1. The Strength of the Human Spirit By Angie Hillman

2. How do life experiences impact your path in life?

3. In other words…do these life experiences mean that a person will be more successful? more successful? less successful? less successful? more happy? more happy? more unhappy? more unhappy?

4. For example…how would these situations make you live differently? You have a parent with an addiction. You have a parent with an addiction. Your parents are divorced. Your parents are divorced. You are adopted. You are adopted. Your family has enough money to live. Your family has enough money to live. Your family does not have enough money to live. Your family does not have enough money to live. You are not allowed to go to school. You are not allowed to go to school. You are allowed to go to school. You are allowed to go to school. You were born during a war in your country. You were born during a war in your country.

5. KWL Chart on the Holocaust/WWII K=What do we already know? W=What do we want to know? L=What did we learn?

6. Think-Pair-Share What do you think that the following words mean? Holocaust Holocaust Genocide Genocide Destruction Destruction

7. What does the word HOLOCAUST mean? Holocaust is derived from Greek words meaning “complete destruction.” Holocaust is derived from Greek words meaning “complete destruction.” Usually by fire Usually by fire During World War II in the 1930s and 1940s the Holocaust resulted in the deaths of 6 million Jews by Adolf Hitler and the Nazis. During World War II in the 1930s and 1940s the Holocaust resulted in the deaths of 6 million Jews by Adolf Hitler and the Nazis.

8. What does the word GENOCIDE mean? The practice of killing all the members of a particular race or national group by another race or national group. The practice of killing all the members of a particular race or national group by another race or national group. Examples of GENOCIDE are… Examples of GENOCIDE are… Jewish Holocaust Jewish Holocaust Armenian Genocide Armenian Genocide Rwandan Genocide Rwandan Genocide

9. What does the word DESTRUCTION mean? An event that completely destroys something An event that completely destroys something

10. If you had a life experience like the Holocaust, would that impact your life’s path? Thumb’s up if your answer is yes Thumb’s up if your answer is yes Thumb’s down if your answer is no Thumb’s down if your answer is no Thumb to the side if you are in-between Thumb to the side if you are in-between

11. Walk the Line Put your name on the post-it Put your name on the post-it Place your post-it on the chart where you stand on this question based on your thumb response. Place your post-it on the chart where you stand on this question based on your thumb response. Remember as you learn more about our unit, you may choose to relocate your post-it. Remember as you learn more about our unit, you may choose to relocate your post-it.

12. Ticket Out: Note Card Response What do you still need CLARIFIED? What do you PREDICT will be the most interesting part of this unit? What QUESTION do you have? SUMMARIZE the most important concept that you learned today.