Read the poems carefully.
Read the passages thoroughly.
Always look at the title and the first and last lines.
ISTEP is Friday and Monday.
We found multiple examples of the Jews having false hope throughout the first few pages of our Night reading. We also identified some Nuremburg Laws and defined some key words like transports, liquidated and fascists. Today's conversation was lead by me. Tomorrow's conversation will be lead by you. You have to read to the end of chapter one tonight. That's pages 14-22. Be sure to text code. Be sure to take notes. Be sure to highlight things you don't understand or things you have questions on. Be sure you are ready to discuss.
Think about how the Nazis dehumanized the Jews and why the Nazis dehumanized the Jews.
Is clinging to false hope a bad thing?
See you soon.
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Honors 04-30-2014
The correct answer is D.
ISTEP is Friday and Monday.
We talked about our Holocaust knowledge today and will do a bit more of that tomorrow.
Our main focus tomorrow is on the "What Is Indifference?" article by Elie Wiesel. I want you to have read it and text coded it and written down your understanding of indifference based on what Elie wrote. I then want you to look at the nine quotes on the back of the article. They all deal with indifference. You do not need to type anything. I only want you to write down a couple thoughts for each quote. You could include your thoughts on the quote or your interpretation of the quote. Either way, come prepared with a heavily marked up sheet of paper and a discussion ready spirit.
Poems and pictures belief statements are in your future.
Bring your chrome book form tomorrow.
See you soon.
ISTEP is Friday and Monday.
We talked about our Holocaust knowledge today and will do a bit more of that tomorrow.
Our main focus tomorrow is on the "What Is Indifference?" article by Elie Wiesel. I want you to have read it and text coded it and written down your understanding of indifference based on what Elie wrote. I then want you to look at the nine quotes on the back of the article. They all deal with indifference. You do not need to type anything. I only want you to write down a couple thoughts for each quote. You could include your thoughts on the quote or your interpretation of the quote. Either way, come prepared with a heavily marked up sheet of paper and a discussion ready spirit.
Poems and pictures belief statements are in your future.
Bring your chrome book form tomorrow.
See you soon.
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Standard 04-29-2014
ISTEP coming this Friday and next Monday! Are you ready? I'd be reviewing my notes. I'd be taking some practice quizzes on line like this one here. we'll keep working in class, but do what you can to improve outside of class as well.
Some surprising struggles on the Holocaust quiz today. While plenty of people did well, several did not fare as well. Review notes. Listen in class. Get involved. That's when the learning starts taking root.
We read a few more pages in Night today. Moishe is taken away and comes back with some horrible stories. Why won't the people of Sighet believe him? Is it tied into one of the essential questions? Is their faith in their safety reasonable or are they holding onto false hope?
Lots of indifference in this section already as well. Be on the lookout for more.
Dehumanization—or the act of making someone feel less than human—is also prevelant. The Nazis did an amazing job of dehumanizing the Jews. What did that get them? What was the purpose of the dehumanization?
You need to read to page 14 in the book tonight. Read down to the second break. The last line you read should be "There was nobody outside." Highlight and mark up the text like we have been doing in class. you've seen what I want you to do; now complete it on your own.
We will look at the above questions and several others when we come together tomorrow.
See you soon.
Some surprising struggles on the Holocaust quiz today. While plenty of people did well, several did not fare as well. Review notes. Listen in class. Get involved. That's when the learning starts taking root.
We read a few more pages in Night today. Moishe is taken away and comes back with some horrible stories. Why won't the people of Sighet believe him? Is it tied into one of the essential questions? Is their faith in their safety reasonable or are they holding onto false hope?
Lots of indifference in this section already as well. Be on the lookout for more.
Dehumanization—or the act of making someone feel less than human—is also prevelant. The Nazis did an amazing job of dehumanizing the Jews. What did that get them? What was the purpose of the dehumanization?
You need to read to page 14 in the book tonight. Read down to the second break. The last line you read should be "There was nobody outside." Highlight and mark up the text like we have been doing in class. you've seen what I want you to do; now complete it on your own.
We will look at the above questions and several others when we come together tomorrow.
See you soon.
