Warm Ups

Warm Up – 9/12/2014 Compare and contrast Mary and her

husband. Make a Venn Diagram Why do you think she did what she

did? Use TWO details from the story to support your answer. Write at least 4 complete sentences.

Once done, read and fill out your log.

• Do you think she feels guilty? Explain.

• Complete the Characterization Chart for Mary – use the sentences you underlined in her color for the examples. Explain what each example shows about her personality.

• Flip to the back of the worksheet. How does Mary’s character change from the beginning of the story to the end? What motivates her to commit murder.

• Can you pin point the moment of change (aka…the climax of the story)?

Warm up – 9/15/2014

Who do you count on to help point you in the right direction? Describe a time when someone did or said something that helped you make an important choice. Try to have enough description so that we can imagine the situation. At least 6 sentences.

Once complete, read your independent novel and fill out the reading log (to be collected on Friday).

WARM UP – 9/23/2014

• LIST SOME OBJECTS THAT REPRESENT YOU. EXPLAIN HOW EACH OBJECT RELATES TO AN INTEREST OF YOURS, SOMETHING FROM YOUR PAST OR BACKGROUND, AN ELEMENT OF YOUR PERSONALITY OR SOMETHING YOU HOPE TO ACCOMPLISH IN THE FUTURE. TRY FOR 5-10 OBJECTS. THEN READ

HOMEWORK

• WRITE ABOUT A TIME WHEN YOU HAD TO MAKE TWO CHOICES. EXPLAIN EACH OPTION AND THE ONE YOU DECIDED TO CHOOSE. NOW THINK ABOUT HOW YOUR LIKE MIGHT HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT IF YOU HAD GONE WITH THE ALTERNATIVE OPTION. GIVE LOTS OF DETAIL. INCLUDE A DRAWING FOR EXTRA CREDIT. AT LEAST 2 PARAGRAPHS.

WARM UP – 9.24.2014

• 2nd Period – complete your goal page in agenda.• Independent Reading and Log• What groups are there in your community? • Which ones do you belong to? Why? • Which ones do you avoid? Why? • Have you ever felt left out of a group.

Explain.

HOMEWORK

• Read and underline the rest of "Call Me Maria." Make sure to answer all of the questions in complete sentences when lines are provided. Include details to explain your answer.

Group Work Describe Mami’s life in Puerto Rico (what does she wake up to).

What kind of a woman is Mami? How do you know? (27)

What are the barrio women like (27)? What does Mami think about them? What do you think they think about Mami?

How is Maria both an Island woman and a barrio woman? (hint: chameleon)

Answer the group questions on page 27.

For Maria’s mother, what would be the pros and cons of staying in the city or going back to Puerto Rico? Make two lists. Which choice do you think would be best for her and why?

In the character of Maria, write a letter to Maria’s mother describing the neighborhood in a way that will make her stay. (Hint: It’s not the most wealthy of places. How can you make it seem nice? What are the positives of your neighborhood or neighbors?)

Warm Up – 9/26/2014

Fill out the worksheet about “Road Not Taken,” “Call Me Maria,” and “The Explosion.”

Make a list of similarities and differences for Sonny and Maria. Hint: think about the theme of choice.

Independent Reading and Log.

Warm Up – 9/29/2014Brainstorm & Create a list of life events. The list could be endless. From past or future

· birth

· a special trip

· a favorite meaningful thing/object received from someone special

· a time you hurt yourself

· a very funny event

· · the first bike ride or camping trip

· a memorable/favorite book · joining a sport· a hospital stay · the first plane flight · a day they met someone famous · a death in the family · first dog · first time at a pro football game· your hero Future job, family, house….

Once you have a list (at least 15-20 ideas is good), think of a picture or symbol that might represent each of the events.

Warm Up – 10/02/2014

What is conflict? Why is conflict important in

stories? What can conflict teach you?

Give an example.

Warm Up – 10/6/2014

Describe the most interesting point of your favorite book, movie or video game – the moment in time when there is the most tension or excitement. Have at least a paragraph.

Reading and Log afterHave “Conflict Comic” out on your desk

so I can collect.

Warm Up – 10/07/2014

Humans have many different moods. Name an event or situation that you associate with each of these moods: scary/threatening, happy/joyful, sad/depressed, generous/kind, funny/silly, mad/mean.

Reading and Log.

WARM UP – 10/08/2014

• What is the best lesson you have learned in life? How did you learn it? Describe the situation or moment.

• How can books teach us about life, even if they are fiction?

Warm Up – 10/09/2014

Look over your notes for THEME and TOPIC. Remember, a theme statement is TOPIC + THEME (or author’s opinion on the topic) + EXAMPLE from story (how/when the character learns the lesson).

Make sure your 3 thematic statements follow this pattern.

Have Mrs. Ell check your sentences.

If OK, then Reading and Log

Warm Up – 10/14/2014

Write an example of a simile, metaphor, personification and a hyperbole.

Remember: test tomorrow. Create notecards or study guide to help you study. Conflict types: define each type and give an example.

Figurative language: definition and example.

Theme and Topic: know the difference. Be able to write a theme statement or two…or three.

Elements of Literature: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution, foreshadowing, flashback, setting

Mood – be able to identify the mood and underline words which relate to it.

Extra Credit – Mood Art20 points possible, if well done.

Create a mood paragraph, story, or poem (neatly handwritten or typed). It must fill an entire page, in a non-giant font.

Box in the words that relate to the mood – five to eight phrases.

Leaving the boxes white so they can be read, illustrate the rest of the page to add to the mood.

Journal Prompt #1 Create a Bucket List (things to do within

a certain amount of time, as in “during the fall,” “during this school year,” “during my lifetime”) of at least 50 items. Make sure to give some detail.

Warm Up – 10/15/2014

Why are choices important to have in life? Is it better to have many choices or just a few? Think of the pros and cons. Explain. Why is decision making an important skill to have?

Reading and Log – collected tomorrow

WARM UP – 11/3/2014READING AND READING LOG• NEW READING LOG PROCEDURES:

• EACH ENTRY IS WORTH 8 POINTS – 5 FOR THE SENTENCES, 1 FOR DATE, 1 FOR TITLE, 1 FOR PAGES

• IF YOU ARE DISRUPTIVE YOU GET HALF CREDIT – IF YOU ARE VERY DISRUPTIVE YOU GET A ZERO

• LOGS WILL NOW BE COLLECTED EVERY WEEK, NOT EVERY TWO

• YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR GETTING A NEW LOG WHEN YOURS IS FILLED UP

• YOU MUST WRITE THE DATE OF EACH ENTRY – ONE PER DAY – AND THE PAGE NUMBERS YOU READ (NOT HOW MANY PAGES…SO FOR EXAMPLE: PAGES 46-52, NOT 7 PAGES)

• YOU MUST WRITE A FIVE SENTENCE RESPONSE TO WHAT YOU READ. THERE IS NOW MORE SPACE.

• YOU CAN WRITE ABOUT:

• THE CHARACTER’S ACTIONS

• YOUR FAVORITE MOMENT IN THOSE PAGES

• A REACTION TO WHAT HAPPENED

• A PREDICTION FOR THE FUTURE

• EXAMPLES OF MOOD OR FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE OR THEME

EDITING RULES – MAKE ALL THE CORRECTIONS AND ANSWER ALL OF MY QUESTIONS• YOU NEED THE ROUGH DRAFT STAPLED TO THE FINAL DRAFT SO I CAN SEE THAT

THE REQUIRED CHANGES WERE MADE

• IF YOU DON’T HAVE A TEACHER CORRECTED DRAFT, YOU AUTOMATICALLY START AT A “C”

• IF YOU DON’T MAKE THE MAJORITY OF THE IMPROVEMENTS AND DON’T ANSWER MY QUESTIONS AND ADD DETAILS, YOU AUTOMATICALLY START AT A “C”

• I TOOK A LOT OF TIME ON HELPING EACH DRAFT BECOME AWESOME, SO IGNORING MY COMMENTS = RUDE

• IF YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND A COMMENT, ASK ME, I WILL EXPLAIN

• EVERYONE: ADD MORE DESCRIPTION TO THE FINAL DRAFT, ESPECIALLY THE SENSES.

