1. Art of the Holocaust

2. Do Now  On a separate sheet of paper, respond to the following question: What feelings does this painting communicate? How does this painting/artist communicate those feelings?

3. Standard  RI7: Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of using different mediums (e.g., print or digital text, video, multimedia) to present a particular topic or idea.  What does this standard mean? What is it asking you to do?

4. Objective  Students will evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of using visual art of the Holocaust to evoke an emotional reaction from the audience by viewing artwork from the Holocaust and writing a short response about which image best appeals to the audience’s sense of pathos.  What will you need to do in order to demonstrate mastery of the standard?

5. TitleEmotionsConnections

6. Art of the Holocaust  As we look at the following photographs and paintings:  Write down the title of each piece (Title)  Write down any feelings that come up as you view the artwork (Emotions)  Write down any thoughts or connections that you can make to Night or anything in your own life or the world (Connections)

7. Moving to the Ghetto

8. Ghetto Walls

9. Typical room in the Ghetto

10. Chopping furniture to use as firewood

11. Final Liquidation of a ghetto

12. Konigsgraben

13. Dove

14. Struggle

15. Gela Seksztajn (1907-1942) Self Portrait. Seksztajn lived and painted in the Warsaw Ghetto. "...I am now standing at the boundary between life and death. I already know for certain that I must die and that is why I want to bid farewell to my friends and to my work. Farewell, comrades and friends. Jews! Do everything that such a tragedy will never be repeated!" She died in Treblinka in August of 1942.

16. Art Reflection Prompt  Write a paragraph that responds to some or all of the following questions:  Which of the paintings/photographs today was your favorite? Why was this your favorite of the images? Give evidence to explain why this was your favorite.  My favorite painting/photograph was ________________.  This was my favorite painting/photograph because ___________.  One element of the painting/photograph that I really liked was ___________________.  I liked this part because ____________________.

17. Honors Art Reflection Prompt  Write a paragraph that responds to some or all of the following questions:  Which of the paintings/photographs today was most effective at evoking an emotional response? Why was this image so effective? Give evidence to explain why this was the most effective.  _________________ was the most effective at evoking an emotional response because ___________________.  One part of the image that was particularly effective was __________________.  This part was effective because ____________________.  The most emotionally evocative aspect of the piece was _____.  This part was particularly evocative because ______________.