Retreat Days 11-30 and 12-1

Today we organized binders, completed vocabulary book page 154 (1-10) and 163 (1-10), then discussed Brave New World.

The vocabulary quiz for this Friday is being extended to next Friday 12-9-11. It will be over 13, 14 and 15.

Monday 12-12-11 Vocabulary Test will be 30 Multiple Choice Questions and 20 points of sentences (Based on Brave New World)

Friday this week the Holocaust Unit tests will be returned to those students that do not have them back.

Tuesday 11-29-11

Finals are approaching! Today we did our usual Monday routine and wrote down in our planner all assignments due the rest of the semester...as noted on LAST TUESDAY"S blog Post.

Reminded students that the final exam study guide was posted on the blog last Wednesday. There will be no IN CLASS REVIEW. Tutoring time before school I am available to answer any questions about the final.

Today in class:
We completed Vocabulary Book SYNONYMS Lesson 14 (Page 162 NUMBERS 1-10)
Students stood up and discussed their Outside Reading Book Selections
Block 2 was given back their Holocaust Test.

TONIGHT...Sunday 9 PM ABC...Mitch Albom's Have A Little Faith

Made for TV Movie...Read more about the movie and book on the Detroit Free Press website.

BONUS...Watch the movie, take notes. Bring in the notes to class on Tuesday and I'll give you an assignment to earn the bonus.

TUESDAYS WITH RENE' resumes this week...we'll finish watching (or come close to it) The Five People You Meet in Heaven.

Final Exam Study Guide

The Final exam will contain ESSAY and Multiple Choice Questions. The ESSAY Questions will be derived from ALL literature from the semester:
Summer Reading, Literature Book, Survival in Auschwitz, In My Hands and Brave New World. The essays will deal with common themes and literary concepts.

Question #1: Where to go to look at concepts?
Answer: The Home Pages for each book.
Summer Reading
Survival In Auschwitz
In My Hands
Brave New World
Literature Book

Question #2: What should I study for the Multiple Choice Section?
Answer: Study guides, active reading, class discussion and past assessments

Upcoming Assignments

DUE DATES:

Monday 11-29-11
Paper # 2 Being American final draft uploaded to turnitin.com by 11:59 PM. Bring your rubric to class on Tuesday 11-29-11 with the WORD COUNT indicated.

Tuesday 11-29-11
1. Outside Reading Report Due (Rubric on PAPERS PAGE of Website). Bring BOOK with you to class also.
2. READ Brave New World up to and including Chapter 10

Friday 12-2-11
1. Multiple Choice Vocabulary Quiz Lessons 13 & 14
2. Read BNW up to and including all of Chap. 12

Monday 12-5-11
Read BNW up to and including Ch. 15

Block Day 12/7 and 12/8
1. Outside Reading Blog Option Due
2. Finish Reading BNW

Friday 12-9-11
Vocabulary Quiz Lesson 15

Monday 12-12-11
1. Vocabulary TEST...Multiple Choice and WRITE sentences format
2. BNW Essay

WEDNESDAY 12-14-11 FINAL EXAM DAY...study guide to be uploaded by 11-23-11 at noon

KEY INFORMATION:
Tuesday 11-29-11 TIE DAY
Wednesday 11-30 or Thursday 12-1 are Retreat Days...let your teachers know the day you will miss. No BLOCK DAYS next week.

Tuesday 11-22-11

I returned paper rubrics and we discussed Brave New World.

ALL comments on PAPER #2 Rough Drafts will be done by the end of the day today (11:59 PM)

Monday 11-21-11

Vocabulary Quiz 11/12 was returned. Quiz 13/14 will be next week on back of that scantron.

In class we completed Vocabulary page 155 (all synonyms) and discussed Brave New World.

ANNOUNCEMENT:
Read Brave New World up to and including Chapter 10 by TUESDAY 11-29-11

Wednesday 11-23-11
Final Exam Study Guide will be posted (BY NOON) as well as ALL assignments for the rest of the semester...with pertinent links.

Block Day...Holocaust Unit Test...

Block Day is the Holocaust Unit test.

After the test...read Brave New World. By MONDAY 11-21-11 have read up to and including Chapter 5. Print out the study guide and bring to class.

ANNOUNCEMENT: PAPER #2 Final Draft EXTENDED to Monday 11-28-11 at 11:59 PM...I cannot get all paper drafts back, and looked at with care, in time for it to be due next week.

Tuesday 11-15-11

In class we worked on Vocabulary Book Pages 127 (1-10) and 136 (1-10). We discussed the calendar for the rest of the semester...all assignments on SOTW already. 17 days of class before finals...time flies!

Block Day Holocaust Test and read Brave New World

Friday - Vocabulary Quiz and read Brave New World

Monday 11-14-11

Today in class we complete Vocabulary Book Pages 129 (1-10) and 134 (1-10) to review for the quiz Friday (lessons 11 and 12 multiple choice format)

We started to discuss the Men Primo Levi met in the lager that helped him survive.

