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View the movie.
In a journal entry,
discuss the following. This should be a
minimum of one page:
Record what you
remember about the film, describing what you learned from the film; questions
that the film may have raised but did not answer; and at least one way that the
film relates to the world today. Here
are some ideas to get you started
What I really liked
about the movie was…….
What I learned from the film………………….
A scene that really affected me was……………
A character that really affected me…………….
How does the movie relate to today…………..
Answer the following
questions in paragraph answers:
- The role of Itzhak
Stern is crucial. Discuss how Stern, an accountant,
first open the doors
for the possibility of Jewish rescue at Schindler's factory. Discuss other examples of Stern nudging Schindler
in the direction of rescue.
- Writers
use detail to draw attention to a person or event. Filmmakers use color,
motion, and sound to accomplish the same thing. What scenes in Schindler’s List are in color? Why
do you think Spielberg chose to film these scenes in color but not others?
How was music used in the scenes you recall most vividly? What ideas or
events did the music underscore?
- In
making Schindler’s List,
Spielberg says he tried to be “more of a reporter than a passionate,
involved filmmaker- because I wanted to communicate information more than I needed to proselytize and
convert. The information is so compelling because it wasn’t written by
Hollywood authors. It comes out of the human
experience...[but] out of history.” That vision influenced many of his
decisions as the film’s director. Identify and describe 3 scenes that
reflect Spielberg’s desire to place the viewer “inside the experiences of
Holocaust survivors and actual victims as close as a movie can.”
- The Rescue –
Discuss why you think he did it?
Was Oskar dedicated
from
the beginning, pushed by Stern, or only when he received the
ring was he sure he had done the right
thing? Did Oskar ever realize
how much he had done?
- Read the
account Holocaust survivor by Irene Zisblatt Zeigelstein. Describe and discuss your immediate
reaction to this historical account. Discuss the impact of reading an
actual account as compared to watching a Hollywood movie based on facts.
Go on the Internet and learn more about the
Holocaust.
Google topics: Auschwitz. Schindler’s List. ushmm.org
etc. etc.
1.
Research and record 10
facts/details about the Holocaust.
Display these neatly on paper that can be put up on the wall. They need to be different from your partners.
WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS
Eulogy
Oskar Schindler died in 1974 and was buried
in Israel. As a survivor of the
Holocaust and former employee of Schindler, you have been asked to give a
eulogy at his funeral. In your eulogy
include some specific events from the movie to show the kind of man Schindler
was. Discuss and describe some of his
character traits. See me for
instructions and examples of eulogies.
Or
Character Analysis – Literary
From a literary perspective, protagonists are
round characters that change for better or worse. They are dynamic characters.
Identify, describe, and discuss the changes in Schindler throughout the
movie. Use examples from the movie to
support your observations. Include his
relationship with Stern as portrayed in the movie.
Or
(Grade 11)
Character Sketch
Do a character sketch on Herman Goethe. See me for graphic organizers and information
on Character sketches.
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