APRIL 12, 2010 - APRIL 16, 2010 WEEKLY AGENDA
FOR NINTH GRADE ENGLISH

Monday, April 12th:
Ms. Yoon’s field trip

Tuesday, April 13th:
Warm-up:
CST Released Questions
Finish reading NIGHT

Wednesday, April 14th:
Today I will not be here.
Break into groups and create a graph to show who should bear the responsibility of the Holocaust.
Write a group report explaining how you arrived at your conclusion

Thursday, April 15th:
Warm-up: CST released questions
Present your graphs to the class and explain your conclusions.

Friday, April 16th:
Warm-up: CST released questions
Culminating essay will be assigned today on NIGHT. This essay will be due on Tuesday, April 20th.
Finished reading NIGHT.
Discussion
Passed out the following handouts:
Who is to Blame?
Fifty Years After the Eve of Destruction
Techniques of Propaganda
Testimony at the Barbie Trial
Man's Search for Meaning

Please bring the above handouts to class on Monday. We will read and discuss the information in the articles. You may use the information in your essay.

Choose one of the following essay prompts to write a three to four page, one and a half space, 12 font essay:

1. Elie Wiesel shares his most personal memories of the holocaust during which he lost his family and many friends. The pervasiveness of hatred and evil perpetrated against the Jews shattered the young boy’s hopefulness and his naive belief in the goodness of humanity. How does the young Eli restore his faith in people?

2. Explain Elie Wiesel’s use of the word night as metaphor for his long journey from a naive young boy to a concentration camp survivor.

3. Explore the father/son dynamic in the concentration camp.

4. Why is it important to bear witness to such a horrible event as the holocaust?

5. Who should bear responsibility for the holocaust? Is it the politicians and leaders who devised the plans and gave the orders? Is it the soldiers who carried out the orders? The citizens who knew what was going on but chose to say nothing? The religious leaders around the world who knew but kept silent? Defend your position.