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"
Monday, October 3, 2016
Week of October 3
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Monday, September 26, 2016
2016 Presidential Debate Observation and Analysis Journal
What stands out to you as watch the debate? What general observations can you make? What do you notice? Keep a record as you watch.
What observations can you make about Hillary Clinton's performance? What issues does she handle deftly? Where does she stumble? Consider both substance and style. Keep a record as you watch.
What observations can you make about Donald J. Trump's performance? What issues does he handle deftly? Where does he stumble? Consider both substance and style. Keep a record as you watch.
In an election season marked by inflammatory rhetoric, what did you notice about the language the two candidates used? What words or phrases stood out for any reason? Why do you think the candidates used this language, and what effect do you think it will have on voters?
After the Debate: Which candidate do you think will be helped most by this debate, and why?
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Friday, September 23, 2016
Week of September 26
This week will be comprised of book seminars/discussions and the most awesome movie. :)
Monday, 9/26
Maus Seminar
Tuesday, 9/27
The Book Thief
Wednesday, 9/28
Watch "Swing Kids"
Thursday, 9/29
Watch "Swing Kids"
Friday, 9/30
The Book Thief
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Monday, September 19, 2016
Group Research and Oral Presentations
On Friday, 9/23, groups will present prepared oral presentations, with visual aids (Powerpoint, poster, web resources, etc). The presentations need to be between 5 and 10 min in length. Each group can be no larger than three people. You will be graded based on content, presentation (eye contact, preparation, presence), and the quality of your visual aid, as well as meeting the time requirement. Please see me to sign up for a topic today. Each topic must be covered and obviously some will be covered more than once. Therefore, if you see a topic you really want, get to me quickly to sign up. You have computer time to research on Monday and Tuesday.
Topics:
Victim Groups: Homosexuals, Sinti-Roma, Jehovah's Witnesses, Handicapped, and Poles (5 major groups), political dissidents (minor group)
Immigration of German and Austrian Jews from 1933-1939: number of Jews who emigrated to Israel (Palestine), the US, Latin America, Shanghai, Spain, and other areas of Europe and why those countries were chosen
Propaganda: the historical use of propaganda in the US, differences in the ways it could be used in the US and Nazi Germany, and prepared political cartoons to protest the Nazi government's anti-Jewish pograms
Primary/Secondary Source Materials: select a particular event that took place during the time leading up tot he Holocaust and compare and contrast primary and secondary sources that recount that event (outline differences in how the event or experience was explained in each of the sources)1. 1. B
1. burning of the Reichstag
2. odyssey of the SS St. Louis
3. Hitler Youth
4. Anchluss
5. 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin
6. Leni Riefenstahl
7. Another idea you have that fits in this time period.
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Friday, September 16, 2016
Week of 9/19
The real bulk of the history is starting now. I appreciate your attention and respect up to this point and I hope it continues. I also hope that you get answers to all of your questions.
Monday, 9/19
Finish Kristallnacht
Research
Tuesday, 9/20
Research
Wednesday, 9/21
Maus Reading Day
Thursday, 9/22
Reading Day Maus
Friday, 9/23
Presentations
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Thursday, September 15, 2016
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.
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Journal Response
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?
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