Friday, May 27, 2016

Tue (A) 5/31 -- Wed (B) 6/1

Comments on Winfrey-Wiesel interview at Auschwitz

Readings about the the Holocaust in Holt
 - Margaret Bourke-White
 - Speech at the Nuremberg Trials

HOMEWORK:
 - organize all your notes and bring Night to class
 - Night test 6/2 and 6/3
 - Rubaiyat challenge due 5/31 and 6/1

Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Thu (A flex) 5/26 -- Fri (B flex) 5/27

Oprah-Wiesel Interview
 - note taking
 - discussion

Look at Multi-Genre research

HOMEWORK:
 - Typed Rubaiyat as Challenge Assignment - due 5/31 and 6/1
 - Night  test 6/2 and 6/3 -- use notes and book

Monday, May 23, 2016

I needed your Multi-Genre Research no later than  Mon 5/23 (two weeks past due date), After 5/23 I will give you a 60% completion grade -- no exceptions or excuses accepted.

Tue (A) 5/24 -- Wed (B) 5/25

Image result for Night wiesel imagesNight  -  Book finished
  - Discussion

Life is Beautiful -- The End
  - Discussion

SSR or work time on Rubaiyat

HOMEWORK:
  Challenge Assignment: Typed Rubaiyat due 5/31 (Tue) - 6/1 (Wed)
  Night test 6/2 (Thur) - 6/3 (Fri)

Thursday, May 19, 2016

Fri (A) 5/20 - Mon (B) 5/23

Image result for Life is Beautiful benigni imagesSSR - Fri only

Night - Ch. 6
  - Juliek - journal response
  - discussion
  - Found Poem

Life is Beautiful -- Day #3



Note:  "Race Forward" discussion on Monday so classes will be shorter -- be at school and be on time!

Note:  The last date the research multi-genre project will be accepted is Mon 5/23 -- after that date the project will receive at most 60% -- credit for completion

HOMEWORK:
 - Finish reading Night (98-115)

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Wed (A flex) 5/18 -- Thu (B flex) 5/19

SSR

Night - Ch. 5
  - share poems about self
  - Lit Circle for Ch. 5

Image result for Life is Beautiful Benigni movie  imagesLife is Beautiful  - Viewing Day #2

HOMEWORK:
 - Read Ch. 6 (85-97) + notes + titles for Fri/Mon

Friday, May 13, 2016

Mon (A) 5/16 -- Tue (B) 5/17

SSR  / Poems of Self

Night - Ch. 4 (pp 47-65
 - discussion / questions
 - inference

Life is Beautiful  - viewing day #1 + notes

HOMEWORK:
 - Read Ch. 5  of Night (pp 66-84) for Wed 5/18 and Thu 5/19

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Thu (A flex) 5/12 -- Fri (B flex) 5/13

SSR

Night - Ch. 3
  - Class discussion of ideas/thoughts (Elie and his father's relationship; Stein; faith, etc.)
  - Terms:  euphemism, anaphora, metaphor/simile (discuss and locate examples)
  -  Write a "poem of self" -- share

HOMEWORK:
- Read Ch. 4 pp 47-65 for Mon-Tue + notes + titles

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Tue (A) 5/10 -- Wed (B) 5/11

Prized Possession essay due
  - share

Night - Chapter 2 pp 23-28
 - metaphors
 - Madame Schachter
 - human nature

HOMEWORK:
 Read Ch. 3 of Night + notes + titles
 Bring SSR book to class

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Wed (A flex) 5/4 -- Thu (B flex) 5/5

SSR - Finish Persepolis -- "The Shabbat" and "The Dowry"  / Journal Response

Create a graphic news story -- turn in with journals on Persepolis

HOMEWORK:
 - Read Ch. 1 of Night + Cornell notes + titles
 - turn in graphic news story + notes no later than next class 5/6 and 5/9

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