Monday, September 22, 2008

Week of Sept 22, 2008 -- Sept 26, 2008

Monday

Large group discussion about chapter 3.
Homework- Read chapter 4 and write two dialectical journal responses.

Tuesday

Read and discuss the poem, "To the Little Polish Boy Standing with His Arms Up."
Go over the Butterfly project assignment. Chapter 4 journal assignment is due tomorrow.

Wednesday

Discussion about "irony." If you miss class today, you must get the notes from a classmate.
Homework- Read chapter 5 - Quiz tomorrow.

Thursday

Quiz on chapter 5 of Night. Read chapters 6 and 7 and compose dialectical journal entries.

Friday

Discuss chapters 5-7 and map out Elie Wiesel's last transport route.
Homework - Read chapters 8 and 9 and compose dialectical journal entries.

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Week of Sept 15, 2008 -- Sept 19, 2008

Monday

Student interviews -- no homework today!

Tuesday

Freshman Guidance Counselor, Mrs. Frisbie, will visit class and discuss her role and the role of other staff members in each student's high school life.

Wednesday

Read chapter one -- Finish at home and answer: What is ironic about Moishe the Beadle? There will be a quiz on chapter 1 tomorrow.

Thursday

Chapter 1 quiz.
Discuss how to create and maintain a dialectical journal.
Begin reading chapter 2 in class.
Homework: Finish reading chapter 2 and compose 2 dialectical journal entries.

Friday

Read chapter 3 and compose 2 more dialectical journal entries -- Due Monday

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Week of 9/08/08 -- 9/12/08



Monday

Today Mrs. Fenlon demonstrates how to use the school's online databases to locate reliable articles for research. Then we find an online journal article about the Holocaust, record its bibliography information, read, it and summarize it.

http://www.hpregional.org/departments/library/libraryhomepage.html

Tuesday

Today we use the databases to find two more online journal articles, record their bibliography information, read them, and summarize them. Two summaries are due tomorrow.

Wednesday

Today we open a new Noodle Tools account through the school's subscription account and create a Works cited page that lists all of the sources we have gathered over the last five days.

Thursday

In-class writing assignment. Tell about a time in your life when you overcame a hardship. How did you get yourself through it? Try to emphasize your source of hope.

Friday

Today we read the Introduction of Night by Elie Wiesel.