EDIT YOUR DRAFT• TAKE A SELF EVALUATION WORKSHEET AND COMPLETE BEFORE BEGINNING EDITS.

•ASK ME QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT MY COMMENTS MEAN.

•USE YOUR TIME WISELY AND WORK ON THE CORRECTIONS, ADDING DETAILS, AND ANSWERING MY QUESTIONS.

• THE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS I ASKED SHOULD NOT BE SEPARATE FROM YOUR STORY BUT BECOME PART OF THE NARRATIVE AS MORE DETAIL OR BACKGROUND.

•SETTING: WHEN? WHERE? WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? SMELL LIKE? DESCRIBE IT ALL.

WARM UP – 11/6/2014

• Do you think there is life on other planets? Why or why not?

• Imagine a creature from another planet and describe it using the five senses. Use vivid details.

• What are some universal fears (fears that many humans have in common)?

• READING AND LOG

WARM UP – 11/7/2014• People have a tendency to allow suspicion, prejudice,

conformity and the desire to blame a scapegoat to guide their actions when inexplicable or emotional situations arise. What does it mean to be suspicious or paranoid? Give example of a situation.

• What does it mean to conform? Give example.

• A scapegoat is an easy target to blame. Can you think of a situation when someone was used for a scapegoat for an event they didn’t have anything to do with?

• Write at least a paragraph in response.

• READING AND LOG

WARM UP – 11/12/2014

• People in a crowd often act much differently than individuals. Why?

• What makes people change their behavior when in groups? Be specific.

• Sometimes, crowds can be dangerous. Give a few specific examples and explain.

• Reading and Log

WARM UP – 11/13/2014

• What is a monster?

• What words come to mind when you think of monsters?

• Can humans be monsters? Explain.

• Give examples of monstrous behavior (at least 3).

• Reading and Log

WARM UP – 11/14/2014

• Look over the list of topics that appear in “Monsters are due on Maple Street.” Write a lesson that the play teaches us about at least 3 of those topics. Also, give an example of a moment when we (or the characters) learn that lesson.

• Reading and Log

ESSAY TEST TODAY3 PARAGRAPHS MINIMUM ABOUT “THE FLAWS

OF HUMAN NATURE”

• In each paragraph, state the flaw and what trouble or danger it causes as the first sentence.

• Then find an example from the play (quote the specific line and give page number)

• Explain the example in at least 2 sentences.

• Last sentence in paragraph should relate back to the first. Explain how your example relates to the flaw and the trouble it causes.

SAMPLE

Suspicion is a major flaw in human nature which can lead to trouble between neighbors. People tend to blame others when things go wrong in their lives. For example, in “Monsters are Due on Maple Street” when Les Goodman’s car mysteriously starts, the crowd watching becomes “illogically, wildly frightened.” They starts assuming that Les Goodman is connected to the aliens they think are responsible for the power failure. People stop thinking and start blaming. They look for a scapegoat for all of their troubles and accuse Les without any evidence. They pick out his difference and label him an oddball. They threaten him and his family. Suspicion makes them the monsters that the author warns us about.

Reading and LogMake sure you have all the days

filled out for this week.

• If we didn’t read together (like yesterday, it is your responsibility to catch up at home)

• Continue your notes for Book Talk if you have not finished. You can do a mix of PowerPoint and written notes.

• Email me your presentation if you want to show it to the class.

POP QUIZ on LondonPut on separate sheet

1. How clean was London in the 1800s? Give at least 5 details from reading.

2. Describe the living conditions in Victorian London. Give at least 3 details from reading.

3. Describe the life of a child in London (choose wealthy or poor). Give at least 3 details from reading.

4. Describe the health of London citizens, any age. Give at least 4 details from reading.

Warm Up – 12/02/2014

• What does it mean to have the “Christmas Spirit”? Give specific examples.

• What does it mean to be a Scrooge or a Grinch? Describe in detail.

• Reading and Log (make sure to fill out for yesterday too).

Warm Up – 12/03/2014

• Explain what the holidays mean to you? What purpose (religious or otherwise) does it have?

• What are people supposed to appreciate about this season and how do they show that they care about one another?

• Explain how you and family celebrates.• Explain how you try to help those in

need.

Warm Up – 12/04/2014

• Do you think the rich have a responsibility to help those in need? Why or why not? Explain using at least 3 specific examples or reasons.

• Reading and Log

Warm Up – 12/05/2014

• How does your past and your experiences make you who you are? Give some examples.

• Some people say that our personalities are the sum of our experiences, interactions with other people and the events that happen to us. Do you agree or disagree? Give 3 specific examples.

Homework Tip – Write this Example (Notes)

• When responding to a question in complete sentences, make sure to use part of the answer in your question, NOT just the words from the story…

• 3B: When the two men come asking for money for the poor, Scrooge responds by saying that he will give them “Nothing” and says that they can go to the workhouse or poor prison. He also says that if they die it would be okay because then they would “decrease the population.”

Warm Up – 12/08/2014

• List 5 character traits of Scrooge. Provide evidence from the story to support your answer. (Meaning: an example of his behavior or speech for each characteristic).

• What is valuable to Scrooge?• How would you explain the importance of the

Christmas season to Scrooge?• How do you think Scrooge got his unusual

attitude toward Christmas?

Warm Up – 12/09/2014

• Look at questions 5 and 6 for Scene 2 (with Marley). Why is Marley stuck on earth?

• What is his actual punishment for?• What does he have to do as his

punishment?• What does his chain symbolize?• Reading and Log

Warm Up – 12/10/2014

• Scrooge’s flashbacks from his past– Scrooge as a little boy on Christmas, without friends, reading alone (his only

friends are characters in novels)– Fan (his sister), who died, having a pleasant conversation with Scrooge –

reminds him of pain– Fezziwig’s generosity as a boss – joyful and merry, throws a party for his

employees– Belle breaking up with Scrooge because he loves money more than her– Marley dying on Christmas while Scrooge is at work – does not visit his friend

1. Why do you think Scrooge hates Christmas and doesn’t have the Christmas spirit? What may have caused Scrooge’s attitude to turn toward gold and away from people?

2. Would you like the opportunity to relive your past? Explain.

Warm Up – 12/11/2014

• What lesson does the Spirit of Christmas Past teach Scrooge? Look at what we put stars next to…

• What does the Spirit’s light and outfit symbolize?

• What lesson does the Spirit of Christmas Present teach Scrooge?

• What does the Spirit’s outfit and looks symbolize?

Symbolism

• Spirit of Xmas Present: jolly, green, dressed in holly with star dust, has a feast and a throne– Symbolizes the Christmas Spirit and cheer– Shows the meaning behind Christmas using the

Cratchits – close family, love, food, religion, jokes• Spirit of Xmas Past: surrounded by light,

white robe, happy ghost, youth– Symbolizes hope and happiness and new

beginnings; shows that it is not too late for Scrooge to change

Lesson

• Spirit of Xmas Past– 5 flashbacks show the pain in Scrooge’s past– Scrooge learns to treat Cratchit better when he remembers

Fezziwig’s generosity as a boss (he threw parties for his employees and said life is too short to work all the time)

– Remembers that love of money lost him Belle• Spirit of Xmas Present

– Learns to have sympathy for the poor – cares about Tiny Tim’s future

– Learns forgiveness – hears Fred and Janet making fun, but doesn’t get offended

– Realizes that family time and cheer is important in life: money cannot buy happiness; even the poor Cratchit’s seem “rich” because of their love

Warm Up – 12/12/2014

• Through Spirit One, Scrooge is given an opportunity to relive his life. Through Spirit Two, Scrooge is able to hear and witness his acquaintances as they talk about him. Would you like this opportunity? Explain in at least a paragraph.

Warm Up – 12/15/2014

• Explain how the Spirit of Christmas Future’s outfit relates to his lesson. What does he symbolize.

• Explain why the vision of the future would convince Scrooge the most to change his life.

Warm Up – 12/16/2014

• Do you think Scrooge would have changed his life without the help of the Spirits? Explain in at least a paragraph.

• Grab a green sheet – fill out the circles comparing and contrasting two of the spirits.

