Day 3

Night Lesson Plan

Classroom Activities

  1. 1

    The 'Auschwitz Selfie' Controversy

    Kind of Activity:

    Group Discussion

    Objective:

    Students will be able to form a reasoned opinion on the contemporary ethics of photographing in concentration camps

    Common Core Standards:

    CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.1.A

    Structure:

    In Night and Fog, Alain Resnais says, "A crematorium from the outside can look like a picture postcard. Today tourists have their snapshots taken in front of them." Resnais's narration indicates that the practice of taking personal photographs at the sites of former concentration camps has been occurring at least since 1955, the year of the film's release. This lesson asks students to consider the...

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