Project+Overview



=Project Objective:=
 * 1) ====**In this project, students are expected to depart from traditional historical treatment of famous names and important dates. The class will research the life and experiences of either a Schindler Jew, Aemon Goeth, or Oskar Schindler himself, and weave together fact and creativity to create a moving piece of historical fiction.**====

=Overreaching goals:=
 * 1) Understand the life of a figure during the Holocaust
 * 2) Explain the daily life, risks taken, and long term implications of the selected figure
 * 3) Compare your character to others in history
 * 4) Create a historically accurate, fictionalized perspective of the Holocaust that utilizes creative writing and multi-media to evoke empathy and understanding
 * 5) Tell an engaging story

=Procedure:=

Part One: Background Work
 * 1) Break into small groups
 * 2) Select a figure to research
 * 3) Select a method of presenting information to the class about the individual
 * 4) Watch //Schindler's List:// be sure to make note of conditions in the camp, the roles different individuals played, the process Schindler went through to help the Jews, the sacrifices he made, the lives the inmates lived before internment, how characters changed over time, ect.
 * 5) Research background information to enrich and support any information drawn from the film.

Part Two: Presenting Your Information
 * 1) Select a project format.
 * 2) Create a formal outline or a graphic organizer laying out your plan for the project and get your ideas onto paper before beginning (must be approved first).
 * 3) Create your project, keeping your objective in mind: weave together fact and creativity to create moving historical fiction.

===Remember: This project is designed to create understanding and empathy. It is not a simple recitation of facts. Show the human side of history. You have lisense to be creative, but remember to stay true to the facts. SS Guards should not be armed with laser guns, for example. **Exhibit both an understanding of the FACTS and EMPATHY.**===

**Points to consider:**

 * 1) How was your character treated by members of different social groups prior to the beginning of the "Final Solution?" Consider the perspective of Jews, Gentiles, German Nazis, non-party Germans, conquered peoples (Poles, Czechs, ect.).
 * 2) What did your character do with their life before they were swept up in the tragedy of the Holocaust? Were they a housewife? Baker? Rabi? Businessman? Did they have a family? Where did they live? What social class were they from? How do these factors impact their daily life? How does their life impact their view on humanity?
 * 3) When the Holocaust began, where was your character? Were they immediately impacted? If so, how? How did they feel about the situation?
 * 4) By the middle of the time period, where was your character and what were they doing? How has their life changed from the beginning of the execution of the "Final Solution?" What was their day like? Where do they stand in society now?
 * 5) By the end of the period, where was your character and what were they doing? Did they even survive? If not, how did it all end? If so, how does their post-Holocaust life differ from their life prior to the Holocaust? Most important, how has their character evolved? What is their view of human nature now?



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