Why and how to teach about the Holocaust during the Polish lessons at the junior secondary school?

Abstract

The article presents ways of introducing topics concerning the extermination of Jews during the Second World War by the Polish language teachers during lessons at the junior secondary school. These proposals concern analysis and interpretation of literary texts in the context of the culture and the modern art as well as the Internet. It discusses various methods which can be useful at the work of the teacher and the student. Among others these are drama and project. This article draws attention to the need for integration of Polish language knowledge and history knowledge so that the Holocaust was not repeated.