A.+Overview

====Sixth-grade and ninth-grade students explore the Holocaust and its implications in their lives today. Students move from novice to expert at their own developmental levels as they investigate the time period through literature as well as primary and secondary resources they study. ==== ==== 

==== ===Grade 6: The unit plan requires students to explore a variety of resources in cluding texts, images, sounds, photos, and other artifacts to learn more about the Holocaust. Throughout the unit study students journal regarding their impression of the primary and secondary sources they encounter. Students embark on journeys to in search of answers to their questions regarding the Holocaust at they read //Number the Stars// by Lois Lowry. ===

=Unit Plan Overview Grade 6: Time Frame: 3-4 Weeks =
 * =Students will read the novel keeping track of elements of literature in their novel journals. =
 * =Students chart character traits of Anne Marie and Ellen as well as other minor characters in their novel journals. =
 * =Daily tasks will also require the students to complete comprehension and discussion activities regarding the novel. =
 * =Every other day students will work on their Inquiry project as they cover mini lessons regarding the Big 6 inquiry model. =
 * =The unit will culminate with the sharing of Inquiry projects which students design over the span of the unit. The projects require them to share Holocaust heroes and the circumstances that created the heroes they have chosen. Students will share their products with their classmates and publish them on the school website. Students participcate in guided inquiry that requires them to conference with the media specialist and teachers involved. =

===Grade 9: The unit plan requires students to explore a variety of resources—texts, images, sounds, photos, and other artifacts—to learn more about the Holocaust. Throughout the unit study students journal regarding their impression of the primary and secondary sources they encounter. Students embark on journeys to in search of answers to their questions regarding the Holocaust at they read //Night// by Elie Wiesel. ===

Unit Plan Overview Grade 9
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 * =Students will read the novel keeping track of elements of literature and literary devices in their //Night// journals. =
 * =Students chart the character development of Elie Wiesel as they keep a diary in his persona as they read the memoir. =
 * =Daily tasks will also require the students to complete comprehension and discussion activities regarding the novel. =
 * Students will also be required to write expository and narrative pieces at certain points in the novel.
 * =<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Students will review Big 6 inquiry model requirements in mini-lessons. =
 * =<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">The unit will culminate with the sharing of Inquiry projects which students design over the span of the unit. The projects require students to feature Holocaust heroes or Holocaust-inspired heroes in community presentations. Students participate in a free inquiry exprience that requires them to hold formal and informal conference with the media specialist and teachers. =