Daniel's Story-Point of View

Point of View Assignment

In Daniel’s Story, the story is told from the point of view of Daniel which means we see the events through the eyes of Daniel. What if the story was seen through another character’s eyes such as Daniel’s father, Erica, Rosa or even a Nazi?  How different would the same events be written?  In this assignment, you have the chance to pick a major event in the story and re-write it from the point of view of a different character. In order for this to be successful, you must do the following:

·         Make sure the events are exactly the same as the events in the novel

o   Use same dialogue

o   Events in same order

·         Understand the character who is telling the story

o   If it is a child the point of view  be fairly innocent and confused

o   If it is a Nazi guard the point of view should represent Nazi thinking (or should it?)

·         Be empathetic

o   Be sure to add emotion in to your writing

§  Think to yourself, “How would the character feel during these events?”

Below is a very good example of an event from Daniel’s Story told through the eyes of another character.  To gain the proper appreciation of it, first read the event from the point of view of Daniel (pg. 48-49).  Next, read the writing below which is the same event written from the point of view of Friedrich.  Look to see the similarities between the 2 pieces of writing (events, dialogue).  Also look to see how different the 2 pieces of writing are (feeling, empathy for children in the cupboard).  Now it’s your turn; can you do better?

Daniel’s Story –pg.48-49

Point of View-Friedrich

Erika and I had been chosen by the family to be the ones who would hide in the cupboard to try to escape those evil men…the Gestapo.  When I asked why we were chosen, Mother said, “Child, you do not want to know what happens to young children when the Gestapo get a hold of them.”

I never understood what she meant, but I knew it wasn’t good.  And then, one afternoon, I saw the Gestapo coming and I ran back into the apartment as fast as I could. 

“They’re coming!” I screamed as a crashed through the door, completely out of breath.

Quickly, Mother helped Erica and me into the cupboard.  We were both really scared and hugged each other as they quickly slammed the door.  I heard them doing something to the door.  I think they were taking the door handle off.  Next, I heard them slide something heavy in front of us. 

Then….it was so quiet.  I had never heard such quietness in a long time since so many of us had been crammed into that apartment. It was so quiet, it hurt my ears.  Erica and I were both too scared to talk so we just hugged each other.  I felt Erica shaking like a leaf so I gently kissed her on the top of her head.  After what felt like an eternity, I heard a Gestapo officer yell something that sounded like, “You may not go with them!”

I next heard Mother yell, “I will not leave them!”

“You must!” screamed the Gestapo.

I was really worried for Mother because the anger in the Gestapo voice was really frightening.

I then heard Mother say, “I will not” in a pleading voice.

It was silent for a few seconds and I thought maybe the Gestapo had let the children go with her.  The silence was broken with the sound of three gunshots.  The sound made both Erica and I jump. But we were both too scared to say anything.  Again it was silent for a long time and we both just kept our arms around each other.  All the while I kept saying to myself, “Please be okay Mother, please be okay”.

Daniel's Story Chapter 3 and 4

Events From Ch. 3 and 4

Holocaust Time Line: How Could This Happen?

In order to have the proper context when studying the Holocaust, it is imperative to have a basic understanding of the events that lead to Hitler getting pwer, maintaining power, the treatment of the Jews and other groups, Jewish resistance, and the demise of the Nazis.  The way we will be doing this is through group work, group investigation and group presentation. In your group of 3-5, you will be responsible for learning about and presenting 1 section of the timeline to the rest of the class.  You will also be responsible for the making and the adminstering of a quiz on your section.  

   

The Timeline section focuses on the history of the Holocaust, chronicling the years from 1918 to the present. Hitler's rise to power was the initiation of a period that wrought great fear and destruction. Millions were forced to live in ghettos, only to be deported later to the concentration camps. The tragic details remained obscure until the liberation of the death camps and the further revelations during the Nuremberg War Trials. The subsections below offer a simplified outline for thinking about how the Holocaust unfolded. However, it should be kept in mind that many of the categories overlap.

