Monday
2 March
SPRING BREAK
Wednesday SPRING BREAK
4 March
Week Nine
Monday Paper #3 Draft Due, Motivation of Perpetrators
9 March Bring Notes, Invention activities
Discussion - Jewish Resistance
Scale used in compilation of grade:
90-100 = A
80 - 89 = B
70 - 79 = C
60 - 69 = D
Evaluation will be based primarily upon the quality of written work
as well as the progress made. I will be looking for evidence of growth
and maturity of thought as well as good command of skills.
Assigned papers will constitute 75% of the final grade. Because I am
an advocate of the process method of teaching writing, I will evaluate
your process, not just your product. Therefore, the final
grade on any paper is a compilation of your total effort - invention
through revision. Retain backup copies of all work.
The class is not built around tests or quizzes. However, if a quiz
were to become necessary, it would most likely be unannounced. In-class
writings may be unannounced. Any quizzes, all written assignments including
your electronic journal, class participation and attendance will constitute
the remaining 25%.
Participation in class discussion and collaborative activities is important.
The classroom is at all times democratic. All opinions are valued and respected,
as are all questions. The "dumbest" question is the one not asked. Obviously,
if you are not in class, you are not participating and will be graded accordingly.
More than two absences in the term will lower your grade, and if you miss
five or six times, you should expect to fail the course. Discuss any variance
with me personally before it occurs. You alone are responsible for obtaining
missed assignments and class notes (In-class writing can NOT be made up).
Please be on time. Late entries are disruptive and distracting
to your classmates and put you at a disadvantage since class begins with
the direction for the day's work, and I don't like to start over. Others
should not have to stop their work to get you on track. During peer evaluation,
papers are exchanged at the beginning of class and if you are not there
at that time, you will be at a disadvantage. There is considerable flexibility
in a computer class, but being late is not part of that flexibility.
The electronic journal is required. Two entries per week
are required. Specific instructions for the journal will be put on-line
in your mailbox. I suggest you print out a hard copy. Anyone who
decides not to submit timely required journal entries will receive no higher
than a D in the course. You can see that the journal is important.
It is also fun, however, and will become one of the most meaningful aspects
of the course. This is where much of your discussion will take place and
where much of your thinking will evolve. We will form our journal groups
by the third week of the semester.
Plagiarism Policy
Plagiarism is academic theft - the use of someone else's words or ideas
without proper acknowledgement of the source. Even when unintentional,
the act of plagiarism has serious consequences. The SVSU stance on plagiarism
can be found in the Student Handbook. The university
has its penalties, including dismissal. I will fail any paper that is plagiarized
(partially or completely, knowingly or inadvertently). Course failure would
be likely. We will spend considerable time learning proper documentation
in this class, but you should always ask when in doubt in order to avoid
a possible problem.
THERE ARE NO LATE PAPERS. Due dates must be strictly adhered
to. Papers may not be handed in late for a lowered grade.
Papers not turned in on time are not read and receive a 0 (zero). If you
are having difficulty of any kind and anticipate that you cannot make a
deadline, see me in advance of the due date to determine if an extension
can be granted. This cannot occur except in an emergency situation. This
is in reference to death, earthquake, plague, etc., not oversleeping, all
night fights with girlfriends, boyfriends, parents; sudden onset of pneumonia;
writer's block; etc. If a paper is due and you cannot be in class to turn
it in, you must somehow get it to third floor Science and fill out a Record
of Student Deposit form with either of the two English faculty secretaries.
Your paper will then be put in my office. Your other option is to mail
the paper to me, making sure it is postmarked at a post office on or before
the due date. Do not slide major papers under my door. They may not be
recognized as important by the many feet that trod that path. Inappropriately
marked papers left on my desk may, unfortunately, inadvertently be misplaced.
If all this seems a bit heavy-handed and authoritarian, please understand
that we all need guidelines in order to function effectively. As a reformed
procrastinator myself, I tend to build a course with that type of student
in mind. If I don't allow you to procrastinate, you won't
:-)
You should regard the class as a non-threatening, informal and fun
place to be. Before very long, you will become an integral, contributing
member of the group and have quite a good time in the process. I believe
you will emerge a more critical thinker and writer who realizes that while
writing is very hard work, it can also be fun and even exciting. The class
requires considerable time and effort on your part, but the rewards will
be lasting.
N.B.: Any student with a disability that may restrict her
or his full participation in course activities is encouraged to meet with
me during the first week of the semester or contact the SVSU Office of
Disability Services, Wickes 145, for assistance.
8:30 - 9:50 M/W B213
Revised 11 March 1998
10:00 - 11:20 M/W B213
Week One
Monday
Introductory - Syllabus - Texts - Writing Sample - Lab Orientation
12 January
Get e-mail address
Buy: 3 1/2" Disks, prot ector, texts and other supplies
Read: Images, "Preface," xi-xii
"Rumblings and Danger," 1-3
"Why Remember?" Milton Meltzer, 4-7
"The Roots," Barbara Rogasky, 8-13
"They Wanted Everyone to Know Who the Jews Were," David Adler, 14-19
Wednesday
Lab orientation continues: Windows 95, Word, Word Perfect, formatting
14 January
Writing reading responses
Read: The Holocaust , "Introduction," 1-7
"Origins of the Holocaust," 9-12
"It Is The Führer's Wish, "Gerald Fleming, 12-26
"There Was No Führer Order, Hans Mommsen, 27-38
"A Product of Euphoria in Victory," Christopher Browning, 39-49
Handouts: Maps of prewar Europe, countries suffering losses
Vocabulary used in World War II/Holocaust writings and discussions
Week Two
Monday
Video - Genocide - bibliographic instruction room, 3rd floor library
19 January
Wednesday
Review of Summarizing & Paraphrasing & Plagiarism
21 January
Simon & Schuster Handbook (S&S), 528-536
Summarizing is a skill.
