Talking about your book

Please comment on this post after you have talked with your partner.  Your comment should have notes on the following questions:

What book/poem/story is your partner reading?
Does the book sound like something you would like to read? Why yes or no?
What are some similarities between your two books?
What connections can you make between the human experience in your book and the human experience of the two and a half books we have read for class?

(These should also be what you talk about with your partner)

Friday, Dec. 5 Agenda

•Bell Ringer: In your writing section: Five words that describe Night so far.  Have the reasons for each word in your head, ready to share.

•Work time on Holocaust Inquiry

•Prezi, HaikuDeck, Thinglink, Picktochart, Movie Maker, WeVideo, search around for other ways to present

•Reading: start on page 73-82

•One paragraph, with textual evidence: How has the topic of “Faith” or “Loss of Faith” shown up so far? OR How has the topic of family/importance of relationships been shown so far?

Presentation Ideas

Here's a site that explains a few different free ways to present information.  Take a look through them as you are starting to plan your Holocaust Inquiry Project.  Remember, TRY SOMETHING NEW (or newish to you)

http://learningconference.wiki.mtnbrook.k12.al.us/Transforming+Presentations+-+Creative+Ways+to+Present! 

Thursday, Dec. 4 Agenda

•Bell Ringer: Discuss: How do we see the idea of Elie’s faith or loss of faith in the section you read? Be specific explaining what he’s feeling now. (question from yesterday’s reading)

•Questions on the beginning of chapter 5 (66-72)

•Rosh Hashanah = Jewish New Year = September.  What was the New Year’s ‘gift’ given to the prisoners? Explain what it is.

•How did Elie go through?

•Bring your answers to these questions up to me when finished

•Shorter journal entry on 66-73

•In your writer’s notebook, 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.

•bring this entry to me when you are done

•READ your book (needs to be done by end of semester)

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

Wednesday, Dec. 3 Agenda

•Bell Ringer: Paragraphs from yesterday check

•Reading 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

•You need one journal entry from pg 54-65

•When you are done, read your own book.

•Small Group on end of 4

•Reading Night

•Questions on the beginning of chapter 5 (66-72)

•How do we see the idea of Elie’s faith or loss of faith in the section you read? Be specific explaining what he’s feeling now.

Tuesday, Dec. 2 Agenda

•Bell Ringer: Night

•Ch 1-3 Small Group Discussion

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

•Journal: 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

•In Writer’s Notebook: 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

•When you finish this, read your own book while we wait for all to catch up

Monday, Dec. 1 Agenda

•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?

•Presentations: As you look through them/watch, list: Name, Topic, Target Audience, and two pieces of new information for you

•Read 34-46

•Journal on today’s section