Friday, February 27, 2015
Today's Class and Tonight's Homework - 02/27/15
AGENDA
Objective: To continue taking notes for the activism research project
1.) Let's check your homework from last night, shall we?
2.) Continue taking notes while I continue conferencing with kids
3.) Agenda books
HOMEWORK
1.) All note taking must be completed by Monday, 3/2/15. Remember, you need at least 3 sources!
2.) Be prepared to speak about someone famous (real or fictional) for thirty seconds in front of the class (preferably with NOTHING written down, so practice, practice, practice!!!).
Objective: To continue taking notes for the activism research project
1.) Let's check your homework from last night, shall we?
2.) Continue taking notes while I continue conferencing with kids
3.) Agenda books
HOMEWORK
1.) All note taking must be completed by Monday, 3/2/15. Remember, you need at least 3 sources!
2.) Be prepared to speak about someone famous (real or fictional) for thirty seconds in front of the class (preferably with NOTHING written down, so practice, practice, practice!!!).
Thursday, February 26, 2015
Today's Class and Tonight's Homework - 02/26/15
AGENDA
Objective: To introduce topics to the class and try our hands at getting up in front of the room and talking.
1.) Present your paragraphs from last night
2.) Let's talk about taking notes...
3.) Independent reading
NOTES FROM CLASS:
Note Taking 101
1.) You must keep track of where you got your information. Some techniques include:
~ using a different piece of paper (written or typed) for each source (labeled at the top)
~ separating info. on your paper (written or typed) with a heading (where you got the info.)
~ use different colors to write your information (a different color for each source)
2.) If you copy something word for word, you must put it in quotes
3.) Notes should be short, sweet and to the point
HOMEWORK
Note Taking 101
1.) You must keep track of where you got your information. Some techniques include:
~ using a different piece of paper (written or typed) for each source (labeled at the top)
~ separating info. on your paper (written or typed) with a heading (where you got the info.)
~ use different colors to write your information (a different color for each source)
2.) If you copy something word for word, you must put it in quotes
3.) Notes should be short, sweet and to the point
HOMEWORK
1.) Take notes from one source. I'll check this tomorrow!
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Today's Class and Tonight's Homework - 02/25/15
AGENDA
Objective: To choose a topic for an activism research paper and begin conducting research.
1.) New seats
2.) Quick check in about the last two days. Let's chat about Human Rights
3.) Intro to research paper
4.) Rubrics
5.) Start researching your selected topic
6.) Agenda Books
HOMEWORK
1.) Write 1 paragraph about the topic you picked and WHY. Be prepared to share this out tomorrow. You must convince me that this is the best topic for you.
2.) Bring your headphones to class tomorrow
Objective: To choose a topic for an activism research paper and begin conducting research.
1.) New seats
2.) Quick check in about the last two days. Let's chat about Human Rights
3.) Intro to research paper
4.) Rubrics
5.) Start researching your selected topic
6.) Agenda Books
HOMEWORK
1.) Write 1 paragraph about the topic you picked and WHY. Be prepared to share this out tomorrow. You must convince me that this is the best topic for you.
2.) Bring your headphones to class tomorrow
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Today's Class and Tonight's Homework - 02/24/15
AGENDA
Objective: To begin to understand the ideas of human rights and activism.
1.) JOURNAL: Read First They Came, copy it into your journal and then respond to it. After all of our work on the Holocaust and your lesson with Mr. Deshler yesterday, how can you connect to these words? What rings true? Is there anything going on in the world today or in our more recent history where these words would be appropriate? This entry needs to be at least one page in length after you copy down the poem
2.) What are human rights? (Click on where it says "The story of human rights" on the left hand side and watch the documentary). Discuss your thoughts about this video at your tables.
3.) Yesterday you were given the Declaration of Human Rights and asked to dialogue with it. Choose four (ones that were unclear and you needed more information on and/or ones that caught your interest/attention), click this link, scroll down to the bottom, click on the right you are interested in and watch the little video for the right. After each video, jot down your thoughts about the following: Do you think this right needs to be updated? Where in the world is this right not being granted?
4.) Champions of Human Rights: Choose one activist from the list (other than Martin Luther King Jr.). Would you consider this person a hero? Why or why not? If you wouldn't, would anyone? What important work did they do?
5.) Agenda Books
HOMEWORK
1.) Whatever work is not finished from class, please make sure it is done for homework
2.) Bring your headphones to class tomorrow
Objective: To begin to understand the ideas of human rights and activism.
