In the Original Words

Subject: Foreign Language

Grade Levels: 6 through 12

Objectives:

• to read, translate, and discuss documents and reports of the Holocaust in the original language.

Sunshine State Standards:

• Grades 6-8
  • FL.A.1.3.2, 2.3.1, 2.4.3, 3.3.1
• Grades 9-12
  • FL.A.1.4.1, 2.4.2, 3.4.1

View all Sunshine State Standards

Materials:

• Electronic files, Web pages, or printed document and reports in their original language.

Procedure:

• Obtain the original text of Holocaust-related reports and documents from Web searches and other sources.
• Read, translate and discuss the reports regarding the shades of meaning in the different languages and regarding their historical and cultural significance.

Resources:

Primary Sources of 20th Century Austrian History

The Man Who Stopped Hitler, and other readings in Italian

David's Holocaust Survivor Story, in French

A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust
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