Learn how to balance best practices in English instruction in middle and high school with historical accuracy and context, which is critical for understanding the Holocaust. Collection of 9 videos.
Video length: 10 minutes
Teaching about the Holocaust in English classrooms presents a unique opportunity for English educators to balance best practices in English instruction with historical accuracy and context, which is critical for student understanding.
Video length: 13 minutes
Close reading of literature about the Holocaust can help achieve literacy goals and improve historical understanding.
Video length: 8 minutes
The Museum's Holocaust Literature Guide provides accurate historical context for the stories in frequently taught works of literature.
Video length: 6 minutes
These Museum resources can help you use historically relevant picture books about the Holocaust in your classroom.
Video length: 13 minutes
This video demonstrates how to incorporate historical artifacts in the English classroom.
Video length: 9 minutes
This video introduces the Museum’s collection of survivor testimonies and artifacts and offers suggestions for incorporating personal stories into the classroom.
Video length: 11 minutes
Studying Nazi propaganda helps students understand the role of antisemitism in the Holocaust. Incorporating media literacy skills into this study encourages students to think critically about information they encounter every day.
Video length: 8 minutes
This video offers suggestions for selecting films for the classroom and shares lessons that provide historical context for films and support students’ critical thinking.
Video length: 11 minutes
This video introduces frameworks for art assignments related to Holocaust history that ensure respect for the victims and survivors and avoid unintentionally glorifying Nazi imagery.
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