• Rise of the Nazi Party (1918-1933). During the fourteen years following the end of World War I, the Nazi party grew from a small political group to the most powerful party in Germany.
• Nazification (1933-1939). Once Hitler became Chancellor and later Reichsführer, the Nazi party quickly changed Germany's political, social, and economic structure.
• Kayden, Kobe, Donovan, Dylan
• The Ghettos (1939-1941). Confining Jews to ghettos was another critical step in Hitler's Final Solution. Link
• The Camps (1941-1942). The concentration camps were Hitler's final step in the annihilation of the Jews. Link
• Resistance (1942-1944). People resisted by any means possible, from stealing a slice of bread to sabotaging Nazi installations. Link
• Rescue and Liberation (1944-1945). Some survived through the heroics of neighbors; others were liberated by the Allies.
• Aftermath (1945-2000). After the war, Nazi perpetrators faced punishment for their war crimes and survivors began rebuilding their lives.

Presentation

After you have spent considerable time making jot notes on your section (make sure you have a good understanding of all the information you present), it is time to present your learning to the class.  Your group can present any way you chose.  Possible options are:

• Presentaions using:
• OneTrueMedia
• Googledocs
• Comic Life
• Animoto
• Movie Maker
• Glogster
• Other
• Visuals
• simular to the Heritage Fair displays
• Oral Presentations
• need to have visuals to go with speech
• Other
• need to meet with teacher

The medium you use is important, but not not as important as the information you are presenting.  Make sure you spend considerable time researching and understanding your section since you will be available for questions after your presentation.

Quiz

Your group will also need to have some sort of assessment at the end of your presentation to check for class understanding.  The quiz may use the  following formats:

• Short answer questions
• multiple choice
• matching
• essay-remember you have to mark it too!!

Holocaust Presentation Grading Sheet

Example of Presentationusing One True Media

Make a video - it's fun, easy and free!
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Paragraph Writing-The Wave

The Wave

(Watch it here)



Answer the following questions on your blog in paragraph form.  Make sure you use proper paragraph structure, punctuation and grammar.

1. How can movements such as The Wave be defeated?

    2. What does this film say about authority and power?




    3. What does this experiment say about the cause of the Holocaust?

Population Density in Holocaust Ghettos

Ghettos

During the Nazi occupation of Poland, 255,000 Jews were forced to live in a ghetto in Lódz, Poland. By the end of 1941, the 4.3 square kilometer ghetto was occupied by an average of 3.5 people per room.

By October of 1940, Nazis had confined nearly 400,000 Jews in a 9.06 square kilometer area of Warsaw which normally housed about 160,000. The area was surrounded by a wall 10 feet high and was sealed off on November 15, 1940. Jews were forbidden to go outside the area on penalty of being shot on sight. No contact with the outside world was allowed.

Let's compare those numbers to how we live in Saskatchewan and Saskatoon:

 Saskatchewan

• Population:  1 053 960
• Area: 588 276 square kilometres

Saskatoon

• Population: 257 300
• Area: 144 sq. kilometers

Fairhaven School

• Population: 405
• Area: 3688 sq. meters

Complete the following sheet: Population Density: Ghettos in Poland


What problems would arise in the crowded ghettos due to such a high population denisty?

• starvation
• disease
• uprising

Activities

• After reading Smoke and Ashes: The Story of the Holocaust by Barbara Rogasky, write a poem or a journal entry about the life of a young child living in the ghettos.  Think about ideas from the reading like, "The countless children, whose parents had persihed, sitting in the streets.  Their bodies bodies are frightfully thin, the bones stick out of a yellow skin that looks like parchment....They crawl on all fours, groaning..."
• Also, make a chorcoal drawing to represent your poem or journal entry.  Here are some examples of drawings from the ghettos.

Daniel's Story Book Trailers done by Grade 8 Students @ Fairhaven School

Brandi's

Make photo slide shows at www.OneTrueMedia.com

Derek's

Make an on-line slide show at www.OneTrueMedia.com

Connor's

Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com

Holocaust-Expositroy Writing

This year we will be doing a lot of different kinds of writing ranging from narrative writing to expository writing.  While all are equally important, we will be spending a lot of time on expository writing.  Expository writing is a type of writing where the purpose of  is to inform, explain, describe, or define the author's subject to the reader in a well thought out and logical way.  We have done a little bit of expositry writing this year, and I suspect you have done some in the past so this type of writing is nothing new to you.  This assignment will not have a lot of guidelines since I want to know what yo know about the writing process and expository writing.


Directions:
Reade the  prompt below and write at least three paragraphs to describe, explain, inform, define and support your point of view.

   Prompt

 Imagine Erica, Peter or Daniel's mother are still alive. Pick one of the three characters and ask yourself, "What questions would you like to ask the character?".  Explain why your questions are important to you. Tell the character what you've learned and how you feel after hearing their story. If you can relate her experiences to any conditions facing your generation, explain those connections. Describe for the character what you will do to teach future generations the lessons you've learned from studying the Holocaust.

