St. Thomas 6th Grade

WWII Unit - Holocaust

Read through The Holocaust at the Unites States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Be sure to follow each hyperlink.

Antisemitism - hostility toward Jews as an ethnic or religious groups, often accompanied by social, economic and political discrimination.

Discrimination- Action based on prejudice or biased beliefs that results in unfair treatment of individuals or groups; unjust conditions in areas such as employment, housing and education.

Propaganda- the deliberate spreading of ideas or information, true or untrue, with the purpose of manipulating public opinion to gain support for one's cause or to discourage support for another.

Racisim- a set of beliefs based on perceived "racial" superiority and inferiority; a system of domination that is played out in everyday interactions and the unequal distribution of privilege, resources and power.

Stereotype- a simplistic, firmly held belief, often negative, about individual characteristics generalized to all people with that group.

--Adapted from the Simon Wiesenthal Center's Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles

Move to your groups and using notebook paper (or paper from the Statue of Liberty)

• record date

• record all group members present

• work through 3-page Worksheet

  • record source for any research

  • author. "page title." website Title. web address

• turn work in at the end of class