• Reading and Log

JOURNAL TOPIC 2: YOUR ENTRY SHOULD BE AT LEAST 1 PAGE AND USE DESCRIPTIVE LANGUAGE AND SPECIFIC DETAIL

1. Describe the best thing that happened to you over winter break.

Use sensory details: sight, sound, smell, taste, touch 2. A New Year and a New You: Think about why people make New Year’s Resolutions…why do you think this tradition was started (if you don’t know, it is okay to guess). What do you think most people want to change about themselves? Why? Have you made resolutions in the past? Did you stick to them? Why or why not?What is something that you want to do differently in this year? How can you make sure you accomplish your goal? What steps can you take?

Write at least 2 paragraphs on each topic.

WARM UP – 1/06/2015

Write for at least 10 minutes without stopping in response to the following questions: If you could travel through time, where would you go? Why? Would you choose the past or the future? How would traveling through time affect your life when you returned to the present? Is there something that you want to change in the past or future (any time)? What impact would that change have?

WARM UP – 1/07/2015

Think about how today’s science and technology can be dangerous. What kinds of problems have you experienced when using and dealing with technology? Can you think of problems with it on a larger scale? (As in whole country or whole world?) What can happen when technology is used for evil? Give specific examples for all of your answers.

WARM UP – 1/08/2015

Give a definition of a cause and effect relationship. Give at least 3 examples of cause and effect situations: they can be serious, imaginative or silly (but still appropriate).

WARM UP – 1/12/2015

1. Think about today’s rich and famous (or other rich people you have known or read about). How do they behave, particularly with their money? What do they tend to spend their money on? (Think of both good and bad examples).

2. Some people think that just because they have money, they are untouchable, invincible, and cannot be hurt or are above the law. Can you think of examples. Does money guarantee safety? ( Give 2 examples from movies or real life to prove your point).

3. Reading and Log

Underline: mood, character details, sensory details (especially sight and sound)

WARM UP – 1/13/2015

• Re-read page 223 of “A Sound of Thunder” – describe the dictator Deutscher using both your own opinion and the words from the story. You can use part of your answer from the last margin question on the page (the one with all of the “anti”).

• While he is anti many things, what does he like? What kind of a man or leader do you imagine him as? Would you like to live in a country ruled by such a man? Why or why not?

• Before the results of Keith’s presidential victory were announced, the people were VERY worried that Deutscher might win. What were they calling the Time Safari about? What was their plan if Deutscher won? Do you agree with their decision? Explain your opinion.

WARM UP – 1/15/2015

Eckels thinks that he is a mighty hunter since he mentions he’s hunted tigers, elephants, lions, and other dangerous and large animals. However, remember that each of his hunting expeditions are controlled – he pays money to travel, someone finds the animal for him, traps it, and tells him to shoot it. There is very little danger for him in this activity.

• How do we know that Eckels is afraid during the sections we have read so far? Give at least 3 examples (either summarize in your own words or directly from the story in quotes)

• Explain why panic and fear are not welcome on the Safari. What can happen when people panic in dangerous situations or don’t follow directions?

• How has Eckels misjudged himself? (Meaning… what does he think about himself vs. what is the reality?)

WARM UP – 1/16/2015

• How is the sign different at the end? What does that show about how the society of 2055 has changed from the beginning of the story to the end?

• Why did the people elect Duetscher? • How did they used to feel about him being the

president in the beginning? Why?• How do they feel now? Why do you think that

is? What has changed?• What kind of a world do you imagine the NEW

2055 to be: use detail and at least a paragraph to describe.

TODAY

• Turn in A Sound of Thunder Packet (that has to be in COMPLETE SENTENCES)

• Turn in the Study Guide (NOT IN COMPLETE SENTENCES)

• Turn in READING LOG• Work on yellow sheet• Work on White Outline for TEST

WARM UP – 1/20/2015

• Why do they have to dig out the bullet out of the dinosaur’s brain?

• Why do you think Travis kills Eckels at the end?• What does Eckels bring back from the past? What did his

mistake cause?

• Discuss in a paragraph if Travis made the right decision in the end. • Should he have controlled Eckels more, since Travis

was in charge?• Who is more to blame for what happened, Eckels or

Travis? WHY?• Should Eckels have been allowed to go when they

noticed how scared he was?• How could the situation have been handled

differently? Brainstorm – make a list.

EXTRA CREDIT – 10 POINTS POSSIBLEDUE MONDAY

Option 1: Watch “A Sound of Thunder” movie (there is a link to 2 versions on the Fusion page – through YouTube) and write a 2 page review of the film. Discuss the acting, the special effects, the theme, the set, the character development and dialogue. Make sure to use specific examples to back up your opinion. For example: “The acting was atrocious because in the scene when _____________ the actor who plays Eckels does (example) ______. He should have ________________. The set is beautiful and interesting. When they arrive in the past, it looks like __________ (give descriptive details). Also, compare and contrast with the story – what was changed or added?

Option 2: Create a 2-3 page creative short story that has an alternate ending to the one we read. Make sure to use the descriptive and detailed style of the author. Include character dialogue as well as sensory details, their actions and setting description. Your alternate ending can involve anything you want: the dinosaur being brought back or attacking them (and changing the future differently), the team going back or forward to a different time, Travis in jail form murder…anything. Illustrations are a bonus too.

JOURNAL TOPICImagine yourself living in a different century and describe a normal day (or week, or month, or year) in your life. (2 page entry)

• You can live in not only another time, but also another location.

• Think about what you know or have read about your favorite historical place and time – what did those people believe in? how did they get food, water, shelter? Was there peace or strife?

WARM UP – 1/28/2015Statement Always Sometimes NeverChildren are naturally kind.

Our emotions come from our memories.

The sun is necessary for happiness.

Parents know what’s best for their children.

It is better to be a loner then to try to be someone you’re not.

If someone wrongs you it is ok to retaliate.

If you share your feelings people will use them against you.

5 Min Write: Describe your favorite place. Be as specific as possible: what sounds do you hear, what smells are in the air, what do you feel, what can you taste, and what emotions does this place elicit?

Describe your favorite place. Be as specific as possible: what sounds do you hear, what smells are in the air, what do you feel, what can you taste, and what emotions does this place elicit?

WHEN READING…USE 3 COLORS

• Highlight imagery – details that help you visualize the setting of Venus

• Highlight mood

• Highlight things about characterization – character’s appearance, attitude, behavior and personality • What the author says about the character• What the character says or does (that is significant –

you don’t have to highlight each action)• What other’s think about him or her

WARM UP – 1/29/2015

• What do you think of when you think of the word “summer”?

• Do you enjoy spending time outside in the sun? Why or why not?

• Why is the sun important in our lives?

• What would happen if the sun never came out again? Think about the impact on your mood as well as activities.

WARM UP – 2/2/2015

• Have you ever been jealous of one of your peers, friends, family members…etc. Describe what made you jealous. How did you act towards that person? Give detail. Do you wish you had behaved differently? Why or why not?

WARM UP – 2/3/2015

• Have you ever known anyone that just didn’t fit in? Describe.

• Have you ever been that person? Explain (this could be at school, with friends, or at home)

• Why do you think that happens sometimes? What makes certain individuals not fit in?

WORKSHEETS• “How Do We Feel?”

• Using your Important events from the blue sheet, write 8 events in the left-most box. In the center, write “how Margot feels about that event” and WHY (she is sad/depressed for most of the story – BE SPECIFIC… “Margot is upset and crying because she’s bullied/locked in the closet/has zero friends”

• “Who Contributed?”• This is mostly a bullying story – on this worksheet, in COMPLETE

SENTENCES, write at least 3 examples of how the 4 groups or individuals contributed or added to the problem. For ex: What does Margot do (or not do) to get bullied? Recall some things William says to her? What do the children do with William as leader? How can the teacher be to blame? Or Margot’s parents?

• T-Chart for All Summer in a Day• Look through the sections you highlighted for important quotes

or events. Write those, word for word, in the left most column. Make the section long enough to understand what is going on. On the right side, write down a question you might have when you read it, advice to Margot, or a reaction.

WARM UP – 2/04/2015

• Which character(s) change in the story? Give evidence from the story to show how they have changed (3 sentences)

• Which character does not change in the story? Why? Describe (2 sentences)

• Write 2 sentences that state 2 different themes in the story. Themes apply to all humans, in all times, in all places. Theme statements don’t use the character names, but the example of the theme does.• Ex. Something that starts out as a prank can end up a

tragedy. (Provide example from story)

WARM UP – 2/5/2015

• What advice do you have for Margot? Make sure to write at least a paragraph – try in letter format.

