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Creating character: Concluding lesson

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A lesson plan for grades 6–12 Guidance and Social Studies

Provider: USC Shoah Foundation Institute


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In this final lesson, students synthesize the concepts they explored in previous lessons. Students assemble a “Treasure Box” of items such as collages, writings, and more, all organized around Courage, Responsibility, Respect, Citizenship, Justice and Fairness, and Perseverance. After viewing a visual testimony from Robert Wagemann, students evaluate how the Holocaust relates to modern cases of mass discrimination and genocide. The introductory activity in this lesson engages students in critical reflection. Students also participate in whole group discussion, small group discussion, quote analysis, and project development.

North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Guidance (2001)

Grade 6–8

  • Goal 1: Acquire the attitudes, knowledge and skills that contribute to effective learning in school and across the life span.
  • Goal 7: Acquire the attitudes, knowledge, and interpersonal skills to help understand and respect self and others.
    • Objective 7.11: Respect alternative points of view.
    • Objective 7.12: Recognize, accept, respect, and appreciate ethnic, cultural, and individual diversity.
  • Goal 8: Make decisions, set goals, and take appropriate action to achieve goals.
    • Objective 8.06: Demonstrate a respect and appreciation for individual and cultural differences.
    • Objective 8.10: Use persistence and perseverance in acquiring knowledge and skills.

Grade 9–12

  • Goal 1: Acquire the attitudes, knowledge and skills that contribute to effective learning in school and across the life span.
  • Goal 7: Acquire the attitudes, knowledge and interpersonal skills to help understand and respect self and others.
    • Objective 7.15: Recognize, accept, respect, and appreciate individual differences.
    • Objective 7.16: Recognize, accept, and appreciate ethnic and cultural diversity.
  • Goal 8: Make decisions, set goals, and take appropriate action to achieve goals.
    • Objective 8.07: Demonstrate a respect and appreciation for individual and cultural differences.
    • Objective 8.11: Use persistence and perseverance in acquiring knowledge and skills.

Social Studies (2003)

Grade 8

  • Goal 6: The learner will analyze the immediate and long-term effects of the Great Depression and World War II on North Carolina.
    • Objective 6.03: Examine the significance of key ideas and individuals associated with World War II.

Grade 9

  • Goal 5: Global Wars - The learner will analyze the causes and results of twentieth century conflicts among nations.
    • Objective 5.03: Analyze the causes and course of World War II and evaluate it as the end of one era and the beginning of another.
  • Goal 6: Patterns of Social Order - The learner will investigate social and economic organization in various societies throughout time in order to understand the shifts in power and status that have occurred.
    • Objective 6.03: Trace the changing definitions of citizenship and the expansion of suffrage.
    • Objective 6.06: Trace the development of internal conflicts due to differences in religion, race, culture, and group loyalties in various areas of the world.

Grade 10

  • Goal 10: The learner will develop, defend, and evaluate positions on issues regarding the personal responsibilities of citizens in the American constitutional democracy.
    • Objective 10.01: Explain the distinction between personal and civic responsibilities and the tensions that may arise between them.