Great work today with the questions and the responses and the discussions over pages 47-61. We'll be focusing heavily on pages 66-69 tomorrow. Only three pages but they are packed with emotion.
Ask yourself the following...
Would you die for what you believe in?
What would make you lose your faith?
Did God abandon the Jews?
Should Elie lose his faith?
Those are some of the discussions we'll have tomorrow.
One last Archer card signature possibility. What fantastic Christmas movie did the amazing Jimmy Stewart star in?
Come rain or snow we will see you tomorrow.
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Enriched 12-20-2012
The NPR audio we listened to today in periods five and six generated some positive discussion. It's tough to balance evil in the world with a benevolent supreme being. Thus the discussion in the NPR spot was relevant to our discussions of Elie and his personal ordeal. Here's a link to the audio, period one, should you be curious of what was said. It's only four minutes long. Give it a listen. Tell me what you think.
Lots of discussion on the text today as well. We covered a lot of ground quickly and each class did a fine job of getting almost every student involved. I've read the book over twenty times and I still pause and let Elie's description of Juliek's final violin concert wash over me. I was pleased that every class selected that scene as the most beautiful. Elie's disbelief at being 16 and witnessing what he had witnessed and the bonds formed by Elie and his father seemed to dominate the conversations. Tonight you are finishing the book. It's powerful and holds nothing back. Elie is nothing if not brutally honest with his words. When he says, "Free at last..." it tears at me in multiple ways. We'll consider his words and much more tomorrow. Be sure you have your two questions written on page 116 before you enter class tomorrow.
Jenni Munoz was doing a little looking around the internet and found a couple sites with some rare photographs. Check these out if you have a moment. Pretty stunning.
I'll return your papers tomorrow, but, unfortunately, I was unable to assess them all. Look for final assessments over break.
One more Christmas Archer card signature opportunity. One of the most often adapted Christmas tales is that of Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol. Identify three individuals who portrayed Scrooge in an adaptation and I'll sign your Archer card.
We have one more day to make through. It will be a full one. See you tomorrow.
Lots of discussion on the text today as well. We covered a lot of ground quickly and each class did a fine job of getting almost every student involved. I've read the book over twenty times and I still pause and let Elie's description of Juliek's final violin concert wash over me. I was pleased that every class selected that scene as the most beautiful. Elie's disbelief at being 16 and witnessing what he had witnessed and the bonds formed by Elie and his father seemed to dominate the conversations. Tonight you are finishing the book. It's powerful and holds nothing back. Elie is nothing if not brutally honest with his words. When he says, "Free at last..." it tears at me in multiple ways. We'll consider his words and much more tomorrow. Be sure you have your two questions written on page 116 before you enter class tomorrow.
Jenni Munoz was doing a little looking around the internet and found a couple sites with some rare photographs. Check these out if you have a moment. Pretty stunning.
Remind me tomorrow and I'll show you a photo of Elie at one of the camps.
I'll return your papers tomorrow, but, unfortunately, I was unable to assess them all. Look for final assessments over break.
One more Christmas Archer card signature opportunity. One of the most often adapted Christmas tales is that of Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol. Identify three individuals who portrayed Scrooge in an adaptation and I'll sign your Archer card.
We have one more day to make through. It will be a full one. See you tomorrow.
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Standard 12-19-2012
The QBTs are finished in here for the most part. Period three will have one more after break. I collected all your notes in period three and will do the same in period four tomorrow. Make sure you have everything and make sure it's all up to date.
Important material to cover tomorrow in Night. That's why I want you to carefully review the two scenes that occur on pages 61-65. I also want you to actively read pages 66-69. It's short, but it's very intense. We'll have a lot to discuss tomorrow since we really didn't get to pages 47-61 either. Be sure you are staying up to date. Two days until winter break. You can take a break in less than 45 hours.
Here's a chance for you to earn an Archer card signature. Only one person got yesterday's question correct. There are two bad guys in the Christmas special Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town. Name me one of the two bad guys and I'll sign your card.
See you tomorrow.
Important material to cover tomorrow in Night. That's why I want you to carefully review the two scenes that occur on pages 61-65. I also want you to actively read pages 66-69. It's short, but it's very intense. We'll have a lot to discuss tomorrow since we really didn't get to pages 47-61 either. Be sure you are staying up to date. Two days until winter break. You can take a break in less than 45 hours.
Here's a chance for you to earn an Archer card signature. Only one person got yesterday's question correct. There are two bad guys in the Christmas special Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town. Name me one of the two bad guys and I'll sign your card.
See you tomorrow.
Enriched 12-19-2012
What we heard today in class from Spencer Kilmer, Caroline Parker, Emily Mack, Alyia Bralick, and Nathan Glaser was pretty powerful. Not surprising then, most of you took me up on the second chance to write the letter to/from God/Elie. Remember to emphasize specific references to the text. Passing references to generalities won't cut it. Be specific and detailed when possible. I'll be collecting all of them--without penalty--tomorrow.
A TON of material to go over tomorrow. We'll be covering info from pages 69 up to 103. We have time in periods five and six, but we'll be pushing it in period one. Come prepared to discuss, question, write, and discuss some more.
Had 29 people retake the verbals quiz. All but one improved their scores. 9 of the 29 even hit the maximum number of points (19/22). Thanks for taking the time over the last two days to learn a little more and improve your scores.
The QBTs are finally finished! Okay, all but period one. Are you kidding me? Five of the seven remaining presenters were absent today? An unfortunate coincidence, I can only hope.
Another Archer card signature possibility. On Christmas Eve through Christmas day, the film A Christmas Story will be running for 24 hours straight. It's a funny movie with an oft quoted line. The line is the young protagonist's mother's reason for not buying him (Ralphie) an Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle. Tell me the line and I'll sign your card. Then be sure to watch the movie sometime over break.
See you tomorrow.
A TON of material to go over tomorrow. We'll be covering info from pages 69 up to 103. We have time in periods five and six, but we'll be pushing it in period one. Come prepared to discuss, question, write, and discuss some more.
Had 29 people retake the verbals quiz. All but one improved their scores. 9 of the 29 even hit the maximum number of points (19/22). Thanks for taking the time over the last two days to learn a little more and improve your scores.
The QBTs are finally finished! Okay, all but period one. Are you kidding me? Five of the seven remaining presenters were absent today? An unfortunate coincidence, I can only hope.
