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Behind Every Name, Stories from the Holocaust

By examining true personal stories, told through short animations, students learn about unique individual experiences within the historical context of the Holocaust. This activity contains an extension to examine the role of artifacts in understanding history.

Grade level: Adaptable for grades 7-12 Subject: Multidisciplinary Time required: 20 minutes, with optional artifact extension Languages: English, Español

For Learning Management Systems

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.

This lesson is also available in Spanish.