Poetry Annotation Symbols

For our next unit, annotating poems will be our "starter"--taking the place of grammar and journals. Please use the following symbols to mark up each poem in your packet. Remember, you are required to use at least 3 SYMBOLS:

Research Unit Clarifications

Students:

A couple reminders--
*While your research ESSAY'S score will go on 4th quarter, the PRESENTATION aspect will be going on 3rd Quarter
*Presentations MUST be shared with Mrs. Topham (alyssa.topham@jordandistrict.org) prior to your presentation time.
*Those of you who have signed up for a time before/after school, or during MAP, you MUST remember to come in at your appointed time. NO make-up time will be offered. 
*If you do not sign up for a time, you will be called on during class. If you refuse to present at that time, your presentation WILL NOT be accepted.
*This presentation will be worth 75 points, and will be the "final" for 3rd Quarter.

Research Paper Helps

As we are working on bits and pieces of our research paper in class, if you ever want to look over any information again (or were absent), here is the information:

In-Text Citation Help
MLA Works Cited Page
Google Presentation 101
Thesis Statement/Intro Paragraphs

3rd Quarter Reading Focus

This quarter we are focusing on RESEARCH reading and writing. Students are required to complete assignments throughout the quarter so they can successfully write their essay at the end. ALL assignments will be done IN CLASS, unless an absence occurs.

Please refer to THIS CALENDAR if there are any questions.

Animal Farm Intro

We completed the anticipation guide and filled out notes along with this POWERPOINT.

Please keep ALL tan papers until the end of the unit!

REFLECTION JOURNAL #8- LAST ONE

In this section we not only see Elie’s relationship with his father, but also that of Rabbi  Eliahu and his son. You may write anything reflecting on/ centering on the idea of fathers and sons (or really parents and their children).

Use pages 85-102 for this question. The text can be found HERE. 

* Reminder/Disclaimer: Reflection journals should be a full page for full points.

*Also, this is our LAST reflection journal; your journal packet will be due NEXT CLASS!

REFLECTION JOURNAL #7

•As you read this section, in what ways can we see that Elie has lost his faith in God?

•Do you think it would be better if Elie were to remain faithful? Why or why not?

•(Pages 51-77; you can read them HERE)

•Reminder/Disclaimer: Reflection journals should be a full page for full points. 

REFLECTION JOURNAL #6

•Discuss the ways in which the Nazi’s systematically dehumanized the Jews from the moment they arrived in Auschwitz.

•Discuss/Explain the camp hierarchy system. Why would the Nazi’s use prisoners against each other?

• (Pages 29-51 go with this journal. You can read the pages HERE)

•Reminder/Disclaimer: Reflection journals should be a full page for full points. 

REFLECTION JOURNAL #5

For those who were in class: 

•Reflect/respond to your reactions and emotions during the activity we did in class today.

•Reminder/Disclaimer: Reflection journals should be a full page for full points. 

If you were ABSENT, answer the following questions for your journal: (you can read pages 14-28 HERE) 

1.Whom does Elie first begin to hate, and why?

2.What are the conditions like inside the cattle wagons?

3.What is the effect of Madame Schachter’s screams on the passengers in the cattle wagon?

4.How does the idea of “natural selection,” come into play during this portion of the text?

5.Why do you think the reaction of Madame Schachter’s son upsets Elie so much? (Find HOW he reacts, and then answer why it disturbs Elie.)

6.What is the final destination of the cattle wagons?

REFLECTION JOURNAL #4

This journal comes after reading pages 1-14 HERE:

•What is wrong with not caring about what happens to other people? How do we see this in the novel? Focus on the people of Sighet and not the Nazi’s.

•The Wiesel family had 3 chances to escape, but didn’t. Look back on this section and find reasons why they didn’t escape. Are they valid reasons?

•Reminder/Disclaimer: Reflection journals should be a full page for full points.

REFLECTION JOURNAL #3

•What reasons are given by those who do not believe the Holocaust occurred? Are these valid reasons?

•What role does freedom of speech play when dealing with those who publicly deny the Holocaust?

•What can be done about those who say the Holocaust never occurred?

•Reminder/Disclaimer: Reflection journals should be a full page for full points.

These NOTES go with this journal.  

REFLECTION JOURNAL #2

•1) In what ways is democracy fragile? How do you see this in Germany?

•2) What elements helped Hitler rise to power?

•3) Why did the German people allow and support Hitler?

•Reminder/Disclaimer: Reflection journals should be a full page for full points. 

These NOTES go with this journal.

REFLECTION JOURNAL #1

•Write a response/reflection on anything you saw in the video.

•OR

•As you watched the video, what disturbed or bothered you the most?

•Reminder/Disclaimer: Reflection journals should be a full page for full points and completed in your blue packet. 

November 12th (A) and November 17th (B)

Journal #18- JOURNALS DUE TODAY (#11-18)!

Write your responses to the following questions. Answers should be in FULL SENTENCES and show that you’ve really thought about your answer.

1. Would you EVER, under any circumstances, do anything to harm one of your parents or a family member?

2. Are there times when it is best to stay silent when you see something that is wrong?

3. Are people who stay around other people who commit crimes just as guilty as those who commit the crime?

4. Would you do anything in order to live? How about to help someone you love live?

5. Are there some groups of people in your country or community that are a major problem to our society? 

November 10th (A) and 11th (B)

Journal #17:

What do you know about WWII? Write down ANY facts you remember.

Journals will be due NEXT CLASS!

November 6th (A) and 9th (B)

NO JOURNAL TODAY

November 4th (A) and 5th (B)

Journal #16:

•In your opinion, out of all the myths we’ve read and the heroes we have encountered, who is the MOST heroic? Give at least 3 reasons why he/she is better than others.

November 2nd (A) and 3rd (B)

Journal #15: 

•Draw the Hero’s Journey for Jason. Be ready to discuss what parts are left out/what you can’t find. 

October 28th (A) and 29th (B)

NO JOURNAL

October 26th (A) and 27th (B)

Journal #14:

•Pick ONE of the myths we read from “around the world” (either Africa, Chinese, or Norse) and complete the Hero’s Journey for the main character in that myth.

•Are ALL of the components there? (If not, write what the step is, but leave it blank.)