Another Archer card signature possibility. On Christmas Eve through Christmas day, the film A Christmas Story will be running for 24 hours straight. It's a funny movie with an oft quoted line. The line is the young protagonist's mother's reason for not buying him (Ralphie) an Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle. Tell me the line and I'll sign your card. Then be sure to watch the movie sometime over break.
See you tomorrow.
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Standard 12-18-2012
We now all have themes for several key ideas in Night: denial, loss, faith, night, indifference, change and dehumanization. Keep aware of these themes as you move forward with your reading tonight. If you see something that hits on one of the themes we developed in class, be sure to mark it in your text. By the way, tonight you should read pages 47-65. Make sure you read actively. I'll be checking before you enter the class tomorrow.
I'll also be asking you to come up with three questions tomorrow. One will be a recall question and the other two will be open-ended questions. We'll be using those as a guide to our discussion. Yet another reason to be reading the text carefully. Since you know what I'll be looking for, you might want to start thinking about those questions tonight.
A few more QBTs tomorrow before we wrap it all up.
I'll sign your Archer card tomorrow if you can tell me the missing word of the following song from The Year Without a Santa Claus.
I'm Mr. Heat Miser
I'm Mr. Sun.
I'm Mr. Heat Blister
I'm Mr. __________
See you tomorrow.
I'll also be asking you to come up with three questions tomorrow. One will be a recall question and the other two will be open-ended questions. We'll be using those as a guide to our discussion. Yet another reason to be reading the text carefully. Since you know what I'll be looking for, you might want to start thinking about those questions tonight.
A few more QBTs tomorrow before we wrap it all up.
I'll sign your Archer card tomorrow if you can tell me the missing word of the following song from The Year Without a Santa Claus.
I'm Mr. Heat Miser
I'm Mr. Sun.
I'm Mr. Heat Blister
I'm Mr. __________
See you tomorrow.
Enriched 12-18-2012
Tomorrow is the verbal retake quiz. So far I have only thirteen people eligible to take it. If you are interested in taking it then you need to come see me before school tomorrow and show me the corrections you've made on your quiz and/or sit through some verbal review. The highest score you will be able to earn is a 19/22; however, if you score less than your score on the original quiz, the new score will be the one that counts. In other words, you better study.
Tonight you need to actively read Night from pages 69-84. In addition, you should type a letter from God to Elie or a letter from Elie to God. You need to focus on our in class discussion today along with the attitude Elie develops in pages 66-69. An effective letter will be loaded with specific textual references from the beginning of the book through page 69 supporting either God's voice or Elie's voice.
Period 6 finished their QBTs today. Period 5 will finish tomorrow. That leaves you, Period 1. 22 down 7 to go.
Let me leave you with another chance to earn an Archer card signature. In the Frosty the Snowman cartoon Christmas special, there is a magician named Professor Hinkle who owns a rabbit. What is the rabbit's name?
See you tomorrow.
Tonight you need to actively read Night from pages 69-84. In addition, you should type a letter from God to Elie or a letter from Elie to God. You need to focus on our in class discussion today along with the attitude Elie develops in pages 66-69. An effective letter will be loaded with specific textual references from the beginning of the book through page 69 supporting either God's voice or Elie's voice.
Period 6 finished their QBTs today. Period 5 will finish tomorrow. That leaves you, Period 1. 22 down 7 to go.
Let me leave you with another chance to earn an Archer card signature. In the Frosty the Snowman cartoon Christmas special, there is a magician named Professor Hinkle who owns a rabbit. What is the rabbit's name?
See you tomorrow.
Monday, December 17, 2012
Standard 12-17-2012
We started working on themes from Night today. We'll finish those up tomorrow, complete with supporting evidence, before discussing a couple key points from the first 41 pages along with the pages you are actively reading tonight (42-46).
Be sure you read tonight.
I'll sign the Archer card of anyone who can tell me one of the Misfit Toys from the Island of Misfit Toys in Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.
See you tomorrow.
Be sure you read tonight.
I'll sign the Archer card of anyone who can tell me one of the Misfit Toys from the Island of Misfit Toys in Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.
See you tomorrow.
Enriched 12-17-2012
Be sure you actively read Night pages 66-69 for tomorrow. Read it twice. It would also be helpful if you revisit pages 61-65. Those are the pages of the two hanging episodes.
As you read, I want you to think about this question: Is Elie right to give up on God during the Holocaust? That will be the driving force of our discussion tomorrow. Be ready to back up your perspective.
We discussed several of the short stories from pages 47-65. We'll wrap the rest up tomorrow prior to our other discussion.
If you want to retake the verbal quiz on Wednesday during lunch, you must come to one of the before school reteaching sessions on Tuesday or Wednesday. If you cannot make one of those sessions, you need to correct all of the errors on your original verbal quiz and show it to me on your own time. Not during class. If you do not do one of these, then you cannot retake the quiz. Remember, you will receive a maximum score of 19/22 on the retake.
I'll sign the Archer card of anyone who can tell me why the Bumble didn't die when he fell off the cliff near the end of the Christmas special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
See you tomorrow.
As you read, I want you to think about this question: Is Elie right to give up on God during the Holocaust? That will be the driving force of our discussion tomorrow. Be ready to back up your perspective.
We discussed several of the short stories from pages 47-65. We'll wrap the rest up tomorrow prior to our other discussion.
If you want to retake the verbal quiz on Wednesday during lunch, you must come to one of the before school reteaching sessions on Tuesday or Wednesday. If you cannot make one of those sessions, you need to correct all of the errors on your original verbal quiz and show it to me on your own time. Not during class. If you do not do one of these, then you cannot retake the quiz. Remember, you will receive a maximum score of 19/22 on the retake.
I'll sign the Archer card of anyone who can tell me why the Bumble didn't die when he fell off the cliff near the end of the Christmas special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
See you tomorrow.
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Standard 12-13-2012
Tomorrow will be your last chance to get help with your paper! Come prepared to work on it. Come prepared to ask questions on it. Come prepared to share it with someone else. Come prepared tomorrow so that you will be in great shape come Monday.
We'll start out tomorrow by finishing the PTs. While individuals finish those, the rest of us will see a couple of QBTs. Once both of those have been completed, we will move upstairs to the IMC so that we can work diligently on your papers. You will have an opportunity to do everything I mentioned in paragraph one. There will also be some computers available (limited number) if you need access to one to type. I'm looking forward to seeing what you all produce.
Here's a little holiday Archer card question. Answer it and I will sign your card. In "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas" television special, there is a song with a line in it that says, "I wouldn't touch you with a _________ foot pole." How long is the pole in the song?
