Conclusion (Conclusión;
Jemlok)
This WebQuest will be hard to complete at times due to the raw emotion that will rise within when you view the images. and hear the testimonies of those who survived this terrible ordeal. By now, you're asking yourself, "Why did Mrs. T insist that I learn about all this painful stuff," and that is a very valid question. Usually when I ask you why something is important, I get the well-worn answer that it's so we don't repeat history. But, as you learned at the end of the WebQuest, history is still repeating itself...it's just with different rulers and we call it ethnic cleansing. So, now what is your answer to the question "Why was learning about this important?"
I want you to think back on your answers you gave in the Edmodo quiz. You had to connect the past with the present; the Nazi ghetto's with the threats of ethnic genocide today. In that quiz, you supplied me with suggestions on where we should take this learning now. Do we go on as if we never heard about this? Or do we use this information to educate others and work towards racial acceptance?
I knew this WebQuest would be disturbing and I intended it to be. Like a musician creates music to generate an effect in the listener, and like a writer selects words to evoke a mood by the reader - I selected the design, the images, the documents, and oral histories to disturb you. We should not only be disturbed, we should be outraged. So now...what do we do with this outrage? I look forward to seeing your suggestions on Edmodo.
"On October 12, 1940, the Germans decreed the establishment of a ghetto in Warsaw. The decree required all Jewish residents of Warsaw to move into a designated area, which German authorities sealed off from the rest of the city in November 1940. The ghetto was enclosed by a wall that was over 10 feet high, topped with barbed wire, and closely guarded to prevent movement between the ghetto and the rest of Warsaw. The population of the ghetto, increased by Jews compelled to move in from nearby towns, was estimated to be over 400,000 Jews. German authorities forced ghetto residents to live in an area of 1.3 square miles, with an average of 7.2 persons per room." Holocaust Encyclopedia http://www.ushmm.org
I want you to think back on your answers you gave in the Edmodo quiz. You had to connect the past with the present; the Nazi ghetto's with the threats of ethnic genocide today. In that quiz, you supplied me with suggestions on where we should take this learning now. Do we go on as if we never heard about this? Or do we use this information to educate others and work towards racial acceptance?
I knew this WebQuest would be disturbing and I intended it to be. Like a musician creates music to generate an effect in the listener, and like a writer selects words to evoke a mood by the reader - I selected the design, the images, the documents, and oral histories to disturb you. We should not only be disturbed, we should be outraged. So now...what do we do with this outrage? I look forward to seeing your suggestions on Edmodo.
"On October 12, 1940, the Germans decreed the establishment of a ghetto in Warsaw. The decree required all Jewish residents of Warsaw to move into a designated area, which German authorities sealed off from the rest of the city in November 1940. The ghetto was enclosed by a wall that was over 10 feet high, topped with barbed wire, and closely guarded to prevent movement between the ghetto and the rest of Warsaw. The population of the ghetto, increased by Jews compelled to move in from nearby towns, was estimated to be over 400,000 Jews. German authorities forced ghetto residents to live in an area of 1.3 square miles, with an average of 7.2 persons per room." Holocaust Encyclopedia http://www.ushmm.org