Students took a quiz on Chapter 6 of "Night".
They completed a worksheet on the Time magazine article from yesterday.
Students need to read Chapters 7 & 8 of "night" for class tomorrow.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Monday, August 30
Mr. Graci was absent today.
Students took a quiz on Chapters 4 & 5 of "Night."
They read an article from Time magazine about "islamaphobia."
Students took a quiz on Chapters 4 & 5 of "Night."
They read an article from Time magazine about "islamaphobia."
Friday, August 27, 2010
Friday, August 27
Students took a quiz on Section 3 of "Night."
Also, we returned the quizzes from yesterday. Most students did terrible on these. I don't know why, because we gave you the resources and the motivation to do the reading. This includes:
*background on the Holocaust, World War II, and Judaism
*20 of the most difficult vocabulary from the book
*an offer to give you .mp3's of the book's audio recording
*a website that gives you section summaries and help
*time IN CLASS to read
Students have all the tools they need for success. The teachers have done their part, and now students need to do the work.
Finally, we went to the computer lab to research about Holocaust survivors. Each student researched a Holocaust survivor and wrote poetry about the Holocaust survivor. If you are absent today, make sure to make up the work!!
Also, we returned the quizzes from yesterday. Most students did terrible on these. I don't know why, because we gave you the resources and the motivation to do the reading. This includes:
*background on the Holocaust, World War II, and Judaism
*20 of the most difficult vocabulary from the book
*an offer to give you .mp3's of the book's audio recording
*a website that gives you section summaries and help
*time IN CLASS to read
Students have all the tools they need for success. The teachers have done their part, and now students need to do the work.
Finally, we went to the computer lab to research about Holocaust survivors. Each student researched a Holocaust survivor and wrote poetry about the Holocaust survivor. If you are absent today, make sure to make up the work!!
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Thursday, August 26
Class started off with a short, 11 question quiz on chapters 1 & 2 of "Night."
Following this, students played several games to review their 20 vocabulary words.
We also read some poetry by Holocaust survivors. We discussed different elements of poetry that were present in the works.
Tomorrow, we will go to the computer lab. Students will research the lives of Holocaust survivors and write their own survivor poems.
For homework, students should finish Chapter 3 of "Night." There will be a quiz tomorrow.
Following this, students played several games to review their 20 vocabulary words.
We also read some poetry by Holocaust survivors. We discussed different elements of poetry that were present in the works.
Tomorrow, we will go to the computer lab. Students will research the lives of Holocaust survivors and write their own survivor poems.
For homework, students should finish Chapter 3 of "Night." There will be a quiz tomorrow.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Wednesday, August 25
Students finished up their notes on the Holocaust and Judaism. These notes are important, as next week's test will ask questions from the worksheet.
Classes went to the media center to get a copy of Elie Wiesel's "Night." After that, we began reading in class.
It is up to each student to get a copy of "Night." You can get a copy from the media center, borrow a friend's copy, or even borrow from the public library. I even have an audio version of the book that I would be happy to put on a CD or .mp3 player for you (of course, this will NOT be done during class, and I am NOT supplying a CD or .mp3 player).
We will have a quiz on Chapters 1 & 2 in class tomorrow. It's an easy quiz, provided that you read the book.
Classes went to the media center to get a copy of Elie Wiesel's "Night." After that, we began reading in class.
It is up to each student to get a copy of "Night." You can get a copy from the media center, borrow a friend's copy, or even borrow from the public library. I even have an audio version of the book that I would be happy to put on a CD or .mp3 player for you (of course, this will NOT be done during class, and I am NOT supplying a CD or .mp3 player).
We will have a quiz on Chapters 1 & 2 in class tomorrow. It's an easy quiz, provided that you read the book.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Tuesday, August 24
We went over diagnostic reading tests with the students. Students charted their progress on the tests and completed worksheets describing their goals.
We also defined twenty vocabulary words that will come up during the reading of Elie Wiesel's Night.
Finally, I gave the students some notes on the Holocaust and about the background of Judaism.
We'll start reading Night tomorrow! It's gonna be great!
We also defined twenty vocabulary words that will come up during the reading of Elie Wiesel's Night.
Finally, I gave the students some notes on the Holocaust and about the background of Judaism.
We'll start reading Night tomorrow! It's gonna be great!
Monday, August 23, 2010
Monday, August 23
Busy day!
We did our normal opening bell work. After that, some classes did a reading diagnostic test, using story cards.
We watched a movie about the Holocaust. The movie, "Night and Fog", was a French movie made in 1955 and it showed much of the atrocities that took place in the concentration camps.
We went over notes on the Holocaust, just some quick background information before we get to "Night", the novel we'll start reading on Wednesday. Students received a handout with some blank spaces on it, and they were instructed to fill in the blanks as I gave the background information about the Holocaust.
We did our normal opening bell work. After that, some classes did a reading diagnostic test, using story cards.
We watched a movie about the Holocaust. The movie, "Night and Fog", was a French movie made in 1955 and it showed much of the atrocities that took place in the concentration camps.
We went over notes on the Holocaust, just some quick background information before we get to "Night", the novel we'll start reading on Wednesday. Students received a handout with some blank spaces on it, and they were instructed to fill in the blanks as I gave the background information about the Holocaust.
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