Hints: Be sure to use the writing process  so your writing can be the best it can be.  We've used it a couple times this year (letter to Mr. Catton), but I'll give you a few links to help you out.

The Writing Process


Graphic Organizers- print off the one you want to use or use Bublus 

Daniel's Story Book Trailer

1. Go to Concept Map Website and begin planning your book trailer.  Your concept map should contain the main concepts of Theme, Setting, Characters and Plot.  Begin to plan out what you want to include in your book trailer

2. Next, either use the paper or digitial version of your stroyboard template to begin planning your book trailer.  Remember each slide should be planned prior to design taking place.  I understand that changes will take place throughout, but try to get a good base thought out.

3. Go to OneTrueMedia and begin designing your book trailer....NO MORE THAN 2 MINUTES and MAKE SURE YOU DO NOT USE AND PREMIUM TOOLS ON ONETRUEMEDIA.

Jewish Resistance Assignment-A Closer Look

Click for a Closer Look at the Jewish Resistance Assignment.  You'll be re-direcrted to the Glogster site.

Armed-Jewish Resistance Investigation-JOT NOTES link

Jewish Resistance Project

Blog-What should be on it?

I have been looking at some of your blogs and I am concerned that some of you are not keeping up with posting your assignments onto your blog. Others of you are posting your assignments, but you are not doing it properly.  This is not good since if it’s not on your blog you will receive 0%.  Below is a list of what should be on your blog.  Make sure when you post something, you check to see if it works properly.

* Not Due Yet

1. Holocaust Disease Report using ZOHO.com
2. Segway and Forces Report on Google docs
3. The Attack of the Leopard Seal story ending
4. Blog entries:
1. Are video games good or bad?
2. Why is literacy so important?
3. Daniel’s Story-HOPE *
5. All About Me slide show on OneTrueMedia
6. Daniel’s Story Book Trailer *

* A good idea would be to check off the assignments when you are finished.
* All assignments must be on blog by October 25th or you’ll receive 0% for missing assignments

Book Trailers

A new, great way to promote your book is with video! These videos are called Book Trailers. They are similar to a movie trailer, in that they are designed to build interest in an upcoming or current novel and to encourage people to read the book that they are based on.  Check out the cool movie trailer for Harry Potter's new movie.

The main difference between a movie trailer and a book traile ris that a movie trailer already has visual images to work with - clips from the film. With a book trailer, the maker has to convert the written words into visual images. The trick is to convey a sense of what the book is about without giving anything away.

How to Make a Book Trailer

Your book trailer must include information that reveals your understanding of the following elements within your novel:

• characters
• plot--be very carefull not to 'give away' the climax of the novel
• setting
• theme

How to Begin…

1. Go to Concept Map Website and begin planning your book trailer. Your concept map should contain the main concepts of Theme, Setting, Characters and Plot. Begin to plan out what you want to include in your book trailer

1. Next, storyboard your ideas out.  This is probably the most important step of the whole creating process since if it's not done properly, your whole project will be difficult.  Check out the following link for the stroyboard you are to use.
1. Storyboard -The first thing you want to consider is how to convey the idea of your book, and get people excited about it - excited enough to want to read it!
2. Think about how you want your trailer to look.
1. Perhaps a video compiled of still images or a mixture of stills and video....It's up to you.
2. A musical background to add interest and emotion.
3. What method of changing from one scene to the next do you want to employ? Do you want to fade to black? Or use some kind of manipulation that gives the impression of a page turning, or a spiraled fade?
3. Take a look at some more good movie trailers, since most people are more familiar with those. What made you want to go see the movie? Did the intensity build as the trailer progressed? Did the music quicken, or create a particular feeling?
4. Now that you have it all mostly planned out (remember that it's fine to make changes throughout the process), it's time to start using some technolgy to take your idea from a vision to reality.  You can use OneTrueMedia, Movie Maker, IMovie or your own technology that you have on your labtop to make your book trailer.

