1-+Holocaust+Research+Prewriting+Activities

Choosing a Topic:
Investigator: From your reading novel, find information about your author, an idea in your novel (person, concentration camp, ghetto, WWII, etc.) or a topic similar to your novel. Make sure your topic is specific. Teach **MUST** okay your topic.

Research Note Cards Instructions:
First, for each Research Note Card, write at least three questions about your topic. You will have at least six note cards and eighteen questions when done with this activity.

__Questions for each Research Note Card:__  **What?** Ex. What does the term mean?  **When?** Ex. When did it occur?  **Where?** Ex. Where was it located?  **Why?** Ex. Why did it happen?  **Who?** Ex. Who was involved?  **How?** Ex. How does it associate with the Holocaust?

Second, find the answer(s) to each question. After you find the answer(s), put the number of your Source Note Card(s) next to each answer. in which you retrieved the information. Remember, paraphrase (do not copy) the answers and **DO NOT** write the answers in sentences (use fragments/phrases).



Appropriate Websites:
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Simon Wiesenthal Center <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> About.com- Holocaust Glossary <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Remember.org- Holocaust Vocabulary <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Jewish Virtual Library <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">History Place <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">History Channel

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Source Note Cards Instructions:**
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">You will need __THREE DIFFERENT__ sources, and one must be a paper source. For each source, complete a source note card in MLA format. Use Son of Citation Machine to document your sources correctly. Number each Source Note Card in the upper right corner.

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