Handout - Summaries
Assign: Paper 1 - Content Analyses of assigned readings,
due 4 February
E-mail address needed for next class!!
Week Three
Monday
Must have e-mail address today.
26 January
E-mail Instruction - Groups Established - Address Books Created
Stereotypes & Prejudice - Begin group discussions in electronic journals
Read: Images, "In Hiding," 43-44
"The Hidden Children," Kristine Keren, 46-8
"Hiding to Survive,: Andy Sterling, 54-8
"I Shall Live," Henry Orenstein, 60-64
Assign: Response to Night - submit on-line, 18 February
Wednesday
In Class: DIWE Interchange
28 January
Handout - "The Nature of Prejudice & the Historic Roots of Anti-
Semitism," Rita Steinhardt Botwinick, A History of the Holocaust: From
Ideology to Annihilation. Prentice Hall 1996
Read: Holocaust, "The Holocaust Experience," 51-53
"Helpless Victims," Bruno Bettelheim, 54-59
"The Will to Survive," Terrence Des Pres, 59-66
"Surviving Extermination Camp Treblinka," Richard Glazar, as told
to Gita Sereny, 66-82
"Surviving Slave Labor at Maidanek," Alexander Donat, 83-105
Assign: Paper 2 - Summaries of Bettelheim, Des Pres, Glazar, and Donat,
Due 11 February
Week Four
Monday
DIWE
2 February
Read: Images, "Imprisoned In The Camps," 201-02
"A Prelude To Hell," Elio Romano, 203-12
"Streets for Arrivals, Streets for Departures," Charlotte Delbo, 225-231
"Treblinka," Frank Stiffel, 232-244
"The Shawl." Cynthia Ozick, 256-60
"A Living Torch," Sara Nomberg-Przytyk, 265-270
"Letters from Westerbork," Etty Hillesum, 271-276
Wednesday
Content Analyses due
4 February
Video
Week Five
Monday
Paper 2 Draft Due/peer response for summaries
9 February
Wednesday
11 February
Video - Hitler Oratory, Propaganda
Read: Holocaust, "The Motivations of the Killers," 149-51
"The Nazi Doctors," Robert Jay Lifton, 152-168
"'Ordinary Men'," Christopher Browning, 168-84
"Hitler's Willing Executioners," Daniel Johah Goldhagen, 184-97
Assign: Paper #3 - Motivation of the Perpetraters" draft due 3/11
Week Six
Monday
Paper #2 due - Summaries
16 February
Library Reference Instruction - Monica Carr
Class meets in library multimedia room, 3rd floor
Wednesday
World Wide Web Introduction - Scott Mellendorf
18 February
Class meets in library multimedia room, 3rd floor
Week Seven
Monday
Web exploration for academic debate paper on motivation of killers
23 February
Walker/ACW Style Sheet - print from Netscape
http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/cs/Stephen_Bostock/Internet/mla.htm
In-class writing on Night
Wednesday
Lab Session for Perpetrator Paper
25 February
Read: Images, "Resisting Evil," 293;
"Stars," Yaffa Eliach, 247-49
"Taut As A String," Sara Nomberg-Przytyk, 261-64
"Man's Search for Meaning," Viktor E. Frankl, 267-70
"There Were Those," Susan Dambroff, 294
"Jew, Go Back To the Grave," Yaffa Eliach, 307-09
"The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising," Vladka Meed, 326-333
Week Eight
Monday
2 March
SPRING BREAK
Wednesday
SPRING BREAK
4 March
Week Nine
Monday
Paper #3 Draft Due, Motivation of Perpetrators
9 March
Bring Notes, Invention activities
Discussion - Jewish Resistance
Wednesday
In-class essay on film, Schindler's List
11 March
Assign: Primo Levi's Survival In Auschwitz
Work on thesis statements, Works Cited assignment
Read: Resistance essays in The Holocaust
Week Ten
Monday
Lab work day, peer response
16 March
Bring 2 extra copies of your typed draft, with sources in place
Wednesday
Paper #3 Due
18 March
Assign: Paper #4, Analysis of Forms of Resistance, draft due
3/25
Week Eleven
Monday
Lab work day - documentation
23 March
Wednesday
Draft Due
25 March
Week Twelve
Monday
Draft for Paper #4 due, Analysis of Jewish Resistance
30 March
Wednesday
Quotation Integration - in class assignment
1 April
Classical and Rogerian Argument - which to use
Concession and Rebuttal
Week 13 ,
Monday
6 April
Wednesday
Appeals, logoical, ethical, emotional - M.L. King
8 April
fine tuning argumentative strategies
Week 14
Monday
Continued drafting, working in group on project presentation
13 April
Wednesday
Drafts due, # 5/peer response
15 April
Week 15
Monday
Draft due, final collating & integrating into a whole
20 April
Wednesday
Final Paper and Presentations Due
22 April
Week Sixteen
Exam Week
Monday , 27 April
8:30 Class: meets 8:30-10:20
8 December 10:00 Class: meets 10:30 - 12:20