Ideas on how to teach World War II Historical Fiction:
Have a Holocaust survivor come into to talk to the class.
"A Day in their shoes" Give each student a role (Nazi, Jew, American Soldier, Concentration camp victim). Treat them each differently based on their position, each student must wear the symbol of their rank, treat each other differently.
Watch Movies:
Sophie's Choice
Band of Brothers
Diary of Anne Frank
Schindler's List
The Thin Red Line
Saving Private Ryan
Patton
The Pianist
The Great Escape
Pearl Harbor
Midway
Real Life Documentaries
Hitler's Speeches
Triumph of the Will
British/American Figurehead Speeches
Have students write from Pictures taken during the time. (Images of holocaust camps, war scenes, etc.)
Novels for World War II Historical Fiction: