Always Remember |
Mr. Schulkin |
Daily Assignments |
Spring Semester |
Jan. 10
Jan. 17
Jan. 24
Jan. 31
Feb. 7
Feb. 14
Feb. 21
Feb. 28
March 7
March 14
April 4
April 11
April 18
April 25
May 2
May 9
May 16
May 23
Explanation of Course Goals and
Rationale
Week of January 10
| Jan. 10: |
Introduction: Remembering:
Lessons and Misunderstandings (Day 1)
Handout study guide to The Nazi Officer's Wife. |
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| Jan. 12: |
What do you remember about pre-war Germany, the Versailles Treaty and
the Weimar Republic? (Day 3)
Lecture: Hitler's Rise to Power.
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| Jan. 14: |
First Journal Entry due at the beginning of class. (Day 5)
Mini-lecture: Putting The Nazi Officer's Wife in Historical Context. Discussion of chapters 1-7.
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January 17
| Jan 19: |
Reading quiz covering The Nazi Officer's Wife, chapters 1-7. (Day 7)
Begin video The Nazi Officer's Wife. |
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| Jan. 21: |
Finish watching video The Nazi Officer's Wife. Compare video and book. (Day 9) |
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Week of January 24
| Jan. 25 |
Reading quiz covering The Nazi Officer's Wife, chapters 8-13. (Day 1)
Discuss paper assignment. |
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| Jan. 27: |
Discussion of "Eyewitness," pp 1-7b. (Day 3) |
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| Jan 28: |
Small Group Discussion of "Eyewitness," pp 7b-14. (Day 5)
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Week of January 31
| Feb. 2: |
Video: America and the Holocaust: Deceit and Indifference. (Day 7)
Paper on The Nazi Officer's Wife due. |
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| Feb. 4: |
Journal response to America and the Holocaust: Deceit and Indifference due at the
beginning of class. (Day 9)
Lecture: The Nazi Dictatorship. |
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Week of February 7
| Feb. 8: |
Small Group Discussion of Kershaw, "Hitler and the Holocaust." (Day 1) |
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| Feb. 10: |
Lecture: Differing Interpretations of the Origin of the Final Solution. (Day 3)
Begin exam review. |
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Week of February 14
| Feb. 14: |
Discussion of "Major Issues in the Study of the Holocaust," part II. (Day 5)
Continue exam review. |
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| Feb. 16: |
Essay exam on Origins of Final Solution or Germany's Collaborators. (Day 7) |
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Week of February 21
| Feb. 22: |
Night, 1-43. (Day 9) |
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| Feb. 24: |
Night, 43-109. Discuss paper assignment. (Day 1)
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Week of February 28
| Feb. 28: |
Photo Tour of Nazi Camps. (Day 3) |
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| March 2: |
Video: Kitty: Return to Auschwitz. (Day 5)
Paper on Night due. |
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| March 4: |
Lecture: Jewish Resistance. (Day 7)
Journal response to Kitty: Return to Auschwitz due. |
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Week of March 7
| March 8: |
Begin video Escape From Sobibor. (Day 9) |
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| March 10: |
Conclude and discuss video Escape From Sobibor in class. (Day 1) |
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Week of March 14
| March 14: |
Begin film The Pianist (Day 3)
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| March 16: |
Continue film The Pianist. (Day 5)
Journal response to Escape From Sobibor due at the beginning of class. |
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| March 18: |
Read Ordinary Men, preface and chapters 1 and 4. (Day 7)
Finish and discuss film The Pianist. |
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Fourth Quarter Assignments
Week of April 4
| April 4: |
Review Ordinary Men, preface and chapters 1 and 4. (Day 1)
Mini-Lecture: Why are we reading most of Ordinary Men?
Journal response to film The Pianist due at beginning of class. |
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| April 6: |
Ordinary Men, chapters 5-8. (Day 3) |
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| April 8: |
Ordinary Men, chapters 9-13. (Day 5) |
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Week of April 11
| April 12: |
Ordinary Men, chapters 14-17.
Hand out paper assignment. (Day 7) |
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| April 14: |
Mini-lecture: What have we learned from reading Ordinary Men? (Day 9)
Reading of Ordinary Men, chapter 18 recommended. Discuss paper assignment. |
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Week of April 18
| April 18 |
Begin film Europa, Europa. (Day 1)
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| April 20: |
Conclude and discuss film Europa, Europa. (Day 3)
Paper on Ordinary Men due. |
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| April 22: |
Maus, volume I. (Day 5) |
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Week of April 25
| April 26: |
Discuss depiction of the Holocaust in Maus, volumes I and II.
(Day 7) |
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| April 28: |
Discussion of Maus, volume II. (Day 9)
Journal response to Europa, Europa due. |
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Week of May 2
| May. 2: |
Discussion of Maus, volumes I and II. (Day 1) |
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| May. 4: |
The Complete Maus. (Meet in computer lab). (Day 3) |
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| May. 6: |
Discussion of The Complete Maus. In-class essay response. (Day 5) |
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Week of May 9
| May. 10: |
Discussion with Dr. Sternberg of growing up as the child of a Holocaust survivor. (Day 7) |
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| May. 12: |
Nightfather, pp 1-88. (Day 9) |
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Week of May 16
| May. 16: |
Nightfather, pp 89-136. (Day 1) |
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| May. 18: |
Comparison of Maus and Nightfather in preparation for final exam. (Day 3) |
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| May. 20: |
Review for Final examination. (Day 5) |
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Week of May 23
| May. 23: |
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.