Eleanor’s Story: An American Girl in Hitler’s Germany by Eleanor Ramrath Garner
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Theme: |
Life in Germany During WWII, Memoirs and Autobiographies
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Grades: |
6 - 8
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Subject: |
Reading and Language Arts, Social Studies
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Duration: |
1 class period
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Standards
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New Jersey State Core Content Curriculum Standards/Social Studies:
Standard 6.2 World History/Global Studies.
All students will acquire the knowledge and skills to think analytically and systematically about how past interactions of people, cultures and the environment affect issues across time and cultures. Such knowledge and skills enable students to make informed decisions as socially and ethically responsible world citizens in the 21st century.
New Jersey State Core Curriculum Content Standards/Reading/Language Arts:
3.4: All students will listen actively to information from variety of sources in a variety of situations.
3.2.12.A.3: Use strategies such as graphic organizers and outlines to plan and write drafts according to the intended message, audience, and purpose for writing.
3.2.12.B.5: Write a range of essays and expository pieces across the curriculum, such as persuasive, analytic, critique or position paper, etc.
Note that standards in this lesson plan are for example only. This lesson can be easily adapted to meet your state's specific standards.
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Objectives: |
Students will:
- Read and discuss the book Eleanor’s Story: An American Girl in Hitler’s Germany by Eleanor Ramrath Garner literally and analytically.
- Complete a written response based on the information in the book.
- Discuss and understand the extreme and harsh living conditions in Germany during WWII.
- Discuss how reading a personal account of an experience can create further understanding.
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