1.) JOURNAL: Read First They Came, copy it into your journal and then respond to it. After all of our work on the Holocaust and your lesson with Mr. Deshler yesterday, how can you connect to these words? What rings true? Is there anything going on in the world today or in our more recent history where these words would be appropriate? This entry needs to be at least one page in length after you copy down the poem
2.) What are human rights? (Click on where it says "The story of human rights" on the left hand side and watch the documentary). Discuss your thoughts about this video at your tables.
Time to grab a laptop! You will be doing a little self-exploration into the human rights (meaning that this is done INDIVIDUALLY and QUIETLY)
4.) Champions of Human Rights: Choose one activist from the list (other than Martin Luther King Jr.). Would you consider this person a hero? Why or why not? If you wouldn't, would anyone? What important work did they do?
5.) Agenda Books
HOMEWORK
1.) Whatever work is not finished from class, please make sure it is done for homework
2.) Bring your headphones to class tomorrow
Monday, February 23, 2015
Today's Class and Tonight's Homework - 02/23/15
Welcome back to school, Language All-Stars! I am out today (Monday, 2/23/15), so you get to spend your ELA period with Mr. Deshler. You will be asked to create correlations between the Holocaust and issues today that require reform. Pay attention and participate appropriately, because this will be a jumping off point for our research paper unit!
YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU TURN IN YOUR VOICES OF THE HOLOCAUST PROJECT BEFORE YOU LEAVE CLASS. IF YOU TURN IT IN TOMORROW, I WILL DEDUCT TEN POINTS.
HOMEWORK
1.) Finish up whatever classwork you have from Mr. Deshler
2.) Mr. Deshler gave you a copy of the Declaration of Human Rights. You need to read this document and dialogue with your text. Be prepared to discuss it IN DETAIL tomorrow in class. If you need this document, please click here.
3.) JOURNAL: Define the word activist. What do they do and why do they do it? What causes stick out to you that you'd like to be an activist for? Use the dialoguing that you did in with the Declaration of Human Rights to help you discover this.
Friday, February 13, 2015
Today's Class and Tonight's Homework - 02/13/15
CLASSWORK AND HOMEWORK:
CONTINUE WORKING ON ASSIGNMENT FROM YESTERDAY. SEE THE BLOG POST FROM WEDNESDAY (02/10/15) FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS. IF YOU ARE DONE IN CLASS TODAY, YOU MAY HAND IT IN. IF NOT, THIS PROJECT IS DUE ON MONDAY, 02/23/15.
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Today's Class and Tonight's Homework - 02/12/15
CLASSWORK AND HOMEWORK:
CONTINUE WORKING ON ASSIGNMENT FROM YESTERDAY. SEE THE PREVIOUS BLOG POST FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS.
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Today's Class and Tonight's Homework - 02/11/15
AGENDA
Objective: To show your understanding of Anne Frank, the holocaust, its victims and your characters/people in your independent reading book, you will conduct research and complete a creative writing assignment that encompasses all of that knowledge.
1.) Finish performances
2.) Quick overview of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
3.) Voices of the Holocaust (get to work!)
4.) Agenda Books
HOMEWORK
1.) Work on I Am Project *due Friday at the end of class or the Monday after vacation*
VOICES OF THE HOLOCAUST PROJECT:
1.) Click this link to take you to the survivors' voices page of the US Holocaust Memorial Museum
2.) Read through some of their stories and watch some of their videos. Choose two different types of people that stand out to you to focus in on. Really get to know those two people.
3.) Check out page 413 of your literature text book, where the directions can be found for an "I Am" poem. Write an "I Am" poem for each of the following: 1.) Anne Frank, 2.) another character from The Diary of Anne Frank of your choosing, 3.) the main character of your outside Holocaust reading book, 4.) a nazi soldier, 5. and 6.) the two people you focused on from your search of the Holocaust Memorial Museum.
** Each "I Am" poem needs to convey your deep understanding of the person/character and of the time period. Don't be skimpy; dive in and show me your comprehension of these people and of the time period!
** Each "I Am" poem needs to be on its own piece of paper. No headings are necessary (you will have a cover page). All you need is the title (which should be "I Am ______________") and the poem.
** Each "I Am" poem needs to be illustrated appropriately for the person/character. It should add to your understanding of them and help me to see how deep your comprehension goes.
4.) 1 paragraph that details your thoughts/ideas/musings/conclusions after this unit on Anne Frank and the Holocaust. What lesson(s) did you learn that you can take away and apply to life today? (*it is okay for you to use personal pronouns in this assignment - think of it as more of a journal entry).
