Nuremberg Trials

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AP Psychology Current Events Resource Room (SETSS)
Period 1 Periods 3 & 5 Period 8
Mr. Ott Mr. Ott Mr. Ott

Essential Question: What should be the human response of the survivors, governments, the perpetrators, the complaisant?

Opening Move/Do Now: Answer the following question in the point of view of one of the classes of people assigned:

What would you want to do about the people who committed the Holocaust...

  • Group #1: If you were a survivor?
  • Group #2: If you were a ordinary German soldier (non-SS)?
  • Group #3: If you were a Allied soldier?
  • Group #4: If you were a ordinary German citizen who was a member of the Nazi Party?
  • Group #5: If you were an American?
  • Group #6: If you were a representative of a government of the Allied Powers?
  • Group #7: If you were a family member of a person who was responsible for the Holocaust?

Lesson Overview:

Item Approx Time
Opening Move 3-5 Min
Activity 30 Min
Discussion 10 Min

Classwork & Homework

Lesson PowerPoint: The Nuremberg Trials

Lesson Video:

Lesson Activity:

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Special Education Modifications

  • Teaching Model: Co-Teaching
  • Special Education Teacher will work with All students General Ed and Special Ed.
    • Special Ed Students:
      • Teacher will read-aloud to students when necessary.
      • Teachers will break down assignments into smaller tasks.
      • Teachers will work with students on vocabulary acquisition by breaking down words into prefixes/suffixes and etymology.
      • Teachers will group students according to learning style inventory as a homogeneous group.
      • Teachers will keep students on-task by managing distractions and on-task behavior.
      • Teachers will modify note-taking by modeling notes from PowerPoint to chalkboard/whiteboard.
      • Teachers will differentiate lessons by using; verbal cues for auditory learners, graphic organizers for visual learners, and hands-on cues for tactile learners.