Lesson plan: Raul Wallenberg
TITLE
Raul Wallenberg
TARGET GROUP
Age 15
SUBJECT
History
CURRICULUM COMPATIBILITY
Lgr 22
COGNITIVE AREAS INVOLVED
Modern history - Holocaust
STUDENT KNOWLEDGE AND PERCEPTIONS
Students should have prior knowledge of the Second World War and the Holocaust.
CLASSROOM ORGANIZATION AND REQUIRED INFRASTRUCTURE
The students work in small groups on site at Raoul Wallenbergs Platsen
SOFTWARE
Mobilephone and computer
EXPECTED LEARNING RESULTS
That the students know who Raul Wallenberg was, what he did and why he is famous.
DURATION
90 minutes
DESCRIPTION
The task contains three parts, field study, work to deepen the field study and analysis/reflection of the results.
1. The field study - the students go to the location, take photos and work with facts found in the app and online..
2. The students take facts and pictures of the places back to school where the field study is worked on by producing a joint document with the facts (in their own words).
3. The students reflect on the importance Raul Wallenberg had for the people he helped but also the view of Sweden during the Second World War.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The task requires the students to get to the location.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
https://rwi.lu.se/about/about-raoul-wallenberg/ ;
Activities
Read the information about "Raul Wallenberg" street in the WOW-HI APP and answer the following questions:
1. When did Raoul Wallenberg live?
2. Raoul Wallenberg was one of Sweden's most famous people! What was he famous for!
3. Raoul Wallenberg was last seen on January 17, 1945. Find out what might have happened to him. What do you think;
4. Raoul Wallenberg says he was a diplomat. Describe what a diplomat does. Can you give examples of other famous diplomats?
5. Raoul Wallenberg issued the so-called protection pass. What is this? To whom and for what purpose did Raoul issue such?