5.) Cover page (on a piece of computer paper, center the title "Voices of the Holocaust". Then a the bottom, center all of the elements of a heading: your full name, my name, English Language Arts, your period number and the date. This should all be single spaced)
RUBRIC FOR THE "I AM" PROJECT:
8 points each for quality versions of the following (48pts. total):
1.) Anne Frank "I Am" Poem
2.) A character from The Diary of Anne Frank "I Am" Poem
3.) The main character from your outside reading book's "I Am" Poem
4.) A nazi soldier's "I Am" Poem
5.) An "I Am" poem for a holocaust survivor you researched
6.) An "I Am" poem for a holocaust survivor you researched
4 points each for quality ILLUSTRATIONS of the poems listed above (24pts. total)
16 points for your one paragraph that wraps up your complete understanding (#4 above)
10 points for your CONVENTIONS (spelling, grammar, capitalization, punctuation, legibility, etc.)
2 points for your cover page
Objective: To show your understanding of Anne Frank, the holocaust, its victims and your characters/people in your independent reading book, you will conduct research and complete a creative writing assignment that encompasses all of that knowledge.
1.) Finish performances
2.) Quick overview of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
3.) Voices of the Holocaust (get to work!)
4.) Agenda Books
HOMEWORK
1.) Work on I Am Project *due Friday at the end of class or the Monday after vacation*
VOICES OF THE HOLOCAUST PROJECT:
1.) Click this link to take you to the survivors' voices page of the US Holocaust Memorial Museum
2.) Read through some of their stories and watch some of their videos. Choose two different types of people that stand out to you to focus in on. Really get to know those two people.
3.) Check out page 413 of your literature text book, where the directions can be found for an "I Am" poem. Write an "I Am" poem for each of the following: 1.) Anne Frank, 2.) another character from The Diary of Anne Frank of your choosing, 3.) the main character of your outside Holocaust reading book, 4.) a nazi soldier, 5. and 6.) the two people you focused on from your search of the Holocaust Memorial Museum.
** Each "I Am" poem needs to convey your deep understanding of the person/character and of the time period. Don't be skimpy; dive in and show me your comprehension of these people and of the time period!
** Each "I Am" poem needs to be on its own piece of paper. No headings are necessary (you will have a cover page). All you need is the title (which should be "I Am ______________") and the poem.
** Each "I Am" poem needs to be illustrated appropriately for the person/character. It should add to your understanding of them and help me to see how deep your comprehension goes.
4.) 1 paragraph that details your thoughts/ideas/musings/conclusions after this unit on Anne Frank and the Holocaust. What lesson(s) did you learn that you can take away and apply to life today? (*it is okay for you to use personal pronouns in this assignment - think of it as more of a journal entry).
5.) Cover page (on a piece of computer paper, center the title "Voices of the Holocaust". Then a the bottom, center all of the elements of a heading: your full name, my name, English Language Arts, your period number and the date. This should all be single spaced)
RUBRIC FOR THE "I AM" PROJECT:
8 points each for quality versions of the following (48pts. total):
1.) Anne Frank "I Am" Poem
2.) A character from The Diary of Anne Frank "I Am" Poem
3.) The main character from your outside reading book's "I Am" Poem
4.) A nazi soldier's "I Am" Poem
5.) An "I Am" poem for a holocaust survivor you researched
6.) An "I Am" poem for a holocaust survivor you researched
4 points each for quality ILLUSTRATIONS of the poems listed above (24pts. total)
16 points for your one paragraph that wraps up your complete understanding (#4 above)
10 points for your CONVENTIONS (spelling, grammar, capitalization, punctuation, legibility, etc.)
2 points for your cover page
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Today's Class and Tonight's Homework - 02/10/15
AGENDA
Objective: To complete our exercise in why works in the drama genre are better to be acted rather than read.
1.) 30 minutes of practice time
2.) Performances
3.) Agenda Books
HOMEWORK
1.) Have someone at home edit your work for spelling, grammar, punctuation and capitalization. They should also look at how well you addressed the question (did you answer it or not). Final copies are due tomorrow.
2.) Please bring your earbuds or headphones to class tomorrow.
Objective: To complete our exercise in why works in the drama genre are better to be acted rather than read.
1.) 30 minutes of practice time
2.) Performances
3.) Agenda Books
HOMEWORK
1.) Have someone at home edit your work for spelling, grammar, punctuation and capitalization. They should also look at how well you addressed the question (did you answer it or not). Final copies are due tomorrow.
2.) Please bring your earbuds or headphones to class tomorrow.
