![]() ![]() Additionally, students look at art work and read poetry from the victims and survivors of the Holocaust to understand the horrors of this period in history. You can connect with a speaker through the Jewish Heritage Museum’s Speakers Bureau in New York City. Similarly, in studying the Holocaust students read stories of survivors and even have the opportunity to Zoom with a survivor to hear her story. You can make a copy of these two hyperdocs when you click on the images below. Within the hyperdocs students are provided with hyperlinks to all of the resources to work on at their own pace and learn about the diverse groups of soldiers who made up America’s military and a second hyperdoc that examines Japanese Internment and the ramifications for today. I have put together two different hyperdocs, a digital document such as a Google Doc where all components of a learning cycle have been pulled together into one central hub for students to learn more. Some students select to read Traci Chee’s We Are Not Free, a Printz Honor Winner young adult historical fiction text that was based on the author’s grandparents stories of being incarcerated during WW2. Students read the graphic novel They Called Us Enemy by George Takei and gain a child’s perspective of Executive Order 9066 and living in an Internment Camp in Takei’s memoir. Students learn about Japanese Internment as well as the 442nd regimental combat team, a segregated Japanese American unit who are the most decorated unit in US History for their bravery and heroism. One key facet is to not just learn about the victims but also honor the Jewish and Asian American heroes who showed perseverance and were instrumental during this time. Additionally, students develop an awareness of the value of pluralism and encourage acceptance of diversity in a pluralistic society. The aim in this cross curricular unit is for students to develop an understanding of the roots and ramifications of prejudice, racism, and stereotyping in any society. ![]() In history students are studying the dates and facts, reading primary sources, and understanding the ramifications of the war on a global level. In both English and social studies students are reading historical fiction, memoirs, and nonfiction texts of their choice about these topics. The month of May in my eighth grade classroom is when we are studying WW2, the Holocaust, and Japanese Internment. ![]() During this month we honor “the generations of Jewish Americans and Asian and Pacific Islanders who have enriched American history and are instrumental in its success.” The month of May is designated as Jewish American Heritage Month and Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. The following blog post was written for and first appeared on blog on May 2, 2023. ![]()
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