Today, we started learning about the author of the book that we'll be reading together as a class: Night by Elie Wiesel. He wrote an essay called "Why I Write," trying to explain why he writes about the Holocaust and why it's important to remember the Holocaust, which we read together in class today. If you were absent, you are responsible for the following:
Today, we read an article about three German teenagers who disagreed with Hitler and fought back. If you missed class today, you are responsible for the following:
Today, we learned about Anne Frank and read an excerpt from a play based on her diary, which she wrote while she and her family were in hiding. If you missed class today, you are responsible for the following:
Today in class, we had a shortened Passover Seder meal to help us understand important aspects of the Jewish culture and religion. This will help us understand other texts that we read as we continue to study the Jewish people and the Holocaust. If you missed class today, go through the slides below to learn about the Passover.
Today, we practiced identifying theme in a text and supporting the theme with textual evidence. We read a short story and a poem about the Holocaust to practice this skill. If you missed class today, you are responsible for the following:
For term 3, we will be exploring the question, "How do we remember and learn from the past?" As we study this question, we will learn about the Holocaust, and read books and stories by people who lived through the Holocaust. Today, we focused on the historical background for the Holocaust. If you missed class today, you are responsible for the following:
Today, you had time to finish your Student Protest Confirmation in class and then we turned it in. This assignment is going on term 3 grades and you'll have 2 weeks to turn it in late (the assignment expires on January 25). If you missed class today, you are responsible for the following:
Today, you continued to work on your student protest paragraphs with a partner. If you missed class today, follow the instructions below:
I hope you had a great break!
Today, we kept working on our argument paragraphs based on the question, "Should students be allowed to protest at school?" We used the Confirmation Outline on Canvas to help us write a confirmation paragraph with evidence and discussion. If you missed class today, you are responsible for the following:
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