Who is Responsible for the Holocaust?
| Date | Agenda | Homework |
| February 25 | 1. Finish watching Animal Farm 2. "Thinking about values" 3. Introduce Vocabulary |
Read Chapter 1. Be prepared for Quiz! |
| February 26/27 | 1. Vocabulary Focus: Interlude and Reprieve 2.Quiz on Chapter 1 3. Grade/Discuss Quiz as a Class 4. Poem, "The Little Boy with His Hands Up" 5. Imagery of Empathy Journal 6. Share Imagery of Empathy Journals |
Read Chapters 2 and 3. Turn Imagery of Empathy Journal into a blog DUE March 3 at 8 am |
| February 28/29 | 1. Vocabulary Focus: Rations and Dysentery 2. Describe the concept of a memoir 3. Write your own Memoir using language such as "It's important to remember…" or "I saw it with my own eyes." Choose an incident as immediate as walking by a homeless person sleeping in a doorway or catching another student cheating on a test. You may also describe how you experienced the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. 4. Discussion of "Memoirs" and what is effective about Wiesel's use of language to make people feel as though it is important to remember. 5. Begin watching, "Life is Beautiful" |
Read Chapter 4 and write "Bearing Witness" Blog DUE Tues and Wed, March 4/5 at 8a.m. |
| March 3 | 1. Vocabulary Focus: Robust and Quarantine 2. Quiz on Chapters 2,3, and 4 3. Discussion/Grade Quiz in Class |
Read Chapter 5 |
| March 4/5 | 1. Vocabulary Focus: Apathy and Pious 2. Discussion on Rosh Hashana and Elie losing faith 3. .Journal on Questioning Faith: Wiesel's admits that his faith was "wounded" by the Holocaust, but that, in spite of everything, he maintained his faith in God's existence. He tells us that he talks to God, arguing with him at times, freely expressing his anger, dismay and disappointment. What does this reveal about Wiesel as a man? Do you think they would have (or could have) continued to have faith, if they had experienced what Wiesel did? Why or why not? 4. Mini Socratic on the importance of faith 5. Continue watching "Life is Beautiful" |
Read Chapters 6-9. Be prepared for quiz on chapters 5-9! |
| March 6/7 | 1. Vocabulary Focus: Grimace and Nocturnal 2. Quiz on Chapters 5-9 3. Discussion on the end of the novel and quiz 3. Introduce "Who is Responsible?" Project and Choose Groups 4. Continue wathcing "Life is Beautiful" |
Research "Who is Responsible?" |
| March 10 (2,4,6 Schedule) | 1. Teens from the Holocaust Reading Assignment/discussion 2. Continue watching "Life is Beautiful" |
Research "Who is Responsible?" |
March 11/12 CAHSEE |
March 11- Period 1,3 are dedicated to the CAHSEE; You will spend Period 5 in Spirto Hall attending a talk by Bernd Simon, a Holocaust Survivor March 12- Period 2,4 are dedicated to the CAHSEE; You will spend Period 6 with your regularly scheduled class (Finish "Life is Beautiful"). |
Research "Who is Responsible?" |
| March 13 | 1. Teens from the Holocaust Reading Assignment/discussion 2. Continue/Finish "Life is Beautiful" |
Research "Who is Responsible?" |
| March 14 | Renaissance | Research "Who is Responsible?" |
| March 17/18 | 1. Vocabulary Quiz 2. Read "Inside the Heart of Darkness" and Develop Questions 3. Work on "Who is Responsible?" |
Research "Who is Responsible?" |
| March 19/20 | 1. Finish "Who is Responsible Project" in class | Research "Who is Responsible?" |
| March 25/26 | 1. Vocabulary Quiz | Bring Completed Assignment on March 27/28 |
| March 27/28 | 1. Socratic Seminar on "Who is Responsible" | none |