Monday, February 9, 2015
SNOW DAY! 02/09/15
Today is a SNOW DAY! I'll see you tomorrow with your completed graphic organizer and/or rough draft of your Anne Frank open response!
Friday, February 6, 2015
Today's Class and Tonight's Homework - 02/06/15
AGENDA FOR PERIODS 1, 4 & 6
1.) Finish reading the play in class
2.) Open response (go over and answer your questions)
3.) Start group act-it-outs
4.) Agenda Books
AGENDA FOR PERIOD 3
1.) Open response (go over and answer your questions)
2.) Start group act-it-outs
3.) Agenda Books
HOMEWORK
1.) Open responses due on Wednesday, 2/11/15. I will be checking rough drafts on Monday, 2/09/15
2.) All of your journals (there should be 7 of them)
3.) Make sure your Holocaust book is completed by Wednesday, 2/11/15
1.) Finish reading the play in class
2.) Open response (go over and answer your questions)
3.) Start group act-it-outs
4.) Agenda Books
AGENDA FOR PERIOD 3
1.) Open response (go over and answer your questions)
2.) Start group act-it-outs
3.) Agenda Books
HOMEWORK
1.) Open responses due on Wednesday, 2/11/15. I will be checking rough drafts on Monday, 2/09/15
2.) All of your journals (there should be 7 of them)
3.) Make sure your Holocaust book is completed by Wednesday, 2/11/15
Thursday, February 5, 2015
Today's Class and Tonight's Homework - 02/05/15
AGENDA
Objective: To continue in our journey through The Diary of Anne Frank and our characterization work.
1.) Mill and Seethe - Show me the characters!
2.) Read more in The Diary of Anne Frank (Period 1 read Act II, scene ii - Act III, scene iii where Mr. Frank says "We don't need the Nazis to destroy us. We're destroying ourselves.", Period 3 finished the play, Periods 4 and 6 read Act II, scene ii - Act III, scene iii where Margot says "Stop it! Stop it!" for the second time)
3.) Agenda Books
HOMEWORK
Journal (periods 1, 4 and 6) - Respond to Mr. Frank's words: We don't need the Nazis to destroy us. We're destroying ourselves." This response can either be a one page (minimum) written journal or you can fully illustrate your understanding of these lines through a full page illustration with the quote written on it.
Journal (period 3) - Respond to the very end of the play Anne: "In spite of everything, I still believe that people are good at heart." Mr. Frank: "She puts me to shame." This response can either be a one page (minimum) written journal or you can fully illustrate your understanding of these lines through a full page illustration with the quote written on it.
Read in your independent Holocaust book
Objective: To continue in our journey through The Diary of Anne Frank and our characterization work.
1.) Mill and Seethe - Show me the characters!
2.) Read more in The Diary of Anne Frank (Period 1 read Act II, scene ii - Act III, scene iii where Mr. Frank says "We don't need the Nazis to destroy us. We're destroying ourselves.", Period 3 finished the play, Periods 4 and 6 read Act II, scene ii - Act III, scene iii where Margot says "Stop it! Stop it!" for the second time)
3.) Agenda Books
HOMEWORK
Journal (periods 1, 4 and 6) - Respond to Mr. Frank's words: We don't need the Nazis to destroy us. We're destroying ourselves." This response can either be a one page (minimum) written journal or you can fully illustrate your understanding of these lines through a full page illustration with the quote written on it.
Journal (period 3) - Respond to the very end of the play Anne: "In spite of everything, I still believe that people are good at heart." Mr. Frank: "She puts me to shame." This response can either be a one page (minimum) written journal or you can fully illustrate your understanding of these lines through a full page illustration with the quote written on it.
Read in your independent Holocaust book
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
PIRATE DAY! 02/04/15
Today is PIRATE Day! Enjoy your workshops!!!!
All work assigned during yesterday's class needs to be completed by tomorrow (Thursday, 02/05/15).
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Today's Class and Tonight's Homework - 02/03/15
We have a 2 hour delay today, so the schedule is different!
AGENDA
Objective: To start Act II of The Diary of Anne Frank and focus on characterization.
1.) Quick check in about journals
2.) Read Act II, scene i in The Diary of Anne Frank
3.) Agenda Books
HOMEWORK
Write a one page journal entry about either one particular relationships or a variety of the relationships as we continue throughout this play. How have the changed/evolved from the start of our reading? What's causing the changes in your opinion? What do you think about these relationships?
Monday, February 2, 2015
SNOW DAY 02/02/15
SNOW DAY TODAY, LANGUAGE ALL-STARS!
Make sure you enjoy yourself! See you tomorrow!
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