Core 1:
- The context of Racial Slurs:
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- Why are they so powerful? Destructive?
- What does it mean today? What did it mean in the 1930’s?
- Who can say them?
- How does it change the way we look at the characters in the book?
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- Read Chapter 2.
- What is the significance of the “burnings?”
- Why do you think that Papa brought Mr. Morrison home?
Core 2:
- Write-On: What is the greatest indignity someone can force upon you?
- Read to the end of chapter 1 and write down all of the ways in which Vladek loses identity or gains it.
Core 3:
- Discuss-On: How do you get the most out of a short story?
- Read “After I was thrown into the river, and before I drowned.”
Core 4:
- The context of Racial Slurs:
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- Why are they so powerful? Destructive?
- What does it mean today? What did it mean in the 1930’s?
- Who can say them?
- How does it change the way we look at the characters in our books?
- Make a case for firing or keeping the teacher at the high school.
- How does this change your view of the story?
