The annual Elie Wiesel Writing and Visuals Arts Competition is open to students in grades 6 through 12 and serves to inspire middle and high school students and teachers to learn more about the Holocaust, racism, bigotry, and the dangers of prejudice. The questions posed each year guide students to explore the lessons of the Holocaust while examining contemporary issues such as bullying, peer pressure, unthinking obedience to authority, and indifference.

Students compare and make connections between the novel A Christmas Carol and the Victorian Times through a jigsaw activity which guides them through a virtual tour of the Charles Dickens museum in London. 

Students will develop a website to gain and provide an awareness of the emerging technologies and careers related to the internet in today’s world, through research and group presentations of the website(s).

Students will watch a teacher selected Apple advertisement/video and then identify the various Apple products mentioned in the ad. Students will then discuss how technology has changed the US marketplace and how the advertisement reflects the values of American culture. After discussing the current use of technology in the workplace, students will collaborate and hypothesize what the future of technology and American culture is based on current trends. Essential vocabulary: culture, technology, automation.

Learning Objectives:Students will research what to do in case of an emergency, namely a hurricane. Students will develop vocabulary.