The Tragedy of the St. Louis (Early Holocaust Lesson)
About This Product
The Tragedy of the St. Louis: A Teaching Resource
This profoundly enriching teaching resource targets Grade 9 through Grade 12 students, focusing on a significant early Holocaust event. It presents the traumatizing tale of the St. Louis, a boat loaded with Jewish refugees who sought refuge in America before WWII broke out, and its sad fate when it was denied entry to U.S.
Flexible and Adaptable for Different Reading Levels
The material is diffused in multiple versions for different reading levels which enable educators to adapt their instruction based on individual student capabilities and accommodate heterogeneous classrooms with variable proficiency levels. Each variant offers interesting graphics certain to stimulate interest and deepen comprehension among students.
Critical Thinking Exercises:
- Learners are encouraged to critically analyze the journey of St.Louis,ponder over feasible reasons for its rebuff at U.S shores— this task requires them diving deep into historical data surrounding this incident besides using their inferencing skills.
- This component pedagogically reinforces critical thinking cultivation in learners through seven thoughtful questions gleaned from class readings or student opinions.
- An answer key too is fused within resources simplifying it for teachers during response reviews or while moderating discussions within group settings or small collaborative study groups.
This tool isn’t limited just within classroom ambiances given its suppleness concerning legibility and content layout; it can be assigned conveniently for independent study sessions at home, thus strengthening learning further.
If you access this package,You get encapsulated within a zip file five PDFs alongside their counterpart editable Word Docs allowing educators complete control over customization as per instructional strategy and class dynamics. Primarily structured aligning History-World subsubject under Social Studies curriculum ,this resource practically goes beyond traditional worksheets by intellectually engaging learners thus making learning attuned toward main historical events from Holocaust period fostering deeper comprehension coupled with empathy.
What's Included
1 zip file with:
5 PDFs
5 editable Word docs