See you tomorrow.
We'll start out tomorrow by finishing the PTs. While individuals finish those, the rest of us will see a couple of QBTs. Once both of those have been completed, we will move upstairs to the IMC so that we can work diligently on your papers. You will have an opportunity to do everything I mentioned in paragraph one. There will also be some computers available (limited number) if you need access to one to type. I'm looking forward to seeing what you all produce.
Here's a little holiday Archer card question. Answer it and I will sign your card. In "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas" television special, there is a song with a line in it that says, "I wouldn't touch you with a _________ foot pole." How long is the pole in the song?
See you tomorrow.
Enriched 12-13-2012
The day is upon us. The nonfiction paper is due. I've assessed a dozen or so early submissions and am pleased with the direction they have taken. For the rest of you, be sure you have the following taken care of.
Typed
Double spaced
Proper heading
Creative title
Engaging lead
Title and author of your nonfiction book mentioned in the first paragraph
Strong clear one sentence claim
Topic sentences
Thoroughly developed ideas
Supported thoroughly developed ideas
Properly cited support
Closings for each paragraph
A conclusion
A rubric stapled to the front
Any drafts
I'll collect those first thing tomorrow so that we can move on to
PTs and QBTs.
We'll do those simultaneously. Once finished we'll move on to Night with a focus on the themes developed in the first 47 pages. We will examine your quotes and check out Elie's reliability.
A word on the verbals quiz. Some did exceptionally well. Others struggled mightily. There will be a chance to land a more respectable score coming next week. Here's a little Christmas special Archer card question: What is the elf's name who befriends Rudolph in the claymation story "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"? Archer card signature awaits any correct answer.
See you tomorrow.
Typed
Double spaced
Proper heading
Creative title
Engaging lead
Title and author of your nonfiction book mentioned in the first paragraph
Strong clear one sentence claim
Topic sentences
Thoroughly developed ideas
Supported thoroughly developed ideas
Properly cited support
Closings for each paragraph
A conclusion
A rubric stapled to the front
Any drafts
I'll collect those first thing tomorrow so that we can move on to
PTs and QBTs.
We'll do those simultaneously. Once finished we'll move on to Night with a focus on the themes developed in the first 47 pages. We will examine your quotes and check out Elie's reliability.
A word on the verbals quiz. Some did exceptionally well. Others struggled mightily. There will be a chance to land a more respectable score coming next week. Here's a little Christmas special Archer card question: What is the elf's name who befriends Rudolph in the claymation story "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"? Archer card signature awaits any correct answer.
See you tomorrow.
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Standard 12-11-2012
Sorry I missed the first half of period three today, but at least we had the opportunity to check out George Maxwell's paper. It clarified some questions we were having. Period four lucked out because Nolan Metcalf has been working hard. He produced a very high quality paper for us to examine. Period three will get a peek at it tomorrow. Final copies will be due 12-17-12.
Several QBTs still to go, and we will attack those again tomorrow.
After that we will spend our time delving into Night. Remember to have actively read pages 23-41 for tomorrow. That means you should highlight it, text code it, annotate it, etc. I'll be checking before you enter class.
Have a good night's sleep. See you tomorrow.
Several QBTs still to go, and we will attack those again tomorrow.
After that we will spend our time delving into Night. Remember to have actively read pages 23-41 for tomorrow. That means you should highlight it, text code it, annotate it, etc. I'll be checking before you enter class.
Have a good night's sleep. See you tomorrow.
Enriched 12-11-2012
Make sure you read pages 29-46 actively tonight. By actively I do mean highlighting, text coding, annotating, etc. Interact with the text. When I look at your book tomorrow, I want to see that you learned something, questioned something, understood something.
After reading the text, remember to do your 2 and 2. I want you to identify two quotes/passages from the text that resonate with you for any reason. Then I want you to write two paragraphs--one for each quote. In the paragraphs you should interpret the quote, identify its significance to the text, and explain why you selected it. I'll be collecting them tomorrow.
After our QBTs tomorrow (period five continues to rock while Nuha, Steven Hall, and Clare Frederick all did well in period six today) we will focus on Night. We'll be spending time identifying themes and discussing EW's reliability as a narrator.
Paper is due in less than 72 hours. Hope it's coming along well.
See you tomorrow.
After reading the text, remember to do your 2 and 2. I want you to identify two quotes/passages from the text that resonate with you for any reason. Then I want you to write two paragraphs--one for each quote. In the paragraphs you should interpret the quote, identify its significance to the text, and explain why you selected it. I'll be collecting them tomorrow.
After our QBTs tomorrow (period five continues to rock while Nuha, Steven Hall, and Clare Frederick all did well in period six today) we will focus on Night. We'll be spending time identifying themes and discussing EW's reliability as a narrator.
Paper is due in less than 72 hours. Hope it's coming along well.
See you tomorrow.
Monday, December 10, 2012
Standard 12-10-2012
Another full week this week. Maybe we should cancel winter break to make sure we can get it all in.
We will have QBTs tomorrow. You should look at the previous blog posting to know when your presentation date is.
Most of our focus tomorrow will be on the paper. Come to class prepared to edit it and hone it so that it can be the best it can be.
If time permits we will also further discuss our Night reading from the weekend.
For Wednesday, be sure you have read pages 22 to the bottom of page 41.
Remember to bring in the Acuity permission slip. You're taking the test no matter what. The form just allows us to send your info to the Acuity people.
See you tomorrow.
We will have QBTs tomorrow. You should look at the previous blog posting to know when your presentation date is.
Most of our focus tomorrow will be on the paper. Come to class prepared to edit it and hone it so that it can be the best it can be.
If time permits we will also further discuss our Night reading from the weekend.
For Wednesday, be sure you have read pages 22 to the bottom of page 41.
Remember to bring in the Acuity permission slip. You're taking the test no matter what. The form just allows us to send your info to the Acuity people.
See you tomorrow.
Enriched 12-10-2012
I do wish we had block scheduling back at Discovery. There's just too much to do in too little time. We were rushed again today, so we didn't tackle everything I had hoped we would. Nevertheless, we will endure and succeed.
Tomorrow be ready for the verbals quiz. We will take it as soon as we enter class. It shouldn't take too long...if you're prepared.
We will follow that up with our scheduled QBTs. Check past blogs to see who's on board tomorrow.
