BENEATH A SCARLET SKY UNIT PLAN
This unit will consist of the following elements/activities:
Weekly Book Discussions
Watch and respond to Resistance (2020)
Watch and respond to Jo Jo Rabbit (2019)
Watch and respond to Who Will Write Our History? (2020)
Final Exam
Complete the Holocaust Resistance Creative Research Project
Written Assignments:
BASS Response Questions and Essay Assignment
Resistance Movie Response Assignment
Jojo Rabbit Movie Response Assignment
Book Discussion:
WWII and the Holocaust Extra Credit Assignment
Film Analysis
Directions for FILMS (worth 10-25 extra credit points — dependent upon length and quality of your written response):
Watch one or more of the films listed (you are limited to 4 per semester)
Write ONE paragraph that discusses the historical nature of the film. Discuss what happened, how it accurately (or inaccurately) represented the time period. Then write ONE paragraph that discusses what you learned from the film or how it impacted you.
When you have typed your response,
Film Choices:
The Pianist (2002)
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008)
Defiance (2008)
Schindler’s List (1993) (worth extra EC)
Sophie Scholl (2005) — click here to watch the film on YouTube for FREE!
Creative Writing Assignment:
Writing a Creative Response to the Holocaust is worth 50 points EC, depending upon the quality and depth of your writing.
Write a short story (5-10 pages) describing your life as a target of the Holocaust.
Write 5 or more poems about the Holocaust or told from the perspective of a person who is a target of the Holocaust.