The document describes a classroom activity where students are divided into expert groups to read about different topics related to the Holocaust. Each expert group reads one assigned article and fills out a graphic organizer with their discussion and findings. The students then reconvene in jigsaw groups containing one member from each original expert group. Here, each expert will share their article's information with the rest of the jigsaw group. Finally, the jigsaw groups work together to synthesize what they learned across all articles into a 3-2-1 summary that identifies the 3 most important Holocaust facts, 2 remaining questions, and 1 connection to the theme of freedom.

1. Q3 Freedom
Jigsaw Activity:

2. 1933 > Germany > Hitler > Nuremberg
Laws =

3. I can…
Agree or disagree with a statement about
a text
Read to understand the main ideas of an
article and then underline them
 Gather supporting and refuting evidence
for the statement
Ask relevant questions before, during, and
after reading a text
Synthesize information into a summary

4. How it works
• Students will receive a
letter (A-D) from their
teacher
• Your letter indicates
an EXPERT reading
group
• Your group will be
responsible for
learning and becoming
EXPERTS on one of
the articles related to
the Holocaust
Expert
A
B
C
D

5. Join your EXPERT group…
Expert
“Adolf Hitler”
Biography
Expert
“The
Nuremberg
Laws”
Expert
“The
Holocaust:
America's
Response,
1941-1946”
Expert
“Account of
a Mass
Execution of
Holocaust
Victims
(1942)”
Directions: Complete your 4
square in EXPERT groups
1. Agree/disagree with
statement
2. Read and discuss the article
3. Fill in the boxes

6. Now join a Jigsaw group…
This group is made up of
one from each
article.
Each EXPERT shares his/her
topic information to the
group (5 min)
Students record new
information findings (notes)
on their Jigsaw organizer
Expert
Jigsaw Group Location
1 A1 B1 C1 D1
2 A2 B2 C2 D2
3 A3 B3 C3 D3
4 A4 B4 C4 D4

7. Final Step: 3-2-1
strategy in
which readers
synthesize
information
from multiple
texts into 1
understanding
Directions: Your Jigsaw group must work
together to synthesize information from
all of the articles into a 3-2-1 summary:
3. Most important facts about the
Holocaust (have a discussion and
prioritize them)
2. Questions that you still have about
the Holocaust
1. Connection that you made between
the Holocaust and one of our
themes (overcoming adversity,
unexpected, or freedom).
1. Content
2. Q3 Freedom
3. Informational Texts
4. Holocaust-Jigsaw