HOLOCAST MEMORIAL DAY
Holocaust Memorial Day Lesson Plan
TASK 1) Dona,
Dona
On a wagon bound for market
There's a calf with a mournful eye
High above him flies the swallow
Winging swiftly thru the sky.
Refrain:
How the winds are laughing
They laugh with all their might
Laugh and laugh the whole day through
And half the summer's night
Dona Dona, Dona etc.
"Stop complaining," said the
farmer
"Who told you a calf to be?
Why don't you have wings to fly with
Like the swallow so proud and free?"
Refrain:
Calves are easily bound and slaughtered
Never knowing the reason why
But whoever treasures freedom
Like the swallow must learn to fly.
Lyrics by Aaron
Zeitlin, music by Sholom Secunda, (1940/41).
Poetry Analysis
What is the subject?
Who is the speaker?
Who is the writer?
Who is the audience?
Does the poem give any
clues about the speaker’s personality, the point of view, age, or gender?
What situation are they
in?
How do they feel about
the subject?
What is the mood? Tone?
What is the theme? The
theme of a poem relates to a universal truth, issue, or conflict.
TASK 2) THE SONG
Dona Dona
(Original Yiddish words by
Aaron Zeitlin and Shalom Secunda)
In a wagon lies a calf; it
is tied with a rope
High in the sky a swallow soars,
is joyous, and runs back
And forth.
The wind laughs in the cornfields,
laughs and laughs and laughs.
It laughs a whole day and
half the night.
Dona Dona Dona…….
The calf cried and the
farmer says
Who told you to be a calf?
You could have been abird,
You could have been a swallow.
Poor calves are bound and
dragged and slaughtered
Whoever has wings flies high
and is no one's slave.
What is the subject?
Who is the speaker?
Who is the writer?
Who is the audience?
Does the poem give any
clues about the speaker’s personality, the point of view, age, or gender?
What situation are they
in?
How do they feel about
the subject?
What is the mood? Tone?
What is the theme? The
theme of a poem relates to a universal truth, issue, or conflict.
TASK 3) FATELESS
How is love, kindness and caring presented in the clip?
TASK 4) ART
University of Minnesota Artwork Project
1) Pick an art piece
2) What is interesting
to you about it?
3) Short Biography
Who is
the artist? Describe his or her age, gender, and personality? What kind of
family did they grow up in? Where and in what time? What kind education were
they given? If you cannot find it than guess.
4) Describe the artwork.
What type of art is it? What does it look like? What is it made of? How was it
made?
5) What is the feeling
of the artwork? Why? How does the artwork show that?
Amazed
Angry
Annoyed
Anxious
Ashamed
Bitter
Bored
Comfortable
Confused
Content
Depressed
Determined
Disdain
Disgusted
Eager
Embarrassed
Energetic
Envious
Foolish
Frustrated
Furious
Grieving
Happy
Hopeful
Hurt
Inadequate
Insecure
Inspired
Irritated
Jealous
Joy
Lonely
Lost
Loving
Miserable
Motivated
Overwhelmed
Peaceful
Proud
Relieved
Resentful
Sad
Satisfied
Scared
Self-conscious
Shocked
Silly
Stupid
Suspicious
Tense
Terrified
Trapped
Uncomfortable
Worried
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