• Do you think she is a sympathetic character? Do you feel sorry for her?

• Is she a likeable character? Why or why not?

MINI PROJECT – DUE TUESDAY“LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS”

TEST GRADE FOR THE STORY

We have read Bradbury’s representation of Venus (remember, this is fiction, so this is his imagination). Create your own interpretation of life on another planet – based on information we know about that planet if it is in our solar system, or a planet of your own creation.

• OPTION 1- Creative Writing• Write an illustrated short story of 3 pages, complete with spell check, proper grammar, dialogue

and descriptive detail. Remember to use the senses to tell the reader about the planet and life on it in detail. What is the environment like? Life and activities? Weather? Plants and animals? Jobs?

• OPTION 2 – Art • Create a 2D (on paper) or 3D (a model) visual of the life on the planet you choose. I have seen this

done as a graphic novel or a picture album with small captions to explain what is going on in each illustration. You need a minimum of 6 illustrations (your own, not printed) and they need to be ALL colored – no white space. For 3D, you can use Legos or dolls or other existing materials.

• OPTION 3 – Video• Make a short film that can be emailed to me and shown to the class. Remember to have a set that

shows off the environment of the planet as well as costumes. Your film should be 10 minutes long and show life on the planet you choose – school, work, animals, plants, weather.

• OPTION 4 – Research Project• Research any planet of your choice and present a poster board or PowerPoint of your findings.

What is the climate, atmosphere, life. After, imagine what people would have to do in order to inhabit this planet – describe what would life look like when the planet gets colonized.

WARM UP – 2/6/2015

• Describe your planet that you will be creating• Environment• Types of houses or living space (what are they made

of?)• What does the outdoors look like?• What do the creatures who live there look like? Both

the humanoid ones and the animal types.• Climate/weather• Senses: sight, smell, taste, touch, sound

WARM UP – 2/11/2015

• WHAT IS “RACISM” – GIVE A DEFINITION, DESCRIPTION OR AN EXAMPLE.

• HOW HAS RACISM IMPACTED YOUR LIFE? HAVE YOU EVER SEEN IT OCCUR – TOWARDS YOU OR ANOTHER PERSON? DESCRIBE.

• WHY ARE PEOPLE RACIST?

• AS YOU READ ANNE FRANK’S DIARY, KEEP A LIST OF DIFFERENT WAYS THAT ANNE AND HER PEOPLE EXPERIENCE RACISM. AT LEAST 4 EXAMPLES.

DO NOW

• TAKE OUT A SHEET OF PAPER AND HEAD IT APPROPRIATELY.

• TITLE IT “HOLOCAUST KWL CHART & NOTES.”

• DRAW A KWL CHART.

• UNDER THE “K,” WRITE 3 THINGS YOU KNOW ABOUT THE HOLOCAUST.

• UNDER THE “W,” WRITE 3 THINGS YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE HOLOCAUST.

WARM UP – 2/12/2015

IF YOU COULD INTERVIEW SURVIVORS OF THE HOLOCAUST OR SOMEONE WHO KNEW ANNE FRANK, WHAT WOULD YOU ASK THEM? JOT DOWN SOME OF YOUR QUESTIONS.

READING AND LOG

READ THE POEM AND WRITE A REACTION. WHAT IS IT ABOUT? WHAT KIND OF AN ENVIRONMENT? DESCRIBE. DOES THIS CHANGE YOUR CONCEPT

OF THE WORD “GHETTO”?

FEAR

TODAY THE GHETTO KNOWS A DIFFERENT FEAR,

CLOSE IN ITS GRIP, DEATH WIELDS AN ICY SCYTHE.

AN EVIL SICKNESS SPREADS TERROR IN ITS WAKE,

THE VICTIMS OF ITS SHADOW WEEP AND WRITHE.

TODAY A FATHER’S HEARTBEAT TELLS HIS FRIGHT

AND MOTHERS BEND THEIR HEADS IN THEIR HANDS.

NOW CHILDREN CHOKE AND DIE WITH TYPHUS HERE,

A BITTER TAX IS TAKEN FROM THEIR BANDS.

MY HEART STILL BEATS INSIDE MY BREAST

WHILE FRIENDS DEPART FOR OTHER WORLDS.

PERHAPS ITS BETTER – WHO CAN SAY? –

THAN WATCHING THIS, TO DIE TODAY?

NO, NO MY GOD, WE WANT TO LIVE!

NOT WATCH OUR NUMBERS MELT AWAY.

WE WANT TO HAVE A BETTER WORLD,

WE WANT TO WORK – WE MUST NOT DIE!

WARM UP – 2/25/2015

• WHAT ARE THE STRUGGLES OF BEING A TEENAGER. MAKE A LIST OF PHRASES THAT RELATE TO THE PROBLEMS OF GROWING UP, BECOMING AN ADOLESCENT OR YOUNG ADULT.

• WHO ARE YOU EXPECTED TO BE AT YOUR AGE? HOW ARE YOU EXPECTED TO BEHAVE?

• READING AND LOG

WARM UP – 2/27/2015

• WHO DO YOU THINK UNDERSTANDS YOU THE MOST? WHY? EXPLAIN.

• ARE YOU CLOSE TO YOUR PARENT(S). WHY OR WHY NOT? WHICH ADULT UNDERSTANDS YOU THE MOST? EXPLAIN.

• READING AND LOG

WARM UP – 3/3/2015• READ AND ANSWER THE FOLLOWING:

PRETEND YOU HAD ONE HOUR TO PREPARE TO GO INTO HIDING. YOU CAN NEVER RETURN TO YOUR HOME. YOU CANNOT CARRY A SUITCASE; IT WOULD BE OBVIOUS YOU WERE GOING INTO HIDING. IT IS WINTER; THEREFORE, IT IS VERY COLD OUTSIDE AND THERE IS LIMITED FOOD WHERE YOU ARE GOING. WHAT ITEMS WOULD YOU TAKE WITH YOU? HOW WOULD YOU DISGUISE THESE ITEMS AND HOW WOULD YOU CARRY THEM?

READING PACKET AND READING NOTES

• SINCE YOU CAN’T MARK UP THE BOOK:

• IN YOUR 3RD NOTEBOOK SECTION (HOMEWORK) YOU WILL WRITE DOWN AT LEAST 2-3 IMPORTANT SENTENCES THAT ANNE WRITES, WORD FOR WORD OR SUMMARIZED IN DETAIL FOR EACH ENTRY.

• FOR EXAMPLE: WHEN ONE OF ANNE’S BOYFRIENDS ASKS TO MEET HER FATHER, ANNE SWERVES ON HER BIKE AND CHANGES THE SUBJECT WHEN THE BOY IS PICKING UP HER THINGS.

• THIS WILL BE YOUR READING NOTEBOOK AND WILL HELP YOU ON THE LATER TESTS AND ESSAYS

• THE PACKET IS TURNED IN WEEKLY. YOU WILL DOCUMENT THE PAGES YOU READ AND WRITE A CONNECTION (2), COMMENT (2), PREDICTION (1) OR QUESTION (1)

• YOU WILL ALSO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ON THE SECOND PAGE AND DRAW AN ILLUSTRATION WITH A CAPTION, VISUALIZING THE TEXT, EACH FRIDAY OR MONDAY

WARM UP – 3/4/2015

• IF YOU HAD TO LIVE IN HIDING AND COULD NOT MAKE A SOUND FROM 9AM-6PM EVERY DAY, EXCEPT SUNDAY, AND HAD NO ELECTRONIC TOYS TO ENTERTAIN YOURSELF, WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

• WRITE 4 THINGS YOU WOULD DO TO OCCUPY YOUR TIME.

