Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

The Number on Great Grandpa's Arm

Subject Area

Social Studies

Grade(s)

6

Overview

In this Emmy Award-winning documentary film co-presented by HBO and The Museum of Jewish Heritage, a new generation of students is introduced to Holocaust history. When 10-year-old Elliott asks his 90-year-old great-grandfather, Jack, about the number tattooed on his arm, he sparks an intimate conversation about Jack’s life that spans happy memories of childhood in Poland, the loss of his family, surviving Auschwitz, and finding a new life in America. Their tender exchange is woven with historical footage and hand-painted animation to tell a heartbreaking story of Jewish life in Eastern Europe before and during the Holocaust. The video is approximately 19 minutes in length.

    Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 6

    SS10.6.6

    Identify causes and consequences of World War II and reasons for the United States’ entry into the war.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:SS10.6.6

    Vocabulary

    • consequences
    • Allies
    • Axis Powers
    • World War II
    • Pearl Harbor
    • Battle of Normandy
    • Battle of Stalingrad
    • Battle of Midway
    • Battle of the Bulge
    • Atomic Bomb
    • Holocaust

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • How to identify the causes and consequences of WWII and what led to U.S. involvement in WWII.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Recognize relationships among people and places by locating historical events on a map.
    • Cite evidence to support historical events using primary and secondary sources.
    • Describe how world events contribute to international conflict.
    • Examine the contributions of significant individuals and/or groups, and their role in WWII.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • There were many causes and consequences of WWII and the motivations for American involvement in this war.
    Link to Resource

    CR Resource Type

    Audio/Video

    Resource Provider

    Other

    Resource Provider other

    HBO Original Programming
    Accessibility

    Accessibility

    Video resources: includes closed captioning or subtitles
    License

    License Type

    BY-NC-ND
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