Alabama Social Studies SS24.HOS.20

SS24.HOS.20 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.

• SS24.HOS.20a

  Research and report on the lives of Holocaust survivors who settled in Alabama after World War II.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students explain what survivors and other displaced people faced after the war, including lost family, destroyed homes, and barriers to resettlement. They research a survivor who settled in Alabama and report what sources show about that person's life after the war.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

A student can describe a specific postwar challenge and explain how one person responded to it. They can use a reliable source to tell the story of a survivor's move to Alabama without guessing at missing details.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may think liberation meant survivors could immediately return home. They may also assume every displaced person was Jewish, or that every survivor came straight to the United States.

04

How to Assess It

Give students a short Alabama survivor profile that includes postwar details. Ask: What challenge did this person face after the war, and what does the source tell us about their life in Alabama?

1. 01

   Give pairs a postwar Europe map and a survivor account. Have them mark each place named in the account and label what happened there.

2. 02

   Ask students to write: Why might returning home have been difficult after liberation? Require two details from a survivor account.

3. 03

   Give students claim cards and short source excerpts. Have them match each claim to evidence, then set aside claims the sources cannot support.

4. 04

   Have students use an Alabama Holocaust Education Center survivor profile to make a cited biography card about the person's postwar life.

• SS24.HOS.7

  Describe how Jewish life deteriorated under the Third Reich in Germany and its annexed territories from 1933 to 1938.*

• SS24.WH.10c

  Compare the experiences of civilians in different countries involved in conflict during World War II.

• SS24.HOS.22b

  Explain how the concepts of personal and civic responsibility have evolved following the Holocaust.*