World War II: The Emergency · Spring Term

Life in the Ghettos and Concentration Camps

A sensitive examination of the conditions and experiences of victims in Nazi ghettos and concentration camps.

Key Questions

  1. Analyze the strategies used by the Nazis to isolate and control Jewish communities.
  2. Explain the daily challenges and horrors faced by those imprisoned in ghettos and camps.
  3. Evaluate the importance of remembering individual stories of survival and resistance.

NCCA Curriculum Specifications

NCCA: Primary - Eras of change and conflictNCCA: Primary - Story
Class/Year: 6th Year
Subject: Voices of Change: Ireland and the Wider World
Unit: World War II: The Emergency
Period: Spring Term

Suggested Methodologies

Fishbowl Discussion

Inner group debates while the class observes

20–40 min

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Document Mystery

Analyze evidence to solve a historical question

30–45 min

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Expert Panel

Students research and present as subject experts

30–50 min

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