Last week, students really got into researching the Holocaust and applying their research skills to the three different types of writing: argumentative, explanatory, and narrative. Check out their awesome work here: Period 1 Period 2 Period 4 Period 5
This week, we will be working on our interactive notebooks. Students will be reviewing/learning the following literary terms: simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification, idiom, alliteration, onomatopoeia, allusion, and symbolism. All of these terms need to be explicitly taught in order to recognize and apply while reading the graphic novel Maus I: My Father Bleeds History. Students will begin to explore the symbolic nature of the animals chosen to portray certain racial groups in the graphic novel. The last day before Thanksgiving break should be a FUN one. Students will perform their original songs from "Thank You, Ma'am" for the class (I can't wait for this).
Holocaust Gallery Walk
Tuesday
Interactive Notebook / Handouts
Wednesday
Interactive Notebook / Handouts
AR Log Check (Log-5 entries/Signature)
*Students need to be reading an AR book that has a reading level >3.5 for 30 minutes 5 nights per week. Students need to earn 35 points at every quarter checkpoint (12/9, 3/10 and 6/2). GOOD NEWS: Students only need to complete the front side to take an AR quiz!
Thursday
Maus I: My Father Bleeds History Symbolism
Friday
"Thank You, Ma'am" Thematic Song Performance (Extra Credit)
Catch Up Day