Honors 4-29-2014
En-dash? Em-dash? Hope you have those down now. Obviously the difference is more in presentation than anything grammatical. Just choose the one you are comfortable with and stick to it. And remember alt 0150 will get you – and alt 0151 will get you —. Otherwise just use the hyphen (-).
Take your time compiling your list of ideas for the This I Believe assignment. As you go through the next several days, new ideas will be popping into your head. Be sure to write them down so you don't forget.
Some time next week we will take a look at your compilation and start helping you weed out the week ones and strengthen and organize the keepers. We want a lot of keepers!
Today we started a unit on the Holocaust that will have us eventually reading the memoir Night by Elie Wiesel. It's one of the most powerful books I've ever read. But more on that to come later. For the next few days we will be developing a base of information that you can use as a backdrop for our study. If we go into our reading without understanding the events surrounding the Holocaust, we will miss its power and significance. Hopefully, we all learn something.
ISTEP this Friday!
See you soon.
Take your time compiling your list of ideas for the This I Believe assignment. As you go through the next several days, new ideas will be popping into your head. Be sure to write them down so you don't forget.
Some time next week we will take a look at your compilation and start helping you weed out the week ones and strengthen and organize the keepers. We want a lot of keepers!
Today we started a unit on the Holocaust that will have us eventually reading the memoir Night by Elie Wiesel. It's one of the most powerful books I've ever read. But more on that to come later. For the next few days we will be developing a base of information that you can use as a backdrop for our study. If we go into our reading without understanding the events surrounding the Holocaust, we will miss its power and significance. Hopefully, we all learn something.
ISTEP this Friday!
See you soon.
Monday, April 28, 2014
Standard 04-28-2014
You finally have the book. Now tomorrow we will get into it and then I will start assigning pages for you to read at home. I just didn't want you to start before we had a chance to get through and explain those first four pages. They are a little dense with all the religious focus. Be patient and the book will soon be one you will have a difficult time putting down.
In the meantime, remember those essential questions.
1) When is it okay to give up? When is it okay to stop believing?
2) What is the difference between faith and false hope?
3) Did God abandon the Jews?
4) What does it mean to be human?
5) What is indifference?
We didn't have time for our quiz today, but you can count on it tomorrow. Be sure to review your notes.
See you soon.
In the meantime, remember those essential questions.
1) When is it okay to give up? When is it okay to stop believing?
2) What is the difference between faith and false hope?
3) Did God abandon the Jews?
4) What does it mean to be human?
5) What is indifference?
We didn't have time for our quiz today, but you can count on it tomorrow. Be sure to review your notes.
See you soon.
Honors 04-28-2014
"I believe I can fly! I believe I can touch the sky!"
R. Kelley does it.
"I believe in the soul...the hanging curve ball, high fiber and good scotch. I believe Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. I believe there ought to be a constituional amendment outlawing Astroturf and the designated hitter...I believe in opening your presents on Christmas morning rather than Christmas Eve..."
Crash Davis does too!
What do you believe in? You are going to get a chance to figure it out, write it down and share it in front of the class. We'll talk more about it tomorrow but I'm excited about the possibilities.
We returned the ECA and the verbals quiz today. ECA, not so bad. Verbals, more of a mixed bag. ECA is out of my hands but for the verbals quiz you have a chance to regain some points. See me Wednesday at lunch or make corrections on your assessment. Then come see me Thursday morning or Monday morning for a retake opportunity. It won't be the same test, but the same information will be covered. This is all you will hear from me on this so take care of business.
Tomorrow we will also start our conversation on the Holocaust. What do you know? We'll find out tomorrow.
See you soon.
R. Kelley does it.
"I believe in the soul...the hanging curve ball, high fiber and good scotch. I believe Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. I believe there ought to be a constituional amendment outlawing Astroturf and the designated hitter...I believe in opening your presents on Christmas morning rather than Christmas Eve..."
Crash Davis does too!
What do you believe in? You are going to get a chance to figure it out, write it down and share it in front of the class. We'll talk more about it tomorrow but I'm excited about the possibilities.
We returned the ECA and the verbals quiz today. ECA, not so bad. Verbals, more of a mixed bag. ECA is out of my hands but for the verbals quiz you have a chance to regain some points. See me Wednesday at lunch or make corrections on your assessment. Then come see me Thursday morning or Monday morning for a retake opportunity. It won't be the same test, but the same information will be covered. This is all you will hear from me on this so take care of business.
