World Literature

Class: English 10
Unit Focus: Elie Wiesels Night and The Holocaust
Time Frame: Three Weeks (12 lessons)
Lesson: #10

Objectives:
Students will be able to evaluate the effects of U.S. involvement
during World War II, including the bombing of Japan, and use
evidence to defend their viewpoint during a classroom
discussion.
Students will be able to publish their work on Google Sites and
use digital media (images, videos, music) to enhance their
website.
Common Core Standards:
English Language Arts Standards:
Writing: Grades 9-10:
Production and Distribution of Writing:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.6
Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and
update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of
technology's capacity to link to other information and to display
information flexibly and dynamically.
Research to Build and Present Knowledge:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.7
Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to
answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve
a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate;
synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating
understanding of the subject under investigation.
Speaking and Listening: Grades 9-10:
Comprehension and Collaboration:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.1
Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative
discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse
partners on grades 9-10 topics, texts, and issues, building on
others' ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.

Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.5
Make strategic use of digital media (e.g., textual, graphical,
audio, visual, and interactive elements) in presentations to
enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence and
to add interest.
CA State Standard: World History, Culture, and Geography: The
Modern World:
10.8 Students analyze the causes and consequences of World War II.
5. Analyze the Nazi policy of pursuing racial purity, especially
against the European Jews; its transformation into the Final
Solution; and the Holocaust that resulted in the murder of six
million Jewish civilians.
6. Discuss the human costs of the war, with particular attention
to the civilian and military losses in Russia, Germany, Britain, the
United States, China, and Japan.

ISTE Technology standards:

2. Communication and Collaboration:
Students use digital media and environments to communicate
and work collaboratively including at a distance, to support
individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.
Students:
o Interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or
others employing a variety of digital environments and
media.
o Communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple
audiences using a variety of media and formats
o Develop cultural understanding and global awareness by
engaging with learners of other cultures.
o Contribute to project teams to produce original works or
solve problems
3. Research and Information Fluency:
Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use
information. Students:
o Plan strategies to guide inquiry
o Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and
ethically use information from a variety of sources and
media.

o Evaluate and select information sources and digital tools

based on the appropriateness to specific tasks
6. Technology Operations and Concepts:
Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology
concepts, systems, and operations. Students:
o Understand and use technology systems.

Materials: (digital and non-digital)

Digital
Laptops
iPad with Timer
Projector
Google Sites
Keynote
Non-digital
Class set of Night

Lesson

Opening (5 min)
Greet the class and instruct students to meet briefly
with their teammates to discuss what needs to be
completed. Learners will update their team plan of
action

Team Time (50 min)

Student will work to complete their team projects.
Observe teams working and be available to answer
questions or give advice for their project.
For the last ten minutes, have teams go over their
presentations together and practice their presentation.

Team Debrief/Closure (5 min)

Have teams debrief their team time and identify what
they need to do in order to be ready to present their
final project.
Homework

Practice team project