Webquest


 * The Boy in the Striped Pajamas: **

**A WebQuest Journal ** During World War II, many Germans followed their leader, Adolf Hitler, in the running of concentration camps and in the murdering of millions of Jewish people, as well as other minority groups.

//The Boy in the Striped Pajamas // is told from the perspective of an eight year old German boy, Bruno, and the story explores how he and his family are affected by the Nazi party’s rise to power.

For this webquest, you are a German citizen, like Bruno, during World War II. You will be looking at the different aspects of life that German citizens experienced.

Each response should be at least five sentences in length.
As a German citizen, you have found yourself an unemployed soldier after World War I. The Nazi party wants your support. Research the following links to learn about how the Nazi party came to power.
 * Part One: Rise of the Nazi Party **

[|__Timeline of the Rise of the Nazis__] [|__United States Holocaust Memorial Museum__]

Reflection Question One: What aspects of the Nazi party would have seemed appealing to people as it rose to power? Why would it make people join in the days before the war?


 * __Question Two: Welcome to Auschwitz __**

Life at Auschwitz consisted of hard labor, constant physical and mental abuse, and an all encompassing fear of death. Many Holocaust survivors have expressed the effects of Auschwitz on their minds and bodies. What, then, were the effects of Auschwitz on the SS soldiers who guarded the camp? SS soldiers like you for instance. Look through these images of concentration camps. These images would have been what you as a soldier saw everyday. How might this affect you?

Web Links: 1. IMPORTANT NOTE! You are only required to look at the [|__Auschwitz-Birkenau album.__] Please be aware that some of the other albums contain graphic images of violence during the Holocaust and you do not have to look at them.

2. Read this [|__NPR article__] about the lives of the SS officers who ran Auschwitz-Birkenau. 3. Read this [|__New York Times article__] about the SS officers.

**Reflection Question Two:**
Describe any differences or similarities between the albums of the victims and the officers. Explain why you think the differences occur.


 * __Question Three: Personal Stories __**

[|__Choose one of the survivors from this website.__] [|__You can also examine the stories of these children.__] Explore the personal stories and pictures of at least two in order to reflect on the question below.

Reflection Question Three:First consider what it would be like to be one of these children. In at least three sentences explain what this experience might be like. Next, consider what it would be like to be a parent during this time. How would you teach your child about the world around him or her and the concept of right and wrong?