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Class Discussion:

Watch the following Youtube Video titled: Surviving the Holocaust - The Gas Chambers

How did the Nazis kill 10,000 jews a day at Auschwitz without remorse or regret?
Why did the Nazis continue to practice genocide even after they were losing the war?

Contract Learning:

Consider using one of the options on our CL Choice Chart as a tool to allow students to respond through conversation, presentation, or writing.

Audiobook Available on Learning Ally

Instruction Lesson: 13

Read Pages: 193-216

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Let’s Discuss. . .

Inferences

From the part about……..I infer that…..because……

I have a question about…...

I predict that ……. because……...

Reactions

I was surprised when ……..

When ……., I felt……..

I would have ……. Because …….

I was disappointed when …………

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eagerness pg. 193	sensible pg. 199	unaccustomed pg. 206

Terms to Know

VOC

Frayer Model Vocabulary

Dr. Katie Novak and Best Ways to Teach Vocabulary

implanted pg. 201	persuaded pg. 212

Adjective

muster pg. 195

Adverb

Noun

Link to Merriam Webster Dictionary

mercilessly pg. 215

Verb

Instruction Lesson: 13

Read Pages: 193-216

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Academic Discussion Cards

Choice & Voice Activity

Informational Text/ Death Marches in the Holocaust Click on the following link and complete the corresponding worksheet. Be sure to follow the directions carefully. Click Here for UDL Choice Chart	Journal Writing When Bruno dresses in the filthy striped pajamas, he remembers something his grandmother once said: You wear the right outfit and you feel like the person you’re pretending to be (page 205). How is this true for Bruno? What about his father? What does this statement contribute to the overall meaning of the story? Click Here for UDL Choice Chart	Informational Text/ Liberation of Nazi Concentration Camps Click on the following link and complete the corresponding worksheet. Be sure to follow the directions carefully.

UDL

Instruction Lesson: 13

Read Pages: 193-216

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Human morality is unthinkable without empathy.

Frans de Waal
Do you agree with this quote? Why or why not?
Could Nazi’s still have a sense of morality even though they lacked empathy?
How did this book affect your own morality?

Language Support

I agree/do not agree with this quote because…

I came to that conclusion based on…

I do/do not think Nazi could have a sense of morality because…

I feel that this book affected the way…

Character Journal Prompt

Directions: Respond to the following question.

Click Here for Character Journal Choice Chart

Character Focus: Morality

Instruction Lesson: 13

Read Pages: 193-216

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