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Schindler’s List Online Worksheet

Write brief answers during viewing, then use scenes for analysis. You do not need to describe graphic violence.

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Before viewing

1. Why must a story about one rescue effort be placed within the wider Holocaust?

2. What makes a dramatized scene different from archival evidence?

Part A · Business and restricted lives

3. What initially draws Schindler to wartime business in Kraków?

4. How do Schindler’s relationships with Nazi officials benefit his factory?

5. What important roles does Itzhak Stern play?

6. Why can being classified as an essential worker matter in the film?

7. How does the film show Jewish people helping one another under restrictions?

Part B · Persecution and precarious protection

8. What changes for Jewish residents during the ghetto liquidation?

9. How does witnessing persecution affect Schindler’s outlook?

10. How does the film contrast Göth’s power with the workers’ vulnerability?

11. What risks accompany Stern’s efforts to protect workers?

12. Why does protection based only on one official’s favor remain uncertain?

Part C · The list and liberation

13. What is the purpose of the list in the film’s rescue effort?

14. What does Schindler give up as his priorities change?

15. Why does relocation not immediately remove every danger?

16. What does the liberation sequence change for the workers?

After viewing

17. Choose a scene showing Jewish agency rather than only Schindler’s actions. Explain it.

18. How does a visual choice affect your interpretation of a scene?

19. What does the memorial epilogue add to the dramatized story?

20. What question would you investigate using survivor testimony or a historical document?

Final written response

How does Schindler’s List portray changes in responsibility under a system of persecution? Write a paragraph with a clear claim, evidence from two scenes, reasoning, and one limitation of using this film to learn history.

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