Monday
Complete writing prompt.
Complete Section 1 of the review packet.
Holocaust Test – Open Note
Continue Literature Circle Activities.
Establishing the Groups 4.8
Read.
Study for Vocabulary Quiz Friday.
Tuesday
Complete writing prompt.
Complete Section 2 of the review packet.
“The Diary of Anne Frank”
Take notes on your graphic organizer with details about the Holocaust and what is the intended tone.
Focus on the effect the clip has on you – the viewer.
Visit the KWHL Chart on page 232.
Jigsaw Activity
Read.
Study for Vocabulary Quiz Friday.
Wednesday
Complete writing prompt.
Complete Section 3 of the review packet.
“Life is Beautiful”
Visit the KWHL Chart on page 232.
Compare/Contrast how the films present the Holocaust in comparison to the books we read in Literature Circles.
Think-Pair-Share – Discuss questions the films generated for you.
Read.
Study for Vocabulary Quiz Friday.
Thursday
Complete writing prompt.
Complete Section 4 of the review packet.
Genocide Research - Periods 1, 5, 6
uDefine genocide.
uGive a brief description of the circumstances surrounding the assigned region. (Keep it PG please.)
uReview the discussion questions at your pod.
uPod 1-Cambodia, Pod 2-Iraq, Pod 3-Bosnia, Pod 4-Rwanda, Pod 5-Darfur, Pod 6-Guatemala, Pod 7-Australia
1. What have you learned about the systematic way that the Nazis began to dehumanize Jewish people?
2. Does that apply to these other genocides? How?
3. What role does language, both spoken and written, play in genocide?
4. What role do religion and race play in genocide?
5. What are likely events that can lead to genocide?
6. What makes these persecutions similar and what makes them different?
Anne Frank Research - Period 3
Create a list and short bio of each of the people that hid in the Amsterdam annex with Anne.
(8 bios in all)
Draw a floor plan of the annex and where each person stayed.
Research ration booklets. Create a description of the book, and what was contained in each book.
Literature Circles Continued
Exploring the Books 4.7
Beginning the Books 4.9
Favorite Passages 4.10
Read.
Study for Vocabulary Quiz Friday.
Friday
Complete writing prompt.
Complete Section 5 of the review packet.
Vocabulary Quiz
Library Exchange
Literature Circles Continued
What We’ve Learned So Far 4.11
Understanding the Books 4.13
Read.
Word Wall Vocabulary
Concentration camp
Genocide
Holocaust
Holocaust
Persecution
Gestapo
Academic Vocabulary
Plot
Setting
Theme
Tone
Point of View
Pitch
Volume
Tempo
Phrasing