Example question:  Why did tens of thousands of ordinary people actively collaborate
​          with the German perpetrators of the Holocaust? 
"In 1978, President Jimmy Carter appointed Elie Wiesel chairman of the Presidential Commission on the Holocaust. Wiesel's efforts at the commission led to the establishment of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, where his words greet visitors at the entrance. "For the dead and the living, we must bear witness." - CNN


Night by Elie Wiesel: Background Project

"Never shall I forget that night, the first night in camp, which has turned my life into one long night, seven times cursed and seven times sealed. Never shall I forget that smoke. Never shall I forget the little faces of the children, whose bodies I saw turned into wreaths of smoke beneath a silent blue sky. Never shall I forget those flames which consumed my faith forever. Never shall I forget that nocturnal silence which deprived me, for all eternity, of the desire to live. Never shall I forget those moments which murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to dust. Never shall I forget these things, even if I am condemned to live as long as God Himself. Never."
​From Elie Wiesel, Night (New York: Bantam, 1982), p. 32.

Assignment:
1. Review the information below.
2. Ask yourself: What aspect of the Holocaust am I interested in learning more about?
3. Create a question that will focus and guide your research.
Example: What factors allowed Adolf Hitler to rise to such great power?
5. Take notes on your topic from the information provided, and find one additional source, print or electronic, that will further answer your question.
​6. Turn your notes and question in to your teacher.
7. Create an infographic, depicting in graphics (pictures) and text (words) what you have learned about your topic.
Infographic example
8. List the sources that you used on a separate sheet or on the infographic itself.
Website: Provide the title and URL.
Book: Provide the author, title, publisher, and year.
9. Print your Infographic on your own or in the media center. Print your list of sources if separate.


Remember to list the sources that you used on a separate sheet or on the infographic itself.
    Website: Provide the title and URL.
    Book: Provide the author, title, publisher, and year.