FCAT - Style Writing Prompts

1. Many students have visited the Holocaust Memorial Center on a field trip.

Before you begin writing, think about your field trip experience.

Write to tell about what you learned during your visit to the Holocaust Center.

2. Most people keep photos that chronicle personal, school, and family history. People who were victims in the Holocaust had collections of photos, too.

Before you begin writing, think about the pre-Holocaust photos of Jewish people you saw at the Holocaust Center.

Write to tell what you learned about these people from their photographs.

3. Everyone wants to be known and remembered by family, friends, and community.

Before you begin writing, think about how the Nazis tried to wipe out the memory of their victims.

Write to tell why it is important for us to keep the memory of Holocaust victims alive.

4. Most people admire those who take risks to help others. They consider them to be heroes.

Before you begin writing, think about someone who risked personal safety to rescue someone during the Holocaust.

Write to tell the story of a rescuer during the Holocaust and explain why you admire him / her.

5. Most people believe that prejudice and discrimination are wrong.

Before you begin writing, think about the Nazis’ racist and anti-Semitic ideas and actions.

Write to convince students at your school that prejudice and discrimination are wrong.

6. All people resent being stereotyped, yet it is common in our society. Students are sometimes victims of stereotyping at school.

Before you begin writing, think about the ways that the Nazis stereotyped their victims. Also think about a time you were judged on the basis of a stereotype.

Write to persuade a teacher or school administrator that stereotyping is unfair.

7. Some people have not had the opportunity to visit a Holocaust museum or to learn much about the Holocaust.

Before you begin writing, consider the reasons why learning about the Holocaust has been important to you.

Write to encourage a busy friend to visit the Holocaust Center and to learn about this history.