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History at key stage 3    (Year 9)

Unit 19: How and why did the Holocaust happen?

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Expectations

At the end of this unit

most pupils will: show knowledge of how and why the Holocaust happened including the chronology of the Holocaust and the way the persecution of Jewish people developed over time; describe some of the ideas and attitudes underpinning the Nazi persecution of the Jews and other groups; make critical and thoughtful use of a range of sources of information about the Holocaust, including ICT; select, organise and use relevant information in structured explanations of the Holocaust

some pupils will not have made so much progress and will: demonstrate knowledge of some aspects of the Holocaust; describe some of the key events and developments; identify links between contemporary beliefs and the Holocaust; recount stories of individuals who were Holocaust victims; select and combine information when describing the Holocaust

some pupils will have progressed further and will: demonstrate detailed knowledge of the causes and course of the Holocaust; analyse relationships between the Holocaust and other features of the period; analyse different stages of the Holocaust including initial Nazi persecution, ghetto life and the Final Solution; make critical use of a range of sources to reach substantiated conclusions about the Holocaust; use a wide range of technical vocabulary in their knowledge and understanding


Sections in this unit

This unit is divided into sections. Each section contains a sequence of activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by moving through the sections or print/download the whole unit.
1. Rights and responsibilities?
2. Rights denied: why was Anne Frank forced to go into hiding?
3. Rights denied: how did Nazi persecution of the Jews develop?
4. How and why were ghettos set up and what was life like inside them?
5. What was the Final Solution?
6. What happened when people found out about the Holocaust?
7. Exploring the Holocaust - what questions and issues remain?
8. So, how and why did the Holocaust happen?