Wednesday, December 2 Bell Work- What do you know about Adolf Hitler, the Nazis, and the Holocaust? Why is this something that we study in Social Studies class?

Wednesday, December 2 Learning Target 1- Complete the Congressional Hearing presentations Learning Target 2- Understand the importance of studying the Holocaust Agenda Announcements/Question- Collect/ Return Homework- Class Activities- Student Council update; Congressional Hearing Presentations; “Four Perfect Pebbles Introduction Homework- None

Congressional Hearing Presentations Take out the Congressional Hearing Teacher Evaluation Form, your notes, and the final draft of your answer(if necessary). After your group presents your answers, you will turn in all three items listed above. Be sure to listen respectfully and attentively. If you are disruptive, you will lose points from your grade.

Four Perfect Pebbles by: Marion Blumenthal Lazan

World War II: The Holocaust The Nazis killed 6 million Jewish men, women, and children- 2/3 of the Jews in Europe Also killed millions of other ethnic groups- Gypsies, Russians, and Polish people An estimated 11 million people in total

Bell Work- What do you think the title “Four Perfect Pebbles” means? Thursday, December 3 Bell Work- What do you think the title “Four Perfect Pebbles” means?

Thursday, December 3 Learning Target 1- Understand the importance of studying the Holocaust Learning Target 2- Understand the impact the Holocaust had on families. Agenda Announcements/Question- Collect/ Return Homework- Class Activities- “Four Perfect Pebbles”- Prologue and Chapter 1 Homework- None

Four Perfect Pebbles by: Marion Blumenthal Lazan

Reading Activity You will use your Social Studies notebook or the loose leaf paper in your Social Studies binder in class everyday. This will be your “Four Perfect Pebbles” Journal. We will be making annotations and answering journal questions everyday. You will turn in your Journal every 3-5 days. As you read, use your notebook to make annotations related to what you are reading. You may write down questions you have, emotions you have about what you are reading, comments about how you would react, etc… Use the annotations to help you answer our journal questions for the day. Answer each journal question we come to in class each day. You use complete sentences and your answer should be at least 5 sentences. You must have at least 3 annotations for each day.

Prologue

Journal #1 What is the difference between the following: refugee camp, transit camp, prison camp, and concentration camp?

”Four Perfect Pebbles” Chapter 1 ”Four Perfect Pebbles” Pages 1-9

Bergen Belsen

Bergen Belsen Originally established as a prisoner of war (POW) camp All Jewish prisoners must wear Star of David No forced labor 20,000 Soviet POWs, 50,000 others died- mostly from Typhus

Bergen Belsen

Star of David

Journal #2 Describe the conditions at the Bergen Belsen camp. What are the physical surroundings like? What is the morning routine?

Journal #2 Describe the conditions at the Bergen Belsen camp. What are the physical surroundings like? What is the morning routine?

Friday, December 4 Bell Work- What is your first impression of the Holocaust after reading Chapter 1. Explain.

Friday, December 4 Learning Target 1- Understand the importance of studying the Holocaust Learning Target 2- Understand the impact the Holocaust had on families. Agenda Announcements/Question- WHO WILL BE GONE NEXT WEEK? Collect/ Return Homework- Class Activities- “Four Perfect Pebbles”- Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 Homework- None

Reading Activity You will use your Social Studies notebook or the loose leaf paper in your Social Studies binder in class everyday. This will be your “Four Perfect Pebbles” Journal. We will be making annotations and answering journal questions everyday. You will turn in your Journal every 3-5 days. As you read, use your notebook to make annotations related to what you are reading. You may write down questions you have, emotions you have about what you are reading, comments about how you would react, etc… Use the annotations to help you answer our journal questions for the day. Answer each journal question we come to in class each day. You use complete sentences and your answer should be at least 5 sentences. You must have at least 3 annotations for each day.

Journal #3 What is the significance of the four perfect pebbles? What did they symbolize for Marion? Explain.

Monday, December 7 Bell Work- Today is Pearl Harbor Day. What happened on Pearl Harbor Day? Why do we remember this day?

Monday, December 7 Learning Target 1- Understand the importance of studying the Holocaust Learning Target 2- Understand the impact the Holocaust had on families. Agenda Announcements/Question- Collect/ Return Homework- Class Activities- “Four Perfect Pebbles”- Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 Homework- None

“A Small Town in Germany” Chapter 2 “A Small Town in Germany” Pages 10-22

Hoya, Germany

Family Tree Max and Lina Blumenthal- Grandparents Walter and Ruth Blumenthal- Parents Albert Blumenthal- 1932 Marion Blumenthal- 1934

Adolf Hitler- Chancellor- 1933 Dictator- der Fuhrer- 1934

Adolf Hitler Blamed Jews for all of Germany’s problems Hitler will: Will restore Germany’s honor Increase Germany’s territory Bring back Germany’s lost prosperity

Journal #4 Describe how Hitler’s laws discriminate against the Jews? What impact will this have on the Jews of Germany?