TODAY• READ FROM WEDNESDAY, 24 JUNE, 1942 (BROWN – PG.8; BLACK

– PG. 7) UNTIL THE END OF SATURDAY, 11 JULY, 1942 (BROWN – PG. 22; BLACK – PG. 19)

• MAKE SURE TO TAKE AT LEAST 3 DETAILED NOTES FOR EACH DATE IN YOUR READING NOTEBOOK SECTION – ONLY IMPORTANT SECTIONS (DON’T TELL ME SHE LIKES ICE CREAM)

• MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE DATES FOR EACH SECTION (PART OF NOTEBOOK GRADE)

• FILL OUT THE LAST QUESTION ON THE WORKSHEET – BE CAREFUL, THERE’S A TRICK

• FILL OUT THE BLUE PACKET FOR PAGES 7/8 – 19/22

WARM UP – 3/09/2015• READ “ANNE FRANK” UNTIL THE END OF SATURDAY, 11 JULY, 1942

(BROWN – PG. 22; BLACK – PG. 19)

• CONTINUE 2-3 NOTES FOR EACH DAY THAT SHE WRITES

• YOU MAY USE “ANNE FRANK” AS YOUR READING LOG TODAY

• FILL OUT THE PACKET COLUMN – USE LAST WEEK’S STILL (YOU SHOULD HAVE 3 COLUMNS TO TURN IN TOMORROW)

• HOMEWORK: COMPLETE THE 3RD PAGE OF THE PACKET. DESCRIBE WHAT WE LEARN ABOUT ANNE USING HER THOUGHTS, EMOTIONS, ACTIONS AND REACTION. CHOOSE ANOTHER CHARACTER AND DO THE SAME. NEED 3 EXAMPLES FOR EACH. THEN DRAW A COLORED ILLUSTRATION OF THE MOST MEMORABLE PART WE’VE READ SO FAR.

WARM UP – 3/10/2015

LISTED BELOW IS A PARTIAL LIST OF THE ITEMS THAT WERE OWNED BY THE PEOPLE IN THE ANNEX:

• PLAYING CARDS

• BRIEFCASE (MR. VAN DAAN)

• DIARY (ANNE)

• MYSTERY NOVEL (MRS. FRANK)

• ANTIQUE SILVER MUSIC BOX (MR. FRANK)

• FOUNTAIN PEN (MR. FRANK)

• WOOL SCARF

• Crate of Strawberries• Cat in a basket (Peter)• Latin Book (Margot)• Wooden Menorah (Mr. Van Daan)• Silverware (Anne)• Sack of Potatoes (Mr. Dussel)

1. Choose three items from the list and explain why you think they had value to an individual who was hiding from the Nazis. Explain why you believe these items had meaning and value.

2. Create your own list of five tangible things (things you can see and touch) that you would carry with you if you ever had to be hidden. How do these items reflect who you are as a person? Are these things of great or little monetary ($) value?

WARM UP – 3/11/2015

• WHY DO YOU THINK EVERYONE SEEMS TO BE FIGHTING A GREAT DEAL IN THE ANNEX? EXPLAIN.

• ANNE SAYS THAT MOST OF THE FIGHTS ARE ABOUT UNIMPORTANT AND SILLY THINGS. DO YOU AGREE? EXPLAIN YOUR OPINION.

• DESCRIBE SOME OF THE FIGHTS OR RUDE COMMENTS SO FAR.

WARM UP – 3/12/2015• FINISH UP READING UNTIL PAGE 37 (BROWN) OR 34 (BLACK)

– STOP AFTER YOU FINISH OCTOBER 1 (AND TAKE THE NOTES)

• WHO IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE PERSON IN THE ANNEX SO FAR? WHY?

• WHICH PERSON COULD YOU SEE YOURSELF HAVING THE MOST FIGHTS WITH? ABOUT WHAT?

• WHICH PERSON DO YOU THINK WOULD BE THE EASIEST TO GET ALONG WITH? WHY?

• HOMEWORK: QUESTIONS 10-13/14. PACKET PAGES 4-5 DUE ON MONDAY – TOP 3 MOMENTS AND EXPLAIN THEIR IMPORTANCE. ILLUSTRATION AND CAPTION.

WARM UP – 3/16/2015

• ANNE WRITES ON SATURDAY, 7 NOVEMBER, 1942: “I’M NOT A BABY…I HAVE MY OWN VIEWS, PLANS, AND IDEAS…SO MANY THINGS BUBBLE UP INSIDE ME AS I LIE IN BED, HAVING TO PUT UP WITH PEOPLE I’M FED UP WITH, WHO ALWAYS MISINTERPRET MY INTENTIONS…KITTY IS ALWAYS PATIENT…DON’T CONDEMN ME; REMEMBER THAT SOMETIMES I TOO CAN REACH THE BURSTING POINT.”

• IN AT LEAST A PARAGRAPH, EXPLAIN THE EMOTIONS THAT ANNE IS HAVING AND THE CAUSE OF THEM.

• HAVE YOU EVER FELT LIKE THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND YOU? OR LOVE YOU BECAUSE OF THEY HAVE TO, NOT BECAUSE OF WHO YOU ARE?

WARM UP 3/13 OR 17/2015“EDUCATION MAKES ONE EASY TO LEAD,

BUT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE; EASY TO GOVERN BUT IMPOSSIBLE TO ENSLAVE.”

• CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT THIS QUOTATION MIGHT MEAN? THINK ABOUT WHY SOME PEOPLE VALUE EDUCATION.

• WHY DO YOU THINK THAT ANNE AND HER FAMILY DIDN’T CELEBRATE THE FACT THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE TO LEARN? (WHAT DID THEY MISS ABOUT LEARNING?)

• WHY DO YOU THINK THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO CONTINUE TO CHALLENGE THEIR MINDS DURING THIS TRYING AND DIFFICULT TIME?

WARM UP – 3/17 OR 18/2015

• FINISH READING UNTIL PAGE 63 IN THE BROWN OR 56 IN THE BLACK. TAKE NOTES. SHOW THEM TO ME.

• EXPLAIN WHY ANNE FEELS GUILTY IN MANY OF HER DIARY ENTRIES RECENTLY. WHO IS SHE THINKING ABOUT? WHAT IS HAPPENING OUTSIDE? COMPARE HER SITUATION TO THAT OF THE OTHER JEWS SHE KNEW.

• LOOK AT QUESTION 23 ON THE PINK SHEET. WHAT DO YOU THINK THE ANSWER IS?

WARM UP 3/18/2015

• THINK ABOUT THE FATE OF ANNE AND HER FAMILY. WHAT HAPPENS TO THEM?

• ANNE’S DREAM WAS TO GO ON LIVING EVEN AFTER HER DEATH. WRITE A LETTER TO ANNE TELLING HER ALL OF THE POSSIBLE WAYS IN WHICH SHE HAS LIVED AND LIVES STILL.

• LOOK AT QUESTION 23 ON THE PINK SHEET. WHAT DO YOU THINK THE ANSWER IS?

WARM UP – 3/19/2015

• MAKE SURE YOU ARE CAUGHT UP ON NOTES FOR ANNE FRANK UP TO MAY 1, 1943 (PG. 81 IN THE BROWN AND PG. 72 IN BLACK)

• TURN IN NOTEBOOK FOR TEST GRADE

• WORK ON THE PINK SHEET QUESTIONS.

• READING AND LOG

• WORK ON THE PACKET PAGES 6-7 – DUE TOMORROW

• WORK ON BOOK TALK

WARM UP – 3/20/2015

• TURN IN THE PINK SHEET

• TURN IN THE BLUE PACKET – PGS. 6 AND 7 (COMPLETE SENTENCES)

• TURN IN READING LOG WITH ALL THE DAYS FILLED OUT (NO ANNE WAS ALLOWED ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY)

WARM UP – 4/7/2015• THINK BACK TO SOME OF THE REOCCURRING THEMES WE’VE DISCUSSED IN THE

NOVEL. THE TOPICS THAT OFTEN SHOW UP IN ANNE’S DIARY ARE:

FEAR/WAR

DUAL PERSONALITY AND REPRESSION OF ANGER (“NICE ANNE VS. MEAN ANNE)

FREEDOM/PERSECUTION

ADOLESCENCE OR GROWING UP

RELATIONSHIPS AND CONFLICT AND MISUNDERSTANDINGS

• SELECT 2 TOPICS. FIND AN EXAMPLE IN ANNE’S DIARY THAT SHOWS THAT THEME OR CONCERN. BE DETAILED AND SPECIFIC. DESCRIBE WHAT HAPPENS AS YOUR SUPPORT OF THE THEME. YOU MAY USE MY THEME OF MISUNDERSTANDING AS LONG AS YOU USE A DIFFERENT EXAMPLE.

