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Middle School Students Investigate Nationalism, Racial Bias, and Genocide.
Shane Fletcher &Carol Brown
New Literacies InstituteJuly 12-17, 2009
Prewar photograph of three Jewish children with their babysitter. Two of the children perished in 1942. Warsaw, Poland, 1925-1926.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museumhttp://www.ushmm.org/wlc/media_ph.php?lang=en&ModuleId=10005143&MediaId=573
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Introduction of Model
Punya Mishra (2006) TPACK, online < http://punya.educ.msu.edu/research/tpck >
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Description of student inquiry process
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Compelling QuestionHow can nationalism and racial bias lead to hatred and
then to genocide? Instructional Events Leading to The Project:• Question generally asked by students when
reading historical fiction related to Holocaust.• Imbedded research project in WWII unit • Culminating project following discussion and
investigation of topics related to how wars emerge, consequences for individuals, and long range effect on general population.
• Teacher’s thoughts in how does this supports the NC curriculum.
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Gathering and Analyzing Information
Tools: ThinkQuest, Wordl, ManyEyes, other audio and video devices.
Process: • Gather documents, podcasts with speeches,
video, and other online resources related to Germany and Poland in the early 20th century.
• Collaborative sharing data social networks (Thinkquest.com; Wikispaces.com)
• Discuss and reflect on data gathered (F2F classroom discussion, Skype communications, blogs, email exchange)
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Technology that supports the Instructional Plan
Students analysis of documents, images, and other media related to the compelling question.
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Creative Synthesis
Remixing podcasts, video clips, and other resources to show an elaboration of information gathered.
Student produced videos describing changes in perspective and new understanding related to genocide.
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Critically Evaluate and Revise
On social networks, students write, reflect, offer critical commentary and feedback.
Peer review of podcasts and other multimedia products (rubrics with student generated criteria)
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Share Publish, and Act
Publish podcasts with personal reflection on racial bias, hatred, and genocide.
Produce video mixes portraying new thoughts related to genocide.
Venue is Thinkquest or wikispace.
Share through dialog in blogs (Thinkquest).
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Literature Circles
• Literature Circles - Students choose a book from the booklist. (Sample list provided in "Additional Resources")
There are two literature circles they are assigned to:
• Others reading the same book • Others reading different books
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Bibliography for Literature Circles
• Number the starsLois LowryPublisher: Boston, Mass. : Houghton Mifflin, 1989.ISBN: 0440403278 Edition: (Dell; pbk.)
The Devil's ArithmeticJane Yolen, Publisher: ScholasticISBN: 0590965786 Edition: Paperback; 2000
Daniel's storyCarol MatasPublisher: New York : Scholastic, c1993.ISBN: 0590469207 LCC: PZ7
The Upstairs Room –Johanna ReissPublisher: New York: Harper Collins Children's Books. c. 1972ISBN: 9780064403702; ISBN10: 006440370X;
Room in the heartSonia Levitin, Publisher: New York : Dutton Children's Books, c2003.ISBN: 0525468714 LCC: PZ7– Anne Frank
Anne FrankAnne Frank: the diary of a young girl translated from the Dutch by B. M. Mooyaart-Doubleday; with an introduction by Eleanor Roosevelt Publisher: New York : Bantam Books, 1993.ISBN: 0553296981 DDC: 940.5318092 Edition: (pbk.)
Anne Frank rememberedAnne Frank remembered: the story of Miep Gies, who helped to hide the Frank familyMiep Gies with Alison Leslie GoldPublisher: New York : Simon and Schuster, c1987.ISBN: 0329097997 DDC: 940.531503924 LCC: DS135
The ButterflyPatricia Polacco, Publisher: ScholasticISBN: 0439287138 Edition: Paperback; 2001Lisette’s Angel – Amy Littlesugar
Additional Books set during World War II (With related themes i.e. hiding, lying, secrets, protection)
Lily's CrossingLily's Crossing (Yearling Newbery)PATRICIA REILLY GIFFPublisher: YearlingISBN: 0440414539 Edition: Paperback; 1999-01-12
Willow RunPatricia Reilly Giff, Publisher: New York : Wendy Lamb Books, c2005.ISBN: 0385730675
Early Sunday Morning: The Pearl Harbor Diary of Amber Billows, Hawaii 1941Early Sunday Morning: The Pearl Harbor Diary of Amber Billows, Hawaii 1941 (Dear America Series)Barry Denenberg,Publisher: ScholasticISBN: 0439555132 Edition: Hardcover; 2003-11-01
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Content Knowledge StrategiesContent Knowledge Western Europe early 20th century
Political landscape of Europe in Germany and surrounding nations.
Cultural characteristics and nationalism of German peoples.
Cultural characteristics and personal identity of German and Polish Jews.
Political strategy for military aggression in Europe in early 20th century.
Contexts—Nationalism, racial and cultural bias, hatred of a particular people group, political persuasion, genocide.
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Technological Knowledge Strategies
Technological Knowledge
Search strategies to locate, access, and evaluate appropriate information.
Open and listen to podcasts
Use Garage band or Audacity to produce a podcast
Use Flip camera or other digital camera to produce videos
Use a blog to dialog with other students
Contexts—Nationalism, racial and cultural bias, hatred of a particular people group, political persuasion, genocide.
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Pedagogical Knowledge StrategiesPedagogical Knowledge
Facilitate small group discussions
Provide dialog prompts
Provide Think Sheets to facilitate students’ search process and analysis of data related to the compelling question.Inquiry learning methods that include a focused research question, gathering of information resources, analysis of data, and thinking processes for synthesis of new ideas at the completion of the research process.
Use of Wordl and other word analysis tools.
Contexts—Nationalism, racial and cultural bias, hatred of a particular people group, political persuasion, genocide.