2.5.15+and+2.6.15


 * Memoirs are due by 11:59 PM on Thursday for P. 1 and Friday for P.7/8--please put your final drafts in your google folder with the following name: Memoir: Title (of your memoir)**


 * In addition to the final draft, you need to turn in your:**
 * 1) Memoir Map**
 * 2) Snapshot Writes**
 * 3) Obituary Write**
 * 4) Peer-edit and/or marked-up rough draft**


 * We're starting //Night// this week.**


 * Discussion:** Anticipation Guide--we looked at these statements and discussed how we feel about them. As you read, pay attention to how our characters experiences relate back to many of these statements.

Brief Historical Background: WWII and path to Holocaust **
 * Here's some historical background to help set-up the context of the memoir:**
 * Timeline of events leading up to WWII:**


 * WWII 1939-1945, started with German aggression
 * Born out of conflicts after WWI—Germany “broken” government, economy, military, transportation system, etc.
 * Nazi (National Socialist German Workers Party)—originated late 1920s, led by Adolf Hitler after WWI.
 * Hitler was anti-Semitic (hated Jews), called them an inferior race (Jewish is not a race).
 * Promised to restore Germany, mainly blamed Jewish people (and others—Gypsies, people with handicaps, mental illness, homosexuals) for this broken state, asserting they were not true Germans.
 * Elected German Chancellor in 1933, first concentration camp opened soon after.
 * Employed Gestapo (secret police) in years leading to war to imprison Jews. Many began to flee the country.
 * 1941, Germany invaded Poland and Russia, first big push of war began. Need for supplies=concentration work camps.
 * Invasion, control, ghetto, deportation to concentration camps (cattle cars)
 * 1942: Hitler and allies developed “Final Solution” policy=extermination of Jews


 * Terms related to Nazi Germany and Judaism:**
 * Author background:**[[file:Night-1.pptx]]


 * HW:** Read Ch. 1 of //Night// and create two discussion questions to bring to class. Write these down. These should be questions that lead to analysis not factual recall. EX: //Where did Elie grow up?// is not a valid question. //How does Elie's view of home change during the process of deportation?// is a valid question because it will lead to discussion.