I Will Plant You a Lilac Tree by Laura Hillman

Hillman, Laura. I Will Plant You a Lilac Tree. New Ed ed. New York: Simon & Schuster Childrens Books, 2006. Print.


I Will Plant You a Lilac Tree by Laura Hillman is a memoir of her life as a Schindler's list survivor. This novel tells of her life right before she is forced to leave for the concentration camps, following the death of her falls because of the Nazis. She is separated from her mother and brothers and must find the strength to survive through the awful years in the camps. She meets a Polish soldier who keeps her motivated to stay alive and make it through the camps. This is a great novel to use to help teach about the Holocaust and World War II.


Resources:


http://www.adl.org/education/edu_students_holocaust.asp
This site provides students will a lot of information on the Holocaust to give students a good background on the Holocaust and what was involved in it.


http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/war/
This site provides students with information World War II so that they can know the important historical background of the war.


Vocabulary:
concentration camp, ghetto, fascism


Before Reading:
Students will learn about the events of the Holocaust in  World War II. They will learn important figures, camps and events.


Writing Activity:
Respond to a prompt about how the students feel about what happened to the people during the Holocaust.