Middle School World Geography

Déjà vu? An Analysis on the Holocaust and the Syrian Refugee Crisis. 1-2 Days Middle School World Geography 06/23/2016 By Eric Harp, Rachel Karch, and Dalton Savage

Abstract This lesson is an analysis on how the Holocaust and the Syrian Refugee Crisis relate. The students will be using online articles, collaborating in groups, and using graphic organizers. This lesson is intended for middle-level students.

Course World Geography

Grade Band Middle Level

Essential Question

How does history/historical events inform contemporary issues?

Goals/Objectives The SWBAT to compare and contrast the Holocaust and the Syrian Refugee Crisis using a completed venn diagram as an assessment.

Common Core Standards/ NCHE Habits of Mind National Council for History Education: Habits of the Mind 1, 2, & 11 National Council for the Social Studies 2.C National Geography State Standard: Geography 13 Oklahoma Content Standard 4.1,

Lesson Plan Step 1: Have the students fill out the t-chart on board. (bellringer) Step 2: Split the students into four groups. Step 3: Have the students read resources, switch materials when they are finished reading. Step 4: Have the students work together on worksheets. Step 5: Fill out t-chart again, adding learned information. Step 6: Have the students suggest solutions on Padlet. Step 7: Have the students complete a Venn diagram. (assessment)

Assessment/Homework Venn Diagram pg. 4 Middle School World Geography Syrian War Refugees

Key Concepts/ Vocabulary Holocaust: the mass murder of Jews under the German Nazi regime during the period 1941– 45. More than 6 million European Jews, as well as members of other persecuted groups.

Refugee: a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.

Migration: movement of people to a new area or country in order to find work or better living conditions.

Push-pull factors: the push factor involves a force which acts to drive people away from a place and the pull factor is what draws them to a new location.

Genocide: the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.

Materials These resources were selected for middle-level reading:

Holocaust Resources: Article 1: http://userpages.umbc.edu/~jonfeng1/thesisproject/ellieginsburg/questions/historians_refugeeresponse .html Article 2:https://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005143

Syrian Resources: Article 1: https://www.mercycorps.org/articles/iraq-jordan-lebanon-syria-turkey/quick-facts-what-you- need-know-about-syria-crisis

Article 2: http://www.jpost.com/Diaspora/Holocaust-refugee-We-owe-this-to-mankind-to-allow-Syrian- refugees-into-Britain-415493

Worksheet for Holocaust: page 5 Worksheet for Syrian Conflict: page 6 Venn Diagram: page 4

Instructional Procedure Bellringer: Teacher will write on the board using a t-chart What do you know about the Holocaust? What do you know about Syrian Conflict? Have the students call out information for the teacher to write down.

Lesson: Divide the class into four groups. Provide them with the Holocaust and Syria resources. There are two different Holocaust articles. The Syria article is split in half. This is to provide material for each group. The links may be found in the materials section. Print out class copies, enough for each student. Middle School World Geography Syrian War Refugees

Have them read quietly and independently for approx. 5-10 mins. Have them switch articles when finished until all resource materials are completed. (Use a timer if necessary.) When the students are finished reading an article, make sure they work together to fill out the group worksheet. There should be a total of four completed worksheets at the end of the activity.

Once worksheets are complete, have one student from each group write on the board using the previous t-chart, what new things they have learned. There should be a significant amount added and nothing repeated.

Discuss what was added and what the students might have learned. After the class discusses the new information added to the t-chart, discuss what solutions can be made using Padlet. (Use the Holocaust as an example.) https://padlet.com/

As an assessment, have the students fill in the Venn diagram at the end of the lesson. Middle School World Geography Syrian War Refugees

Venn Diagram Middle School World Geography Syrian War Refugees

Use this worksheet for both articles relating to the topic. Work in groups to answer the following questions:

Holocaust

What is the title of the article?:

Who wrote the article?:

When was the article written?:

What happened?:

Why did it happen?

Why did people leave?

Where did they go?

How were they treated? Middle School World Geography Syrian War Refugees