This lesson helps students consolidate their understanding of the Holocaust while developing analytical skills in reading modern non‑fiction. Pupils begin by recapping key historical knowledge, then examine the structure and purpose of contemporary news reports. Through close reading, they identify how tone is used to create empathy and shape audience response. The lesson concludes with a comparative task exploring historical and modern displacement, encouraging students to make sensitive, informed connections across time.

By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:

Recap our knowledge of the Holocaust

Analyse the structure of modern news reports

Identify how tone is used to create empathy

Compare historical and modern displacement

This ready‑to‑teach PPT and worksheet set strengthens non‑fiction analysis, deepens historical understanding and supports thoughtful, empathetic engagement with both past and present experiences of displacement.

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