Thursday, December 23

Objective:  SWBAT

·      Create a card in order to express good wishes.

Agenda:

I.       Warm-up

II.    Card Creation

Homework:             

·      Complete novel!!

Warm-up:             

·      Find a friend and wish them happy holidays.

Irony and Tone

Irony:

1. Verbal -- someone says something different than what she actually means.
2. Situational -- a situation turns out very differently than what is expected.
3. Dramatic -- the audience knows more than the characters.

Why does Wiesel use irony in his novel?  What purpose does it serve? How does it impact your understanding of the events in the story?

Tone:

Examine the following passage from the novel (p. 34).  How does this passage represent the scope of change in Elie's religious belief?  What are the crisis points for Elie in regards to his religion?  Examine and note this thread as we move through the novel.


     Never shall I forget that night, the first night in camp, that turned my life into one long night seven times sealed.
     Never shall I forget that smoke.
     Never shall I forget the small faces of the children whose bodies I saw transformed into smoke under a silent sky.
     Never shall I forget those flames that consumed my faith forever.
     Never shall I forget the nocturnal silence that deprived me for all eternity of the desire to live.
     Never shall I forget those moments which murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to ashes.
     Never shall I forget those things, even were I condemned to live as long as God Himself.
     Never.

Wednesday, December 22

Objective:  SWBAT

·      Analyze the use of irony and tone in passages in order to determine author’s purpose

Agenda:

I.    Warm-up

II.    Irony

III.  Figurative Language Activity

IV.  Night Passage -- Religion

Homework:             

·      Read ch. 7

Warm-up:             

·      Take and complete Irony Worksheet

Demoralization and Dehumanization

These are two terms we will be examining in class in reference to our novel.  Focus questions for these terms include:

1. What do demoralization and dehumanization mean?
2. How are the Jews demoralized during the novel?  What specific actions do the Nazis take to ensure that the Jews do not revolt at any time during the war? Why do you think the Nazis do this?
3. How are the Jews dehumanized when they arrive at the concentration camps?  How does this dehumanization continue throughout the novel?  Why do you think the Nazis do this? 

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Objective:  SWBAT

·      Analyze and modify use of figurative language in text in order to determine author purpose

Agenda:

I.       Warm-up

II.    Character Identification

III.  Figurative Language Activity

Homework:             

·      Read ch. 6

Warm-up:             

·      Take and complete Descriptive Writing Worksheet

Web Quest Links

Didn't finish the web quest in class?  Here is the link so that you can finish it on your own time and turn it in:

WEB QUEST

Monday, December 20

Objective:  SWBAT

·      Identify important characters in the novel and determine their relationship to the protagonist

Agenda:

      I.              Warm-up

      II.                  What is a million?

III.                Character Identification 

IV.                 Reading Guide

Homework:          

·      Read ch. 5

Warm-up:          

      ·      Prepare your essay for collection.

o   Cover Sheet

o   Final Copy

o   Peer Review Sheet

o   Rough Draft

o   Interview w/Parents (if removable)
o   Assignment Sheet

o   Reflection Sheet

Night Vocabulary Words

1.     Lorries

2.     Emigration

3.     Billeted

4.     Haggard

5.     Truncheons

6.     Melancholy

7.     Hermetically

8.     Pious

9.     Unremittingly

10. Nocturnal

11. Lucidity

12. Oblivion

13. Harangued

14. Reverie

15. Compulsory

16. Congeal

17. Blandishments

18. Cynical

19. Manacled

20. Cleft

21. Raucous

Welcome English Students!

Okay. So many of you never look at the calendar, nor do you get everything in class, so here you go. This will allow you to keep track of what is going. I will post the following on this blog:

• Daily Agendas
• Notes
• Vocabulary
• Due Dates

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