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What was life like in the Camps? Watch the 5 minute video of Auschwitz The silent footage shown in this video is from film that was taken by a Soviet military film crew over a period of months beginning on January 27, 1945, the day that Auschwitz was liberated Make notes on what you see WARNING: Disturbing images about 4.40 into the footage WATCH

Watch the animation and complete the gap-fillanimation What part did Auschwitz play in the Holocaust? TASK 1

What was life like in the Camps? You are going to watch a series of films about the development and history of Auschwitz Birkenau As you watch each film make notes on the A3 table Consider how the camp evolved, what its purpose was, how effective it was, how it was liberated, etc TASK 2

Prisoners standing during a roll call. Each wears a striped hat and uniform bearing colored, triangular badges and identification numbers Buchenwald, Germany Why did Prisoners wear striped pyjamas?

What was life like in the Camps? Read the account of life in a death camp as told by a survivor, Regina Franks. Read the story in silence and make a mind map, using the headings below to make notes on what life was like in a camp Then share your ideas with the person next to you TASK 3 ArrivalSelection Women & Children Crematorium TattooSurvival PunishmentsFood Work

Listen to the survivors talking about their arrival. Close your eyes. Try to visualise what they can see. (Human Testimonies: Genocide (54.00 minutes in)

What was it like to live in a camp?ArrivalSelection Women & Children Crematorium TattooSurvival PunishmentsFood Work After you have listened to this account write down what you can remember about what happened to the people when they arrived in the form of a mind map. Then share your ideas with your friends and add to your notes TASK 4

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