Monthly Archives: May 2009

Due Friday:

Read the assignment sheet for Night Session 3 so that you have the main idea behind this reading in mind.

Go on to read Night, pages 47–65 and  complete the questions on the  handout.  No quiz Friday.  Momii will be out. 

Due Monday:

Read the assignment sheet for Night Session 4 so that you have the main idea behind this reading in mind.

Go on to read Night, pages 46–84 and  complete the questions on the  handout.  Be quiz ready for Monday’s class.  This quiz will include information from reading 3.

O N G O I N G

BOOK RETURN: BRING IN FDR, TKAM, library books, and any other texts you have that belong back here!

Due Tuesday, June 2:

• PREPARATION POETRY WRAP UP: Bring in your five best poems from writing workshop, typed up.

Due WEDNESDAY, June 3: (Date on sheet says Tuesday, June 3–oops!)

• MOVING UP SPEECH, one and one half page minimum, typed. Due at 8:20 AM. Guidelines here.

NOTE: If you were absent yesterday (Tuesday), you MUST catch up by doing the introduction to the reading of Night (posted on yesterday’s blog) and read as much of the book up to page 46 as you are able. Instead of doing the written work, complete the reading for tomorrow’s class , and then if time, complete questions on the second section only. 

Due Thursday:

Night, pages 23-46; answer questions on handout.

O N G O I N G

Due Tuesday, June 3:

Moving Up Speech, 1 1/2 page minimum, typed. Due at 8:20 AM.  Guidelines here.

Important: LAUNCH OF NIGHT by ELIE WIESEL

Today in class we launched our study of the book Night, by Elie Wiesel.  If you were absent, you must complete the introduction we did, using this handout to guide you.  Read the background, answer the questions, click the maps and watch the 5 minute video.  Go on to read the preface to the new translation. You must do all of this so that you are prepared for the first reading.  Then, I highly recommend you buy the text at any bookstore so you can complete the reading and homework, assigned below.

Due Wednesday: Night, Session One Assignment: there are typos in this version, and the blog will NOT let me repost the corrected version. I am sorry!

1/Read vocabulary definitions on the handout to support you in the first section of the reading.

2/If your class did not finish the preface in class, begin by completing it. You may not skip it.

3/I highly recommend that you read the foreword.

4/ Read pages 3-22, and complete the questions on the handout.

Important: LAUNCH OF NIGHT by ELIE WIESEL

Today in class we launched our study of the book Night, by Elie Wiesel.  If you were absent, you must complete the introduction we did, using this handout to guide you.  Read the background, answer the questions, click the maps and watch the 5 minute video.  Go on to read the preface to the new translation. You must do all of this so that you are prepared for the first reading.  Then, I highly recommend you buy the text at any bookstore so you can complete the reading and homework, assigned below.

Due Wednesday: Night, Session One Assignment: there are typos in this version, and the blog will NOT let me repost the corrected version. I am sorry!

1/Read vocabulary definitions on the handout to support you in the first section of the reading.

2/If your class did not finish the preface in class, begin by completing it. You may not skip it.

3/I highly recommend that you read the foreword.

4/ Read pages 3-22, and complete the questions on the handout.

Tomorrow is Field Day! Our color is GREEN! Please show up in GREEN.  Our buddies are very excited. Also, BRING YOUR LUNCH–no nuts, seeds, or glass bottles.  

• Due Tuesday: Reflect on “To Kill A Mockingbird:” the film and read the articles in the packet.  This response will be graded, so be especially thoughtful in it!
• For those doing the Final Report on Water: you know who you are.  Here is that handout, just in case.

Due Thursday:

FDR ch. 9 & 10 with 15 questions. It is up to YOU to copy the pages from the book or borrow if you lost yours!

Due Wednesday:

•  Thank you letter to Mrs. Francis Irwin.  This must be at least 3/4 to 1 page and include an honestly written explanation of what you learned during her visit.  My advise is to add some details about her story that struck you and also to include some personal connections that you made.  This will be sent to her.  She will read it.  It will be graded.
• Thank you letter to your MAIN sustainability organization.  Thank them for providing information and a place to learn more about their work.  You may also mention what you did in the Teach-In to bring their work to the larger community here at school.
• Finally, give me a list of the organizations that you worked with for the Sustainability Project and their contact information.  We may contact them next year.

No homework tonight.

Please disregard what I said today about Thank you letters, we will write them in class.

Today was the last day to post about your 5th Sustainability Visit and your 6th post about the Teach-In was due last week. Many of you are missing at least one of these posts. Expect to be in Study Group on Friday and to have your grade lowered if you did not complete 5 Sustainability Visits.  Speak with me first thing if you are one of these folks!

For Friday:

1. Spend at least 45 minutes on the final To Kill a Mockingbird Assignment! Bring in any questions you have about them. Only SELECT one.
2. Bring in your DC permission slip if you have not! Forms, packing list, etc. are posted below.

Due Monday:

Final TKAM Assignment due at 8:20 AM!

For Tuesday:

Meet at 7:45 AM for Gettysburg/DC Trip departure! PLEASE NOTE: All the forms are posted below in a post from earlier today.

Information Letter Home to Families

Permission Slip

Packing List

Itinerary and Hotel Contact Info

All of the Above 4 Links in One Document