Week of August 31
Aug. 31: Introduction: Different Ways of Remembering. (Day 1)
Sept. 1: Historical Interpretation as Memory. (Day 2)
Sept. 2: Memory and the World Wide Web: the Student Learning Site.
(Day 3) (Meet in the Computer Lab)
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Sept. 3: Documentary as Memory: The Holocaust: Through Our own Eyes
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Week of September 6
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Sept. 6: Holiday. |
Sept. 7: No class. (Day 5)
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Sept. 8: Memoir and Literature as Memory: Fragments. (Day 6)
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Sept. 9: Lecture: "The Nazi Seizure of Power." (Day 7)
First two journal entries due in class.
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Sept 10: Student Learning Site: Jews in Pre-War Germany. (Day 8)
(Meet in the Computer Lab)
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Week of September 13
Sept. 13: Lecture: Misconceptions about Hitler, Nazism and the Final
Solution.
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Sept. 14: Student Learning Site: The Final Solution.
(Day 10)
(Meet in the Computer Lab)
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Sept. 15: In-class essay on Student Learning Site.
(Day 1)
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Sept. 16: Marrus, preface and pp 1-13t. (Day 2)
Sept. 17: Marrus, pp 13t-25m. (Day 3)
Week of September 20
Sept. 20: Marrus, pp 25m-34b. Film: Night and Fog
(Day 4)
Sept. 21: No class. (Day 5)
Sept. 22: Marrus, pp 34b-46b. (Day 6)
Sept. 23: Marrus, pp 46b-54. (Day 7)
Sept. 24: Au Revoir Les Enfants. Read Marrus, pp 55-70. (Day 8)
Week of September 27
Sept. 27: Au Revoir Les Enfants. Read Marrus, pp 71-83. (Day 9)
Sept. 28: Au Revoir Les Enfants. Read Marrus, pp 84-94b. (Day 10)
Sept. 29: Discussion of Marrus, chapter 4. (Day 1)
Sept. 30: Marrus, pp 94b-107. Discussion of Marrus, chapter 5. (Day 2)
Oct. 1: Essay exam on Marrus, chapters 4-5. (Day 3)
Week of October 4
Oct. 4: Film: Weapons of the Spirit. (Day 4)
Oct. 5: No class. (Day 5)
Oct. 6: Read Marrus, pp 122-132. Discussion of Marrus, chapter 6. (Day 6)
Oct. 7: Marrus, pp 133-147. (Day 7)
Oct. 8: Read Marrus, pp 148-155. Film: Escape From Sobibor. (Day 8)
October 11
Oct. 11: Holiday.
Oct. 12: PSAT and Senior Travel Day.
Oct. 13: Film: Escape From Sobibor. (Day 9)
Oct. 14: Film: Escape From Sobibor. (Day 10)
Oct. 15: Lecture: Escape From Sobibor: The Book and The Film Compared. (Day 1)
Week of October 18
Oct. 18: Lecture/Discussion: Jewish Resistance and the escape from Sobibor. (Day 2)
Oct. 19: In-class essay on Escape From Sobibor. (Day 3)
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Oct. 20: Meet in computer lab. Examine Life in the Camps. (Day 4)
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Oct. 21: No class. (Day 5)
Oct. 22: Marrus, pp 157-168m. (Day 6)
Second Quarter Assignments
Week of October 25
Oct. 25: Marrus, pp 168m-183. (Day 7)
Oct. 26: Night, pp 1-32m. (Day 8)
Oct. 27: Night, pp 32m-70vt. (Day 9)
Oct. 28: Night, pp 70vt-109. Discussion of Night. (Day 10)
Oct. 29: In-Service Day.
Week of November 1
Nov. 1: Ordinary Men, preface and chapters 1-3. (Day 1)
Nov 2: Ordinary Men, chapters 4-6. (Day 2)
Nov. 3: Ordinary Men, chapters 7-9. (Day 3)
Nov. 4: Film: Kitty: Return to Auschwitz. (Day 4).
Nov. 5: No class. (Day 5).
Week of November 8
Nov. 8: In-class essay response to Kitty: Return to Auschwitz. (Day 6)
Nov. 9: Ordinary Men, chapters 10-12. (Day 7)
Nov. 10: Ordinary Men, chapters 13-15. (Day 8)
Nov. 11: Ordinary Men, pp 143-169t. (Day 9)
Nov. 12: Ordinary Men, pp 169t-189. (Day 10)
Week of November 15
Nov. 15: Maus, I, pp 5-40. (Day 1)
Nov. 16: Maus, I, pp 41-69. (Day 2)
Nov. 17: Film: Europa, Europa. (Day 3)
Nov. 18: Film: Europa, Europa. Paper on Ordinary Men due. (Day 4)
Nov. 19: No class. (Day 5)
Week of November 22
Nov. 22: Maus, I, pp 73-127. Journal on Europa, Europa due. (Day 6)
Nov. 23: Maus, I, pp 129-159. (Day 7)
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Nov. 24: Meet in Computer Lab. Work on Honors or AP Project (Day 8)
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Week of November 29
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Nov. 29: Meet in Computer Lab. Work on Honors or AP project. (Day 9)
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Nov. 30: Maus, II, pp 11-74. (Day 10)
Dec. 1: Maus, II, pp 77-136. (Day 1)
Dec. 2: Nightfather, pp 1-49. (Day 2)
Dec. 3: Nightfather, pp 50-130. (Day 3)
Week of December 6
Dec. 6: The Complete Maus. Meet in computer lab. (Day 4)
Dec. 7: No class. (Day 5)
Dec. 8: In-class journal response to The Complete Maus. (Day 6)
Dec. 9: Comparison of Maus and Nightfather. (Day 7)
Dec. 10: Review for final examination. (Day 8)
Week of December 13
Dec. 13: Review for final examination.
The final examination will consist of a single essay question comparing
Maus and Nightfather. A required
course evaluation will be due on the day of the exam.