Here are some examples of Book Trailers for the novel The Giver




The Giver Book Trailer

The Giver Book Trailer

The Giver Book Trailer

The Giver Book Trailer


Assessment

This is the rubric that your book trailer will be assessed with.  I would also like you to use it so you can assess the  book trailer examples for The Giver

Rubric for Book Trailer

Some other book trailers made by my past students

Pictures of Frankfurt, Germany-Now and Then (1939-45)

Now- Known as Manhattan of Europe because of all the skyscapers

 Now-Some parts of Frankfurt look very similar to what it would've looked like during WWII

During WWII

Daniel's Story Chapter 1 and 2 Questions

Multiple Choice - Chapter 1

1. According to Daniel, what hit him between the eyes when he was ten?
a) A tennis ball.
b) A baseball.
c) A soccer ball.
d) A basketball.

2. At the beginning of Chapter 1, how old is Daniel?
a) 14.
b) 12.
c) 10.
d) 9.

3. What religion is Daniel and his family?
a) Buddist.
b) Hindu.
c) Christian.
d) Jewish.

4. At the beginning of the novel, where is Daniel and his family?
a) On a truck.
b) On a train.
c) In a car.
d) On a bus.

5. What city is Daniel and his family leaving at the beginning of Chapter 1?
a) London.
b) Berlin.
c) Paris.
d) Frankfurt.

6. How many years has Daniel's family lived in Germany?
a) Fifty years.
b) A thousand years.
c) A hundred years.
d) Two years.

7. What is the name of Daniel's sister?
a) Erika.
b) Jane.
c) Sarah.
d) Heather.

8. How old is Daniel's sister?
a) 9.
b) 12.
c) 10.
d) 14.

9. Who is Daniel's favorite uncle?
a) Uncle Walter.
b) Uncle John.
c) Uncle Peter.
d) Uncle Joseph.

10. What is the event is depicted in the first photograph, dated March 30, 1933?
a) Daniel's sixth birthday.
b) His sister's birthday.
c) His first day at school.
d) His father's birthday.

11. On March 30, 1933, what do Daniel's Uncle Walter and Uncle Peter argue about?
a) Religion.
b) Money.
c) Leaving Germany.
d) Beer.

12. What is the name of Daniel's public school teacher?
a) Uncle Peter.
b) Mr. Smith.
c) Mr. Schneider.
d) Mr. Shingles.

Multiple Choice - Chapter 2

1. When is the last class picture taken of Daniel at public school?
a) 1936/1937.
b) 1947.
c) 1957.
d) 1930.

2. According to Daniel's teacher, why is Daniel always in trouble?
a) He's from Poland.
b) He's Jewish.
c) He's a natural troublemaker.
d) He's a boy.

3. After Daniel's tenth birthday, what does his teacher do to him to show the class Daniel is inferior?
a) Measures his height.
b) Makes him spell words aloud.
c) Shows everyone his quiz score.
d) Measure the size of his head.

4. After Daniel's public-school teacher shows the class how inferior he is, what does Daniel do to him?
a) Cries.
b) Agrees.
c) Kicks him.
d) Laughs.

5. When does Daniel start at his new school?
a) August 1937.
b) May 1937.
c) September 1937.
d) April 1937.

6. After Daniel leaves public school, who becomes his new teacher?
a) His mother.
b) His father.
c) Uncle Peter.
d) Uncle Walter.

7. What happens to Uncle Peter and other Jewish professors?
a) They are all killed.
b) They are fired from their university positions.
c) They are given a cut in pay.
d) They are given other university positions.

8. After Daniel's first day at his new school, what is his mother is upset about?
a) That Daniel isn't German enough to go to a German school.
b) That his father's store was bombed.
c) That Daniel is happy with his new school.
d) That Daniel has new friends.

9. Which of Daniel's uncles moves to the United States?
a) Uncle Paul.
b) Uncle Walter.
c) Uncle David.
d) Uncle Peter.

10. What laws does Germany pass that forbid Jews from marrying Germans?
a) Nazi Laws.
b) Nuremberg Laws.
c) Hitler Laws.
d) Bill of Rights.

11. What is the purpose of the public exhibition called "The Eternal Jew"?
a) To explain how different Jews are from animals.
b) To convince the German people to embrace Jews.
c) To deny how important the German people are.
d) To convince the German people how disgusting Jews are.

12. What happens to Uncle Peter six days after Daniel takes Erika to the newsreels?
a) He's killed.
b) He's arrested.
c) He's sent to the United States.
d) He's deported to England.

Student's painting of the Holocaust with focus on symbolism,color and mood

Example of Communicable Disease Report on ZOHO & Making Your Own Cartoons @ToonDoo

TooDoo-Making your own comic

Anyone can do this.  Give it a try at http://www.toondoo.com/