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"Always Remember"					Dr. Schulkin
Daily Assignments: Week by Week				Fall 1998

     Sept. 1     Sept. 7     Sept. 14    Sept. 21    Sept. 28     Oct. 5     Oct. 12    Oct. 19

     Oct. 26     Nov. 2     Nov. 9      Nov. 16     Nov. 23    Nov. 30    Dec. 7     Dec. 14


Explanation of Course Goals and Rationale


Week of September 1


Sept. 2:    Introduction.  (The Holocaust: Through Our own Eyes)  (Day 2)

Sept. 4:    War Against the Jews, Introduction and chapters 1-4.  (Day 4)



Week of September 7


Sept 9:    War Against the Jews, chapters 5-8.  (Day 6)
                Meet in the computer lab.   Compare with -> ->

Sept 11:  War Against the Jews, chapters 9-10, pp 86-92, and chapters 11-13.
                First set of journals due.   (Day 2)



Week of September 14

Sept. 15:  War Against the Jews, chapters 14-19.   (Day 4)

Sept. 17:  War Against the Jews, pp 162-186.   (Day 6)
                 Meet in the computer lab.   Compare with -> ->



Week of September 21

Sept. 21:  Second set of journals due. (Day 2)
                 Meet in computer lab.  Examine -> ->

Sept. 23:  In-class essay comparing War Against the Jews and Student Outreach Site.
                (Day 4)

Sept. 25:  Marrus, preface and pp 1-25m. (Day 6)



Week of September 28


Sept. 29:  Marrus, pp 25m-46b.   (Day 2)

Oct. 1:       Marrus, pp 46b-70.   (Day 4)


Week of October 5


Oct. 5:     Au Revoir Les Enfants.   Read Marrus, pp 71-94b.  (Day 6)

Oct. 7:     Au Revoir Les Enfants.  Read Marrus, pp 94b-121.  (Day 2)

Oct. 9:     Response to Au Revoir Les Enfants due.  No class.   (Day 4)

Week of October 12


Oct. 14:   Discussion of Marrus, chapters 4-5.   (Day 6)

Oct. 16:   Essay exam on Marrus, chapters 4-5.   (Day 2)




Week of October 19


Oct. 20:   Marrus, pp 122-147.   Discussion of Marrus, chapter 6.   (Day 4)

Oct. 22:   Read Marrus, pp 148-155.   Film:  Escape From Sobibor.   (Day 6)




Second Quarter Assignments



Week of October 26


Oct. 26:   Film:  Escape From Sobibor.   (Day 2)

Oct. 28:   Lecture:  Escape From Sobibor:  The Book and The Film Compared.
                Response to film due in class.   (Day 4)

Week of November 2


Nov. 2:    Marrus, chapter 8.   (Day 6)

Nov. 4:    Weapons of the Spirit.   Read Night, pp 1-70vt.   (Day 2)

Nov. 6:    Night, pp 70vt-109.  Discussion of Night.   (Day 4)



Week of November 9


Nov. 10:    Kitty: Return to Auschwitz.   Paper on Night due.   (Day 6)

Nov. 12:    Ordinary Men, preface and chapters 1-3.    (Day 2)



Week of November 16


Nov. 16:    Ordinary Men, chapters 4-6.    Journal response to Kitty due.   (Day 4)

Nov. 18:    Ordinary Men, chapters 7-9.   (Day 6)

Nov. 20:    Ordinary Men, chapters 10-13.   (Day 2)


Week of November 23


Nov. 24:    Ordinary Men, chapters 14-17.   (Day 4)


Week of November 30


Nov. 30:    Ordinary Men, chapter 18.   (Day 6)

Dec. 2:     Paper on Ordinary Men due.   Film: The Long Way Home.   (Day 2)

Dec. 4:     Film: The Long Way Home.   Read Maus, I, pp 5-69.   (Day 4)


Week of December 7


Dec. 8:      Read Maus, I, pp 70-159.   Discussion of volume I.   (Day 6)

Dec. 10:    Read Maus, volume II.   Discussion of Maus, volumes I and II.   (Day 2)



Week of December 14


Dec. 14:    Read Nightfather.   Discussion comparing Nightfather and Maus.   (Day 4)



          The final examination will consist of a single essay question comparing the impact of the Holocaust on survivors and their children as depicted in Maus and Nightfather.   A required course evaluation will also be due on the day of the exam.