Possible Activities and Sources in Using Film to teach about the Holocaust to Middle and

High School Students 

Prepared by: Prepared by:

Dr. Caroline (Kay) PicartDr. Caroline (Kay) Picart

Preparatory Activity: Group yourselves in small Group yourselves in small

groups of four or five people groups of four or five people each. Choose a discussion each. Choose a discussion leader and a secretary. If you leader and a secretary. If you had to choose three to four had to choose three to four films (one for each level) films (one for each level) trying to make a grade trying to make a grade school, middle school, and school, middle school, and high school student high school student understand the appeal of understand the appeal of Nazism, and how the Nazism, and how the Holocaust happened, what Holocaust happened, what would these films be, and would these films be, and why?why?

Module 1: Triumph of the Will providing Nazi imagery; explains appeal/horrorhttp://www.annefrank.eril.net/teaching/nazis.htm

Triumph of the WillTriumph of the Will (perhaps couple with (perhaps couple with Education for DeathEducation for Death: : http://www.bcdb.com/bcdb/detailed.cgi?http://www.bcdb.com/bcdb/detailed.cgi?film=6318) film=6318)

CabaretCabaret Schindler’s ListSchindler’s List The Lion KingThe Lion King   

http://www.teachwithmovies.org/guides/anne-frank-four-films.html, http://www.aetv.com/class/admin/study_guide/archives/aetv_guide.0011.html and http://www.teachwithmovies.org/guides/anne-b-real.html

Module 2: Anne Frank—five treatments of Module 2: Anne Frank—five treatments of it, with the final a contemporization: it, with the final a contemporization: Cynthia Gimenez, a black, Hispanic Cynthia Gimenez, a black, Hispanic teenager living in the slums of New York teenager living in the slums of New York City. Her brother is a drug addict; her City. Her brother is a drug addict; her sister, an unwed mother. Cynthia spends sister, an unwed mother. Cynthia spends hour upon hour writing verses in her room hour upon hour writing verses in her room or practicing rap in front of the bathroom or practicing rap in front of the bathroom mirror. She reads and rereads a gift from mirror. She reads and rereads a gift from her deceased father: Anne Frank’s diary.her deceased father: Anne Frank’s diary.

  The Diary of Anne FrankThe Diary of Anne Frank (documentary): 12+(documentary): 12+

Anne Frank, the Whole StoryAnne Frank, the Whole Story (docudrama): 14+(docudrama): 14+

Anne Frank RememberedAnne Frank Remembered (documentary): 12+(documentary): 12+

Anne Frank: Anne Frank:

The Life of The Life of

a Young Girla Young Girl

(documentary): (documentary):

12+12+

Anne B. RealAnne B. Real

http://www.holocaust-trc.org/

Module 3: Holocaust Teacher Resource Center Module 3: Holocaust Teacher Resource Center (Survivor Narratives—includes Peter Fischl’s “To (Survivor Narratives—includes Peter Fischl’s “To the Little Polish Boy Standing with His Arms the Little Polish Boy Standing with His Arms Up,” plus annotated bibliographies and Up,” plus annotated bibliographies and videographies)videographies)

http://www.http://www.voorheesvoorhees.k12..k12.njnj.us/middle/Holocaust/child_of_.us/middle/Holocaust/child_of_warsawwarsaw..htmhtm

http://www.holocaust-http://www.holocaust-trctrc.org/.org/FischlPoemFischlPoem..htmhtm

Module 4: AntiSemitism in Germany and the U.S. (all documentaries)—for middle school and high school students

http://www.library.http://www.library.yaleyale..eduedu/testimonies/education/index./testimonies/education/index.htmhtm(Yale Fortunoff Collection)(Yale Fortunoff Collection)

http://www.http://www.historychannelhistorychannel.com/classroom/admin/study_g.com/classroom/admin/study_guide/archives/uide/archives/thcthc_guide.0161.html_guide.0161.html((The Lost The Lost Children of BerlinChildren of Berlin))

http://www.http://www.pbspbs.org/.org/wgbhwgbh//amexamex/holocaust//holocaust/tguidetguide/index.html/index.html((America and the Holocaust: America and the Holocaust: Deceit and IndifferenceDeceit and Indifference))

  

Module 5: Human Rights Related films

http://www.http://www.teachwithmoviesteachwithmovies.org/guides/au-.org/guides/au-revoirrevoir-les--les-enfantsenfants.html.html((Au Revoir Les Au Revoir Les EnfantsEnfants) (11+)) (11+)

http://www.http://www.teachwithmoviesteachwithmovies.org/guides/.org/guides/europaeuropa--europaeuropa.html.html((Europa, EuropaEuropa, Europa) (13+)) (13+)

http://www.http://www.teachwithmoviesteachwithmovies.org/guides/.org/guides/schindlersschindlers-list.html-list.html((Schindler’s ListSchindler’s List) ) (15+)(15+)

Module 6: General Guidelines

http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/Holocaust/activity/http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/Holocaust/activity/Intermed.htm(Elementary Lesson Plans)Intermed.htm(Elementary Lesson Plans)

http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/Holocaust/activity/http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/Holocaust/activity/HighSchl.htm(High School Lesson Plans)HighSchl.htm(High School Lesson Plans)

http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson187.shtml(Lesson Planning Article)lesson187.shtml(Lesson Planning Article)

http://www.ushmm.org/education/foreducators/guidelines/http://www.ushmm.org/education/foreducators/guidelines/agenda.php (Online Workshop for Teaching the Holocaust)agenda.php (Online Workshop for Teaching the Holocaust)

http://www.chgs.umn.edu/Educational_Resources/http://www.chgs.umn.edu/Educational_Resources/Curriculum/Incorporating_Holocaust_Educat/Curriculum/Incorporating_Holocaust_Educat/incorporating_holocaust_educat.htmlincorporating_holocaust_educat.html (Holocaust in K-4 (Holocaust in K-4 Curriculum) Curriculum)