LIT-216

Write effectively on the historical, cultural, and social contexts of the production of poetry of the Holocaust

Recognize the relationships among issues of identity, uses of metaphor and the looming sense of silence in this poetry

Demonstrate the understanding that otherwise familiar aspects of theme, symbolism and authorial intention are viewed differently from any other type of writing

Analyze poets' struggle to regain an individual identity, communal awareness, and an overall sense of control over representation

Articulate why so few people recognize the immediacy of images portrayed in Holocaust poetry

Communicate opinions regarding tolerance, diversity, and any lessons that may be learned from such experiences.

Persecution

Hiding and flight to ghettoization

Deportment

Camp imprisonment

Liberation