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
| 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. |  |
| 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) |  |
| 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) | |
| Jan 28: | Small Group Discussion of "Eyewitness," pp 7b-14. (Day 5) |  |
| 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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| Feb. 8: | Small Group Discussion of Kershaw, "Hitler and the Holocaust." (Day 1) | |
| Feb. 10: | Lecture: Differing Interpretations of the Origin of the Final Solution. (Day 3)
Begin exam review. |
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| 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) | |
| Feb. 22: | Night, 1-43. (Day 9) | |
| Feb. 24: | Night, 43-109. Discuss paper assignment. (Day 1) | |
| Feb. 28: | Photo Tour of Nazi Camps. (Day 3) | |
| 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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| March 8: | Begin video Escape From Sobibor. (Day 9) | |
| March 10: | Conclude and discuss video Escape From Sobibor in class. (Day 1) | |
| 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
| 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) | |
| April 8: | Ordinary Men, chapters 9-13. (Day 5) | |
| 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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| April 18 | Begin film Europa, Europa. (Day 1) | |
| 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) | |
| April 26: | Discuss depiction of the Holocaust in Maus, volumes I and II. (Day 7) | |
| April 28: | Discussion of Maus, volume II. (Day 9)
Journal response to Europa, Europa due. |
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| May. 2: | Discussion of Maus, volumes I and II. (Day 1) | |
| May. 4: | The Complete Maus. (Meet in computer lab). (Day 3) | |
| May. 6: | Discussion of The Complete Maus. In-class essay response. (Day 5) | |
| May. 10: | Discussion with Dr. Sternberg of growing up as the child of a Holocaust survivor. (Day 7) | |
| May. 12: | Nightfather, pp 1-88. (Day 9) | |
| May. 16: | Nightfather, pp 89-136. (Day 1) | |
| May. 18: | Comparison of Maus and Nightfather in preparation for final exam. (Day 3) | |
| May. 20: | Review for Final examination. (Day 5) | |
| May. 23: | Reading Day | |
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.