January 30 and February 1-Holocaust pictures

Finish up journal entry for chapter 6

Also, I gave students a picture of something from the holocaust. Students make up the story behind it (if it's a group of prisoners, write the story of how they got there... what they are thinking... what happens next).

100 words.

January 28 and 29

Finish up Journal entry for chapter 4

January 26 and 27- Fathers and Sons worksheet

Today we discussed chapter 4 and completed a worksheet on the theme of Fathers and Sons.

A.  Read p. 4, “My father was a cultured man…” to p. 5 “…would become ONE.”

What do you think Elie and his father’s relationship was like?

Who fulfilled the role of father-figure for Elie?

B. Read p. 39 “My father suddenly…” to p. 39“…mark of the hand.”

Why do you suppose that Elie did nothing?

What would have happened if he had reacted?

C. Read p. 54 “Another time…” to p. 54 “…had made of me.”

What changed in Elie from the time his father gets beaten on page 39 to now.

 

What do you think has caused this change?

ONCE FINISHED, EACH OF YOU WRITE ABOUT YOUR OWN FATHER OR FATHER-FIGURE.

WHAT IS/WAS YOUR RELATIONSHIP LIKE?  GIVE SPECIFIC EXAMPLES.

WHAT DO YOU WISH IT WAS LIKE?  GIVE SPECIFIC EXAMPLES

THIS SHOULD BE ABOUT 100 WORDS.

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Finish reading chapter four for homework.

January 16 and 19- Journal writing

We finished chapter two for homework and then did a journal entry for it.

Here is the outline for writing a journal for each of the chapters:

Journal Writing for Night

As we begin to read through Night, I will want you to record some thoughts, ideas and information in a journal entry. 

For every chapter, you will make a journal entry which will include:

1) Character Descriptions (6 sentences total):  For every section, describe what is going on with the main character, Elie Wiesel.  In addition, choose one other character to describe what happens to him/her in this section. 

2)  Theme Spotting (4-5 sentences total):  There are many themes in this novel.  Pick one of the following themes:

          A.  Dehumanization: to take away someone’s human       qualities; to take away someone’s identity; to make someone    feel as if they are no longer human.

          B.  The Will To Live (a character’s struggle for survival)

          C.  Fathers and Sons (relationship between them)

          D.  Faith and Beliefs (religion)

·       Write down the theme by either giving a quote or describing an event that occurs. 

·       Then, explain what this quote/event tells us about the theme.

3)  Connections (4-5 sentences)  Whenever you encounter something in the novel that reminds you of something else, write it down.  I want you to make at least one connection per entry.  You could write about:

Text to Self

How you connect yourself and your experiences to what’s happening in the book. 

                  

Text to text

You could write about another book or something you’ve read that connects to what’s happening in the book. 

                  

Text to world

Or you could write about the world around you right now and how that connects to what’s happening in the book. 

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Organize your journal entries

Ÿ  Be sure to include which chapter this entry is for

Ÿ  Organize your entry by including a heading for each of the sections:  Character Descriptions, Theme spotting, and Connections

Ÿ  You will be graded on organization and neatness!  You may want to type out your journal entries.

      

Do more of any section for extra credit!

January 14 and 15

We took a quiz on chapter one and discussed it.

1. How did Moishe the Beadle help Elie?

A. Helped Elie escape from the Nazis

B. Taught Elie about God

C. Taught Elie how to read

D. Helped Elie get through college

2. At first, how did the Nazis treat the Jews of Sighet?

3.By the end of the chapter, where is Elie and his family?

4. This chapter could best be expressed as:

A. The story of how the Nazis took the Jews from Sighet

B. A summary of how America became involved in the war

C. What Elie was like before the concentration camp

D. Both A and C

E. All of the above

Also I went over how to complete our Night journal entries. Here is the handout for this assignment.

Journal Writing for Night

As we begin to read through Night, I will want you to record some thoughts, ideas and information in a journal entry. 

For every chapter, you will make a journal entry which will include:

1) Character Descriptions (4-6 sentences total):  For every section, describe what is going on with the main character, Elie Wiesel.  In addition, choose one other character to describe what happens to him/her in this section. 

2)  Theme Spotting (3-5 sentences total):  There are many themes in this novel.  Pick one of the following themes:

          A.  Dehumanization: to take away someone’s human       qualities; to take away someone’s identity; to make someone    feel as if they are no longer human.

          B.  The Will To Live (a character’s struggle for survival)

          C.  Fathers and Sons (relationship between them)

          D.  Faith and Beliefs (religion)

·       Write down the theme by either giving a quote or describing an event that occurs. 

·       Then, explain what this quote/event tells us about the theme.

3)  Connections (3-5 sentences)  Whenever you encounter something in the novel that reminds you of something else, write it down.  I want you to make at least one connection per entry.  You could write about:

Text to Self

How you connect yourself and your experiences to what’s happening in the book. 

                  

Text to text

You could write about another book or something you’ve read that connects to what’s happening in the book. 

                  

Text to world

Or you could write about the world around you right now and how that connects to what’s happening in the book. 

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Organize your journal entries

Ÿ  Be sure to include which chapter this entry is for

Ÿ  Organize your entry by including a heading for each of the sections:  Character Descriptions, Theme spotting, and Connections

Ÿ  You will be graded on organization and neatness!  You may want to type out your journal entries.

      

Do more of any section for extra credit!

January 12 and 13

We finally got the book we are starting-Night. I read the first chapter to the students and they will finish the chapter in preparation for a quiz.