Organizing Your Information

Biographical Life Events Birth & Parents Schooling Career Connection to Holocaust/Activities during War After war Death

Historical Event Timeline What caused or led up to the event Description of the actual event What was the effect of the event, what happened after the event

Historical Topic Answer the 6 Journalistic Questions What? – Describe or define the topic Who? – Name the important people involved When? – Include important dates Where? – Name the location (maps are nice too) Why? – Why did it exist? How? – How does it relate to the Holocaust?

Historical “Groups” Organize by “Snapshots” Each slide would explain each subtopic of your main topic: Example: Holocaust Survivors –break the topic into subtopic: A. Survivors who stayed in their homeland B. Survivors who emigrated to other countries C. Survivors who stayed in Displaced Persons Camps