FOR FRESHMEN: Quiz on pgs. 66-85 Watch a YouTube clip for 10 min of Oprah and Elie Wiesel at Auschwitz Compare/contrast discussion of two quotes from the memoir Small group work on examples of the themes in this book HWK: Finish reading the book. Your planning sheet for the Holocaust Memorial project is due next class. […]
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FOR FRESHMEN: Discuss Holocaust Museum project and get a planning sheet. Planning sheet due Tues. 6/3 and final project due Fri. 6/6 Finish watching and discussion Life Is Beautiful HWK: READ PGS. 66-85 OF NIGHT FOR SOPHOMORES 10C: Quiz on Red Azalea excerpt Watch a past student film on this excerpt A few minutes to get into your […]
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FOR SOPHOMORES 10C and 10B: Collect your movie scripts “Stack Your Values” — activity to discuss the values we’ve seen in the stories/film from China HWK: READ THE EXCERPT FROM RED AZALEA (PGS. 116-135), LEAVING OUT PAGES 123 WHERE IT STARTS WITH “GRANDMA FROM THE COUNTRYSIDE” ALL THE WAY TO PG. 128. START AGAIN ON 128 […]
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FOR FRESHMEN: Using COWS, respond to one of the prompts on the back of your Swing Kids handout. If you missed class, do this at home. Here’s the guidelines: You may use “I” but never “you” 3/4 to one page long, double spaced Header should only have name on left and then double space. No title […]
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FOR FRESHMEN: Finish watching and discussing Swing Kids HWK: BE PREPARED TO DO AN IN-CLASS WRITE ON ONE OF THE DISCUSSION QUESTIONS ON THE LAST PAGE OF YOUR HANDOUT ON THIS FILM. FOR SOPHOMORES: Quiz on Prologue & “A Woman Is Nothing” from Bound Feet and Western Dress Class discussion to finish the partner work you began on Wild […]
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FOR SOPHOMORES: Get directions and scoring guides for the next two step of your film adaptation — writing the screenplay and creating a storyboard. Watch clip from North by Northwest and compare the movie to the storyboard HWK: NO NEW READING, BUT REVIEW THE LAST TWO STORIES WE’VE READ AND BE PREPARED FOR A QUIZ AND CLASS […]
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FOR FRESHMEN: “Berlin Laws” activity to examine the anti-Semitic laws passed in Berlin 1933-1945 Continue watching Swing Kids HWK: NONE FOR SOPHOMORES: Poster pitches! See us on your concept of the movie! Quiz on Wild Swans Ch. 2 Partner work on discussion questions on the reading HWK: READ PG. 80-87 OF BOUND FEET AND WESTERN […]
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FOR FRESHMEN: Get back graded No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency essay Introduction to Holocaust Memorial Project Begin watching Swing Kids and filling out questions on the movie HWK NONE. FOR SOPHOMORES: Presentation of movie posters! Quiz on Wild Swans Ch. 2 Get vocab assignment related to Wild Swans Partner work on questions on this reading HWK: Read excerpt from Bound […]
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All IHS classes canceled this day for staff meetings.
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FOR FRESHMEN: Make note cards in preparation for your group’s presentation of “The Master Race” posters. Groups teach their part of the reading to the rest of the class. You were given a group grade for the poster and an individual grade for the strength of your own part of the presentation Student received a […]
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