We are starting to get past the foundations and into the core of the course. I am looking forward to taking this journey with you.
Monday, 9/2
Have fun!!!
Tuesday, 9/3
Judaism discussion
Wednesday, 9/4
Propaganda E and R
Thursday, 9/5
Propaganda
Friday, 9/6
Propaganda
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Carryover from Friday:
You need to complete your research and write your two paragraphs about the towns your photos originated from. In addition, try and locate the towns on your map I gave to you on Friday.
Assignment #1- Photo Response:
You brought a photograph from your own collection that in some way matches one of your researched photographs. Please write an organized, well thought out response in paragraph form that addresses the following questions. Don't just answer the questions, but rather use them to help you form a personal reflection paragraph.
In examining your researched photos, identify evidence that suggests that life was normal for Jews prior to the Nazis.
What did you discover as you looked through your own family's photos in comparison to those you had researched? Which photo of your family did you choose that relates and why?
How do the photos show the similarities between you, your family, or your community to those in European Jewish life prior to WWII?
What conclusions can you draw from this activity? What is your emotional response to this?
Assignment #2- Living On and Biography
Click on the Living On link that can be found here and select a Survivor, Refugee, or Hidden Child to research. Come tell me which person you have selected because each student will need to select a different member of Living On. Read the biography for that person and look at artifacts, etc. If there is a video available, watch it. Complete a rough timeline for the life of the person you have chosen. You will then complete another researched paragraph about the town where the Living On person you have chosen lived during the Holocaust.
All of this information is due in class tomorrow.
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This week we are going to delve more deeply into Jewish life and culture, history, and religion. We will have a guest speaker this week, something I am really looking forward to. I loved having him last year and I hope you will enjoy it.
Monday, 8/26
Research
Tuesday, 8/27
Share and Discuss
Wednesday, 8/28
"Image Before My Eyes"
Give out "To Life!"
Thursday, 8/29
Guest speaker
Friday, 8/30
Judaism discussion, activity
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In order to better understand what Jewish cultural and communal life was like in Europe prior to WWII, you will be finding photographs from that time period and analyzing them, as well as researching the town(s) where the photos were taken. Follow the assigments below in order, working at your own pace.
Sidenote: Spend a few minutes looking around the Holocaust Museum website. That link is here.
Assignment #1 Photo Collection
Think of two words that symbolize "everyday life". Ex: shopping, school, family time, sports, etc. Go to the USHMM Photo archives collection and type your word into the search engine. Don't pick the very first picture you find. Instead, browse the pictures. Spend some time looking at what is available and thinking about them. Your photo cannot be dated AFTER Nazi occupation, which varied by country. Below is a list of Nazi occupation dates:
Austria March 1938
Poland Sept 1939
Czech March 1939
Denmark 1944 but not really
Norway April 1940
Holland May 1940
Belgium, Luxembourg, France June 1940
Transylvania 1940
Greece April 1941
Yugoslavia April 1941
Russia June 1941
Hungary 1944
Slovakia, Romania 1940
Italy-->Albania April 1939
Sov Union -->Poland 1939
Sov U --> Finland 1940
Sov U --> Romania June 1940
The link to the archives is here.
Once you have found a photo for each key word that you really like, right click on it, copy it, and paste it into a word doc. Also copy and paste ONLY the date and locale (no other info like captions). Print it.
Photo requirements are that it must have people in it, cannot be what is classified as a portrait, and must be prior to German occupation.
Assignment #2 Photo Analysis
Use the worksheet provided to answer questions about ONE of the photos.
Assignment #3 Photo Research
Look up each town from your two photographs. You need to write a well-researched paragraph for each in which you will note the following:
How large was the town/city's Jewish population and how long had Jews been living there?
What was the Jewish life/culture in that town/city like prior to the Nazi invasion?
Where is or was that town/city located?
When and how did the town/city come under Nazi rule?
What was the fate of this particular town's/city's Jews during the Holocaust? What about the country?
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I have enjoyed our discussions most days. I really hope that you can see the importance of the groundwork we are laying and also that you understand the value of participating in discussion. I told you from the beginning that this class doesn't work well unless people are willing to participate, so let's all get there! :)
Monday, 8/19
Unit 1 Test
Tuesday, 8/20
Elements of drama, begin "Fiddler"
Wednesday, 8/21
"Fiddler"
Thursday, 8/22
Finish "Fiddler", discussion
Friday, 8/23
Pre-WWII Jewish Life
Research photos
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And I hope you are too. I am glad you have chosen to take Holocaust Literature. I typically get great feedback regarding this class and I hope it will be one you are grateful you have chosen to take.
Here is our first full week's schedule:
Monday, 8/12
Stereotyping
Tuesday, 8/13
GATTACA
(Bring form!)
Wednesday, 8/14
GATTACA and discussion
Thursday, 8/15
Racism
Friday, 8/16
Holocaust/Shoah
anti Semitism
Genocide
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