After that we'll have about a half hour left. We'll spend some of the time answering any paper questions. Remember, the paper is due to me no later than 12-14-12. That's Friday for those without a calendar handy. I also want to spend some of that time working on the themes you developed for the first Night reading. Block scheduling is looking better and better.
For Wednesday, you need to read pages 29-46 actively. That means you should highlight and annotate the reading. While reading I want you to identify two passages/quotes from the reading that resonate with you for whatever reason. Type them up and cite them. Under each one, be sure to type a paragraph that explains the quote, it's significance to the text, and why you selected it.
Remember to hand in your Acuity form tomorrow. You'll be taking the test no matter what this Thursday and Friday. The form just allows your results to be sent into the Acuity people to judge the effectiveness of the test.
See you tomorrow.
Tomorrow be ready for the verbals quiz. We will take it as soon as we enter class. It shouldn't take too long...if you're prepared.
We will follow that up with our scheduled QBTs. Check past blogs to see who's on board tomorrow.
After that we'll have about a half hour left. We'll spend some of the time answering any paper questions. Remember, the paper is due to me no later than 12-14-12. That's Friday for those without a calendar handy. I also want to spend some of that time working on the themes you developed for the first Night reading. Block scheduling is looking better and better.
For Wednesday, you need to read pages 29-46 actively. That means you should highlight and annotate the reading. While reading I want you to identify two passages/quotes from the reading that resonate with you for whatever reason. Type them up and cite them. Under each one, be sure to type a paragraph that explains the quote, it's significance to the text, and why you selected it.
Remember to hand in your Acuity form tomorrow. You'll be taking the test no matter what this Thursday and Friday. The form just allows your results to be sent into the Acuity people to judge the effectiveness of the test.
See you tomorrow.
Sunday, December 9, 2012
Standard 12-09-2012
We will watch a few QBTs tomorrow and then focus on our reading of Night pages 3-22. Make sure you have read those pages actively. We will be discussing and you will be writing and we will be increasing our awareness of what happened to Elie Wiesel.
Remember your paper rough draft should be in class on 12-11-12. That's Tuesday. Hope it's coming along well.
See you tomorrow.
Remember your paper rough draft should be in class on 12-11-12. That's Tuesday. Hope it's coming along well.
See you tomorrow.
Enriched 12-09-2012
In addition to the QBTs that will be presented tomorrow, we will also discuss our reading from Night. Remember to have actively read pages 3-28. You should also be completing your 1-2-1: type up one theme you see being developed in the first 28 pages of the novel; type up two quotes from the text that are representative of the theme you selected; type up an explanation paragraph explaining the theme, quotes, and how they work together with Night.
Yes, I'll be collecting it.
Yes, it will earn you some points.
No, we will not have the verbals quiz tomorrow.
Yes, we will have the verbals quiz Tuesday at the beginning of class.
No, I am not wearing a tie right now.
Yes, you will be reading further in Night for Wednesday.
Yes, I hope to see you all tomorrow.
Yes, I'll be collecting it.
Yes, it will earn you some points.
No, we will not have the verbals quiz tomorrow.
Yes, we will have the verbals quiz Tuesday at the beginning of class.
No, I am not wearing a tie right now.
Yes, you will be reading further in Night for Wednesday.
Yes, I hope to see you all tomorrow.
Period Six New QBT Schedule 12-09-2012
Here is an updated QBT schedule due to all of our unfortunate interruptions.
Monday: Michael Knutson, Alivia Longley, Daniel Yu
Tuesday: Nuha Zackariya, Stephen Hall, Clare Frederick
Wednesday: Aliya Bralick, Grany Brenner, Alexis Marks
Thursday: Gabrielle Lovisa, Jarod Swank, Keegan Hurst
Friday: Madelyn Busch, Jewel Eyestone, Isaiah Schatz
Monday: Michael Knutson, Alivia Longley, Daniel Yu
Tuesday: Nuha Zackariya, Stephen Hall, Clare Frederick
Wednesday: Aliya Bralick, Grany Brenner, Alexis Marks
Thursday: Gabrielle Lovisa, Jarod Swank, Keegan Hurst
Friday: Madelyn Busch, Jewel Eyestone, Isaiah Schatz
Period Five New QBT Schedule 12-09-2012
Here is an updated QBT schedule due to all of our untimely interruptions.
Monday: Bryce Yoder, Madeline Wegner, Conrad Adams
Tuesday: Elizabeth Bollinger, Chris Peck, Chris Dell
Wednesday: Isabella Gianesi, Mark Gindling, James Iapalucci
Thursday: Lili Dutka, Matt Eitler, John Ohlson
Friday: Caroline Parker, Allison Mason, Ryan Klinedinst
Monday, December 17: Morgan Blank, Thatcher Boyd
Monday: Bryce Yoder, Madeline Wegner, Conrad Adams
Tuesday: Elizabeth Bollinger, Chris Peck, Chris Dell
Wednesday: Isabella Gianesi, Mark Gindling, James Iapalucci
Thursday: Lili Dutka, Matt Eitler, John Ohlson
Friday: Caroline Parker, Allison Mason, Ryan Klinedinst
Monday, December 17: Morgan Blank, Thatcher Boyd
Period Four New QBT Schedule 12-09-2012
Here is an updated QBT schedules due to all of our conflicts.
Monday: Veronica Procaccino, Jasmine Leininger, Jacob Shreve, Steven Yuan
Tuesday: Killian Braunsdorf, Brittany Brown, Hannah Hinton
Wednesday: Jacob Callender, Christian Pottschmidt, Ben Rose
Thursday: Nolan Metcalf, Rachel Snyder, Abigail Takach
Friday: Catherine Hauck, Nicole Hiler, Noah Bradish
Monday: Veronica Procaccino, Jasmine Leininger, Jacob Shreve, Steven Yuan
Tuesday: Killian Braunsdorf, Brittany Brown, Hannah Hinton
Wednesday: Jacob Callender, Christian Pottschmidt, Ben Rose
Thursday: Nolan Metcalf, Rachel Snyder, Abigail Takach
Friday: Catherine Hauck, Nicole Hiler, Noah Bradish
Period Three New QBT Schedule 12-09-2012
Here is the updated schedule based on all of our disruptions.
