Class Calendar: February 2nd to February 23rd

Monday, February 2nd (T)
• Due: Start reading Ordinary Men (see deadlines below and plan accordingly).
• Class: Wrap up introduction to Ordinary Men; “The Legend of the Lodz Ghetto.”

Tuesday, February 3rd (W)
• Due: Continue reading Ordinary Men.
• Class: Exploring ghetto life online.

Wednesday, February 4th (H)
• Due: Read Ch. 1-8 in Ordinary Men with special focus on Ch. 7-8; complete written response (a page, preferably typed, is appropriate). Prompt: “How did some men evade participation and what were the consequences? In what ways did the men rationalize their participation – and equally telling, what reasons did they not use (or use rarely) to justify their actions? Did Browning’s findings surprise you, or reinforce what you already knew? Reflect on the significance of your responses.”
• Class: Discussion of the reading.

Thursday, February 5th (F)
• Due: Read assigned chapters (TBA) in Ordinary Men for “jigsaw.”
• Class: Peer teaching of assigned chapters; introduction to Milgram experiment.

Friday, February 6th (S)
• Due: Read Ch. 18 in Ordinary Men.
• Class: Discussion of Browning’s thesis; wrap up Milgram experiment.

Monday, February 9th (U)
• Class does not meet.

Tuesday, February 10th (M)
• Due: Read assigned article and write a one page, typed reaction paper, briefly summarizing and responding to the article (do you agree or disagree, why or why not?).
• Class: Town hall style discussion of Goldhagen v. Browning debate. Selection of literature circle books.

Wednesday, February 11th (T)
• Due: Read Act I and II in The Visit.
• Class: Discussion of the reading; predictions.

Thursday, February 12th (W)
• Due: Read Act III in The Visit.
• Class: Socratic seminar on The Visit.

Friday, February 13th (H)
• Due: Bring books to class to sign in; start reading literature circle selection.
• Class: Wrap up The Visit, author’s postscript.

Monday, February 23rd (F)
• Due: First half of literature circle book with ten sticky notes or dialectic journal entries.
• Class: Literature circle groups will meet.