Week of 10/24

I am really looking forward to the conference this week!

Monday, 10/24
To the Little Polish Boy
Salvaged Pages chapters

Tuesday, 10/25
Evaluation

Wednesday, 10/26
Conference

Thursday, 10/27
Round Table Discussion

Friday, 10/28
Deportations

Week of October 17

As I mentioned before fall break, we are getting into the really difficult material. Be prepared for emotional responses.

Monday, 10/17
Poetry
Ghetto notes
Lodz Ghetto

Tuesday, 10/18
Rumkowski
Journal Assignment

Wednesday, 10/19
Ghettoes
"To the Little Polish Boy"

Thursday, 10/20
Evaluation

Friday, 10/21
Wannsee Conference

Judaism Seminar Makeup Essay

You have the set of notes I gave you. I also want you to peruse this website. http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/judaism.html Select two aspects of Judaism that you find most interesting and write a 2-3 page paper explaining those two aspects. Conclude by highlighting the things that surprised you the most, or the things you feel have the most misconceptions in regard to the perception of Judaism by outsiders.

Maus Seminar Makeup Essay Questions

1.              Maus portrays the Holocaust or a genocide. A genocide is a deliberate and systematic destruction of a racial, political, or cultural group. Do you know of any recent genocides? How are these genocides similar to the Holocaust? How are they different?

2.              In Maus, Art interviews Vladek about the Holocaust. How reliable do you think Vladek’s memory is? Why?

3.              What happens to people who live under a terror regime for a long period of time? Should people adapt to a terror regime? Explain.

Week of October 3

I am writing this post at 9:28 and there are several projects that have already come in this morning. Let me tell you, if your projects are like these that have come in so far, you guys are ROCKING OUT the Book Thief projects!!! I am so impressed!

Monday, 10/3
Book Thief projects due
Book Thief seminar
Assign ABML
Possible memorial planning

Tuesday, 10/4
Memorial Planning
Maus II

Wednesday, 10/5
Maus II reading Day

Thursday, 10/6
"Sarah's Key"

Friday, 10/7
"Sarah's Key"