Tomorrow we will also start our conversation on the Holocaust. What do you know? We'll find out tomorrow.
See you soon.
Thursday, April 24, 2014
Standard 04-24-2014
We'll watch a bit more of the documentary The People Next Door tomorrow and then we will pass out the book Night by Elie Wiesel. You should be reviewing your notes from our Holocaust discussions and from the film. There will be an assessment in the near future.
Get ready for an amazing book.
See you soon.
Get ready for an amazing book.
See you soon.
Honors 4-24-2014
The Pearl assessment is tomorrow. Here is a link to my document we looked at today. No it doesn't nail down the specific questions, but it's a good guide for where to focus your attention. If it isn't mentioned here, it won't be on the test. (The symbols aren't listed but they are mentioned.)
Prepare well.
An application for Notre Dame.
See you soon.
Prepare well.
An application for Notre Dame.
See you soon.
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Standard 04-23-2014
ECA all day today, and, evidently, part of tomorrow for some classes and individuals as well. I'm sure you were just being thorough and didn't want to rush any decisions. Smart thinking. If you have any questions on any of the ECA questions, feel free to ask me tomorrow.
I'll return the poetry quiz tomorrow. We had a lot of high scores, especially in period three. Nice work. We'll go over the responses and see what we can do t oget everyone feeling pretty knowledgeable about the poetry material. Remember it will be on ISTEP in a couple weeks. Couple weeks?!? Heck, it is next Friday. Yikes! So much to do, so little time.
We will pick up our holocaust unit tomorrow and there is a good chance that I'll pass out the books too. You have a decent background. Time to start reading. Study those Holocaust notes. I can definitely see some sort of assessment coming your way in the near future.
See you soon.
I'll return the poetry quiz tomorrow. We had a lot of high scores, especially in period three. Nice work. We'll go over the responses and see what we can do t oget everyone feeling pretty knowledgeable about the poetry material. Remember it will be on ISTEP in a couple weeks. Couple weeks?!? Heck, it is next Friday. Yikes! So much to do, so little time.
We will pick up our holocaust unit tomorrow and there is a good chance that I'll pass out the books too. You have a decent background. Time to start reading. Study those Holocaust notes. I can definitely see some sort of assessment coming your way in the near future.
See you soon.
Honors 04-23-2014
ECA all day today, and, evidently, part of tomorrow for some classes as well. I'm sure you were just being thorough and didn't want to rush any decisions. Smart thinking. If you have any questions on it feel free to ask me tomorrow.
I'll return the verbals quizzes tomorrow and review those. Some classes and individuals did much better than other classes and individuals. It's obviously seeping in but not as quickly as it needs to for all of us. Hopefully, a little review will make it clearer before ISTEP in two weeks. We have other things we want to review as well. It wouldn't be a bad idea to be rereading your notes from the past 8-9 months, especially the Tool Time material. Just want you to be fresh.
We moved back The Pearl assessment to Friday. Three straight days of tests are too many for me, and I'm not even taking them. We will discuss possible short answer questions and responses. Yes you will be needing evidence from the text, but the responses will be relatively short. That means your evidence better be darn good.
I'll have a little surprise for you tomorrow and then I can't wait to share our next bigger activity with you. Hint: it has a small connection to Notre Dame.
See you soon.
I'll return the verbals quizzes tomorrow and review those. Some classes and individuals did much better than other classes and individuals. It's obviously seeping in but not as quickly as it needs to for all of us. Hopefully, a little review will make it clearer before ISTEP in two weeks. We have other things we want to review as well. It wouldn't be a bad idea to be rereading your notes from the past 8-9 months, especially the Tool Time material. Just want you to be fresh.
We moved back The Pearl assessment to Friday. Three straight days of tests are too many for me, and I'm not even taking them. We will discuss possible short answer questions and responses. Yes you will be needing evidence from the text, but the responses will be relatively short. That means your evidence better be darn good.
I'll have a little surprise for you tomorrow and then I can't wait to share our next bigger activity with you. Hint: it has a small connection to Notre Dame.
See you soon.
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