Monday: A.J. Crawford, Austin Laymon, Andrew Migas, Kiernan Karch
Tuesday: John Graham, Noah Stabrowski, Zaine Tilton, Vanessa Banes
Wednesday: Sam Nicholas, Nic Cowsert, Michelle Allen
Thursday: Michael Burnett, Ryan Lau, Isaac Torres
Friday: George Maxwell, Taylor Shapiro, Patrick Brough
Monday, December 17: Travis Tucker, Tyler Lindzy
Monday: A.J. Crawford, Austin Laymon, Andrew Migas, Kiernan Karch
Tuesday: John Graham, Noah Stabrowski, Zaine Tilton, Vanessa Banes
Wednesday: Sam Nicholas, Nic Cowsert, Michelle Allen
Thursday: Michael Burnett, Ryan Lau, Isaac Torres
Friday: George Maxwell, Taylor Shapiro, Patrick Brough
Monday, December 17: Travis Tucker, Tyler Lindzy
Friday, December 7, 2012
Period One New QBT Schedule 12-07-2012
Due to all the delays and our full agendas, we need to restructure the QBT schedule for period one.
Here it is.
Monday: Nate Mark, Monesh Devireddy, Ashleigh Mattei
Tuesday: Andrew Bernard, Kelsey Calhoun, Logan McGuire, Hannah McGinness
Wednesday: Jenni Munoz, Peter Rutkowski, Savannah Day
Thursday: Allison Riggs, Matt Shan, Garrett Wolfram
Friday: David Payton, Julia Kwak, Sean Conley
Monday, December 17: Zach Hall, Reis Kennedy, Ava Khan
Tuesday, December 18: Hailey Carter, Allyssa Pate, Clair Patnaude
Hopefully this schedule will remain as is. Sorry for any inconvenience the schedule adjustments have caused.
Here it is.
Monday: Nate Mark, Monesh Devireddy, Ashleigh Mattei
Tuesday: Andrew Bernard, Kelsey Calhoun, Logan McGuire, Hannah McGinness
Wednesday: Jenni Munoz, Peter Rutkowski, Savannah Day
Thursday: Allison Riggs, Matt Shan, Garrett Wolfram
Friday: David Payton, Julia Kwak, Sean Conley
Monday, December 17: Zach Hall, Reis Kennedy, Ava Khan
Tuesday, December 18: Hailey Carter, Allyssa Pate, Clair Patnaude
Hopefully this schedule will remain as is. Sorry for any inconvenience the schedule adjustments have caused.
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Standard 12-06-2012
A bit of a rough time writing a sentence with a gerund, participle, and an infinitive. Hopefully you've been doing a little reviewing and practicing. Remember to come to class tomorrow with a sentence like that on the notecard. Underline your three verbals and identify which is which. If you lose your notecard or need another one, swing by class tomorrow before school and pick one up off the filing cabinet by the door. Remember that a gerund is a verb acting as a noun ending in -ing. A participle is a verb acting as an adjective USUALLY ending in -ing or -ed. An infinitive is a verb acting as a noun, adjective, or adverb beginning with the word to. We'll go over those first thing tomorrow.
We have some QBTs to go through tomorrow. Here are the inspiring presenters.
Period Three-Kiernan Karch; William Martin; Jordan Vargo
Period Four-Veronica Procaccino; and then I'm a bit confused by what I wrote down but the other presenters will come from this grouping: Kelsey Johnson; John Wantuch; Catherine Hauck; Nicole Hiler; Noah Bradish
Then we will wrap up our intro to the book Night, pass the books out, and begin reading them together. You'll have an assignment over the weekend to read and type something. The book will be yours. You'll write your names in them and be expected to highlight and annotate (text code) as you read.
Can't wait to start! See you tomorrow.
We have some QBTs to go through tomorrow. Here are the inspiring presenters.
Period Three-Kiernan Karch; William Martin; Jordan Vargo
Period Four-Veronica Procaccino; and then I'm a bit confused by what I wrote down but the other presenters will come from this grouping: Kelsey Johnson; John Wantuch; Catherine Hauck; Nicole Hiler; Noah Bradish
Then we will wrap up our intro to the book Night, pass the books out, and begin reading them together. You'll have an assignment over the weekend to read and type something. The book will be yours. You'll write your names in them and be expected to highlight and annotate (text code) as you read.
Can't wait to start! See you tomorrow.
Enriched 12-06-2012 Part II
Hopefully by now you have all clicked on the link and watched the video called "The People Next Door" (The first 20-25 minutes at least). The link was on the earlier posting today. I'll be asking some questions on it tomorrow, so hopefully you watched it carefully and wrote down questions on anything you didn't understand.
Tomorrow you will receive the books. I'll pass them out at the beginning of class, and they will be yours to keep. You will put your name in them right away and will be expected to highlight and annotate (text code) as you read the book. We'll probably read the first 4-5 pages together. It's a little heavy on the religion, and you might get confused. Hopefully this will help to avoid any enthusiasm killing frustration.
We'll take the verbals quiz and then get ready to listen to some QBTs. There are at least five to get through in each class, so the QBTs will wrap up the day. Here is the potential schedule of QBTers.
Period One- Mandy Poznanski; Jason Bao; Nate Mark; Steven Null; Ashleigh Mattei; Monesh Devireddy; Andrew Bernard; Kelsey Calhoun; Logan McGuire; Peter Rutkowski; Jenni Munoz; Savannah Day
Okay, twelve in one day, after the book and the quiz, in a Friday-Read shortened period? No way! But that is the order we will go, and it would be a good idea to be prepared, just in case the people in front of you go quickly.
Period Five- Bryce Yoder; Riley Smith; Madeline Wegner (if she's ready); Sydney Seigel; Anna Demel; Conrad Adams
Period Six- Nathan Glaser; Karley Bounds; Brett Shepard; Michael Knutson; Daniel Yu; Alivia Longley
That verbals quiz is looking good. Hope you're ready. See you tomorrow.
Tomorrow you will receive the books. I'll pass them out at the beginning of class, and they will be yours to keep. You will put your name in them right away and will be expected to highlight and annotate (text code) as you read the book. We'll probably read the first 4-5 pages together. It's a little heavy on the religion, and you might get confused. Hopefully this will help to avoid any enthusiasm killing frustration.
We'll take the verbals quiz and then get ready to listen to some QBTs. There are at least five to get through in each class, so the QBTs will wrap up the day. Here is the potential schedule of QBTers.
Period One- Mandy Poznanski; Jason Bao; Nate Mark; Steven Null; Ashleigh Mattei; Monesh Devireddy; Andrew Bernard; Kelsey Calhoun; Logan McGuire; Peter Rutkowski; Jenni Munoz; Savannah Day
Okay, twelve in one day, after the book and the quiz, in a Friday-Read shortened period? No way! But that is the order we will go, and it would be a good idea to be prepared, just in case the people in front of you go quickly.
