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10.20.09 – The Kitty Genovese Case & Understanding Bystander Apathy To Prepare For Reading Night by Elie Wiesel

19 Oct

Hello wonderful sophomores.   Today you will read an articles about a famous situation that occurred in New York in 1964.  This situation sparked national controversy and many intense debates about bystander apathy.  This theme of bystander apathy is a crucial part of Elie Wiesel’s memoir, Night, which is the next piece of literature we will study.  As you read and discuss the Kitty Genovese articles today think about an individual’s personal obligation to others.  Do we have an obligation to help others in our world?  Why or why not? What does it mean to have an obligation? Do others have an obligation to us? What causes our obligations to change or do they always remain the same?

 

English Objective:  Students will be able to read, critique, and analyze the effects of bystander apathy by studying the Kitty Genovese case in preparation for reading Night.

 Technology Objective:  Students will be able to format text in MS Word.

 Getting Focused:  Answer the questions on the handout that you received. The questions ask you to reflect on the situation we read in class yesterday involving Jesus Colon in his essay, “Little Things Are Big”. 

 Agenda:

1. Review Little Things Are Big from yesterday’s class

2. Take notes on Bystander Apathy and Kitty Genovese Background

3. Read Kitty Genovese story. Save the following story in your Night Classwork Folder. If you do not have a Night Classwork folder then please create one. Thank You! Ashamed For Humanity – Kitty Genovese Story

Homework:  Respond to Kitty Genovese Story.