February 27

SPELLING BEE AFTER SCHOOL TOMORROW IN MY ROOM

Homework: Read Night to page 115 (THE END).
Test on Tuesday.

1. Work on finishing up your study guide. It's due Tuesday and is worth 30 points

2. Yesterday we watched the YouTube video on Elie Wiesel's trip to Auschwitz with Opra Winfrey. He talked about the shoes of the people who died, and how much is said about their lives simply by shoe that was left behind. Shoes tell a story, he says. It's a story of who the person was, what the person valued in life, where the person and been in life (maybe there was mud on the shoe from a path they had trod, for example), and other things. We can imagine where that person might have gone (maybe found a cure for cancer, for example).

Here's your assignment:
Look at your shoe. Examine it closely, very closely, Think about the wear and tear on it and where it has been. Think about how you have felt in each one of those places. What does this say about who you are and where you are going in life? 
What is the story that your shoe tells of your life?

Tomorrow: 

The short, short story genre.
During the 1920's the author Ernest Hemingway won an interesting bet with his friends. He bet them that he could write a thought-provoking and complete short story in less than 10 words. Here's Hemingway's story: "For sale: baby shoes. Never worn."
If you think about it, that story says a whole lot about the family the baby was born into. So sad, isn't it?

Here are some examples of other stories like his: Short, Short Stories
ASSIGNMENT:
Now, write your own short, short story. Remember, it needs a beginning, and middle, and an end and must have a controlling idea. Keep in mind that fiction deals with life themes, such as loss, redemption, the quest for knowledge, etc.


We will submit these stories to INK for publication. Make them good.
Due Monday. Typed. Feel free to hand in three or four of them.

Vocabulary  Night

Sparknotes summary of Night

Brief History of the Jewish People
Continuing History--Creation of the Jewish State

Judaism--terminology
   Babylonian Civilization
   Israel

Auschewitz Death Camp--Oprah Winfrey tours the Auschewitz museum with Elie Wiesel

February 26

Homework: Read Night to page 115 (THE END).

Vocabulary  Night

Sparknotes summary of Night

Brief History of the Jewish People
Continuing History--Creation of the Jewish State

Judaism--terminology
   Babylonian Civilization
   Israel

Auschewitz Death Camp--Oprah Winfrey tours the Auschewitz museum with Elie Wiesel

February 25

Homework: Read Night to page 102.

Vocabulary  Night

Sparknotes summary of Night

Brief History of the Jewish People
Continuing History--Creation of the Jewish State

Judaism--terminology
   Babylonian Civilization
   Israel

Auschewitz Death Camp--Oprah Winfrey tours the Auschewitz museum with Elie Wiesel

Friday, February 21 Night

Watch Life is Beautiful.
Continue T-chart
Examples showing that life is beautiful           Examples showing that people are evil
1.                                                               1.
2.                                                               2.
3.                                                               3.
4.                                                               4.
5.                                                               5.
6.                                                               6.
7.                                                               7.

Read to page 85 over the weekend.   Be ready for a quiz on Monday.
Vocabulary terms for quiz, which will be Monday

Judaism--terminology
   Babylonian Civilization
   Israel

Vocabulary  Night

Life is Beautiful

How could life possibly be beautiful during the Holocaust? Guido is Jewish, and yet he, above everyone in the film, sees the beauty of life. We have to ask why, and during the course of the film we will find at least a partial answer.

Watch Life is Beautiful.
Take notes. By this point you need to have a minimum of the following:
"La Vita è Bella" translates as "Life is  Beautiful" in English.
Directed by Roberto Benini, who also plays the main character (protagonist) in the film
Shopenhauer quote: "With willpower you can do anything"

Nazism and Fascism
Benito Mussolini ruled Italy from 1925-1943.
He helped found fascism and worked with Hitler
They both believed the Aryan race was superior.
Aryans: white, blond, blue-eyed Nordic race

20 min Read to page 80
HOMEWORK: Over the weekend you need to FINISH THE BOOK (page 109)
25 min. Watch the movie
As you watch, keep a T-chart on the back of your page of notes. Do it like this:

Examples Showing that Life is Beautiful             Examples Showing that People are Evil
1.                                                                   1.
2.                                                                   2.
3.                                                                   3.
4.                                                                   4.
5.                                                                   5.

Twisted Stuff. How could people torture others?

GET OUT A SHEET OF PAPER



Dr. Mengele and his twisted, sadistic experements on concentration camp victims
--Why would people working for this crazy Nazi help perform the experiments?
Stanley Milgram Experiment: YouTube video

Journal:
1. Take notes on the experiment (1/2 page minimum)
2. Write 1/2 page explaining why most people are willing to administer the lethal shock.















Judaism notes
Brief History of the Jewish People
Continuing History--Creation of the Jewish State

Judaism--terminology
   Babylonian Civilization
   Israel

Vocabulary  Night

2/12/14

Martin Niemoller Quote about the Holocaust
 . . . and then they came for me

First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out--
Because I was not a Socialist.

Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out--
Because I was not a Trade Unionist.

Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out--
Because I was not a Jew.

Then they came for me--and there was no one left to speak for me.

Write 1/2 page explaining what this quote is saying to you.

The 'isms--Capitalilism, Socialism, Communism, and Fascism

Capitalist

Socialist         A person who believes that 

Communist   A person who believes that all property should be publicly owned and that each person should be paid a fair wage.

Unionist

February 11

Night, by Elie Weisel

Night vocabulary. We have more vocabulary during this unit than usual. We will start off with terms found in Judaism so that you won't get too lost in the book. You will also need to know the tough vocabulary words.

Brief History of the Jewish People

Judaism--terminology
   Babylonian Civilization
   Israel

Vocabulary  Night

Map of Germany and Transylvania

In class today:

1. go through all the words referring to the Jewish faith: terminology--Judaism

2. Look at map of Germany and Transylvania
3. Read to the end of chapter 1 (page 28)
4. Answer questions 3, 4, 5 from the study guide
Homework: Finish 3 and 4 above if you didn't do so in class

February 5, Night, by Eli Weisel

This week you will be reading Eli Weisel's powerful memoir Night. Wow. It's intense and fantastic.

Night vocabulary. We have more vocabulary during this unit than usual. We will start off with terms found in Judaism so that you won't get too lost in the book. You will also need to know the tough vocabulary words.

Judaism--terminology

Vocabulary  Night

Map of Germany and Transylvania

In class today:

1. go through all the words referring to the Jewish faith: terminology--Judaism

2. Look at map of Germany and Transylvania
3. Read to the end of chapter 1 (page 28)
4. Answer questions 3, 4, 5 from the study guide
Homework: Finish 3 and 4 above if you didn't do so in class