• EXAMPLE (DO NOT COPY): “ANNE FRANK’S DIARY IS FILLED WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF MOMENTS WHEN HER PERSONALITY CLASHES WITH THE OTHERS IN HIDING. AS THE YOUNGEST IN THE GROUP, ANNE FEELS THAT SHE IS TREATED UNFAIRLY, OFTEN MISUNDERSTOOD AND JUDGED. DURING A PARTICULARLY NASTY CONFLICT WITH DUSSEL, ANNE DEMANDS THE USE OF THE DESK IN THEIR SHARED ROOM TWICE A WEEK FOR TWO HOURS. SHE BELIEVES THAT SHE SHOULD BE AT LEAST ENTITLED TO THAT MUCH, SINCE HE USES IT THE REST OF THE DAY. DUSSEL INSULTS ANNE, TELLING HER THAT HER WORK IS LESS IMPORTANT THAN HIS, CALLING HER SELFISH. IN FACT, SINCE HE WAS LAST TO ARRIVE, HE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL TO HAVE SPACE AT ALL. IF THINGS WERE FAIR, ANNE WOULD HAVE THE DESK IN THE MORNINGS AND DUSSEL IN THE EVENINGS. IT IS REALLY DUSSEL WHO IS HYPOCRITICALLY SELFISH.”

WARM UP – 4/9/2015“WHEN WILL MY REFLECTION SHOW WHO I AM INSIDE?” – RESPOND TO THIS QUOTE…HOW CAN YOU APPLY IT TO LIFE? (YOURS OR SOMEONE ELSE’S)

• HAVE YOU EVER FELT MISUNDERSTOOD BY YOUR PARENTS, LIKE THEY DON’T UNDERSTAND YOU AND WHO YOU ARE? EXPLAIN.

ANNE FEELS A SENSE OF DUALITY, THAT SHE IS TWO DIFFERENT PERSONALITIES. EXAMPLE: “LITTLE BUNDLE OF CONTRADICTIONS. THAT’S HOW I ENDED MY LAST LETTER AND THAT’S HOW I AM GOING TO BEGIN THIS ONE.”

• HAVE YOU EVER FELT TORN BETWEEN THE WAY YOU WANTED TO BEHAVE OR FEEL AND THE WAY YOU SHOULD BEHAVE OR FEEL? EXPLAIN IN AT LEAST 3 SENTENCES. DESCRIBE THE EVENT, HOW YOU WANTED TO BEHAVE, AND WHAT YOU DID INSTEAD.

WARM UP – 4/10/2015

• WHAT DOES ANNE MEAN WHEN SHE DISCUSSES THE “DAILY GRIND.”

• FIND A SECTION IN THE BOOK THAT EXPLAINS THE ASPECT OF THE “DAILY GRIND” THAT THE FRANKS AND THE VAN DAAN’S EXPERIENCE.

• HOW DO DAILY ROUTINES OF LIFE HELP THE FAMILIES COPE WITH LIVING UNDER DURESS?

TODAY:• TURN IN READING LOG

• COMPLETE QUESTION NUMBER 30. TURN IN THE GREEN SHEET

• READ ANNE FRANK ASSIGNED READING BASED ON CHART – TAKE NOTES

• COMPLETE PAGE 8-9 FROM THE PACKET

• THE CONFLICT CHART (COMPLETE SENTENCES)

• DRAWING

• THE 4-6 COLUMNS (DEPENDING ON WHICH BLOCK)

NOTES• FRIDAY, 29 OCTOBER, 1943

• MR. AND MRS. VAN DAAN ARE POOR AND NEED TO SELL THEIR CLOTHES – LEADS TO LOTS OF FIGHTS. HE WANTS TO USE THE $ FROM THE FUR COAT FOR THE HOUSE NOW, SHE WANTS TO BUY NEW CLOTHES AFTER THE WAR

• ATMOSPHERE: OPPRESSIVE AND SILENT (NO BIRD ARE HEARD OUTSIDE)

• ANNE FEELS LIKE SHE IS BEING DRAGGED TO THE UNDERWORLD; LIKE A BIRD “WHOSE WINGS HAVE BEEN CLIPPED AND WHO IS HURLING HIMSELF IN UTTER DARKNESS AGAINST THE CAGE”

• MONDAY EVENING, 8 NOVEMBER, 1943

• ANNE HAS LOST HOPE FOR “AFTER THE WAR”

• ANNE’S NIGHTMARES NIGHTMARES OF DOOM

• ALONE IN A DUNGEON

• WANDERING ALONE IN THE STREETS, WITH THE ANNEX ON FIRE

• THE 8 OF THEM IN HEAVEN, SURROUNDED BY BLACK CLOUDS – SURROUNDED BY DANGER AND DARKNESS, WITH NO ESCAPE

WARM UP – 4/15/2015

• DO YOU BELIEVE THAT THE COST OF WAR IS WORTH THE PRICE OF FREEDOM? EXPLAIN.

• LOOK AT SOME OF THE EVENTS FROM THE DIARY THAT DESCRIBE FEAR. DESCRIBE TWO OF THE EVENTS IN YOUR OWN WORDS.

• WRITE A 6 LINE POEM FROM ANNE’S POINT OF VIEW ABOUT HOW IT WOULD FEEL IN ONE OF THE SITUATIONS.

NOTES _ MATURITY• FRIDAY, 24 DECEMBER, 1944

• JEALOUSY (OF CORRY’S ABILITY TO EXPERIENCE THE WORLD – THEATER, FRIENDS, HOCKEY)

• UNGRATEFULNESS – SHE’S AN OUTCAST, BUT ALIVE

• WISHES FOR FRESH AIR, DANCING, WHISTLING, BEING A PART OF THE WORLD.

• WEDNESDAY, 29 DECEMBER, 1944

• “A PERSON CAN BE LONELY EVEN IF HE IS LOVED BY MANY PEOPLE…”

• SHE IS NO ONE’S “ONE AND ONLY”

• NIGHTMARES OF LIES – LIES IN RAGS, HUNGRY, PALE, BRUISED. ANNE WONDERS WHAT HAPPENED TO LIES (GUILT). LIES SYMBOLIZES THE SUFFERING OF ALL OF THE JEWS. HEARS HER FRIEND BEG HER TO “RESCUE HER FROM HELL”

• LOST FAITH IN GOD

• SUNDAY, 2 JANUARY, 1944

• ANNE READS HER PREVIOUS ENTRIES AND NOTICED LOTS OF HATE WORDS WHEN MUMMY IS MENTIONED – “ANNE IS IT REALLY YOU WHO MENTIONED HATE? HOW COULD YOU?”

• “I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE ANNE OF A YEAR AGO” – GROWING UP

• CHILDREN ARE SELFISH AND SEE ONE SIDE OF THE STORY. ANNE BEINGS TO SEE HERSELF NOT ONLY AS THE VICTIM, BUT PARTLY AT FAULT FOR THE POOR RELATIONSHIP WITH HER MOTHER. MOM WAS COLD, BUT ANNE WAS RUDE TO HER AS WELL.

• “I USED TO BE FURIOUS WITH MUMMY…IT’S TRUE THAT SHE DOESN’T UNDERSTAND ME, BUT I DON’T UNDERSTAND HER EITHER” – TWO SIDES. SEEING BOTH IS A SIGN OF MATURITY.

WARM UP – 4/16/2015

• WHO DO YOU HAVE A CRUSH ON? WRITE A LOVE LETTER TO SOMEONE WHO YOU LIKE. NO ONE WILL READ THESE – DON’T WORRY.

• HAVE YOU EVER HAD A DIFFICULTY CONCENTRATING ON THE “REAL” WORLD AROUND YOU (SCHOOL, PARENTS, HOMEWORK) WHEN YOU DISTRACTED BY FEELINGS FOR SOMEONE? POSITIVE FEELINGS LIKE LOVE OR NEGATIVE ONES LIKE HATE. EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED – WHAT DID YOU DAY DREAM ABOUT?

