September 28-October 2

Monday

In class:  Night section 2 vocabulary w/emphasis on "ghetto" and begin close reading of section 2 of Night (pgs. 9-22)

HW:  QUIZ tomorrow on Key Holocaust Vocab. & Nazi Anti-Jewish Policy Timeline, NEWSELA #3 ("Clock Bomb") due Thursday, Reading Log #2 due Friday on Google Classroom, Keep reading 30 minutes each night!


Tuesday

In class:  QUIZ on Key Holocaust Vocab. & Nazi Anti-Jewish Policy Timeline, finish close reading of Night section 2 (pgs. 9-22) and discuss notes taken

HW:  NEWSELA #3 ("Clock Bomb") due Thursday, Reading Log #2 due Friday on Google Classroom, Keep reading 30 minutes each night!

Wednesday

In class:  "Closing the Trap" rereading and citing evidence activity

HW:  NEWSELA #3 ("Clock Bomb") due tomorrow, Reading Log #2 due Friday on Google Classroom, Keep reading 30 minutes each night!

Thursday

In class:  NEWSELA discussion groups, ISN metaphor and simile activity

HW:  Reading Log #2 due tomorrow on Google Classroom, Keep reading 30 minutes each night!

Friday

NO SCHOOL--Teacher Workshops

September 21-25

Monday

In class:  Nazi Germany & Anti-Jewish Policy:  complete "What Rights are Important to Me?" survey and come to a consensus with group,  close reading of timeline to make connections to survey,  view and discuss 3 visual history testimonies

HW:  NEWSELA #2 (Parkour) due this Friday, Reading Log #2 due Friday, Oct. 2 on Google Classroom


Tuesday

In class:  View and discuss the "Pyramid of Hate," learn more about Kristallnacht and why some historians consider this to be the official start of the Holocaust, finish ISN (Interactive Student Notebook) Symbolism review notes and crossword

HW:  NEWSELA #2 (Parkour) due this Friday, Reading Log #2 due Friday, Oct. 2 on Google Classroom


Wednesday

In class:  Review of Theme and Symbol, notes on Theme Topics and Symbols to track throughout our reading of the book Night by E. Wiesel, background on book (memoir) and author

HW:  Vocabulary for section 1 of Night due tomorrow, NEWSELA #2 (Parkour) due this Friday, QUIZ on Key Holocaust Vocab. & Nazi Anti-Jewish Policy Timeline on Tuesday 9/29, Reading Log #2 due Friday, Oct. 2 on Google Classroom


Thursday

In class:  Review Section 1 Vocab. for Night, begin close/guided reading of section 1

HW:  NEWSELA #2 (Parkour) due tomorrow, QUIZ on Key Holocaust Vocab. & Nazi Anti-Jewish Policy Timeline on Tuesday 9/29, Reading Log #2 due Friday, Oct. 2 on Google Classroom


Friday

In class:  NEWSELA small group discussions and grading, ISN (Interactive Student Notebook) Simile & Metaphor review notes and activity

HW:  QUIZ on Key Holocaust Vocab. & Nazi Anti-Jewish Policy Timeline on Tuesday 9/29, Reading Log #2 due Friday, Oct. 2 on Google Classroom

September 14-18

Monday

In class:  What was the Holocaust?--compare and contrast 3 Holocaust definitions, discuss definition of genocide and examples in our history, write own definition of genocide and compare it to the UN definition

HW:  Pre-Holocaust Photo Project written reflection due tomorrow on Google Classroom, NEWSELA article #1 due this Friday, Reading Log #1 due Friday on Google Classroom, Keep reading independent reading book 30 min. each night!

Tuesday

In class:  Share prior knowledge of the Holocaust and sources of this information, review what makes a primary and secondary source, view and discuss survivors' testimonies re: what life was like before the Holocaust, connect to Photo Project

HW:  NEWSELA article #1 due this Friday, Reading Log #1 due Friday on Google Classroom, Keep reading independent reading book 30 min. each night!

Wednesday

In class:  What is antisemitism?--definition and history of antisemitism, review definition of stereotype, view and discuss survivors' testimonies re: how antisemitism affected them

HW:  NEWSELA article #1 due this Friday, Reading Log #1 due Friday on Google Classroom, Keep reading independent reading book 30 min. each night!

Thursday

In class:  What was Nazi ideology?--view and discuss examples of Nazi propaganda and identify examples of dehumanization in each

HW:  NEWSELA article #1 due tomorrow, Reading Log #1 due tomorrow on Google Classroom, Keep reading independent reading book 30 min. each night!

Friday

In class:  Newsela reading group discussions, symbolism review and activity in ISN (Interactive Student Notebook)

HW:  Reading Log #2 due Fri. October 2 on Google Classroom, Keep reading independent reading book 30 min. each night!

September 7-11

Monday

No School--Labor Day


Tuesday

In class:  Mods 3 & 4 only for NWEA testing

HW:  "Mission to the Moon" written reflection due tomorrow, Reading Log #1 due Fri. 9/18 on Google Classroom


Wednesday

In class:  Label ISN (Interactive Student Notebook) pages done so far, begin "Photo Project" with small group analysis and discussion of who is in the photos, when the photos were taken, where the photos were taken, and what they had in common

HW:  Reading Log #1 due Fri. 9/18 on Google Classroom

Thursday

In class:  Photo Project--begin searching ushmm.org to find a photo taken in Europe prior to 1933 that is a close match to a photo you have at home, print this photo with necessary caption information at school if ready

HW:  Print photo with necessary caption information from the ushmm.org website and bring it along with your photo match from home to class tomorrow, Reading Log #1 due Fri. 9/18 on Google Classroom

Friday

In class:  Photo Project--create a "parallel poster" with your photo from home and the one printed from ushmm.org, include a written caption for your own photo, read the "real story" of the person/people in the ushmm.org photo you selected & take notes to share with the class, reflect on the purpose of this project in writing

HW:  Photo Project Reflection on Google Classroom due Tues., Reading Log #1 due Fri. 9/18 on Google Classroom