Period Five- Bryce Yoder; Riley Smith; Madeline Wegner (if she's ready); Sydney Seigel; Anna Demel; Conrad Adams
Period Six- Nathan Glaser; Karley Bounds; Brett Shepard; Michael Knutson; Daniel Yu; Alivia Longley
That verbals quiz is looking good. Hope you're ready. See you tomorrow.
Enriched 12-06-2012
Here's the link to the video I talked about in class today.
http://bit.ly/Xnxdpy
Click on it and watch the video of the times leading up to and during the times in the camps.
http://bit.ly/Xnxdpy
Click on it and watch the video of the times leading up to and during the times in the camps.
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Standard 12-05-2012
Missed you period three. Good times period four.
Tomorrow we will do another verbals check and hear three more QBTs.
Here are the lucky QBTers
Period Three Period Four
Kiernan Karch Audrey Richmond
Greyson Papp Mackenzie Saar
Rachel Lee Alex Zarazee
We will dedicate the rest of the time to finishing up the video and discussion, and perhaps getting the books tomorrow as well.
See you tomorrow.
Tomorrow we will do another verbals check and hear three more QBTs.
Here are the lucky QBTers
Period Three Period Four
Kiernan Karch Audrey Richmond
Greyson Papp Mackenzie Saar
Rachel Lee Alex Zarazee
We will dedicate the rest of the time to finishing up the video and discussion, and perhaps getting the books tomorrow as well.
See you tomorrow.
Enriched 12-05-2012
Okay, change of plans. Tomorrow will be a Night day. It will be all work on Night so that we can be prepared to have the books in our hands on Friday. That means our focus will be on the "What Is Indifference?" article, the nine quotes, and the video called "The People Next Door". By working our way through these things purposefully, we should be ready to begin our reading this weekend.
What else does that mean? Well, for starters the verbals quiz will be moved to Friday. Any QBT scheduled for tomorrow will also be moved to Friday. The QBTs scheduled to go on Friday will remain on Friday. An extra day of preparation all around.
Finally, the nonfiction papers will still be due no later than the 14th but I'll be willing to accept any paper before that. Please turn them in when ready.
See you tomorrow.
What else does that mean? Well, for starters the verbals quiz will be moved to Friday. Any QBT scheduled for tomorrow will also be moved to Friday. The QBTs scheduled to go on Friday will remain on Friday. An extra day of preparation all around.
Finally, the nonfiction papers will still be due no later than the 14th but I'll be willing to accept any paper before that. Please turn them in when ready.
See you tomorrow.
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Standard 12-04-2012
No class for period three tomorrow. Period four? We will be meeting and we will be continuing our work with verbals. Be ready for some infinitive questions tomorrow.
We'll also continue our QBTs. Tomorrow's presenters are Sabrina Brown, Brooke Hoffman, and Paige Piekarz. Should be three awesome QBTs!
We started to watch a portion of "The People Next Door" video. We only got a taste, but you already learned a lot from the brief part we watched. Racism was the core of the Nazi creed. A week economy and societal unrest helped boost Hitler to power. Anti-Semitism has been going on for over 1000 years! We'll watch more tomorrow, continue to take notes, and discuss the key ideas presented.
The paper rough drafts are due in class on Monday, December 10. I had the day right but I had previously told you the 11th. Sorry for the mistake. Regardless, starting out your I-Search paper effectively is important. Here are a couple successful examples.
This is an introduction to a career study I-Search paper. The individual wanted to be an artist, and didn't hold back her enthusiasm.
Ever since I've been old enough to hold a crayon, I have been fascinated with the arts. Picasso. Monet. Van Gogh. They all had so much creativity and so much style. I love to study the different techniques the artists use and then try to incorporate them in my own works and make my own unique style. An undiscovered style. Undiscovered for now, that is, because I want to be a famous artist whose talent is familiar throughout the world. That is why I need to discover more about what it takes to become a successful artist.
Obviously in the next few paragraphs, she is going to share the research she did to understand what it takes to be an artist. That's what she learned.
Now in this next example remember that I mentioned you might use dialogue in your paper, and that's just what this person decided to do to start his I-Search paper.
"Five minutes, Derek," the stage manager booms.
"Okay. I'll be there A.S.A.P." I bolt out of my dressing room door, easily find my way through the large maze called backstage, and then blackness. The stage, my one true home. I hear the call for places, and I scurry into position. As I wait patiently for the curtain to rise, I slowly drift back to how I first learned about what it takes to be a stage performer.
You can tell that he is telling a story. He's now transitioning into what he learned about what it takes to be on stage.
This final example leads into someone learning about crime scene investigating.
The gruesome crime scenes and bloody evidence can be repulsive, however, my fascination with the job of crime scene investigator has yet to be quenched, no matter how many CSI shows I have watched. Helping to decipher who has committed a crime and helping a family find justice drive me to
learn as much as I can about this job. I need to know about the required schooling, the different fields, the special tools, the proper procedures. Once I have these I know I can become a successful crime scene investigator.
These are three different intros to I-Search papers. The difference between these and the ones you will be writing is that these three didn't start by learning information from a book. They figured out what they wanted to learn more about and then they researched it. You will need to have the title of your book and the author mentioned in your intros. Aside from that, the tone and delivery of the three intros above are similar to what I'll be expecting from you. Notice the heavy use of the first person. Notice the personality and flair. Notice the conversational tone. Copy that and you could be successful too.
See you tomorrow.
We'll also continue our QBTs. Tomorrow's presenters are Sabrina Brown, Brooke Hoffman, and Paige Piekarz. Should be three awesome QBTs!
We started to watch a portion of "The People Next Door" video. We only got a taste, but you already learned a lot from the brief part we watched. Racism was the core of the Nazi creed. A week economy and societal unrest helped boost Hitler to power. Anti-Semitism has been going on for over 1000 years! We'll watch more tomorrow, continue to take notes, and discuss the key ideas presented.
The paper rough drafts are due in class on Monday, December 10. I had the day right but I had previously told you the 11th. Sorry for the mistake. Regardless, starting out your I-Search paper effectively is important. Here are a couple successful examples.
This is an introduction to a career study I-Search paper. The individual wanted to be an artist, and didn't hold back her enthusiasm.
