Your first group project will be to research the different personal identities during the Holocaust. In our memoir so far, we've read about Elie Wiesel's personal identity after undergoing much persecution and suffering. The pain Elie experienced was shared by millions of others during the Holocaust. Your group will explore the personal identities and history of those others:
1. Written Report
A. Each member of the group needs to write a 1.5 page, double spaced report. Times New Roman,
font size 12
B. Each member needs to choose one of the letters under their group's section to write a report on
(see below)
C. You need to find TWO AUTHENTIC SOURCES. The types of sources you want to find are
STUDIES, STATISTICS, and EXPERT OPINIONS.
D. You need to use PARENTHETICAL CITATION
2. Presentation
A. Your group needs to create a Keynote presentation of your written reports to the class
B. Remember slide design (main ideas only, just pictures, etc.)
C. Practice your group's presentation - don't just read off of your reports. Become familiar with
your information and have a smooth, organized presentation.
Each group will be assigned one of the following sections to research. Underneath each section are instructions for your group's written reports. Each member writes their 1.5 page report using two authentic sources and our novel (when needed):
1. Jewish Resistance During the Holocaust
A. Resistance in the Ghettos
1. Who were these people? What was their plan of resistance? How did they resist? Were they
successful or unsuccessful? Did they make a difference? Why do you think Elie Wiesel and his
people did not resist in the same way?
B. Resistance in Nazi Camps
1. How did these people try to resist in the Nazi camps? Were they successful or unsuccessful?
What did they try to do? Did they make a difference? Why do you think Elie Wiesel and the other
prisoners did not resist in the same way?
C. Spiritual Resistance in Nazi Camps
1. How did these Jews try to overcome the evil of the camps? What was their way of resistance?
How did they try to survive oppression? Did they make a difference? Did Elie Wiesel resist the
same way? Did the others around him?
D. Resistance in Nazi Germany
1. How did Jews in Nazi Germany try to resist the Nazi oppression? Were they successful or
unsuccessful? What were some of their tactics? Did they make a difference? Why do you think
Elie Wiesel and his village did not try similar tactics?
2. Holocaust Survivors
Your group's job is for each member to research three Holocaust survivors. You want to find out about their lives before and after the Holocaust. The three survivors each group members research should be different types of people. (For example, a doctor, a teenage boy, and a mother.) Here are some questions each member need to answer in their reports:
1. Who was this survivor? What was their occupation before the Holocaust? How did they survive the Holocaust? What was their life like after the Holocaust? Is there anyone in our novel that reminds you of this particular survivor? Why? What are some similarities and differences?
3. Life in Concentration Camps
A. Types of Nazi Camps in the Holocaust
1. What were the different types of camps that the Nazis had during the Holocaust for the Jews?
What was unique about each one? The purpose for each one? In our novel, what is the type of
camp that Elie and his family are sent to? What are similarities/differences?
B. Life in the Nazi Camps
1. What was life like for the Jews in the camps? What did they have to do? How were men and
women and children treated? The same or differently? What was life like in the different types of
camps? How does Elie Wiesel's life in the camp compare to what you researched?
Similarities/differences?
C. Rescue from the Camps
1. When were Jews finally rescued from the Nazi camps? How were they rescued? What did the
soldiers find at the camps? What was the condition of the survivors in the camps? What did the
Nazis do in the camps when they realized they were going to lose the war?
4. Hiding Jews
Your group's job is for each member to research two famous/well-known people who hid Jews during the Holocaust. There are plenty to choose from; if you are having trouble, ask me for help. Here are some questions each member need to answer in their reports:
1. Who was this person who hid Jews? What was their occupation/job/status? Why did they decide to risk their lives and career to hide Jews? How did they hide Jews? Did they get caught? How many people did they save from the Nazis?
5. Hitler / Nazi Ideology / Peoples Targeted
A. Other Groups of People Targeted by Hitler
1. What other people groups were targeted by the Nazis? (It wasn't only the Jews) What happened
to them? How were they treated? Why were they targeted by the Nazis? Were they immediately
killed by the Nazis? etc.
B. Nazi Ideology / Aryan Race
1. What did Hitler and the Nazis believe in? What was their mission and goal? What was their
belief about the "Aryan Race"? What did their beliefs result in?
C. Hitler
1. Who was Hitler? What type of person was he? How did he create the Nazi belief system? Why
did he hate other races? Why did the German people follow him so quickly? What made them love
and worship him? How did he die?
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