Always Remember |
Mr. Schulkin |
Daily Assignments |
Spring Semester |
Jan.
13 Jan.
20 Jan.
27 Feb.
3 Feb.
10 Feb.
17 Feb. 24
March 3
March 10
March 31 April 7
April
14 April
21 April
28 May
5 May 12
May 19
Explanation of Course Goals and
Rationale
Week of January 13
Week of January 20
| Jan. 22: |
Friedrich, pp 74t-103b and "Eyewitness," pp 5t-14.
(Day 7)
Discuss paper assignment. |
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| Jan. 24: |
Friedrich, pp 103b-138. (Day 9)
Lecture: History as Memory. Introduce simulation. |
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Week of January 27
| Jan. 28: |
Paper on Friedrich and "Eyewitness" due. (Day 1)
Lecture: The Nazi Dictatorship. |
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| Jan. 30: |
Discussion of "Major Issues in the Study of the
Holocaust," part I. (Day 3)
Mini-lecture: New Perspectives on "The Final Solution." |
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Week of February 3
| Feb. 3: |
Small Group Discussion of Kershaw, "Hitler and the Holocaust."
(Day 5)
Begin review for exam. |
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| Feb. 5: |
Discussion of "Major Issues in the Study of the Holocaust,"
part II. (Day 7)
Continue exam review: Germany's Allies and Collaborators. |
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| Feb. 7: |
Primary Sources and Survivor Testimony compared.
(Day 9) |
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Week of February 10
| Feb. 11: |
Essay exam on "Major Issues," parts I and II. (Day 1) |
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| Feb. 13 |
Au Revoir Les Enfants. (Day 3) |
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Week of February 17
| Feb. 19: |
Au Revoir Les Enfants. (Day 5) |
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| Feb. 21: |
Night, 1-43. (Day 7)
Journal response to Au Revoir Les Enfants due. |
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Week of February 24
| Feb. 25: |
Night, 43-109. Discuss paper assignment. (Day 9) |
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| Feb. 27: |
Video: Kitty: Return to Auschwitz. (Day 1) |
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Week of March 3
| March 3: |
Photo Tour of Nazi Camps (Day 3)
Paper on Night due. |
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| March 5: |
Lecture: Jewish Resistance (Day 5) |
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| March 7: |
Video: Escape From Sobibor (Day 7)
Journal response to Kitty: Return to Auschwitz due. |
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Week of March 10
| March 11: |
Video: Escape From Sobibor (Day 9) |
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| March 13: |
Video: Weapons of the Spririt. (Day 1)
Journal response to Escape From Sobibor due. |
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Fourth Quarter Assignments
Week of March 31
| March 31: |
Video: The Wannsee Conference (Day 1)
Wannsee Protocol: January 20, 1942
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| April 2: |
Ordinary Men, preface and chapters 1-4. (Day 3) |
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| April 4: |
Ordinary Men, chapters 5-8. (Day 5) |
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Week of April 7
| April 8: |
Ordinary Men, chapters 9-13. (Day 7) |
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| April 10: |
Ordinary Men, chapters 14-17. (Day 9)
Hand out paper assignment. |
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Week of April 14
| April 14: |
Ordinary Men, chapter 18. (Day 1)
Work in small groups on paper assignment. |
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| April 16: |
Continue discussion of paper assignment. (Day 3) |
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| April 18: |
Film: Europa, Europa. (Day 5)
Paper on Ordinary Men due. |
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Week of April 21
| April 22: |
Film: Europa, Europa. (Day 7) |
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| April 24: |
Discussion and in-class response to
Europa, Europa. (Day 9) |
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Week of April 28
| April 28: |
Maus, volume I. (Day 1) |
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| April 30: |
Maus, volume II. (Day 3) |
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| May 2: |
The Complete Maus. (Meet in computer lab) (Day 5) |
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Week of May 5
| May 6: |
Discussion of The Complete Maus. (Day 7)
In-class essay on The Complete Maus. |
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| May 8: |
Nightfather, pp 1-88. (Day 9) |
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Week of May 12
| May 12: |
Nightfather, pp 89-136. (Day 1) |
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| May 14: |
Comparison of Maus and Nightfather. (Day 3) |
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| May 16: |
Review for final examination. (Day 5) |
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Week of May 19
| May 19: |
Senior Reading Day |
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The final examination will consist of a single essay question comparing the strengths and
weaknesses of Maus and Nightfather as depictions of both the Holocaust
itself and the impact of the Holocaust on survivors and their children. A required course evaluation will be due on the
day of the exam.
