post Viewing prompts for students related to the 100 years of genocide presentati...
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Author Reflections

It's an emotional activity for both fascilitator as well as students. Previous work around respectfulness and senstivity in discussion played out well for this activity. Students left class feeling a bit 'weighty', but also engaged, wanting to return to begin the project. At this point, the project wasn't revealed or discussed.