Hitler Youth

Nuremburg Laws

Tuesday, December 8 Bell Work- What impact will laws discriminating against Jews have on the Jews of Germany?

Tuesday, December 8 Learning Target 1- Understand the importance of studying the Holocaust Learning Target 2- Understand the impact the Holocaust had on families. Agenda Announcements/Question- Collect/ Return Homework- Class Activities- “Four Perfect Pebbles”- Chapter 3 Homework- None

“Get Dressed and Come with Us” Chapter 3 “Get Dressed and Come with Us” Pages 23-36

Journal #5 What do you think the Blumenthals are feeling as they wait for the visa to leave Germany?

Kristallnacht

Kristallnacht

Nazi Storm Troopers

Buchenwald Concentration Camp

Buchenwald Concentration Camp

Journal #6 Why did Marion and her family endure the hardships for so long? Do you think they were wise to wait? What would you have done in this difficult situation?

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Journal #7 Study the 17 photographs that are included on pages 37-44. Select 2 of them to describe and on which to write your personal reflection/commentary. This should be 10-12 sentences.

Wednesday, December 9 Bell Work- Do you think the Blumenthal’s should have decided to leave Germany before 1938? Explain your answer.

Wednesday, December 9 Learning Target 1- Understand the importance of studying the Holocaust Learning Target 2- Understand the impact the Holocaust had on families. Agenda Announcements/Question- Student Council Collect/ Return Homework- Class Activities- “Four Perfect Pebbles”- Chapter 3 and Chapter 4 Homework- None

Chapter 4 “Escape to Holland” Pages 45-59

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Nazi Invasion of Czechoslovakia and Poland- 1939

Westerbork Refugee Camp

Westerbork Refugee Camp

Westerbork Refugee Camp Opened as a refugee camp in 1939 It was different than most camps Had a restaurant, cabaret, and other comfort items When Germany overtook the Netherlands, is became a transit camp 107,000 people passed through the camp Most were sent to Auschwitz and into the gas chamber 5,200 survived the concentration camps

Journal #8 Describe life in the Westerbork Refugee Camp for the Blumenthals. What did the adults do? What did the children do?

Nazi Invasion of Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg, and France- 1940

Thursday, December 10 Bell Work- Describe life in the Westerbork Refugee Camp for the Blumenthals. Why was this a good place for the Blumenthals?

Thursday, December 10 Learning Target 1- Understand the importance of studying the Holocaust Learning Target 2- Understand the impact the Holocaust had on families. Agenda Announcements/Question- Student Council Collect/ Return Homework- Class Activities- “Four Perfect Pebbles”- Chapter 3 and Chapter 4 Homework- None

Journal #9 One might say that the Blumenthal’s escape to Holland was a bittersweet event. What were some of the things that made it bitter? What was sweet?

Westerbork Transit Camp Opened as a refugee camp in 1939 It was different than most camps Had a restaurant, cabaret, and other comfort items When Germany overtook the Netherlands, is became a transit camp 107,000 people passed through the camp Most were sent to Auschwitz and into the gas chamber 5,200 survived the concentration camps

Auschwitz-Birkenau

Auschwitz-Birkenau

Westerbork Transit Camp Train Station

Westerbork Transit Camp Train Station

“The Greatest Disappointment” Chapter 5 “The Greatest Disappointment” Pages 60-73

Journal #10 Bergen-Belsen was the next destination for the Blumenthal family. This was supposed to be a short stop, before their exchange to Palestine would be accepted. But as the chapter heading suggests, that never came true. List some of the horrific things about Bergen-Belsen. What was the cause of their “greatest disappointment”?

Bergen- Belsen Concentration Camp

Zyklon B Gas Chamber

Zyklon B Gas Chamber

Journal #11 Describe the last days of the Blumenthals at Bergen Belsen. What would you do to survive in such horrible conditions?

Chapter 6 “On the Death Train” Pages 74-84

Death Train

Death Train

Journal #12 Why was this train known as the “death train”? What caused this and how did they handle it?

Chapter 7 “Freedom and Sorrow” Pages 93-101

Trobitz, Germany- Holocaust Memorial

Trobitz, Germany- Holocaust Memorial

Journal #13 Describe how the family must have felt when Papa died of typhus after being liberated from the “death train.”

Chapter 8 “Holland Again” Pages 102-113

Netherlands

Journal 14 6 ½ years passed between the times when Marion and her family lived in Holland. They returned as very changed people. What physical, emotional and family changes had occurred in those 6 ½ years?

Journal 9 Did you enjoy reading this book? Why or why not? Write 2-3 questions you would like to ask Marion.