Wednesday, Dec. 21 Agenda

•Bell Ringer: Finish background notes

•Take out a sheet of paper.  Make two columns, one for LITERAL the other for FIGURATIVE, as we read, fill this out

•Read “TTTC” to page 19

Have a great break!!

Monday, Dec. 19 Agenda

•Bell Ringer: In Writer’s Notebook: Answer this question in one paragraph: Do you think that all stories are somewhat autobiographical?  In other words, when people write, are they always putting their own experiences and life in their novels? Why do you think this?

•Things to work on while interviews are going on:

•Elie interview (if you didn’t finish on Friday): close read for discussion when presentations are done

•Article close reads (both articles, things to talk about in a small group discussion to close up the book)

•The Things They Carried preview notes: check your shared documents for an assignment to get us ready for the next book

•Document shared with you on Drive with three videos, need notes shared with me (or shown if on paper)

•Reading your independent book (the first one for the assignment, or additional books for Extra Credit) 

Friday, Dec. 16 Agenda

•Bell Ringer: How to revise essay test

•Things to work on while interviews are going on:

•Revision of essay test: due by the end of interview time

•Elie interview: close read for discussion when presentations are done

•Article close reads (both articles, things to talk about in a small group discussion to close up the book)

•The Things They Carried preview notes: check your shared documents for an assignment to get us ready for the next book

•Reading your independent book (the first one for the assignment, or additional books for Extra Credit) 

Thursday, Dec. 15 Agenda

•Bell Ringer: Essay test: either print out or pull up your outline

•As you are writing the essay, make sure you are writing in sentences and paragraphs that demonstrate your best writing abilities.  Make sure you follow TIQA with your evidence

•Throughout the novel Night, Elie explains his relationship with his faith.  Using examples from the book, explain how Elie’s faith changes due to his experiences during this time.

•How does the book Night help us to better understand the importance of relationships? What are the different types of relationships seen in the book and how do they affect people?

•What is the overall feeling or tone of the book Night and how is that feeling created?

•Presentations will be in the hall, when you aren’t presenting, you will be working QUIETLY on these things:

•If your visual aid for your interview is done, you can either read your own book or watch a part of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IJ4mpCDVpE (it is linked on Schoology in the Night folder)

•JOURNAL COLLECTION: You should have 11 entries, they need to be in order  

Wednesday, Dec. 14 Agenda

•Bell Ringer: Essay test Tomorrow

•Throughout the novel Night, Elie explains his relationship with his faith.  Using examples from the book, explain how Elie’s faith (or others’) changes due to his experiences during this time.

•How does the book Night help us to better understand the importance of relationships? What are the different types of relationships (or pick one) seen in the book and how do they affect people?

•What is the overall feeling or tone of the book Night and how is that feeling created?

•Outline ‘conversation’

•Make sure outline is complete (WITH TEXTUAL EVIDENCE)

•Do the intro and conclusion section of the outline

•You need an outline on its own sheet of paper that follows the format exactly (not on the notes sheet, labelled correctly, etc.)

•Make sure you show me before you move on to working on your research interview project

•When you are done fixing your outline, work on your presentation or read your independent book

•Order of interviews: Kensie, Justin, Francisco (first on Thursday)

•Final work time on Research Interview Project

OUTLINE TEST TOMORROW!!! (First 45 minutes)

Tuesday, Dec. 13 Agenda

•Bell Ringer: Preparation for Night Assessment: Essay question options for the essay Thursday/Friday!

•Pick one of the three

•Throughout the novel Night, Elie explains his relationship with his faith.  Using examples from the book, explain how Elie’s faith changes due to his experiences during this time.

•How does the book Night help us to better understand the importance of relationships? What are the different types of relationships seen in the book and how do they affect people?

•What is the overall feeling or tone of the book Night and how is that feeling created?

•Start brainstorming a thesis and where you can find textual evidence to support the thesis

•Outline creation: Essay test Thursday/Friday

•Read 107-end

•Final Journal Entry (All journals will be collected on Thursday)

•3-11, 12-23, 23-34, 34-46, 47-54, 54-65, 66-77, 77-82, 82-91, 92-107, 107-end

•Work time on Research Presentation

•Work on your presentation or read your book with any time left (if you aren’t done with the presentation, use the time BUT GET THE BODY of the OUTLINE DONE FIRST)

•Essay test Thursday

Monday, Dec. 12 Agenda

•Bell Ringer: Read 102-107

•What would you do if you were in Elie’s position from arriving at Buchenwald to grudgingly giving his dad his soup? HONEST!

