SKIFF January 31, 2012

The skiffs dotted the inlet, waiting patiently for their captains of the day.

This week:

• Tuesday 1/31–
  • Words of the Week
  • New Seats
  • Final Exams–Review
  • Holocaust Writing–How to Write Final Draft
  • Holt Literature Book Read pgs 210-216–”Theme” & Background to Anne Frank
    • HW:
      • Holocaust Writing Final Draft Due Block Day
• Wednesday 2/1–
  • Holt Literature Book–Read Anne Frank: Act I scenes 1-3 (pgs. 218-242)
  • Begin answering questions #2 & 10 pg. 243
    • HW:
      • Holocaust Writing Final Draft Due Block Day
• Thursday 2/2 & Friday 2/3–
  • Collect Holocaust Writing
  • Answer questions #2 & 10 pg. 243 / Discuss
  • Read Anne Frank: Act I scenes 4-5 (pgs. 244-256)
  • Answer questions #3, 4, 7 pg. 257
    • HW:
      • Finish Anne Frank questions if not completed in class
      • Lesson 9 Flashcards due Monday
      • READ & Record on Reading Logs

HIRSUTE January 23, 2012

I will admit to being jealous of this hirsute man and his award-winning beard.

This week:

• Monday 1/23–
  • Word of the Week
  • Finish watching Eva Safferman’s testimony [ http://tc.usc.edu/vhiechoes/video.aspx?testimonyid=20160 ]
  • Quickwrite:  Why is memory important?
  • Writing Prompt
    • HW:
      • Reading Log due Wednesday
      • Final on Block Day
• Tuesday 1/24–
  • Model writing: Previous entries
  • In-class writing: Response to Eva Safferman (poetry or prose)
    • HW:
      • Reading Logs & Bathroom Tickets due tomorrow
      • Study for Final
• Wednesday 1/25–
  • Collect Reading Logs & Bathroom Tickets
  • New Reading Logs
  • Papers Back
  • Collect Writing: Response to Eva Safferman
  • Study Time
    • HW:
      • Study for Final
      • Bring SSR book
• Thursday 1/26 & Friday 1/27–(minimum block days)
  • Semester Finals
    • HW:
      • SSR time!

SOMNAMBULATE January 17, 2012

I’ve actually heard of someone making a sandwich while somnambulating, leaving it on the kitchen counter, and having no memory of how it got there when waking up the next morning. 

This week:

• Tuesday 1/17–
  • Word of the Week
  • Begin watching full testimony of Eva Safferman
  • Vocab Final study guide
  • Work on Found Poem
    • HW:
      • Finish Found Poem
      • Study Vocabulary
• Wednesday 1/18–
  • Collect Found Poems
  • Watch Testimony of Eva Safferman & take notes
    • HW:
      • Study Vocabulary
      • Bring SSR book
• Thursday 1/19 & Friday 1/20–
  • VOCABULARY & SPELLING FINAL
  • Study Guide for Part 2 of Final
  • continue watching Eva Safferman testimony
    • HW:
      • Read “Walking with Living Feet” pg. 312 in Holt Literature Book
      • Study for Final
      • Reading logs due Wednesday

**Here is the link to watch Eva Safferman’s testimony:  http://tc.usc.edu/vhiechoes/video.aspx?testimonyid=20160

KERFUFFLE January 9, 2012

Last night’s sky caused quite a kerfuffle among the town’s forty residents.  Luckily, the one school bus was gassed and ready for immediate evacuation, and within thirty minutes the town of Strikehere was abandoned.

This week:

• Monday 1/9–
  • Word of the Week
  • Compare terms: holocaust, Holocaust, Shoah ; primary/secondary sources
  • Read article “Kristallnacht” & take notes
  • Watch video testimony: “Kurt Messerschmidt”
  • Journal #2
    • HW:
      • L. 8 ex A,B,C due tomorrow
      • L. 8 test on block day
      • Begin studying for finals
• Tuesday 1/10–
  • Check & Review ex. A,B,C
  • Discuss Journal #2
  • discuss “anti-semitism” / Map: “Jewish Communities in Europe before the Nazis Rise to Power”
  • Video testimonies: “What was life like before Nazi control?”
  • Read article: “The Rise of Hitler”
  • Discussion: “What if?”
    • HW:
      • Read
      • Study L. 8
• Wednesday 1/11–
  • Video Testimony: “Life in the Ghettos”
  • Photo: “The Bridge Over Lodz”
  • Write Journal #3
  • Read article “The Ghetto” & answer questions
  • Read excerpts from The Diary of Dawid Sierakowiak
    • HW:
      • Study Lesson 8
      • Bring SSR book
• Thursday 1/12 ; Friday 1/13–
  • Lesson 8 Test
  • SSR time
  • Read excerpt from Elie Wiesel’s Night
  • Read children’s poetry recovered from ghettos and concentration camps
  • Begin Writing a found poem (finish on Tuesday)
    • HW:
      • Study for Vocab Final
      • Reading Logs due Wednesday, 1/25

SOJOURN January 3, 2012

Sometimes what you thought would be a quick sojourn on a bike with your friends turns out to be an unexpected adventure. 

This week:

• Tuesday 1/3–
  • Word of the Week
  • Review punctuation classwork–work in pairs–Goal: 80% or better
    • HW:
      • Lesson 8 flashcards due tomorrow
• Wednesday 1/4–
  • Check Lesson 8 cards
  • Quiz–Punctuation / Dialogue:  work with a partner to create a dialogue using various punctuation marks
    • HW:
      • Study Vocabulary
      • Read
      • BRING SSR BOOK to class
• Thursday 1/5 & Friday 1/6–
  • SSR time
  • Holocaust Vocabulary
  • Define “catastrophe”
    • HW:
      • Study vocabulary
      • Read

Upcoming Due Dates:

• 1/10:  L. 8 ex. A,B,C
•  1/12-13:  L. 8 test
• 1/19-20:  Vocab & Spelling Final -lessons 1-8
• 1/25:  Reading Log due