Week of August 29 - September 2

Week at a glance: This week we will conclude our short story unit and start our next unit on Night by Elie Wiesel.

Monday:

Bellwork: Read or write in journal

Short Story Test Review for Unit Test (WEDNESDAY)

Optional share time for original short stories.

DUE TODAY: Original Short Story

Tuesday:

Bellwork: Read or write in journal

Study time for Short Story Unit Test

Kahoot for Short Story Unit Test

Time to work on "Type 2 Theme Writing" for MORD

DUE TODAY: "Type 2 Theme Writing" for MORD

Wednesday:

Bellwork: Read or write in journal

Find something to work on quietly after you finish.

DUE TODAY: Short Story Test

Thursday:

Bellwork: Read or write in journal

Introduction to/Framework for the unit. In this unit we will:

define the term Holocaust as the systematic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of six million Jews by the Nazi regime and its allies and collaborators.
learn that the Holocaust was not inevitable
avoid simple answers to complex questions
strive for a precision of language
strive to balance perspectives
avoid comparisons of pain
avoid romanticizing history
contextualize the history
translate the statistics into people (Individuals make choices. Choices make history.)

Contextualize the history through background knowledge of WWI and the Weimar Republic. What led up Hitler's appointment as chancellor of Germany:

Pyramid of Hate - how will we use this in class?

DUE TODAY: CommonLit: Introduction to the Holocaust (Links to an external site.)

Friday:

Bellwork: Read or write in journal

USHMM Timeline Activity:

Discuss the Pyramid of Hate based on the USHMM Timeline Activity.

Looking ahead: Next week we will continue our study of the memoir Night.