•What does Elie mean when he says like Rabbi Eliahu’s son (90-91), he didn’t pass the test?

•Bring answers for both of these to me when done

•Assessment (test) on the big ideas of the book on Thursday/Friday!!

• Journal Entry (92-107)

•All journals will be turned in Thursday

•Journals so far:

•3-11, 12-23, 23-34, 34-46, 47-54, 54-65, 66-77, 77-82, 82-91, 92-107

•Project Work Time

•Interviews Thursday and Friday

•Read your own book if you need a break from researching, or catch up on journals (10 needed at this point)

Friday, Dec. 9 Agenda

•Bell Ringer: Write Journal on 82-92

•Research Time

•Read 92-102

•No Journal yet (we will combine this reading with what comes next)

•Look at page 100 in Night. Re-read about the bread into the train car and the lady throwing coins.  Discuss this with the person next to you: why did Elie put these events together? What connections was he making with the woman on vacation and what is happening in the train in the story?

•Writer’s notebook: Why does Elie make this connection (what you talked about on page 100-102)? What are the similarities between the two events? Why would he ask her to stop and then be somewhat offended by her response about charity?

•When your WN entry is done, bring it to me and then work on your research or reading your independent book

Thursday, Dec. 8 Agenda

•Bell Ringer: Turn in Faith/Loss of Faith or Importance of Family/Relationships paragraph to the stool

•Journal on 77-82 –only needs to be one paragraph

•Reading more (82-87)

•Research Project time

•Finish 87-91

•Journal on that section (82-91)

•What was your textual evidence from your 82-91 journal? Write on the white board.

•Things to do: organize the journals/write others if needed, work on research, read your own book

•Journal sections: 3-11, 12-23, 23-34, 34-46, 47-54, 54-65, 66-76, 76-82, 82-91

Wednesday, Dec. 7 Agenda

•Bell Ringer:  In a document on Google Drive (shared with me), explain the book that you have chosen to read for this quarter.  If you haven’t started reading it (boo), explain why you are going to read it.  If you have started reading it (yay), explain what you like, what you don’t.

•Share this entry with me when you are done

•20 minutes of reading your choice book –at end of 20, I may ask you for thoughts on what was read

•John and Matt presentations

•Night reading  76-82

•Journal: 76-82

•One paragraph, with textual evidence: Two themes of Night: Faith and specifically loss of faith; Importance of family/relationships.  How has one of these two big ideas/themes been shown in what we have read already and also in what we most recently read (73-82)? (TIQA paragraphs with textual evidence and analysis of textual evidence. You need to analyze what your textual evidence shows about the theme in your paragraph): Turn in to stool when done or due at the start of class tomorrow

Tuesday, Dec. 6 Agenda

•Bell Ringer: In writer’s notebook: What is the purpose of reading multiple accounts (different people telling their stories of similar events)?

•Primo Levi article

•Highlight in two colors.  One color is similarities to Elie, the other is differences.

•At the end, explain in your own words what the last paragraph of the selection means, focusing especially on what the two meanings of ‘extermination camp’ are.

•Research again when you are done with the article (reading, highlighting, explaining the last paragraph)

•Deepening your understanding of the events, issues, ideas within the book Night. Reading info to have things to share during the ‘interview’, compiling info for the visual aid that will accompany the ‘interview’.

•Discuss WN Entry, Similarities and Differences of Elie and Primo, then interpretation of paragraph (first with partner, then with whole group)

•Venn Diagram, then posting on Schoology

•Start list of pg #s for evidence showing Faith/Loss of Faith and Importance of Family/Other people

•Continue working on Research (when done with posting)

•Remember, minimal words on the screen (caption, quick reminder of connection/impact)

Holocaust Inquiry Interview

A basic overview of the research interview assignment:

You are creating a visual aid to assist your interview.  You should have information that would fill at least 15 'slides' (actual slides if you are making a slide presentation or the amount of info that would go on one if you are making a different type of visual aid).

