Homework 1/31

cheers to the final day of January; you've been a crazy month!

-Read and annotate the two articles on Night; be ready for a socratic circle tomorrow
-be sure to have a firm grasp of your research paper topic, then start checking out books

Homework 1/28

sorry for missing today, it has been a rough 24 hours caring for myself and family through a nasty stomach bug.

Here are the relevant due dates:
1/28      Foil essay to Turnitin.com
1/31      finish reading Night

These assignments are up in the air:
-Research paper outline
-Vocab lesson #2 quiz

I will do my best to answer any e-mail, but it might take a little longer than usual. Again, thanks for your understanding and see you on Monday.

Snow Day reading

As today is international Holocaust remembrance day, I found this article especially prescient. 
Many of you have asked about resistance, hiding, and other acts of bravery during the Holocaust. Here's a great story of a German museum that has preserved these moments:

Hanni's Story

A chance meeting with a Holocaust survivor at a remarkable exhibition in Berlin.

By Sarah Wildmanhttp://www.slate.com/id/2282613/?from=rss

Homework 1/24

Will we have a full, 5-day week of school?

In any event, here are the assignments for tomorrow:

Holocaust Video:
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/media_nm.php?ModuleId=10005143&MediaId=7827

Winter Break Foil Essay
1/28          upload to Turnitin.com, 50% is formatting (margins, spacing, font)

Vocabulary Power Plus Quiz
1/28          Lesson 2

Poetry Out Loud
-poem #2 is OPTIONAL
-students who wish to participate in the school competition will have an after school recitation on Tuesday, February 15

Night Reading
1/25          Section 2 & 3
1/27          Section 4
1/28          Section 5
1/31          End of the book

Research Paper
1/24         Signed parent letter    http://www.mediafire.com/?dv307vhzme7jhqy
1/25         Brainstorm sheet        http://www.mediafire.com/?z6mng480zg5aaql
or, here are the questions:
-Two favorite pieces of literature this year?     
-Two favorite topics this year?      
-Research Paper topic from last year (ELA and History)?      
-What were two major difficulties with the Research Paper from last year?      
-What is a topic you are passionate about, or a topic that you often think about, something that is interesting to you?

ROAR
1/25         Two posts (book or film posts)

Culture Vulture 
2/18         Proposal
2/28         Response, proof

Hallway TIme Line

Here's a quick look at your work this week. Many teachers (even history!) have commented on the wall, and I am proud of what you did in only one period.

SnowWork 1/21

So, another snow day...

Here is the updated schedule:

Winter Break Foil Essay
1/28          upload to Turnitin.com, 50% is formatting (margins, spacing, font)

Vocabulary Power Plus Quiz
1/24          Lesson 1
1/28          Lesson 2

Poetry Out Loud
-poem #2 is OPTIONAL
-students who wish to participate in the school competition will have an after school recitation on Tuesday, February 15

Night Reading
1/25          Section 2 & 3
1/27          Section 4
1/28          Section 5
1/31          End of the book

Research Paper
1/24         Signed parent letter    http://www.mediafire.com/?dv307vhzme7jhqy
1/25         Brainstorm sheet        http://www.mediafire.com/?z6mng480zg5aaql

ROAR
1/25         Two posts (book or film posts)

Culture Vulture 
2/18         Proposal
2/28         Response, proof 

Homework 1/18

Enjoy the snow!

1) review Night section 1. List 3 questions, and compose a character map for Eliezer: 
                              
                                            physical traits
                                                        |
                                   mental --[Eliezer]-- relational traits
                                                       |
                                       spiritual/emotional


2) type and print your "Foil" Writing Prompt for Thursday (1/20)

3) Vocab lesson #1 quiz on Thursday
           

Homework 1/14

Well, here's to a flexible calendar!

For the long weekend:
-read section 1 of Night
-ROAR reading
-Vocab lesson 1 quiz on Thursday 1/20

SNOW DAY homework

Here's the deal:

Culture Vulture Speech uploaded to Turnitin.com Wednesday by 10pm

Wednesday presentations moved to Thursday

Research Paper/Vocab Quiz/Poetry Out Loud poem selection moved to Friday

Have some hot chocolate, read that ROAR book, and enjoy the snow.

Homework 1/10

1) print out your Culture Vulture works cited for tomorrow

2) upload your speech to Turnitin.com for Wednesday

3) select Poetry Out Loud poem #2 for Thursday

4) Vocab Lesson #1 quiz on Thursday

5) ROAR reading!

Homework 1/6/11

1) ROAR proposal

2) Culture Vulture research!

3) Make that poster for Monday, Works Cited=Tuesday, Speech=Wednesday

Term 3 ROAR Blog Posts

In reading your book and film, you will compose the following posts on your blog:

The Book
-----------
-3 posts (80-100 pages for each post)
-use the standard formatting (summary/quotation/analysis)




The Film
----------
-1 post on your reaction to the film (use those film terms!)
-1 post on your reaction to a review of the film. Include at least three direct quotations, and a works cited entry for the review
-for reviews, you should use The New York Times, or another major newspaper/magazine. NO "user" reviews or fan blogs.

Homework 1/4

Welcome to the New Year, the new term, and a chance to "stand up" through whatever trials you faced in 2010

1) Writing Prompt! This is a test grade, and will take the entire period. You will write in response to a book we have read for class

2) Culture Vulture Poster outline- describe what information and images you want to include

3) Term 3 ROAR proposal due on Friday