Resistance to the Holocaust
Creative Research Project
During World War II, Jewish resistance fighters launched attacks, created underground networks, led rescue missions and documented their experiences at great personal risk. But though historians have ample evidence of such acts of defiance, the idea that Europe’s Jews didn’t fight back against the Nazis persists.
Assignment
Choose ONE of the project ideas listed below:
5-7 minute character speech
Short Research Paper (3-4 pages, MLA Format)
Short Creative Writing Piece (3-4 pages)
2-3 Poems and a 2 page description of the research that inspired them
1 painting and a 2 page description of the research that inspired it
You must include an MLA FORMAT WORKS CITED page with a minimum of 2 or more authoritative sources.
Find a Resistance Movement to Research:
“I am the Resistance to the Holocaust…” Speech
EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENT CHOICE
Write and deliver a 5-7 minute speech in which you speak in the first person as if you are the person that you researched. Your speech should focus upon the following topics:
Begin and/or end the speech with the phrase, “I am (person’s name), and I am the Resistance to the Holocaust.”
What was your character’s experience with the Holocaust and WWII? Or how was their life changed or impacted by it?
How did your character’s experience help the resistance to the Holocaust?
What is a specific story or event that relates to your character’s participation in the resistance movement?
What impact did your character or their experiences have?
DO NOT say, “And then I died…” or something cliche like that for an ending. Speak as if you are telling your story before your death (however that death happened).
You must come either in COSTUME or in APPROPRIATE SPEECH ATTIRE
Creative Writing & Poetry
Option 1 - Poetry
Write at least 2 POEMS inspired by the Holocaust Resistance movement or individual that you chose to research. You must also write a 2 page description that discusses the research that inspired your poems and have a works cited page. Your poems and your description should in some way respond to the following:
What was your selected topic’s experience with the Holocaust and WWII? Or how was their life/lives changed or impacted by it?
Discuss the ways in which your selected topic helped the resistance to the Holocaust
What is a specific story or event that relates to your selected topic’s participation in the resistance movement?
What impact did your selected topic or their experiences have?
Option 2 - Creative Writing Piece
Write a SHORT STORY, LETTER, DIARY ENTRY or SCENE DESCRIPTION that brings to life the story of the Holocaust Resistance movement or individual that you chose to research. Your creative writing piece should be 3-4 pages in length and responds to the research that inspired your piece and have a works cited page. Your piece should in some way respond to the following:
What was your selected topic’s experience with the Holocaust and WWII? Or how was their life/lives changed or impacted by it?
Discuss the ways in which your selected topic helped the resistance to the Holocaust
What is a specific story or event that relates to your selected topic’s participation in the resistance movement?
What impact did your selected topic or their experiences have?
Art
Drawings
Create an attractive and neat book of at least 5 careful and artistic drawings, with labels that relate to the Holocaust Resistance individual or group of your choosing. Also, create a 2 page double spaced description of the drawings that relates to your research, and a 1 page WORKS CITED PAGE.
Your piece and your description should in some way respond to the following:
What was your selected topic’s experience with the Holocaust and WWII? Or how was their life/lives changed or impacted by it?
Discuss the ways in which your selected topic helped the resistance to the Holocaust
What is a specific story or event that relates to your selected topic’s participation in the resistance movement?
What impact did your selected topic or their experiences have?
Paintings
Create an attractive and neat collection of at least 1 carefully designed artistic painting. Also, create a 2 page double spaced description of the painting that relates to your research, and a 1 page WORKS CITED PAGE.
Your piece and your description should in some way respond to the following:
What was your selected topic’s experience with the Holocaust and WWII? Or how was their life/lives changed or impacted by it?
Discuss the ways in which your selected topic helped the resistance to the Holocaust
What is a specific story or event that relates to your selected topic’s participation in the resistance movement?
What impact did your selected topic or their experiences have?
Short Research Paper
Historical Research
Write a short historical research paper. Use at least 2 sources and CITE them in MLA format. (3-4 Typed pages) Your paper must contain the following information:
You must have a THESIS statement
Your paper must focus upon the efforts and experiences of either ONE INDIVIDUAL who resisted the Holocaust or ONE SPECIFIC GROUP that resisted the Holocaust.
What was your selected topic’s experience with the Holocaust and WWII? Or how was their life/lives changed or impacted by it?
Discuss the ways in which your selected topic helped the resistance to the Holocaust
What is a specific story or event that relates to your selected topic’s participation in the resistance movement?
What impact did your selected topic or their experiences have?
Your paper must have a WORKS CITED PAGE