•Deeper understanding through images, videos, statistics, maps, facts found online or in other texts (this understanding will be shown to me through the things that you share with me during the 'interview')

•Things connected specifically to Elie’s experience and details in the book

•Impact of the Holocaust and specifics from the book on today (survivors, denial, days of remembrance, other things happening in the world now or past that are similar)

•You will be explaining to me how each image or video or piece of evidence in your visual aid gives you a deeper understanding or shows the impact of the Holocaust.  You will be connecting what you have to specific parts of the book.

•Elie’s family was put into a ghetto, here’s what a ghetto looked like

•Elie worked in Buna –one of the camps of the Auschwitz system, here’s a map of the Auschwitz compound

Friday, Dec. 2 Agenda

•Bell Ringer: Night

•First, make sure you’ve read to page 65, and have notes on 60-65 to discuss with a small group: Now create at least one question on the pages read!** bring notes and question to me when done

•Once you have that, make sure you have written the following things:

•In Journal section: One short paragraph explaining what concentration camp life has made of Elie so far (last line read on 54)** -should be done

•Then pick a section/idea from page 47-54 and respond to it/reflect on it (shorter journal) –should be done

•You need one journal entry from pg 54-65 –DO THIS NOW

•If you finish all of this before we move on, work on your project (either finishing the social issue one or starting the Holocaust one) or read your independent book!!!

•Chapter 4 small group

•Small Group on 4 “Answers”

•I need rubrics from people who are ‘turning in’ their project (all projects are due AT THIS POINT)

•Presentations: Francisco, Justin, Lindsey

Thursday, Dec. 1 Agenda

•Bell Ringer: Reading Night

•Chapter 4: read to page 54 (stop at the ellipses (…) at the bottom)

•In Journal section: One short paragraph explaining what concentration camp life has made of Elie so far (last line read on 54)

•Then pick a section/idea from page 47-54 and respond to it/reflect on it (shorter journal)

•Things to work on when done with your response for 47-54: READ your book (needs to be done by end of semester); peer reviews (if necessary); read through the reviews for YOUR project; project work time (if necessary to make your project exemplary in ALL categories of the rubric)

•Night

•I read to: 61

•You read to: 65 (end of ch 4).  As you read, jot down important details, connections, questions, etc.  You will have a small group discussion on this part

•Small Group on end of 4 tomorrow

•Expanding knowledge of background and impact of historical events as represented in literature (Research on the Holocaust): introduced

Wednesday, Nov. 30 Agenda

•Bell Ringer:  Night

•Finish 42-46

•Journal on today’s section

•When you finish this, read your own book, finish reviews, read reviews of your project, or work on your project while we wait for all to catch up

•Ch 1-3 Small Group Discussion (post on 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10)

•Project work time (Final Version of Project due FRIDAY!!  Extra Credit: Monday!)

Tuesday, Nov. 29 Agenda

•Bell Ringer: Peer Review Time

•Make sure you have reviewed each of your classmates’ projects  (from your smaller group) and answered the questions for each one (shared with them and me)

•When you have reviewed them all (in your group), read through the reviews on your project

•Start making adjustments and changes to help your project be the best it can be (WORK ON YOUR PROJECT, USE THE RUBRIC).

FINAL PROJECT DUE FRIDAY!!!

Extra credit (getting it to your target audience) due Monday!

•Read your book if you finish your project before we move on.

•Read 34-46

•WHILE READING: In notes: More details added to list of what needs more detail, what you need to see or hear more of to get a deeper understanding of history and the human experience

Monday, Nov. 28 Agenda

•Bell Ringer: Go to page 32-33 Start at, “How was it possible…” read to “His voice broke” (pg33). Answer Ellie’s question and react to what his dad said about the world.  Do you think this is true today? Could this still happen? Defend your answer with details, explaining your thoughts. –bring to me when done

•Pg. 32 “How was it possible that men, women, and children were being burned and that the world kept silent?” (Elie’s question)

•Pg. 33 Dad response: “The world is not interested in us. Today, everything is possible, even the crematoria…”

•If you haven’t shared the link to your project with me, do it as soon as your entry is done (let me know how complete it is); if you are presenting ‘live’, put your name on the board. –email link to me (with % complete)