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NOTES – ANNE’S MATURITY• SATURDAY, 15 JANUARY 1944

• ARGUMENTS – EACH FAMILY DOES THEIR OWN COOKING. THE FRANKS ARE FED UP WITH THE VAN DAANS – MUMMY WISHES TO NOT SEE THEM FOR 2 WEEKS.

• ANNE SEES NO USE IN ANNOYING EACH OTHER WITH MEAN WORDS – THE WAR STILL GOES ON

• ANNE NOTICES THAT SHARING A HOUSE WITH ANYONE IS TROUBLE AND THAT ALL HUMANS ARE SELFISH SOMETIMES.

• SATURDAY, 22 JANUARY, 1944

• ANNE HAD INDEPENDENT THOUGHTS, NOT ONES THAT HER PARENTS TEACH.

• HER ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE VAN DAANS HAS CHANGED. NOT AS PREJUDICED.

• NOTICES THAT BOTH FAMILIES ARE AT FAULT DURING ARGUMENTS.

• IF THEY WERE ALL FRIENDLY IN THE BEGINNING, MAYBE THINGS WOULD BE DIFFERENT.

• SHE WANTS A FRESH START, NOT JUST REPEAT HER PARENTS’ OPINION ABOUT THE VAN DAANS (TO MAKE UP HER OWN MIND) – “FIND OUT WHAT IS TRUE AND WHAT IS EXAGGERATED”

• 27 JANUARY

• WHAT IS ANNE’S PASSION – 2 SENTENCES. EXPLAIN HOW SHE GETS INFO…

• 28 JANUARY

• CONVERSATION TOPICS

• THE UNDERGROUND

• HEROES OF THE WAR - DETAILS

• 3 FEBRUARY

• INVASIONS – WHAT ARE THE GERMAN’S PLANNING (DETAILS)

• WHAT PLANS ARE MADE BY THE ANNEX (4 FOR FLOOD) (2 FOR EVACUATION)

• GERMAN THREATS

WARM UP – 4/20/2015

• TURN IN BLUE PACKET PAGES 10-11 AND GOLD QUESTION SHEET

• THROUGHOUT ANNE’S DIARY, SHE OFTEN WRITES ABOUT THE TRIALS (NEGATIVES; STRUGGLES) AND TRIUMPHS (POSITIVES; SUCCESSES) OF LIVING WITH SEVEN OTHER PEOPLE IN SUCH CLOSE QUARTERS. FIND ABOUT TEN AND WRITE THEM DOWN (WORD FOR WORD OR A SUMMARY).

• PUT A + NEXT TO THE SUCCESSES AND A – NEXT TO THE PROBLEMS.

WARM UP – 4/21/2015

• FINISH READING FROM PAGE 158 (BROWN) AND 142 (BLACK) UNTIL 162 (BROWN) AND 146 (BLACK) – ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS 46-50.

• HOW DO YOU THINK ANNE IS ABLE TO EXPERIENCE THE FEELINGS OF A CRUSH IN HER SITUATION?

• DO YOU THINK SHE WOULD FEEL THE SAME TOWARD PETER IF THEY WERE NOT IN HIDING? EXPLAIN.

• HOW DOES ANNE’S CRUSH HELP HER THROUGH THIS DIFFICULT TIME IN HER LIFE?

TUESDAY, 7 MARCH, 1944 CHANGES IN ANNE

• 1942

• ANNE HAD MANY BOYFRIENDS, WAS ALWAYS SURROUNDED BY FRIENDS, THE DARLING OF ALL OF THE TEACHERS, AND SPOILED BY PARENTS

• ADVANTAGES: HARD WORKING, HONEST, GENEROUS, NOT CONCEITED

• “KING OF THE CASTLE” – NEVER IN A BAD MOOD, BUT SUPERFICIAL (FAKE), POPULAR, CENTER OF ATTENTION

• CHANGE

• FORCED TO FACE “REALITY”

• WANTS TO BE SENSIBLE (SMART) – “ I DON’T WANT FOLLOWERS, BUT FRIENDS” WHO LIKE HER FOR WHO SHE IS AS A PERSON, NOT HER POPULARITY

• OFTEN FELT ALONE, BUT BECAUSE SHE WAS SO BUSY, DIDN’T THINK ABOUT IT

• SHE “TRIED TO DRIVE AWAY THE EMPTINESS WITH JOKES AND PRANKS”

• 1943

• CRYING AND LONELINESS

• BEGAN TO SEE HER FAULTS

• TRIED TO GET DADDY’S ATTENTION

• CHANGE

• BECAME A YOUNG WOMAN AND WAS NO LONGER TREATED LIKE A CHILD

• STARTED TO THINK AND WRITE STORIES.

• WANTED TO MAKE CHOICES BY HERSELF, NOT INFLUENCED BY PARENTS

• QUIETED DOWN

• FOUND LOVE OF NATURE AND AN INWARD HAPPINESS

• FOUND LOVE

• FOUND DESIRE FOR ALL THAT IS GOOD AND BEAUTIFUL

• THANKFUL TO GOD

• MOMMY: “THINK OF ALL THE MISERY IN THE WORLD AND BE THANKFUL THAT YOU ARE NOT SHARING IN IT.

• ANNE: “THINK OF ALL THE BEAUTY THAT IS STILL LEFT IN AND AROUND YOU AND BE HAPPY!”

WARM UP – 4/22/2015

• CREATE A LETTER TO PIM OR MOTHER FROM ANNE’S POINT OF VIEW RESPONDING TO ANY SECTION OF THE DIARY WE HAVE READ SO FAR. (4-8 SENTENCES IN LETTER FORMAT)

• EXPLAIN HOW ANNE FEELS TOWARDS THE SPECIFIC EVENT YOU PICKED. (3 SENTENCES – DETAILS)

WARM UP – 4/23/2015

• BE A SPY. RECORD ALL THE EVIDENCE THAT PETER AND ANNE HAVE FEELINGS FOR EACH OTHER (7-10 EXAMPLES – YOU CAN SUMMARIZE).

• HOW DO PEOPLE BEHAVE WHEN THEY HAVE A CRUSH ON SOMEONE? SPECIFICALLY, HOW DO THEY BEHAVE AROUND THAT PERSON? DESCRIBE.

WARM UP – 4/24/2015

• IT’S INTERESTING THAT THE FRANKS, THE VAN DAANS AND DR. DUSSEL SELDOM MENTION BEING AFRAID. FIND OR REMEMBER SEVERAL MOMENTS THAT SHOW FEAR.

• WHY DO YOU THINK THE ADULTS DO NOT DISCUSS OR SHOW FEAR?

WARM UP – 4/28/2015“SOMEONE TO SHARE MY THOUGHTS AND MY DREAMS…SOMEONE WHO KNOWS ALL MY GOOD AND ALL MY BAD…AND LOVES

ME ANYWAY…”

• PART OF WHAT MAKES BEING A PART OF THE HUMAN RACE SO SPECIAL IS THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT WE CREATE WITH OTHER PEOPLE. TAKE SOME TIME TO MAKE A RECORD OF ONE VERY SPECIAL MOMENT THAT YOU SHARED WITH ANOTHER PERSON.

• DESCRIBE THE PERSON WHO UNDERSTANDS YOU THE MOST AND WHO MAKES YOU HAPPY WHEN YOU ARE SAD.

• WHY ARE THEY UNIQUE OR SPECIAL?

• WHAT TYPES OF ACTIVITIES DO YOU DO WITH THIS PERSON?

• HAS THIS PERSON HELPED SHAPE YOUR BELIEFS ABOUT THE WORLD?

• IS THERE AN ACTIVITY THAT YOU CAN SHARE WITH THIS PERSON THAT YOU CAN’T WITH ANYONE ELSE? WHY?

• DOES THIS PERSON MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER ABOUT YOURSELF? HOW DOES S/HE DO THAT?

• DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL LANGUAGE OR ANY INSIDE JOKES THAT YOU CAN THINK OF WHEN YOU ARE FEELING DOWN?

• HAVE YOU MADE THIS PERSON ANGRY? HOW DID YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT?

• WHAT WOULD LIFE BE LIKE WITHOUT THIS PERSON?

• WHAT DO YOU DO TO MAKE THIS PERSON LAUGH?

• WHAT COULD YOU DO TO MAKE THIS PERSON CRY?

