WWI, Revolutions, Fascism, and WWII - Honors – 0708a
12/10 – Global Depression and Maus
*
Collect and discuss the questions to Hitler's 1921 speech. –
25 minutes
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Lecture (start): “Nazism and Hitler” – 10 minutes
* Have them get the Maus books. Hand out the Maus questions. Go over what the
questions mean. Flip through the books
and explain how to give examples for the question answers. Read the first 20 or so pages and discuss if
time. Give them time to start
reading. – 45 minutes
* Materials – Maus Books
12/11 – Nazism and Hitler, and Maus
* Read "The Global
Depression" (pp. 641-644) – 15
minutes
* Lecture: “Nazism and
Hitler” – 30 minutes
* Maus reading time. – 45
minutes
* Materials – Maus Books; Hitler
1921 speech
12/12 – Maus and Library Time for the
Research Paper
*
Go to the library and work on the research papers. – 45 minutes
* Maus reading time. – 40
minutes
* Materials – Maus
books
12/13 – Maus and the Timeline to
WWII the Holocaust
*
Collect the Works Cited page for the research paper.
*
Using a timeline of the lead-up to WWII.
Hitler’s small steps. – 25 minutes
* Maus reading time. – 45
minutes
*
Talk about the Maus book so far. Talk through the early questions. – 15 minutes
* Materials – Maus
books
12/14 – Early WWII and Maus
* Using maps drawn on the
board, discuss the progress of the war up to Stalingrad. –
30 minutes
* Maus reading time. – 50
minutes
* Materials – Maus
books
12/17 -
Holocaust Timeline and Maus
* Hand out the Fascist quotes page.
Discuss the Final Solution speech by Himmler. – 15 minutes
* Hand out the “Holocaust Readings Packet” and the questions. Read the timeline of the holocaust and
discuss the first question. Write the
answer in class. – 25 minutes
* Maus reading time. – 50
minutes
*
Materials – “Holocaust Readings Packet” and the
questions. Fascist quotes sheet; Maus books
12/18 – Just Following Orders, the End
of WWII and the Bomb
* Worksheet on "Allied Victories" (pp.702-710) – 50 minutes
OR
* Maus reading time. – 50
minutes
*
Go over the Hoess reading from the Holocaust readings packet. Discuss, write. – 30 minutes
*
Materials – “Holocaust Readings Packet” and the
questions. Fascist quotes sheet; Maus books; take-home readings for
Allied Victories; Worksheet on
"Allied Victories" (pp.702-710)
12/19 – Night and Fog + "Requiem for
the Victims of War and Fascism"
* Collect the research papers. Go through each person and have them say the
key thing they learned. – 20 minutes
*
Show “Night and Fog” and then discuss it.
– 35 minutes
*
Listen to Shostakovich's
Quartet No. 8. Beforehand, explain it
as a piece of memorial music. As they
listen students write down everything they imagine as they year the piece. Final question after their
flow-of-consciousness writing: Does this piece serve as an appropriate
memorial? – 30 minutes
* Materials –
Unit Test; Night and Fog; Shostakovich's
Quartet No. 8 recording.
12/20
– Unit Test
* Collect the Maus questions.
* For the first part of class, students may work in
self-selected groups of 4 to make study sheets that they can use on the test
that follows immediately. –
35 minutes
* Take the test. – 50 minutes
* Materials –
WWI to WWII Unit Test
12/21 – Revenge, Selective Abortion, and
the Holocaust wrap-up
* Discuss the answers to the Maus qs. – 20-30 minutes
* Read the last two sections of the Holocaust readings and answer the
questions. – remaining time
* Materials –
“Holocaust Readings Packet” and the questions.