Ever since I've been old enough to hold a crayon, I have been fascinated with the arts. Picasso. Monet. Van Gogh. They all had so much creativity and so much style. I love to study the different techniques the artists use and then try to incorporate them in my own works and make my own unique style. An undiscovered style. Undiscovered for now, that is, because I want to be a famous artist whose talent is familiar throughout the world. That is why I need to discover more about what it takes to become a successful artist.
Obviously in the next few paragraphs, she is going to share the research she did to understand what it takes to be an artist. That's what she learned.
Now in this next example remember that I mentioned you might use dialogue in your paper, and that's just what this person decided to do to start his I-Search paper.
"Five minutes, Derek," the stage manager booms.
"Okay. I'll be there A.S.A.P." I bolt out of my dressing room door, easily find my way through the large maze called backstage, and then blackness. The stage, my one true home. I hear the call for places, and I scurry into position. As I wait patiently for the curtain to rise, I slowly drift back to how I first learned about what it takes to be a stage performer.
You can tell that he is telling a story. He's now transitioning into what he learned about what it takes to be on stage.
This final example leads into someone learning about crime scene investigating.
The gruesome crime scenes and bloody evidence can be repulsive, however, my fascination with the job of crime scene investigator has yet to be quenched, no matter how many CSI shows I have watched. Helping to decipher who has committed a crime and helping a family find justice drive me to
learn as much as I can about this job. I need to know about the required schooling, the different fields, the special tools, the proper procedures. Once I have these I know I can become a successful crime scene investigator.
These are three different intros to I-Search papers. The difference between these and the ones you will be writing is that these three didn't start by learning information from a book. They figured out what they wanted to learn more about and then they researched it. You will need to have the title of your book and the author mentioned in your intros. Aside from that, the tone and delivery of the three intros above are similar to what I'll be expecting from you. Notice the heavy use of the first person. Notice the personality and flair. Notice the conversational tone. Copy that and you could be successful too.
See you tomorrow.
Enriched 12-04-12
We were rushed today. No doubt about that. Participles. QBTs. "What is Indifference?" article. Discussion. The nine quotes. We didn't quite get to the depth I wanted, but based on the exit cards in periods one and five, we have a solid grasp on indifference. That's great going into tonight's assignment. Remember. Read the nine quotes. Choose three of the nine. On the back of the sheet, write three sentences for each selected quote (that's nine total) explaining what the quote is saying and how it connects to indifference. We'll talk a little more about Elie Wiesel's article and then tackle the quotes.
Period one...lucky day...since we don't meet tomorrow, this assignment will be due on Thursday for you. More time to work on your nonfiction paper tonight! That's not just period one, however. We all should be working on the paper. It's due no later than the 14th but I will gladly accept anyone's paper prior to that time. I know a few of you are pretty close to submission already. I'll look forward to collecting those soon.
QBT presenters tomorrow are
Period One Period Five Period Six
None Cole Pollyea Tanner Manbeck
Joe Bursley Nikolas Kavadas
Baker Nasser Hannah Keeler
We'll hit the infinitive quickly tomorrow and then be ready for a quiz over verbals Thursday. Review those notes!
Another full day is planned. See you tomorrow.
Period one...lucky day...since we don't meet tomorrow, this assignment will be due on Thursday for you. More time to work on your nonfiction paper tonight! That's not just period one, however. We all should be working on the paper. It's due no later than the 14th but I will gladly accept anyone's paper prior to that time. I know a few of you are pretty close to submission already. I'll look forward to collecting those soon.
QBT presenters tomorrow are
Period One Period Five Period Six
None Cole Pollyea Tanner Manbeck
Joe Bursley Nikolas Kavadas
Baker Nasser Hannah Keeler
We'll hit the infinitive quickly tomorrow and then be ready for a quiz over verbals Thursday. Review those notes!
Another full day is planned. See you tomorrow.
Monday, December 3, 2012
Standard 12-03-2012
We started the QBTs today. We saw a lot to give us ideas on what we need to do to make strong presentations. Be sure you open your talk correctly and effectively. Focus on what you learned. Close appropriately. Bring your book. Bring your passion. Here's the schedule for tomorrow.
Period Three Period Four
Tyler Davis Kate Barker
Savannah Scott Chase Tarwacki
Payton Woodworth
The nonfiction paper should be in class in rough draft form by 12-10-2012. Get busy locating your other source. Look on this site tomorrow for a couple intro examples.
Several of you nailed the gerund as subject right away today. Great work. After a short explanation, we all seemed to have figured it out. I want to commend Rachel Lee and Sam Nicholas who took advantage of the verbals link on yesterday's blog. It sure does show you how well you know the material. Go back and look at yesterday's blog to take advantage of it. Participles tomorrow.
Our Night Word Wall is growing. Nice job today adding to it. Now you just need to make sure you are familiar with all the terms on the list.
We looked at a couple more pictures today. Tomorrow, we'll be watching a short video excerpt from "The People Next Door", writing about it, and discussing it together. It'll do a great job of setting us up for the book.
Period Three Period Four
Tyler Davis Kate Barker
Savannah Scott Chase Tarwacki
Payton Woodworth
The nonfiction paper should be in class in rough draft form by 12-10-2012. Get busy locating your other source. Look on this site tomorrow for a couple intro examples.
Several of you nailed the gerund as subject right away today. Great work. After a short explanation, we all seemed to have figured it out. I want to commend Rachel Lee and Sam Nicholas who took advantage of the verbals link on yesterday's blog. It sure does show you how well you know the material. Go back and look at yesterday's blog to take advantage of it. Participles tomorrow.
Our Night Word Wall is growing. Nice job today adding to it. Now you just need to make sure you are familiar with all the terms on the list.
We looked at a couple more pictures today. Tomorrow, we'll be watching a short video excerpt from "The People Next Door", writing about it, and discussing it together. It'll do a great job of setting us up for the book.
Enriched 12-03-2012
Kudos to the presenters today, especially in period five. Emily Mack, Maddie Thurin, Madi Meyer, and Vishal Patel each offered strong QBTs that clearly informed us and engaged us. Well done!
Here's tomorrow's schedule
Period One Period Five Period Six
Aidan Palonis Kacey Wood Matt Maurer
Nate Mark Rachel Minnie Caleb Rice
Mandy Poznanski Calley Tartaglione Leah Weaver
Jason Bao Darius Sohrab
Nice job with the gerunds as subjects today. After an initial stumble for a few of us, we all seemed to grasp the concept. Tomorrow: participles! Quiz is approaching!
Started getting deeper into the background discussion for Night, especially in periods five and six. We saw a strong piece of propaganda with the short story "The Poisonous Mushroom" and got a sense of what life in the ghettos might have been like.
Tomorrow will be big in all three classes. You're actively reading the "What is Indifference?" article tonight for some serious class discussion tomorrow. You are also producing two questions-at least one of which should be an open-ended/discussion question. The article is not easy to understand; it might take a couple reads. Yet it's topic is of vital import. It's written by Elie Wiesel, the author of Night, and he is attempting to nail down exactly what indifference, a concept explored in Night, is. After your reading, some small group discussions, a large group gathering, and some quote analysis, you'll be asked to clearly state what you believe indifference is. Read carefully tonight.
The way we are moving, you could have the book by Thursday. Keep working on that nonfiction paper so that you don't get swamped. I'll take those papers up to the 14th, but feel free to turn them in before that.
See you tomorrow.
Here's tomorrow's schedule
Period One Period Five Period Six
Aidan Palonis Kacey Wood Matt Maurer
Nate Mark Rachel Minnie Caleb Rice
Mandy Poznanski Calley Tartaglione Leah Weaver
Jason Bao Darius Sohrab
Nice job with the gerunds as subjects today. After an initial stumble for a few of us, we all seemed to grasp the concept. Tomorrow: participles! Quiz is approaching!
Started getting deeper into the background discussion for Night, especially in periods five and six. We saw a strong piece of propaganda with the short story "The Poisonous Mushroom" and got a sense of what life in the ghettos might have been like.
Tomorrow will be big in all three classes. You're actively reading the "What is Indifference?" article tonight for some serious class discussion tomorrow. You are also producing two questions-at least one of which should be an open-ended/discussion question. The article is not easy to understand; it might take a couple reads. Yet it's topic is of vital import. It's written by Elie Wiesel, the author of Night, and he is attempting to nail down exactly what indifference, a concept explored in Night, is. After your reading, some small group discussions, a large group gathering, and some quote analysis, you'll be asked to clearly state what you believe indifference is. Read carefully tonight.
The way we are moving, you could have the book by Thursday. Keep working on that nonfiction paper so that you don't get swamped. I'll take those papers up to the 14th, but feel free to turn them in before that.
See you tomorrow.
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Standard 12-03-2012
The QBTs start tomorrow! Hope you are ready! Okay, I hope the people scheduled to go are ready. Here they are.
Period Three Period Four
Emily Swaim Charlene Menzen
Meagan Kelly Clare Jurkovic
Sophia Donati Nicole Knudston
Katherine Barker
Payton Woodworth
Chase Tarwacki
Period Four is loaded. No guarantees that you will all present; however, you all need to be ready to present. If not...you may not want to know.
Here are a couple of reminders for you presenters.
*Be sure you have some notecards but don't read off of them.
*Keep strong eye contact throughout the presentation.
*Have an engaging voice.
*Be passionate about what you learned.
*Start off with a catchy opening about what you learned.
*Mention the title and author but don't open with the title and the author.
*Have your book and show it to us.
*Make sure it is clear what you learned.
*Share evidence on what you learned.
*Have fun. It's over in 120-180 seconds.
We'll discuss those presentations for successes and weaknesses--pointers for the rest of you. Take notes on what works.
Our verbals study will continue. How well do you know the material? Can you identify a gerund? A participle? An infinitive? Not sure? Check your notes. Then take this verbals quiz. It'll give you a quick look at how well you know the material. Take the quiz. Write down your answers. Check to see how you did. Show it all to me. I'll sign your Archer card.
You should also be working on the paper for the nonfiction book. What did you learn? What other source are you going to use to expand upon what you learned? Then write a two page paper with an intro, body paragraphs, and a conclusion. Some of you are already making progress with this. Great! Don't wait for me to come breathing down your neck to get started.
A chunk of our time this week will be spent preparing for and starting Night. We've gone through some background information already to prepare us for what we are about to read. The time period: 1930s-1940s. The central participants: Hitler and the Nazis, the United States, The Soviets, the Jews, the Poles, the Gypsies. Some key words: propaganda, gas chambers, crematoriums, concentration camps, ghettos, sterilization, selection. We read a short story: "The Poisonous Mushrooms". We looked at a quote from Goethe. Still to come we will examine a few more photographs. There's a short video we will watch. We'll also clarify a timeline of key events. The book could be in your hands as early as Tuesday.
Still time to get some work done tonight. See you tomorrow.
Period Three Period Four
Emily Swaim Charlene Menzen
Meagan Kelly Clare Jurkovic
Sophia Donati Nicole Knudston
Katherine Barker
Payton Woodworth
Chase Tarwacki
Period Four is loaded. No guarantees that you will all present; however, you all need to be ready to present. If not...you may not want to know.
Here are a couple of reminders for you presenters.
*Be sure you have some notecards but don't read off of them.
*Keep strong eye contact throughout the presentation.
*Have an engaging voice.
*Be passionate about what you learned.
*Start off with a catchy opening about what you learned.
*Mention the title and author but don't open with the title and the author.
*Have your book and show it to us.
*Make sure it is clear what you learned.
*Share evidence on what you learned.
*Have fun. It's over in 120-180 seconds.
We'll discuss those presentations for successes and weaknesses--pointers for the rest of you. Take notes on what works.
Our verbals study will continue. How well do you know the material? Can you identify a gerund? A participle? An infinitive? Not sure? Check your notes. Then take this verbals quiz. It'll give you a quick look at how well you know the material. Take the quiz. Write down your answers. Check to see how you did. Show it all to me. I'll sign your Archer card.
You should also be working on the paper for the nonfiction book. What did you learn? What other source are you going to use to expand upon what you learned? Then write a two page paper with an intro, body paragraphs, and a conclusion. Some of you are already making progress with this. Great! Don't wait for me to come breathing down your neck to get started.
A chunk of our time this week will be spent preparing for and starting Night. We've gone through some background information already to prepare us for what we are about to read. The time period: 1930s-1940s. The central participants: Hitler and the Nazis, the United States, The Soviets, the Jews, the Poles, the Gypsies. Some key words: propaganda, gas chambers, crematoriums, concentration camps, ghettos, sterilization, selection. We read a short story: "The Poisonous Mushrooms". We looked at a quote from Goethe. Still to come we will examine a few more photographs. There's a short video we will watch. We'll also clarify a timeline of key events. The book could be in your hands as early as Tuesday.
Still time to get some work done tonight. See you tomorrow.
Enriched 12-03-2012
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.
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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