The Book Thief and WWII

This webquest is designed to help you prepare for your study of The Book Thief by Markus Zusak.  You will research historical events that surround the novel and become better prepared for understanding the circumstances of the characters.  

You will act as a museum curator for the day.  Your job is to research the given topics surrounding the Holocaust and create an interactive timeline with each topic.  This task will involve all your research and creative ability to complete. Your timeline can be created at www.dipity.com.

Use the provided websites to learn about the following topics.  Each topic should be represented in your timeline. You will also want to include multimedia elements to make your timeline unique.  These can be found using your excellent research skills.  

WWII beginnings

Hitler's Rise

Fascism 

Communism

Kristallnacht

Eugenics

Book Burning of 1933

Make sure you tie all of these topics to the Nazi party and to World War II. 

Recommended Websites: 

http://www.angelfire.com/ct/ww2europe/summary.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facism

http://www.mrdowling.com/706-hitler.html

http://www.ushmm.org/outreach/nrule.htm 

http://history1900s.about.com/library/holocaust/blmap.htm

http://hnn.us/article/1796

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_eugenics

https://highschoolbioethics.georgetown.edu/units/cases/unit4_5.html

http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/triumph/tr-bookburn.htm

http://www.ushmm.org/outreach/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007677

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/goebbels/peopleevents/e_book.html

http://www.history.com/topics/kristallnacht

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/323626/Kristallnacht

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/holocaust/peopleevents/pandeAMEX99.html

See timeline rubric at this link:

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson398/rubric-timeline2.pdf