Thursday, November 20, 2008 November 20, 2008

SWBAT organize and interpret a primary source by outlining ideas, asking questions, and writing commentary.

SWBAT write a functional business letter by prewriting, revising, and writing a final draft.

Vocabulary: primary source, business letter, revising, fat question, skinny question, double-entry journal

Agenda

• Jumpstart: Elie Wiesel writes about his faith (Jewish) throughout the novel. Use your prior knoweledge to see how many of the following terms you can identify. Jot down a few notes to show what you know, even if your knowledge is a bit cloudy.

  • rabbi

  • synogogue

  • Kabbalah

  • Torah

  • Rosh Hashanah

• Night Ch. 1 Reading Guide: Process what you read in Chapter 1 by asking questions, drawing an illustration, and finding figurativelanguage.

• Business Letter Notes and Rough Draft: Review the format of the business letter. Then write a formal thank you letter to Mrs. Martin thanking her for presenting on Monday. Tell Mrs. Martin three things that you learned from her presentation and tell her what you can do to spread peace in the world.

Assignments:

• Night Wordsearch due Monday

• Night Ch. 1 Reading Guide due Monday

• Typed letters to Mrs. Martin due Tuesday

• WWW Unit 4 due Tuesday

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 November 19, 2008

SWBAT organize and interpret a primary source by outlining ideas, asking questions, and writing commentary.

SWBAT locate specific information on a secondary source by participating in a Gallery Walk.

Vocabulary: primary source, fat question, skinny question, thought-provoking quote, double-entry journal

Agenda

• Jumpstart: Describe a journey you have taken in your life. You may write about a trip you took to a different place. Or, describe a journey in time (middle school to high school).

• Night Timeline Gallery Walk:  Answer the questions on the handout by visiting the timelines of the Holocaust Era around the room.

• Night Ch. 1 Reading Guide: Process what you read in Chapter 1 by completing the Chapter 1 reading guide.

Homework: WWW Unit 4 due Tuesday, November 25. Night Ch. 1 Reading Guide due Friday

Thursday, November 13, 2008 November 13, 2008

SWBAT determine the meanings of words by using resources and graphic organizers.

Agenda

• Jumpstart:Listen to a passage (pages 31-33) from Ms. Martin’s autobiography, Kiss Every Step. After listening, summarize what you heard and write about your response to the reading.
• Read Chapter 1 (pages 3-22) of Night. As you read, fill out the Night Ch. 1 Reading Guide
• Begin working on Worthwhile Words Unit 4.

Homework: Worthwhile Words Unit 4 due Tuesday, November 25.