We Remember the Holocaust
Katie O'Malley

Spelling

Teacher of the Lesson: Katie O'Malley
Lesson Topic: Spelling
Grade Level: Fifth
Approximate Time: 10 to 15 minutes daily

Objectives:

1. Students will memorize and learn 10 words that relate to the Holocaust theme for two different weeks.

Materials:

• student's prior spelling test and chart
• student "words I need to know list"
• pencil
• handout with correct spelling of words

Procedures:
Introduction -- (Monday)

1. Have students take out their spelling tests from last week. In the second column of this form students will write the words from the pre-test given.
2. Inform students that since we are studying the Holocaust and reading two novels with a Holocaust theme, our words this week are linked to this concept.
3. Give the spelling test orally to the entire class. When done students are to work individually to correct their mistakes and create their new list.
4. Their new list is created by taking only those marked wrong from the "Holocaust" list and then supplementing it with "other words they need to know how to spell." Students should have 10 words in total when the list is complete.

Sequence of Instruction --

1. On Tuesday, students will be given 10 minutes to have a teacher look over their words and thus finalize their list. Once finalized it is the student's choice as to how they best study for the test. [Some choose to work individually, others in pairs, and others in small groups.]
2. On Wednesday and Thursday, students will be given time in class to practice their spelling words. During transition and down times, students always have something to do, like study for spelling.

Closure -- (Friday)

1. Students work in pairs to administer the individual tests to each other.
2. Once corrected, the students conference with the teacher. Here, the teacher will look over the test and record the grade in his/her grade book.
3. Tests will be saved and the misspelled words will be added to the following week's list.

Evidence of Students Achieving Objective:

1. Students will score at a 70% pass rate or better on their final test.

Adaptation or Reteaching Ideas:

1. For those students who excel in spelling, keep on hand a list of the most commonly misspelled words. Also, continually remind and circle words in their writing that they could add to their list of "words that I need to know how to spell."
2. If a student does not score at a 70% pass rate or better, then it is crucial to re-evaluate the activities he/she is doing with the time in class. Perhaps it is necessary to implement specific assignments for that child during practice time. An example might be to have him/her write their words 10 times each.

Reflection:

If students score well on the Friday tests, then I will know that I have managed them and their time wisely. Re-evaluating those who are struggling is important. Taking time to observe them during the 10 minutes of spelling could be all that it takes. Or even test and practice with one student individually for the week.


Spelling
Holocaust Unit
Week 1

Holocaust The Holocaust refers to the systematic extermination of the Jewish people in Europe during the years that Adolf Hitler and the Nazis were in power in Germany.

Jewish The Jewish people were singled out and discriminated against by the Nazis during the war.

Yiddish The primary language spoken by the Eastern and Central European Jews at the time of the Holocaust was Yiddish.

Germany A country located in Europe, Germany was a very strong power during World War II.

concentration Concentration camps were prison camps constructed to hold Jews.

shtetl Any of the former Jewish village communities of Eastern Europe can be referred to as a shtetl.

survivor During this unit you will watch a video of a survivor of the Holocaust.

Auschwitz Auschwitz was a large death camp for the Jews during the war.

memories In the book, The Devil's Arithmetic , Grandpa Will has many upsetting memories of his time spent in the concentration camps.

solution The "Final Solution" was the Nazi code for the physical destruction of European Jews.





Spelling
Holocaust Unit
Week 2

Nazi Nazi is a short term used for the National Socialist German Workers Party. It was a anti-Semitic political party formed in 1919 and lead by Adolf Hitler from 1921 to 1945.

synagogue A synagogue is a house of worship for the Jews.

Denmark The characters in the book, Number the Stars , live in Denmark.

Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler was the head of the Nazis in Germany during the war.

Anne Frank Anne Frank perished in Bergen-Belsen in March of 1945. Many people have read her diary of her life in hiding from the Nazis.

anti-Semitism Anti-Semitism is prejudice towards Jews or discrimination against them.

extermination Extermination camps were Nazi camps equipped with gassing facilities for mass murder of Jews.

persecution During World War II, persecution of Jews by the Nazis occurred in many forms.

resistance In Denmark, a group of individuals known as the Resistance secretly fought against the Nazis.

simulation Last week, we did a simulation of prejudice behavior and discrimination.