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MODULE 2 LESSON 25
WELCOME
Silently reread pages 221–222 (from “By noon” to “his wife”)
What does Paul do once he realizes the French soldier is dead? Why does Paul do this?
Analyze a Character
Why does Paul begin to go mad at this point in the scene?
On page 223:
“Comrade, I did not want to kill you. If you jumped in here again, I would not do it, if you would be sensible too. But you were only an idea to me before, an abstraction that lived in my mind and called forth its appropriate response. It was that abstraction I stabbed” (223).
What is the significance of the word abstraction in this quote?
Partners take turns reading aloud pages 226 to 229 of the novel, from “Now suddenly I begin to tremble” to “Oellrich’s rifle cracks out sharply and dry.”
Explain the Development of the Effects of War
1) Explain Paul’s statement, “I think no more of the dead man, he is of no consequence to me now” (226). How is this statement developed in the last scene when Paul leaves the shell hole and rejoins his friends (pages 227–229)?
2) Why does Kat tell Paul “it’s very good” for Paul to look at the snipers right now (229)?
3) Explain the significance of the last two paragraphs in chapter 9 (from “‘It was only’” to “and dry”). What do they reveal about the novel’s attitude toward war and its effects?
Answer the Content Framing Question
Land
Reveal: What does a deeper exploration of the incident in the shell hole reveal in the novel and in its film adaptation?
What did you notice about the similarities and differences between the novel and film versions of the incident in the shell hole?
What's Next?
Wrap
Reread pages of 223–225 of All Quiet on the Western Front and annotate their notes on chapter 9 for the most significant moments and ideas about war’s effects on humanity.
Big Ideas
Relevance to Audience
Experiment with Writing a Concluding Statement
What big ideas have we recently been discussing in relation to the novel and film version of All Quiet on the Western Front?
How might your friends outside of class not find your interest in All Quiet on the Western Front or its film adaptation relevant to their interests or lives?
Digging
Deeper
*There are very effective sentence starters that you can use and modify that will address the “So what?” question by connecting your topic to a bigger idea or a topic of relevance to their audience.*
Write a concluding statement using one of the sentence stems or another sentence that addresses the “So What?” question.
Organize Evidence for Focusing Question Task
Go to the Lighting and Acting sections of Handout 21A and read the descriptions.
This is the first clip you will watch that focuses on an interaction between characters. Pay particular attention to the choices the actors made and the ways they are lit.
Watch the clip.