We discussed Brave New World...the context that it was written in this era and it is SATIRE and Science Fiction...understanding context of history makes us "get" the satire and enjoy it...similar to Animal Farm...

Holocaust Unit Test BLOCK DAY

By Block Day...read Eva's diary...pay special attention to the difference in voice between male and female diary entries AS well as male and female voice in the memoirs.

Holocaust UNIT Test on Block Day (11/16 and 11/17)

The Holocaust UNIT Test will be essay/short answer. That's the only way for each block to have a test that is unique to their block ... over two days.

What to study?
1. Make sure you read the two memoirs (In My Hands and Survival in Auschwitz) and the two diary selections (Petr Ginz and Eva Ginzova). Note the difference in representation of the event between diary and memoir.

2. Go back through your group project, notes from World Cafe and study guide information
Visit the webiste for themes listed...that is where essay questions will be derived (Survival in Auschwitz) and (In My Hands).

3. Review the Holocaust Studies page of the webiste. Review groups involved, use of propaganda, Kristallnacht, and role of the USA.

Vocabulary Quix 9-10

If your score was low because you wrote using words from 9-10 and not just words on the word list OR used only 7 not 7 from each list (TRANSLATE...did not accurately read the directions)...there is a re-take chance...Tuesday 11-15-11 at 7:10 AM. Bring a pen, lined paper and your creativity!

Upcoming Assignments

Due Monday 11-14-11:
Diary of Petr Ginz
3 Peer Reviews
Bring in Brave New World

Tuesday 11-15
Blocks 3-4-6 Vocabulary lesson 9/10 corrections

Block Day:
Holocaust Unit Test

Friday 11-18
Vocabulary Quiz Lessons 11/12 Multiple Choice Quiz

Tuesday 11-22
Final Draft Due to turnitin.com by 11:59 PM (TURN IN RUBRIC in class)


AFTER THANKSGIVING...Outside Reading Report Due...Rubric Located on Papers Page of the Class Website

Block Day 11-9 and 11-10

In class we discussed Propaganda, Antisemitism and the concept of Indoctrinating the Youth. Check out the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Propaganda Exhibit on your own to see more of what we are looking at in class. We discussed Book Burning and censorship. We related these topics to our next literature selection...Brave New World...written and published in the 1930s.

We read a selection from Salvaged Pages - a 14 year old boy named Klaus Langer. His diary entry about life after Kristallnacht (73 years ago today).

Homework: Due Monday 11-14-11
Read the diary of Petr Ginz. Pay attention to what his focus was on in Terezin Ghetto that helped him find a reason to survive. We'll discuss that as well as the people that Helped Primo Levi find the will/keep the will to survive while in Auschwitz.

More information on Petr Ginz

Upcoming Film: The Last Flight of Petr Ginz

Monday 11-7-11

Today in class I passed back papers and discussed upcoming due dates between now and Thanksgiving...nothing NEW posted. Just a review/reminder.

Tonight:
Complete Vocabulary Words and Definitions Chapters 11 and 12 if not done in class

Tuesday:
SIA Quiz on chapters 6,8,9,12,14,16

Block Day:
Turn in Rubric (same one from Thesis grade) for Paper #2 ... draft uploaded to turnitin.com by 11:59 PM

Vocabulary Corrections 9/10 due

Friday 11-11-11 DAY OFF

Monday 11-14
Peer Reviews completed (3) by 11:59 PM
Bring Brave New World to class

Presidential Medal of Honor Speaker...

Chapman University in Orange will have Gerda Weissmann Klein speak...you read her story All But My Life last year with Mrs. Arnn.

Here's the announcement from Chapman:

November 8, 2011 at 7:00 PM, Film Screening of "One Survivor Remembers" followed by comments by Holocaust Survivor and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Gerda Weissmann Klein.

IF you can go to this FREE event...please take notes on her talk to the group and have someone from the Rogers Center at Chapman University sign your notes to show you were there. ALSO Take a picture with Mrs. Klein and share it with the class. You'll be given a few minutes in class to talk about the experience. Bonus points will be awarded on your Holocaust Unit Test.

The rest of the week...

We got a good start on our papers over block day. If you paper thesis was not approved in class and you did not get back your rubric, please bring me your thesis tomorrow or email it to me tonight. HINT: Best time to find me tomorrow...before school stairwell duty.

Thursday:
IMH quiz part 3
Vocabulary Review
SIA study guide chapter 12 due

Friday:
SIA Study Guide chapter 14 due
Vocabulary quiz...write sentences...lessons 9 and 10

WEEKEND WORK:
Rough Draft Paper 2
Continue Reading Outside Reading Book
SIA Chapter 16 Study Guide Due Monday 11-7-11

Survival in Auschwitz Study Guide Linked Here

Opportunity...TUESDAYS WITH RENE'

Today we finished Tuesdays With Morrie

Next week...those in attendance got to pick out the next Bonus Opportunity Movie...Options Include...
The Five People You Meet in heaven
A Holocaust Film
Brave New World

What we start will be concluded before Thanksgiving...we'll have time for one more after Thanksgiving!