WARM UP – 4/29/2015

• ANNE CALLS HER TWO PERSONALITY TYPES LOVING/GENTLE AND RECKLESS/LOUD. FIND AND LIST 3 EXAMPLES OF BEHAVIOR FOR EACH PERSONALITY.

• HOW MANY “PERSONALITIES” DO YOU HAVE? WHAT ARE THEY? HOW DO YOU BEHAVE FOR EACH?

WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 1944

• TERRIBLE THINGS DURING THE WAR

• SOMEONE HAS KILLED BOCHE – EATEN HER OR MADE A HAT?

• ANNE WONDERS WHY PEOPLE MUST FIGHT INSTEAD OF WORKING FOR PEACE

• MILLIONS ARE SPENT ON WAR AND WEAPONS, NO MONEY FOR THE POOR OR FOR MEDS

• “THERE’S AN URGE IN PEOPLE TO DESTROY, TO KILL, TO MURDER, TO RAGE” – THE DARK SIDE OF HUMAN NATURE

• MANKIND WILL DESTROY ITSELF

FRIDAY, 5 MAY, 1944ANNE’S LETTER OF

INDEPENDENCE• SHE WANTS TO PROVE TO PIM THAT SHE CAN MAKE HER OWN

DECISIONS

• THE ANNEX HAS BEEN A STRUGGLE, BUT IT HAS MADE HER STRONGER AND INDEPENDENT

• WHEN SHE WAS SUFFERING AND CRYING, NO ONE HELPED HER, JUST CRITICIZED HER BEHAVIOR – SHE RAISED HERSELF

• SHE PRETENDED TO BE HAPPY INSTEAD OF SHOWING HER EMOTIONS

• ALL THE TROUBLES HAVE MADE HER OLDER

WARM UP – 4/30/2015

• HAVING READ MOST OF ANNE’S ACCOUNT OF THE TWO YEARS IN HIDING, WHAT DO YOU THINK WOULD BE THE HARDEST PART OF THE ENTIRE EXPERIENCE FOR YOU? DESCRIBE IT AND EXPLAIN WHY IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT.

• IF YOU WERE REMOVED FROM THE WORLD FOR TWO YEARS, WHAT WOULD BE THE FIRST THREE THINGS YOU WOULD DO ONCE YOU GOT OUT?

• FINISH NOTES FROM YESTERDAY

WARM UP – 5/1/2015• LOOK OVER YOUR NOTES FOR MONDAY, MAY 22, 1944 AND

THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2015. ON THOSE DAYS, ANNE WRITES ABOUT THE HATE OF THE JEWS THAT SHE SEES NOW IN THE NETHERLANDS. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE REASONS THAT THE JEWS ARE HATED? LIST 3.

• SHE ALSO WRITES THAT “RESPECTABLE PEOPLE ARE BEING SENT TO CONCENTRATION CAMPS, PRISONS, AND LONELY CELLS, AND THE DREGS THAT REMAIN GOVERN YOUNG AND OLD, RICH AND POOR.” THE WORD DREGS MEANS THE WORST TYPE OF PEOPLE IN SOCIETY.

• WHAT IS THE REASON THAT THE RESPECTABLE PEOPLE ARE BEING IMPRISONED? EXPLAIN IN 2 SENTENCES.

• WHO ARE THE DREGS? WHAT ARE THEY DOING IN/TO THE COUNTRY? HOW HAVE THEY MADE THE COUNTRY WORSE? WHAT METHODS AND EMOTIONS DO THEY USE TO CONTROL THE REST OF THE POPULATION?



COMPLETE THE PACKET AND REST OF QUESTIONS

TEST #1 – NOTE CHECK





WARM UP – 5/4/2015

• TURN IN THE BLUE PACKET PGS. 14-15

• GRAB A READING LOG

• LIBRARY TODAY

• TODAY’S READING IS ON THE BOARD. AFTER COMPLETION, PLEASE ANSWER QUESTIONS 77-78

• SIGN UP FOR YOU BOOKTALK BETWEEN NOW AND JUNE 5

WARM UP – 5/5/2015

• WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE PART ABOUT THE ANNE FRANK UNIT?

• WHY? DESCRIBE IT.

• WHAT WAS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE PART ABOUT THE ANNE FRANK UNIT?

• WHY? DESCRIBE IT.

WARM UP – 5/6/2015

• ON THURSDAY, JULY 6, 1944, ANNE WRITES ABOUT RELIGION AND LIVING A GOOD LIFE.

• EXPLAIN HER OPINION ON RELIGION. HOW DOES IT HELP PEOPLE LIVE A GOOD LIFE?

• WHY IS SHE ANGRY AT PETER ON THIS DAY?

• WHAT ARE THREE THINGS THAT ACCORDING TO ANNE EQUAL A SATISFACTORY OR SUCCESSFUL LIFE?

WARM UP – 5/7/2015

• READING LOG

• FINISH READING THE REMAINDER OF “ANNE FRANK’S DIARY” – LOOK AT THE BOARD FOR THE AMOUNT OF NOTES NEEDED.

• TURN IN THE YELLOW SHEET. QUESTIONS 72-79

• CATCH UP ON THE REST OF NOTES MISSED – TEST TOMORROW WITH THE NOTES.

• WORK ON THE ESSAY OUTLINE

TESTANSWER 15! WORK ON READING

LOG AND NHIS AFTER. THEN ESSAY

• You may use your notes, worksheets and handouts to answer the questions.

• Remember that lists don’t have to be in complete sentences, but explanations and descriptions do.

• Number all of your answers so I know which one you are answering.

• You may complete an extra essay by next Friday for 20 points extra credit.

Warm Up – 5/14/2015 Write a paragraph reflection about the movie:

How did it compare to the diary?

Were the most important events included? Explain. Give examples.

What did you like the best? Give reasons.

What did you like the least? Give reasons.

Review the acting – were the characters like you imagined them? Give reasons and examples. Did they behave the way you pictured? Give specific examples.

In “The Book Thief,” pay attention to how the Germans lived during World War II.

Take 10 notes on details that you notice that show Nazi and Hitler influence.

Pay attention to the life of the poor Germans vs. the rich Germans vs. the Jews.

Warm Up – 5/18/2015 Write a paragraph discussing your thoughts and feelings

on “The Book Thief”

Use some of the notes that you took to support your opinions.

Make sure you explain your thoughts in full sentences and by giving specific examples. For instance, “I believe The Book Thief is an interesting

movie since it shows the German perspective of World War II. We see that it wasn’t just the Jews that suffered during this time, but the poor Germans as well. Liesel and her family have to cut down on the amount of food they eat when they take in Max. They go from eating 3 meals a day to 2.”

Warm Up – 5/19/2015 Explain in your own words (in at least a paragraph or

two) what the value of watching “The Book Thief” was. Why do you think I showed you this movie in addition to reading Anne Frank.

Remember to use specific examples from the film to prove what you learned.

Also, what similarities are there between “The Book Thief” and Anne Frank’s diary. Example: Anne Frank, when she matures, starts to see both sides of each argument and is no longer prejudiced. “The Book Thief” shows the German side of World War II and teaches us that there were good Germans who helped the Jews.

Book Talks Period 2

Devin – Tuesday June 2 Asia, Sandra, Hope, Eric, Youssef –

Wednesday June 3 Dominick, Deon, Nevaeh – Thursday June 4 Nelson, Jenrri, Cailyn– Friday June 5

Book Talks Period 3

Jharmar – Tuesday May 26

Chris – Thursday May 28

Mishaila, David, Isha – Tuesday June 2

Maricela, Paul, Stephanie, Maya, Larissa – Wednesday June 3

Ashley F., Brandon, Jae’Shaun, Jana, Elijah – Thursday June 4

Leslie, Jason, Bryan, Abby – Friday June 5

Book Talks Period 4

Kat – Thursday May 28

Stephen, Michelle, Rowan – Monday June 1

Alexa, Maddy, Janel, Harley, Dana, Guillermo – Tuesday June 2

Brandon, Nick, Louis, Kat (EC), Kennedy– Wednesday June 3

Anita, Zyon, Gianna, Josh, Sydney – Thursday June 4

Isaiah, Jennifer, Josue, Wynter, James, Stephen (EC), Tiana (EC) – Friday June 5

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