Step 1: Students will work in groups to brainstorm ideas about:

                           - How the Jews may have felt during the Holocaust
                           - Why you think the Holocaust started?
                           - What do you think could have prevented the Holocaust from happening?

Step 2: Research information about the Holocaust. Here are some helpful websites to get you started; however, you are not limited to these:

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/article.php?lang=en&ModuleId=10005143

Holocaust Survivors and Remembrance
http://isurvived.org/TOC-I.html

The Holocaust: A Tragic Legacy
http://library.thinkquest.org/12663/

The Holocaust Chronicle
http://www.holocaustchronicle.org/

Step 3: Each of your group members will individually write a letter to a victim of the Holocaust.  Please provide the information your group has brainstormed, the information you have researched, and your own thoughts and feelings regarding the Holocaust.  Your letter should include the following:

    * Your thoughts and feelings regarding the Holocaust
    * At least five accurate facts about the topic
    * Ways in which you believe this tragic event could have been prevented
    * Neatness and correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation
    * Proper salutation and closing

Step 4: Each group will create a timeline of important events that occured during the Holocaust.   Your timeline should be created on a posterboard, which you will present to the class.   Your timeline should include the following;

    * At least eight to ten important events that occurred during the Holocaust
    * Accurate dates and facts
    * A creative title
    * A description of each event in detail
    * Neatness