SCOPE OF PATHFINDER

Scope Statement: This pathfinder will help 9th grade teachers as they teach the NC Standard Course of Study Objective 5.03 in World History classes. The objective is to analyze the causes and course of World War II and evaluate the period as the end of one era and the beginning of another. The Holocaust is one of the events of World War II that is examined by 9th graders. They learn the history surrounding the event, the key figures and countries involved, and the devastation caused by the Holocaust. The students are then encouraged to analyze the causes of the event, and how it may be prevented in the future. This is done by group work, answering questions, reading, and writing essays. This objective is taught as a set of lessons to be covered in one week. By the end of the week the student should know the history of the Holocaust and how it relates to World War II. They also should be able to analyze the human aspects of the event. The references in the pathfinder address areas of interest to gay students and provides multicultural diversity for minority groups. There are also some references on how disabled people were treated in Nazi Germany.