Milestone 1: The Danger of the single story
hitler and the holocaust
The Holocaust was not a single event. It did not happen all at once. It was the result of circumstances, ideas, and events, as well as individual decisions, played out over years. Understanding this context may help us to better understand the conditions under which mass violence is possible and to take steps to prevent such conditions from developing. Learning about the past helps us to understand the present and to try to keep history from repeating itself.
Milestone 1 Essential Questions:
What conditions, events, and ideas led to the rise of Hitler and made the Holocaust possible?
How did the single story about the Jewish people develop throughout history?
What role did mass deception through propaganda play in the telling of the single story about the Jewish people?
Milestone 1 Objectives:
To understand the context which led to the rise of Hitler and the Holocaust.
To understand how the single story about the Jewish people was constructed over time.
To analyze the role that propaganda played in the rise of Hitler and the Holocaust.
To use our critical reading skills to analyze the context, point of view, and purpose of Nazi propaganda.
Milestone 1 Competencies Assessed:
Through your analysis and critique of Nazi propaganda, you will be assessed on the following skill:
- ELA.1.3 Analyze context, point of view, and purpose
Your Tasks at a glance
KEY VOCABULARY
The following vocabulary words are important for you to know and understand in Milestone 1:
- Genocide
- Holocaust
- Reparations
- Anti-semitism
- Propaganda
You can make a copy of the Milestone 1: Key Vocabulary slides and add examples and notes to each vocabulary slide to help you understand and remember these important words.
You can also duplicate the slides and add new vocabulary words that you learn.
Stepping stone 1: world war I and the aftermath
Stepping Stone 1 Essential Question:
What conditions, events, and ideas led to the rise of Hitler and made the Holocaust possible?
Stepping Stone 1 Objective:
To understand the context which led to the rise of Hitler and the Holocaust.
Stepping Stone 1 Competency Focus: ELA.1.3
In order to score a Level 10 or Level 12 on ELA.1.3, you will need to include information about the historical context. Completing the graphic organizer for this stepping stone will help you with the historical context for your ELA.1.3 Assessment in Stepping Stone 4.
Level 10 Indicator 5:
I can make connections between author's purpose and the historical or contemporary context of the source.
Level 12 Indicator 5:
I can analyze the relationship between the source and the historical or contemporary context in which it was created.
Stepping stone 1 ACTIVITY 1:
Tracking our thinking
what we know, Wonder, and learn about the holocaust
Class Jamboard Activity
What do we think we know about the Holocaust?
In this activity, you will create sticky notes on your class Jamboard to record things you think you know about the Holocaust and things you are wondering about the Holocaust.
We will return to this Jamboard to add things that we learn and any new wonderings that we have.
Stepping stone 1 ACTIVITY 2:
important context for the rise of hitler and the holocaust the armenian genocide and The aftermath of World War I
Stepping stone 1 ACTIVITY 3:
ELA.1.3 gRAPHIC oRGANIZER
context for the rise of hitler and the holocaust
TASK: ELA.1.3 Graphic Organizer
In order to score a Level 10 or Level 12 on ELA.1.3, you will need to include information about the historical context. Completing the ELA.1.3 Graphic Organizer for this stepping stone will help you with the historical context for your ELA.1.3 Assessment in Stepping Stone 4.
Stepping stone 2: history of antisemitism and the jewish stereotypes
Stepping Stone 2 Essential Questions:
What conditions, events, and ideas led to the rise of Hitler and made the Holocaust possible?
How did the single story about the Jewish people develop throughout history?
Stepping Stone 2 Objectives:
To understand the context which led to the rise of Hitler and the Holocaust.
To understand how the single story about the Jewish people was constructed over time.
Stepping Stone 2 Competency Focus: ELA.1.3
In order to score a Level 10 or Level 12 on ELA.1.3, you will need to include information about the historical context. Completing the graphic organizer for this stepping stone will help you with the historical context for your ELA.1.3 Assessment in Stepping Stone 4.
Level 10 Indicator 5:
I can make connections between author's purpose and the historical or contemporary context of the source.
Level 12 Indicator 5:
I can analyze the relationship between the source and the historical or contemporary context in which it was created.
Stepping stone 2 ACTIVITY 1:
important context for the rise of hitler and the holocaust
history of antisemitism and the jewish stereotypes
Stepping stone 2 ACTIVITY 2:
ELA.1.3 gRAPHIC oRGANIZER
context for the rise of hitler and the holocaust
TASK: ELA.1.3 Graphic Organizer
In order to score a Level 10 or Level 12 on ELA.1.3, you will need to include information about the historical context. Completing the ELA.1.3 Graphic Organizer for this stepping stone will help you with the historical context for your ELA.1.3 Assessment in Stepping Stone 4.
