WEDNESDAY
Today in Class
We finished "Swing Kids" but didn't really finish a meaningful discussion. Tomorrow we will try to put into context the various Holocaust material and perhaps look at a couple of websites.

Homework
Try to complete the character chart for "Swing Kids." We will have a brief opportunity for questions before handing this in tomorrow.

Also, you need to be reviewing vocab 4-6; the test over these units will be on Friday.

MONDAY
Today in Class
Began video of "Swing Kids. Hand-out to help keep track of characters. Stopped after Peter talks with Thomas, who has voluntarily joined the HJ after Peter was forced to do so after being caught stealing the radio.

For Tomorrow
Complete the vocabulary sections from the 4-6 review section listed on Friday's post.
No other homework.

FRIDAY
Today in Class
Turned in both study questions for Night and the quote ID's
Took Night quiz

Homework
Selected sections of the Unit 4-6 review: do p. 75 through the top part of p. 77, and do p. 78. This will be checked on Tuesday.

Upcoming: Monday-Wednesday next week--"Swing Kids" film
(plus initial reading assignments in All Quiet on the Western Front)
Thursday next week--Holocaust era wrap-up
Friday next week--Unit 4-6 Vocab Test

THURSDAY
Today in Class
Video: Oprah and Elie Wiesel at the Auschwitz Death Camp
Some discussion at end of most powerful (horrific) indidents mentioned in Night

For tomorrow:
Continue studying quotes; prepare five in writing according to yesterday's instructions.
Quiz on Night tomorrow--refer to study guide distributed on Wednesday.

WEDNESDAY
Sorry for the late posting (it's nearly 7:15)

In Class Today
Talked about most of the questions for "A Spring Morning"--collected these
Hand-out: Test review for Night [sorry for no underlining or even italics--I'm home, and the Mac doesn't interface well with blogger.com]
Took Vocab Unit 6 quiz

Homework: Get started on work for Friday--

Quote ID's: there are 15, all fair game for Friday's quiz. You should know most of them just by reading--study the rest.

Also, write practice identification responses for FIVE of these--follow complete directions on hand-out

Next week--since we will be watching "Swing Kids" Monday through Wednesday, we'll do the vocab test on Friday. It will cover units 4-6.

TUESDAY
In Class Today
Night discussion focused on Eli's religious faith, choices he made, and the fate of the Dutch oberkapo and his young assistant.

Stamped questions for p. 63-end; all study questions will be turned in on Friday, the day of a quiz over the text.

Homework
Re: Night--Complete the questions on "A Spring Morning"
Locate ONE SCENE that seems especially horror-filled (other than the hanging of
the pipel, which we looked at in class). Just write down the page number(s).

Study for Unit 6 Vocab Quiz--standard format.

MONDAY
In class today
We talked about many matters relating to Night--the significance of the earlier group poster work on the Nazis' imposition of restrictions on the Jews and the dehumanization process, the predictions of (and responses to) Moshe the Beadle and Madame Schacter, and some of the friendships/human bonds Eli experiences during the camps. We also outlined ideas to think about as you complete the reading and study questions: father/son pairs, Eli's religious faith (and the changes it undergoes), and the reasons for choosing not to write for so long, or choosing to write at all.

I opened a final late-filing folder for anyone who has not managed to submit the Macbeth essay.

Upcoming Work
1. Complete the study questions for p. 63-end for tomorrow. These will be stamped, and ALL the Night-related study questions will be collected on the day of the quiz.

2. Read the short story "A Spring Morning"; do the accompanying study questions for Wednesday, Dec. 6.

3. Also on Wednesday: Quiz over Unit 6 vocabulary.

4. There will be a Night quiz either Thursday or Friday--I'll tell you for sure tomorrow. (We're seeing a short film before we do "Swing Kids," and I'm not sure if it's in DVD format or VHS--and that makes a difference in my scheduling.)