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MIDDLE YEARS Lesson Plan: Auschwitz Source Study

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MIDDLE YEARS Lesson Plan: Auschwitz Source Study

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MIDDLE YEARS Lesson Plan: Auschwitz Source Study

This lesson is a companion lesson to ‘Labour and Death Camps’. It uses a range of source material to explore Auschwitz. 

  • Student age range: 14-16 
  • History
  • NSW Curriculum links: 
    • Stage 5 History, Depth Study (core): Australia at war (1939-c. 1945), The experiences of Jewish people and other victims in the Holocaust 
    • Stage 5 History, Depth Study (option): The Holocaust (1933-1945), The development of labour and death camps
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  • Student age range: 14-16 
  • History 
  • NSW Curriculum links: 
    • Stage 5 History, Depth Study (core): Australia at war (1939-c. 1945), The experiences of Jewish people and other victims in the Holocaust 
    • Stage 5 History, Depth Study (option): The Holocaust (1933-1945), The development of labour and death camps 
  • Time: 50 minutes 

This lesson is a companion lesson to ‘Labour and Death Camps’. It uses a range of source material to explore conditions in Auschwitz, with a focus on the issue of dehumanisation. The lesson includes development of source skills. 

Download Lesson Plan

Download Worksheet – Auschwitz Sources

Download Teacher Answers

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  • Student age range: 14-16 
  • History 
  • NSW Curriculum links: 
    • Stage 5 History, Depth Study (core): Australia at war (1939-c. 1945), The experiences of Jewish people and other victims in the Holocaust 
    • Stage 5 History, Depth Study (option): The Holocaust (1933-1945), The development of labour and death camps 
  • Time: 50 minutes 

This lesson is a companion lesson to ‘Labour and Death Camps’. It uses a range of source material to explore conditions in Auschwitz, with a focus on the issue of dehumanisation. The lesson includes development of source skills. 

Download Lesson Plan

Download Worksheet – Auschwitz Sources

Download Teacher Answers