Okay, so after that build up to the QBTs, we really saw only one last Friday. Thank you to Jacob Hiscock in period five for presenting his QBT to the rest of us. We learned a lot. He presented confidently and knew his material. Jacob also allowed us to see the importance of consistent eye contact and of using specific information from the text. One last thing to take away from Jacob's presentation was the need to make sure your audience understands the topic you are sharing. If you understand it, great; however, if your audience comes away confused, then you need to work on your presentation.
Here's the QBT schedule for tomorrow:
Period One Period Five Period Six
Mandy Poznanski Emily Mack Liz Kruis
Kayla Cole Madeline Meyer Austin Finnessy
Will Gruber Vishal Patel Natalie Raffelock
Spencer Kilmer Maddie Thurin Darius Sohrab
We will spend a bit of time discussing the strengths and weaknesses of the presentations; however, we will be keeping the pace moving--they are QBTs afterall--so that we can delve further into our preparation for reading Night.
Speaking of Night, last Thursday we introduced a few key concepts that will prepare us for the text. We discussed the swastika, Hitler, World War II, a few important events that took place in 1933, 1939, 1941, and 1945. (Do you remember what they were? If not, look at your notes. If you don't have them in your notes, take better notes.) We brainstormed what we know and wrote down questions we hope to have answered over the next three weeks. We then started looking at some photographs. The idea with the photograph study is to stress how real this all was. It's not a story. It's not fiction. What we are looking at really took place. What Elie Wiesel wrote about in Night really took place. Having images in our heads to draw upon while reading his story will help our comprehension of the material.
Tomorrow, we'll look at some of those questions you submitted. We will also look at a few more pictures. I have an article written by Elie Wiesel on the topic of indifference that I want you to actively read. (Any idea what indifference is? Tough concept to wrap your mind around.) It will most likely be homework, and we'll discuss it in class Tuesday. Before we begin the book this week, we'll examine some quotes, watch a short video, understand the meanings of The Final Solution, Kristalnacht, propaganda, indifference, the Allies, the Axis Powers, the Gestapo and a few other relevant ideas. Have those notebooks ready.
Finally, our verbals study will proceed. Can you differentiate between gerunds, participles, and infinitives? I sure hope so by now. If not...take a look at your notes. And then check out this verbals quiz link. It's a super way to see how well you know and understand the material. It's 20 questions. You write down your answers and then check the answer key to see how you did. I'll sign your Archer card if you write down the answers, mark which ones are right and wrong, and show me your results tomorrow. Take your time and try your best, but don't worry if you don't do well. That's what practice is for.
Should be a busy week. Nonfiction books, QBTs, nonfiction papers, verbals, Night, other assignments. Three weeks until winter break. You will definitely earn that break. See you tomorrow.
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