This comprehensive teacher’s guide accompanies the graphic novel We Survived the Holocaust: The Bluma and Felix Goldberg Story.
It provides educators with lesson plans, vocabulary lists, discussion questions, and strategies to effectively teach about the Holocaust through the personal narratives of Bluma and Felix Goldberg.
Teaching Suggestion
A South Carolina educator has created this document on how he approaches teaching the graphic novel. It is republished here with his permission.
Here is how the activity was structured and assessed:
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Pre-teaching
I provided direct instruction on the content and vocabulary related to the Holocaust. Students took focused notes, and we had a class discussion based off their questions.
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Deliverable 1: Independent Analysis
Students read their assigned portion of the novel independently and completed analysis to bring to the whole group.
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Deliverable 2: Group Analysis
Students re-read their portion of the novel and completed a group analysis assignment.
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Deliverable 3: Further Independent Analysis
Students independently completed a thorough analysis of their section of the book and submitted their analysis on Google Classroom. This was done independently because I had a substitute on this day, but in the future, I plan to continue doing this independently as I believe it strengthened their presentations.
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Deliverable 4: Group Presentation
Students were to create a group presentation on their portion of the book. They then presented these in class in order.
