Holocaust Book Report
Using the Holocaust Reading List, read a Holocaust related non-fiction or fiction book and write a 2 page, typed, double-spaced report explaining:
Task: How did this book confirm (or not confirm) your previously-held concept of events during the Holocaust?
A. Books must be approved by the Mrs. Hayes.
B. It is strongly recommended you use outside sources other than the book itself to validate your opinion.
- Outside sources must be cited and a bibliography must accompany the report.
- Failure to use outside sources will result in a minimum grade of a C.
C. This is not a standard book report. You are not being asked to give details of the story or background of the characters. Your task is to place this book’s message in the historical context of the Holocaust.
- The characters are merely vehicles to acquire the facts.
- How do the characters interact with history?
- Don't be overly concerned with character and story development, but concentrate on the history that you learn from this book.
Under no circumstances are you to read and report on a book that you have already read.
The book report is worth 50 points.
Due Dates:
Book selection: Friday, February 15, 2008
Complete book by: March 3, 2008
Book report due: Tuesday, March 11, 2008
** All points in the Rubric will be affected by mistakes in academically acceptable writing, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization.
Failure to hand in any aspect of the assignment will result in a late grade. There is no excuse for late assignments.
Late assignments will be penalized 10 points for each day late.
Plagiarism from any source [Internet, student(s), parent(s), sibling(s), textbooks, library books, or periodicals] is strictly prohibited! Penalties include: immediate failure on the plagiarized assignment and a phone call home to your parents.
