Chapter 3

Chapter 3-Images of Auschwitz

He sees people being beaten. He sees the crematorium where they burn people. He sees people dying right in front of him. Babies being thrown into the crematorium. SS officers with machine guns. Selection process.

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Fire Symbolism

• crematorium/death
• hell/heat/flames
• burning of religion
• burning faith
• burning of memories
• burning of families
• hate

Fire/Flames

Mrs. Schachter- it is foreshadowing Achwitz.

Holocaust

1. 6 million Jews and millions of other races were killed. Hitler was the leader for the "final solution"
2. It was to eliminate all of the Jews and create an Arian race
3. They fit 15 people into 2 small rooms. They didn't have a lot of food.
4. It was where they took the Jews to either work or kill them.
5. Almost 1 million Jews were killed there.
6. Heinrich Himmler was the head of all concentration camps. The area of Upper Silesia was known as the "Black Triangle". There were over 35,000 killed at Auschwits III.

Class List about Holocaust Information

• it was considered a genocide
• it started because Germany was blamed for WWI by the Treaty of Versailles
• victims included Jews, gypsies, homosexuals, African Americans, Muslims, and people with disabilities
• victims put in concentration camps
• once killed in a concentration camp your body was either burned or put in a mass grave
• crematoriums were three levels high and eighteen bodies could fit into each level
• at time victims believed they were going to take a shower, but the showers were really gas chambers
• prisoners were marked on left arm
• Hitler was in command during WWI
• Dr. Mengle performed experiments on twins and victims during the Holocaust
• the perfect race consisted of blonde hair blue eyes
• 5000 Jewish communities were eliminated
• prisoners in camps received small amounts of food
• skilled Jews were exempt from becoming victims
• some families went into hiding to avoid going to concentration camps
• Jews had to wear the Star of David on their jackets
• Oscar Schindler helped the Jews even though he was part of the Nazi party
• there were organizations that were paid by the Nazis to trick Jews and bring them to the concentration camps
• Restrictions were placed on Jews initially in their communities, such as curfews etc
• There was the Jewish resistance group
• Jews were transported via cattle cars to the concentration camps
• when the Jews were hiding from the Nazis, the Jews would mix cocaine and dried rabbit blood to hinder the dog's sense of smell

Activating Prior Knowledge on the Holocaust

6 million Jews killed

Many millions more of other races killed

Hitler want to create the Arian race

It was Hitler's final solution

Nazi's sent them to concentration camps

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claim, quote, commentary

Claim: When John goes on his journey to New York he realizes that the gods a really just regular humans.

Quote: "That is all of my story, for then I knew he was a man-I knew then that they had been men, neither gods nor demons."

Commentary: He realized the gods were just regular people and that was the great knowledge. They only sent people out one at a time and only certain people to go to the place of the gods because they did not want everyone to find out so their civilization would not die out like the gods did.

Contents of a Dead Man's Pocket

Conflict- person vs self

Tom Benecke vs. Himself

Exposition

1. Tom is working at his desk while his wife is getting ready to leave

2. Clare wants Tom to go to the movies with her

3. Tom wants to stay home and get work done

4. Tom opens the window to let some air in

Rising Action

1. A yellow sheet of paper flew out the window and got stuck on the ledge

2. Tom decides to try and go out and get the piece of paper

3.Tom climbs out, onto the ledge to get the paper and starts to creep along the ledge

4. Tom tries not to look down and gets over to the piece of paper and he reaches for it

5. He looks down at the street below him, and is filled with fear

6. Tome scrapes his forehead on the wall and loses his balance and almost falls

7. He was too scared to move and called for help

8. Tom slowly started to move back towards the window

9. He hit his ankle and almost falls again

10. He knocks the window closed by accident

11.Tom tries to open the window

Climax

He is able to open the window

Falling Action

When he gets in the house and puts his stuff down and just stands there

Resolution

When he decides to go find his wife and doesn't care about the paper

Symbols

The window

The paper

Personification- giving human traits to a non-living object

Example- The brave little toaster. He is a toaster but he can talk and do other things that humans can do.

Comic Strip

Choice Book

There wasn't really any description of the setting. It just it was driver's ed at school

Choice Book

Driver's ED by Caroline B

They are taking driver's ed through school. Remy likes this guy names Morgan sheis driving with.

I thought the title fit me because I just took driver's ed.

Show vs. Tell

The room was a mess.

The room, covered with dirty clothes, was like a battle field. There was a slim chance you would be able to escape with out being clipped by a sock like a bullet to the arm. The few that are lucky enough to escape would keep the story alive of their fallen brothers.

I was surprised.

The words blind sided me like a line backer to a quarter back. I stood there daises, shock ringing through my head.

Incidents in life

Age 4: Went to Florida

Age 6: Started playing golf

Age 6: Started 1st grade at St. Roman

Age 9: Took 4th place in the state for PP&K(Punt, Pass, & Kick)

Age 11: Started middle school

Age 12: Had a poem published

Age 14: Graduated from 8th grade

Age 14: Started high school at St. Thomas More

Age 15: Won a tournament on the Junior PGA Tour

Age 15: Took 3rd in the Tournament of Champions

Stregths and Weaknesses

My strengths are, I like to contribute to conversations. I work better in a group than I do by myself. I think I am pretty good at comprehending literature. I am pretty good at handing my work in on time. I take my time when I work on long term projects.

My weaknesses are, I do not like speaking in front the class by myself. It would be easier for me to speak in front of the class as a group. I am not the best speller. I get side tracked by my friends very easily.