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Holocaust Narrative through Historical Photos

This lesson provides a method of assessing what students know and how they think about the Holocaust. Through interacting with a range of historical photographs and images, students generate questions that can then lead to more productive lesson planning.

Grade level: Adaptable for grades 7–12 Subject: Multidisciplinary Time required: Approximately 60–75 minutes (extensions available)

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This online lesson plan is compatible with learning management systems or web browsers for students to complete individually or as a class. You can use the PDF of the original lesson plan above as a guide. To use with your LMS, download the files below and follow your system’s instructions for importing files.

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