Nuremberg Trials

AP Psychology	Current Events	Resource Room (SETSS)
Period 1	Periods 3 & 5	Period 8
Mr. Ott	Mr. Ott	Mr. Ott

Essential Question: What should be the human response of the survivors, governments, the perpetrators, the complaisant?

Opening Move/Do Now: Answer the following question in the point of view of one of the classes of people assigned:

What would you want to do about the people who committed the Holocaust...

• Group #1: If you were a survivor?
• Group #2: If you were a ordinary German soldier (non-SS)?
• Group #3: If you were a Allied soldier?
• Group #4: If you were a ordinary German citizen who was a member of the Nazi Party?
• Group #5: If you were an American?
• Group #6: If you were a representative of a government of the Allied Powers?
• Group #7: If you were a family member of a person who was responsible for the Holocaust?

Lesson Overview:

Item	Approx Time
Opening Move	3-5 Min
Activity	30 Min
Discussion	10 Min

Classwork & Homework

Lesson PowerPoint: The Nuremberg Trials

Lesson Video:

• Words of Albert Speer at the Nuremberg Trials
• Verdicts at the Nuremberg Trials
• Nuremberg (2000)

Lesson Activity:

• Nuremberg Trails Document
• Nuremberg Trials Worksheet

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Special Education Modifications

• Teaching Model: Co-Teaching
• Special Education Teacher will work with All students General Ed and Special Ed.
  • Special Ed Students:
    • Teacher will read-aloud to students when necessary.
    • Teachers will break down assignments into smaller tasks.
    • Teachers will work with students on vocabulary acquisition by breaking down words into prefixes/suffixes and etymology.
    • Teachers will group students according to learning style inventory as a homogeneous group.
    • Teachers will keep students on-task by managing distractions and on-task behavior.
    • Teachers will modify note-taking by modeling notes from PowerPoint to chalkboard/whiteboard.
    • Teachers will differentiate lessons by using; verbal cues for auditory learners, graphic organizers for visual learners, and hands-on cues for tactile learners.