The Cost of Indifference: Determining the Central Idea


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Remember the Holocaust and consider the cost of indifference as you read selected excerpts from texts written by the late Holocaust survivor, Elie Wiesel. In this interactive tutorial, you'll look carefully at his words so that we may think critically and deeply about his central ideas. You'll also identify the important supporting details of a central idea and explain how the central idea is refined by specific details.

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Subject(s): English Language Arts
Grade Level(s): 9, 10
Intended Audience: Students
Keywords: English Language Arts, grades 11-12, central idea, textual evidence, supporting details, Elie Wiesel, Holocaust, Holocaust Survivor, World War II, WW2, prejudice, , The Perils of Indifference, speech, Nazi Germany, concentration camps, , interactive, tutorials, elearning, e-learning, speeches
Instructional Component Type(s): Original Student Tutorial
Resource Collection: Original Student Tutorials for Language Arts - Grades 6-12

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