A Quest for Understanding
The Holocaust
a Webquest for Grade 8 Language Arts
by Donna Bilder & Colleen DeGonia
Worth Junior High

Introduction
Between the years of 1933 and 1945 the Nazi Tyranny spread across Europe. During this time millions of innocent people were persecuted and murdered. The Jewish population were the primary victims. Six million Jews were persecuted during this time. By 1945 two out of every three Jews had been killed.

The Task

The purpose of this project is to expand your knowledge of the Holocaust. The class will be divided into five teams. You will choose (or be assigned) to a group who will work on the following topics of the Holocaust:


Each group will then be responsible for researching and presenting to the class their piece of the Holocaust experience.

 

The sites you will be using for this project will be:

http://remember.org/imagine/index.html

http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/Holocaust/