Specialist Assessment Focus – Representation
Learning Objectives To develop knowledge and understanding of the history of The Holocaust to provide the right context to understand the messages of Jojo Rabbit.
First - watch the video and think about these questions: Watch the videos by clicking on the linked text below – these videos will give you contextual knowledge to understand what The Holocaust was and why The Holocaust happened:
- Picturehouses Jojo Rabbit Interview
- Sight and Sound Magazine Laughing at Fascism
- IWM Holocaust Galleries
- Variety - Holocaust Museum
Questions
- What was the purpose of The Holocaust (also known as The Shoah) ?
- Why did The Holocaust happen?
- Does The Holocaust still resonate with us in the 21st century ?
- Are there still examples of genocide reported in the news ?
- Next - Researching into the history of The Holocaust
- Answer the questions on the Jojo Rabbit contextual study worksheet using the link on the worksheet to source the information need.
- Challenge - In a world where our awareness of racism has been changed by the The Holocaust, does racism exist anywhere today (indirectly)?
The worksheets
- There are a series of worksheets to enable students to meaningfully engage with the…