•If your project isn’t done, work on it NOW!  If you are ready for others to see it, read your book as long as you have done bullet #2

•Peer Reviews of Presentations: reviews due at end of work time tomorrow

•FINAL version of project  (the one I will grade) due Friday

Tuesday, Nov. 22 Agenda

•Bell Ringer: Reading –pg 23-34

•Journal on today’s section –bring journal to me when done

•Bell Ringer: In Writer’s Notebook: What in the book do you still need more clarity on? What would you like to see pictures of, have more information on, or hear a different account? (Post one idea from this list to Schoology discussion)

•Time to work on project (if it isn’t done), or read (you need to finish a book for this quarter as well)

•Fill out Project Explanation Questions: Complete sentences; questions shared with you through Google Drive; type answers and share with me

•What is your target audience (GROUP)?

•Why did you pick the way you did to convey your information to your group? (Why is this most applicable to your group?)

•Why do you believe the issue you focused on is important and specifically to the group you picked?

•Make sure your project is shared with me –if it isn’t done, WORK ON IT OVER BREAK!!! COMPLETED FIRST DRAFT looked at on MONDAY by the class.

Monday, Nov. 21 Agenda

•Bell Ringer: Sighet before the war Pics

•Reading Pg. 12-23

•Journal on this section

•On Schoology: What are the two most important points/pieces of information/phrases/quotes from what we read today? Write the point and then a short explanation of why.

• Research Time

•Individual meeting with Mrs. Johnson about the project during work time

•When you turn in your project, you will have a sheet explaining these questions:

•What is your target audience (GROUP)?

•Why did you pick the way you did to convey your information to your group? (Why is this most applicable to your group?)

•Why do you believe the issue you focused on is important and important specifically to the group you picked?

•First Draft Due Tomorrow (shared digitally w/me)

•Extra Credit: somehow prove to me that your project reached its target audience (more than just our class): due Friday (after Thanksgiving)

Friday, Nov. 18 Agenda

•Bell Ringer: Finish 7-11

•From what we read today (and yesterday), pick an image, phrase, line, passage (paragraph or section) or idea and journal on it.

•Journal from today

•We know that this is a story about the author’s experience in Auschwitz, but at the beginning he talks about things that could have spared them that future.  What details so far could have saved them from going to the camps? (give at least two details) Bring your answer up to me when you are done and then work on your notes/project.

•Emigrate: leave one’s country to settle in another

•Research: First draft project DUE Tuesday!!

•On Schoology: what are events, people, ideas, etc. that you would like more details of, or images of to fully understand

•Ex: how did they section off parts of town to be a ghetto

•Sighet before the war Pics

Thursday, Nov. 17 Agenda

•Bell Ringer: Continuing Preface of Night

•Discuss a few of the questions of the preface

•Social Awareness Project

•Your notes should be done

•You now have an issue that you are focusing on that is important to some specific group today

•You need to know what group you are targeting and what mode of conveying information will best target that group

•Begin/Continue creating your ‘presentation’ of information, citing your sources

•Target Audience Form: Make sure you fill this out (link on the blog) as soon as you know your target audience.  Since you should be done with notes at the end of class on today, you should have this filled out by then too

•You will ‘present’ to the class and (possibly) somehow share your information to the specific group you are targeting.

•You should have a book that you are reading, if you need a break, read.

•Begin Reading Night (3-7)

Wednesday, Nov. 16 Agenda

•Bell Ringer: Discuss reactions to the quote

•Background on the Holocaust (post to Schoology, then work on notes)

•Rubric and Project Explanation

•Research Time: Where are you in this schedule?

•Research questions and compile a list of potential resources

•Read your sources, thinking of the big social issue that your theme connects to. Take notes while reading as to how your sources give you information about your social issue

•Figure out what group of people most needs the information about this issue, figure out how to best get information out to them

•Put together a ‘presentation’ of information, bringing social awareness to the issue that you have focused on

•If you are done with notes, start creating the project.

•Don’t forget to cite your sources –give credit to where your information comes from in your presentation

•Target Audience Form: Make sure you fill this out (link on the blog) as soon as you know your target audience.  Since you should be done with notes at the end of class tomorrow, you should have this filled out by then too

•Night Preface: answer questions while you read