Stepping stone 3:
The Role of Propaganda in the Rise of Hitler and the Holocaust
Stepping Stone 3 Essential Questions:
What conditions, events, and ideas led to the rise of Hitler and made the Holocaust possible?
What role did mass deception through propaganda play in the telling of the single story about the Jewish people?
Stepping Stone 3 Objectives:
To understand the context which led to the rise of Hitler and the Holocaust.
To analyze the role that propaganda played in the rise of Hitler and the Holocaust.
To use our critical reading skills to analyze the context, point of view, and purpose of Nazi propaganda.
Stepping Stone 3 Competency Focus: ELA.1.3
In order to score a Level 10 or Level 12 on ELA.1.3, you will need to include information about the historical context. Completing the graphic organizer for this stepping stone will help you with the historical context for your ELA.1.3 Assessment in Stepping Stone 4.
Level 10 Indicator 5:
I can make connections between author's purpose and the historical or contemporary context of the source.
Level 12 Indicator 5:
I can analyze the relationship between the source and the historical or contemporary context in which it was created.
Stepping stone 3 ACTIVITY 1:
important context for the rise of hitler and the holocaust
the role of propaganda
One of the factors that helped Hitler and the Nazis rise to power was propaganda. The Nazis used propaganda throughout the late 1920’s and early 1930’s to boost Hitler’s image, and, as a result of this and other aspects, he became extremely popular.
As we learn about the propaganda manufactured by Hitler and Nazi Germany against the Jews, there's no doubt as to the "single story" the Third Reich wished to tell. The message they repeated over and over again, in all forms of media, was that the Jews were not human and must be exterminated if Germany was to survive. It is one of the most powerful, state-sanctioned "single stories" ever told.
It is hard to believe but important to learn and understand how the Nazi government engineered a technologically efficient system to commit mass murder and that countless people set aside their humanity long enough to believe the "single story" and carry out the extermination of millions of Jews.
Stepping stone 3 ACTIVITY 2:
ELA.1.3 gRAPHIC oRGANIZER
context for the rise of hitler and the holocaust
TASK: ELA.1.3 Graphic Organizer
In order to score a Level 10 or Level 12 on ELA.1.3, you will need to include information about the historical context. Completing the ELA.1.3 Graphic Organizer for this stepping stone will help you with the historical context for your ELA.1.3 Assessment in Stepping Stone 4.
Stepping stone 3 ACTIVITY 3:
ELA.1.3 Assessment practice
analyzing nazi propaganda
Why is this important? Learning how to apply your critical reading skills is essential to being able to critically evaluate information you are being told or shown. Learning how to analyze propaganda, stereotypes, and single stories from the past helps us to apply those skills to analyzing propaganda, stereotypes, and single stories affecting us today.
This is a Nazi Propaganda poster shows a Jewish man counting money.
The text at the bottom translates to “Jews: A People of Contagion.”
We will analyze this piece of Propaganda together to practice for your ELA.1.3 Assessment.
stepping stone 4: ela.1.3 analyzing NAZI progaganda Assessment
Stepping Stone 3 Essential Questions:
What conditions, events, and ideas led to the rise of Hitler and made the Holocaust possible?
What role did mass deception through propaganda play in the telling of the single story about the Jewish people?
Stepping Stone 3 Objectives:
To understand the context which led to the rise of Hitler and the Holocaust.
To analyze the role that propaganda played in the rise of Hitler and the Holocaust.
To use our critical reading skills to analyze the context, point of view, and purpose of Nazi propaganda.
Stepping Stone 3 Competency Focus: ELA.1.3
In order to score a Level 10 or Level 12 on ELA.1.3, you will need to include information about the historical context. Completing the graphic organizer for this stepping stone will help you with the historical context for your ELA.1.3 Assessment in Stepping Stone 4.
Level 10 Indicator 5:
I can make connections between author's purpose and the historical or contemporary context of the source.
Level 12 Indicator 5:
I can analyze the relationship between the source and the historical or contemporary context in which it was created.
Why is this important? Learning how to apply your critical reading skills is essential to being able to critically evaluate information you are being told or shown. Learning how to analyze propaganda, stereotypes, and single stories from the past helps us to apply those skills to analyzing propaganda, stereotypes, and single stories affecting us today.
