English II - Holocaust Research Paper



English II - Holocaust Research Paper

For this assignment you will research a topic and write a 2-4 page informative paper using the information you find.

Research:

Your research should include the required MLA source information and any notes that you take. You will need to research information from at least three different sources. A total of three (full) pages of notes is the minimum allowed for full credit. As you research your topic, you should be asking yourself “Who? What? When? Where?” and especially, “Why should my reader care?” Your research notes are due Thursday, April 19th.

Paper:

Your paper must follow MLA format. You will be required to include parenthetical citations and a works cited page. This paper should thoroughly describe and define your topic. Effective papers will develop a thesis (prove a point). Your first draft will be due a week after you receive your notes. Your final draft will be due in May. A penalty of –8pts will be given for each day a paper is late. No discs/drives or excuses will be accepted.

Grade:

You will be given an individual grade for each component.

• Research Notes (3 Sources/Pages Minimum) Due 4/19

• First Draft Due Week After Notes

• Final Draft Due 5/11

Research/Deadline Schedule:

4/16 Research intro in Library Notes Due 4/19

4/17 Research in Library Notes Due 4/19

4/18 Research in Library Notes Due 4/19

4/19 Research in Library Notes Due 4/19

4/20 Works Cited/First Draft in Library

First Draft Due Week After Notes are Returned

5/11 Final Draft Due

Optional Presentation Dates TBD

Note: We will have a few days reserved for writing as the schedule allows. Also, after the first draft is returned, I will have a couple

Topic Ideas!

The first step in writing an effective research paper is selecting an engaging, productive topic. Since time is a bit more limited with this year’s schedule, we will all work on topics that correspond with the key topics from the next unit, the Holocaust. Look through the 20+ topics below, and circle the one(s) that interest you the most. You should begin your database and print research with this topic.

The Heroes and Victims of the Holocaust

Survivors

Jewish Resistance – Think of the groups like those from Defiance

Anne Frank – Victim and author

Simon Wiesenthal – “Hunter” of Nazi War Criminals after Holocaust

Raoul Wallenberg - Rescuer

Oskar Schindler - Rescuer

Elie Wiesel – Victim and author

Miep Gies – Dutch citizen who hid Anne Frank

Voyage of The St. Louis

Kindertransport – Series of transport systems designed to get Jewish children out of harm’s way

The Mechanisms and Organization of the Holocaust

* Ghettos

Concentration Camps-Auschwitz-Birkenau, Bergen-Belsen, Dachau, Sobibor, Treblinka,

Theresienstat, Buchenwald

* History of the Swastika

Kristallnacht-Night of the Broken Glass and the beginning of the Holocaust

Propaganda - Olympics of 1936

Nuremberg Laws 1935-1938

SS – Schutzstaffel- Paramilitary organization; Nazi military police; ran concentration camps

The Politics and Cultural Extensions of The Holocaust

Treaty of Versailles and The End of WWI

World War II- Important Leaders

Pearl Harbor

The Japanese American Interment Camp

Jewish Religion

Music/Poetry/Art of the Holocaust

Native American Genocide – Trail of Tears, etc.

Nazi Officials and War Criminals

Adolf Eichmann – Lieutenant Colonel in SS

Adolf Hitler – Early Life

Adolf Hitler – Death

Adolf Hitler – Rise to power

Dr. Mengele and Nazi Medical Experiments

Heinrich Himmler – leader of the German SS

After the Holocaust

* Neo-Nazis and Hate Groups

Nuremberg Trials & Holocaust War Criminals

Modern Genocides (Armenia, Pol Pot/Cambodia, Darfur, etc)

Valid Websites You May Consult

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Jewish Virtual Library

* Indicates a topic that has been tough to research, at times. School internet filters can be tricky.

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