Week of March 2

We are now almost through Part 1 of the course. By the middle of next week, we will be starting The Final Solution.

Monday, March 2
Library/Lab for research

Tuesday, March 3
Presentations

Wednesday, March 4
Presentations

Thursday, March 5
Presentations (?)
(Ghettos if finished)

Friday, March 6
Ghettos day 1 or day 2

Book Burnings

In 1821, Heinrich Heine wrote, "Where one burns books, one will, in the end, burn people." Consider what Heine meant by this statement. In your opinion, what is the danger of burning books? How, if at all, does burning books jeopardize human life?
[Note: Somewhat ironically, Heine was a noted German author who converted to Christianity from Judaism in the nineteenth century. According to the Nuremberg Laws, Heine would have been considered a Jew; therefore, his books were also burned and forbidden.]

Here is a link to some of the books/authors as well.

Week of February 23

I have really enjoyed class these past two weeks. I appreciate your cooperation. You guys are coming out with some great discussion points. Things are going to start getting personal and more emotional this next week. I just want you to be aware so that you won't be surprised on days when you just can't get something out of your head or don't feel like yourself. And sometimes the temptation is to try to distance yourself somewhat so that you DON'T feel things as strongly. While I am not every going to try and hype some big emotional response (I am VERY opposed to that), nor do I want you to distance yourself. I want you to actively engage in what we are learning and never forget that these were real people we are talking about. The man on today's testimony really struck me with the things he said. We have to remember that it was flesh and blood, not just characters from a play.

Monday, February 23
Kristallnacht
Primary/secondary sources
DUE: Journal Response 3

Tuesday, February 24
Salvaged Pages

Wednesday, February 25
Maus

Thursday, February 26
Maus
DUE: Maus completed

Friday, February 27
Poetry, essays

Our mini-research project will begin Friday and we will have Monday in the library. You will begin presentations on Tuesday. More details to come.

Week of February 17

Sorry this is so late!!!

Tuesday, February 17
Weimar Republic
Handout and discussion
DUE: Journal Response 1

Wednesday, February 18
Early Nazi Germany, Antisemitism, the Nuremburg Laws
Discussion

Thursday, February 19
Improvisation, Nazi Germany
DUE: Persona

Friday, February 20
Kristallnacht
Primary and Secondary Sources
DUE: Journal response

Journal Response 2, if you need it

Some historians point out that the majority of Germans were indifferent to the plight of the Jews. Their attitude was not rooted in hatred, but rather in complete apathy. Why might it have been that so many people simply didn't care what happened to their former colleagues, neighbors, and, in some cases, friends? Do you see examples of apathy in your school, community, and country? Why do you think people become apathetic toward problems that others might be facing?

Photo

This was in the same email as what's below. It is very striking to me. Talk a little bit about what this picture says to you.

Cartoon

I got an email with this in it. Any thoughts? (If it's too small to read, just click on it and it will put it in another window, larger.)

Propaganda

We studied a lot of different examples of Nazi propaganda in class today. I am posting a few examples on here, but not all. Which of the anti-Semitic examples of Nazi propaganda did you feel was the most "effective" for the Nazi idealogy? Which ones struck you the most?

Week of February 9

SHORT WEEK!!!!! SHORT WEEK SHORT WEEK SHORT WEEK!!!!!!!

:)

Monday, February 9
Propaganda and Anti-Semitism

Tuesday, February 10
Propaganda (Nazi and US WWII)
DUE: Example of Propaganda

Wednesday, February 11
Weimar Republic
DUE: Journal Entry

Enjoy your LONG break... some of us have to WORK... :)