Letter of Memorial

Subject: Foreign Language

Grade Levels: 3 through 12

Objectives:

• to practice reading and writing skills in a foreign language
• to write a letter in memory of victims or asking that readers remember the lessons of the Holocaust.

Sunshine State Standards:

• Grades 3-5
  • FL.A.2.2.5, 3.2.2
• 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:

• Paper, envelopes, and stamps for letter-writing

Procedure:

• Obtain the addresses of newspapers published in the language of the class. Use the Resource list below.
• After learning about the Holocaust, students write a letter to a newspaper in the foreign language in memory of victims, or asking that readers remember the lessons of the Holocaust.
• Have students critique letters within the class before mailing them.
• Check the newspaper or its Web site to monitor the publishing of the letters and responses from readers.

Variation:

• Letters may be e-mailed to newspapers.

Resources:

Newspapers Online, by country

Worldwide News index of newspapers of the world

A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust
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