5. How do we know what we know? How do we know what is good and what is evil?
6. What does it mean be a witness? What does it mean to be a bystander?
7. What is the value of testimony? Why is it important to remember and tell our stories?
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10. Discussion questions which students will complete outside of the class that will aide in creating rich classroom discussion – class participation will also be evaluated.
14. Research the biography of a person involved in the Jewish Resistance. Create a short voicethread/podcast to tell their heroic efforts in the resistance movement. Your podcast should be 2-3 minutes long and include a short background, images, music, conflict and eventual outcome for this person’s effort.
15. Research the biography of a liberator involved in WWII. Create a short voicethread/podcast to tell his/her heroic efforts in the liberation battles. Your podcast should be 2-3 minutes long and include a short background, images, music, conflict and eventual outcome for this person’s effort.
16. Read another book about the Holocaust and create a book trailer for this book. Your trailer should at least be 1-2 minute(s) long and should engage the students in our class to want to check this book out too. See amazon.com for hundred book trailers. Suggested books will be provided to you in a list.
17. Research a modern genocide (Darfur, Congo, Cambodia, etc) and gather important facts such as background history, major players, and justification used in genocide, timeline, place, maps, and impact on victims. Create and present a 3-5 minute presentation to help your fellow classmates learn about this genocide. Your presentation should be respectful, fully researched and rehearsed.
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19. The trailer must be set to music. Make sure the music file is saved correctly so the music plays with your book trailer on any computer.
20. The visual images in your book trailer need to be one, or a combination, of the following:
27. What method of changing from one scene to the next do you want to employ? Do you want to fade to black? Or do you want to use some kind of manipulation that gives the impression of a page turning, or a spiraled fade?
28. Think about good movie trailers, since most people are more familiar with those. What made you want to go see the movie? Did the intensity build as the trailer progressed? Did the music quicken, or become foreboding? Make sure your visuals and audio match with what you are trying to convey about your book.766762520955Book Trailer Rubric<br />Book Title:<br />Group members:<br />Points10 / 98 / 76 / 54 / 32 / 1Images/Video: The images chosen appropriately convey the book’s mood and plot, and persuade others to want to read the book. Text/Voice Over: Tells enough to create interest in the book, but doesn’t give away too much. All details chosen enhance the mood and plot of the book.Technology: PowerPoint or Windows Movie Maker was successfully used to create the book trailer. There weren’t any technological glitches taking away from the trailer’s overall impact on the audience.54321Music: The music stirs an emotional response that matches the storyline. The music doesn’t overpower the text or voice over.Conventions: All spelling and grammar is correct. <br />Total:<br />Comments: <br />