Before constructing the lesson

NATIONAL STANDARDS ADDRESSED:

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  Students read a wide range of print and non-print texts to build an understanding of texts, of themselves, and of the cultures of the United States and the world; to acquire new information; to respond to the needs and demands of society and the workplace; and for personal fulfillment.
  
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  Students apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts. They draw on their prior experience, their interactions with other readers and writers, their knowledge of word meaning and of other texts, their word identification strategies, and their understanding of textual features (e.g., sound-letter correspondence, sentence structure, context, graphics).
  
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  Students conduct research on issues and interests by generating ideas and questions, and by posing problems. They gather, evaluate, and synthesize data from a variety of sources (e.g., print and non-print texts, artifacts, people) to communicate their discoveries in ways that suit their purpose and audience.
  
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  Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish their own purposes (e.g., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion, and the exchange of information).
  

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  Analyze group and institutional influences on people, events, and elements of culture
  
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  Identify and describe examples of tensions between belief systems and government policies and laws
  
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  Explain and apply ideas and modes of inquiry drawn from behavioral science and social theory in the examination of persistent issues and social problems
  
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  give examples and explain how governments attempt to achieve their stated ideals at home and abroad
  

Background references used in shaping and informing the teaching of this lesson were as follows:

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  United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Website http://www.ushmm.org
  
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  Photo archives of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
  
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  Other Victims pamphlets of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum