I know, I know, it's pretty late to finally be posting today, so I'll make this a quick combined posting. I'm out of the classroom next Thursday (the 24th) to look at the Acuity pretest data, so we won't here or know much about the Acuity results until after then.
Periods three and four bounced back nicely today with the academic dialogue. I have also been impressed with the writings you submitted today. You'll be seeing those again tomorrow.
I gave a quick intro to our next assignment to period four today (the found poem) and will give a more in depth explanation tomorrow to both classes. You were supposed to have some homework tonight on the found poem, but since the academic dialogue went so well, we ran out of time. Guess that's another good reason to be participating in class on a regular basis.
Periods three and four: bring Night tomorrow. You'll definitely need it.
Periods one, five, and six, I know you didn't "enjoy" the film today; it was somber, emotionally draining, and, as Conrad Adams said, "Creepy." Nevertheless, it was well worth seeing, if only to hear Elie himself describe his memories and his surroundings. Several things resonated with me after watching the video:
***breathing in the zyklon B gas was like suffocating, and it took 15 minutes to die
***the liberating armies found 7 tons of hair--that's 14,000 pounds of hair
***Elie talking about not being worthy to have survived the Holocaust; if not him, then who would be
worthy?
***Elie's conviction that we must believe in humanity, in other words, people are basically good
***the old legend that says God sheds a tear for every child that dies--then how many tears did he shed
during the Holocaust?
***how Elie feels that people shouldn't suffer just because he suffered; instead, since he
suffered, he wants to do all he can so that others won't suffer like he did; that's putting society first
***we should never forget what we just read about; in other words, the past matters
Oprah said it best, 'Night is one of the most important books of our time.'
For tomorrow,you need to come to class prepared to research your topic. Bring your notes. Bring your sources. Bring your devices. Bring your questions. I'll be looking to see what everyone has at the start of class. I know you won't disappoint. Make good use of tomorrow.
Tomorrow starts the beginning of the third quarter. We are onto new and exciting things with a third quarter emphasis on fiction. There's a lot of good fiction we'll be reading. Get ready!
Come up to me tomorrow and tell me who your favorite fiction author is--and a book you read by the individual--and I'll sign your Archer card.
See you tomorrow.
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