Always Remember |
Mr. Schulkin |
Daily Assignments |
Spring Semester |
Jan. 14 Jan. 21 Jan. 28 Feb. 4 Feb. 11 Feb. 18 Feb. 25 March 4 March 11
April 1 April. 8 April 15 April 22 April 29 May 6 May 13 May 20
Jan. 14: Introduction: Remembering the
Holocaust (Day 1)
Jan. 16: Friedrich, pp 1-74t. Discuss in
conjunction with primary sources. (Day 3) Jan. 18: Friedrich, pp 74t-138;
"Eyewitness," pp 1-2. Compare Fiction and Memoir. (Day 5)
Jan. 23: "Eyewitness," pp 3-10m. First Journal
Entry due. (Day 7)
Jan. 25: "Eyewitness," pp 10m-14. Simulation:
"Jews and Gentiles in Germany 1933-39." (Day 9) Jan. 31: Paper on Friedrich, "Eyewitness," and
simulation due. (Meet in computer lab) (Day
3)
Feb. 14: Discussion of "Major Issues in the
Study of the Holocaust," part II. (Day 3) Feb. 20: Review for exam on "Major Issues."
(Day 5) Feb. 22: Essay exam on "Major
Issues." (Day 7)
Feb. 26: Au Revoir Les Enfants.
(Day 9)
Feb. 28: Au Revoir Les Enfants.
(Day 1)
March 6: Night, 1-43. (Day 5) March 8: Night, 43-109. Discuss paper
assignment. (Day 7)
March 12: Paper on Night due.
Video: Kitty: Return to Auschwitz. (Day 9)
Fourth Quarter Assignments April 1: Lecture: Jewish
Resistance. (Day 1)
April 3: Film:
Escape From Sobibor. (Day 3) April 5: Film:
Escape From Sobibor. (Day 5)
April 9: Ordinary
Men, preface and chapters 1-4. Journal entry on Escape
From Sobibor due. (Day 7)
April 11: Ordinary Men,
chapters 5-8. (Day 9) April 15: Ordinary Men,
chapters 9-13. (Day 1)
April 17: Ordinary Men,
chapters 14-17. Hand out paper assignment. (Day 3)
April 19: Ordinary Men,
chapter 18. Discuss paper assignment. (Day 5) April 23: Film: Europa,
Europa. (Day 7)
April 25: Film: Europa,
Europa. Paper on Ordinary Men due. (Day 9)
April 29: Maus,
volume I. (Day 1)
May 1: Maus,
volume II. (Day 3)
May 3: The
Complete Maus. Journal entry on Europa, Europa
due. (Meet in computer lab) (Day 5) May 7: Discussion
of The Complete Maus. In-class
essay. (Day 7)
May 9:
Nightfather, pp 1-88. (Day 9)
May 13: Nightfather, pp
89-136. (Day 1)
May 15: Comparison of
Maus and Nightfather. (Day 3)
May 17: Review for final
examination. (Day 5)
May 20: Senior Reading
Day. (Day 6)
Jan. 29: Memory and the World Wide
Web. (Meet in the computer lab)
Learning Site for Students: Jews in Pre-War Germany. (Day
1)
Kristallnacht: What kind of a turning
point?
The Hossbach
Memorandum, November 10,
1937
Jewish
Virtual Library's
Interpretation
The Simon Wiesenthal
Center's Interpretation
Feb. 4: Lecture: The
Nazi Dictatorship. (Day 5)
Feb.
6: In-class essay: Kristallnacht: What kind
of a turning point? (Day 7)
Feb.
8: Discussion of "Major Issues in the Study of the
Holocaust," part I. (Day
9)
Mini-lecture: New Perspectives on "The Final Solution."
Feb. 12: Small Group Discussion of
Kershaw, "Hitler and the Holocaust." (Day 1)
March 4: Weapons of the
Spirit. Journal entry on Au Revoir Les Enfants due.
(Day 3)
March 14: Photo Tour of
Auschwitz-Birkenau. Comparisons with Levi. (Day 1)
Journal
response to Kitty: Return to Auschwitz due.