Extra Credit

Watch one of the following movies and complete the assignment.  Due by 5/21/2012.

• The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008) PG-13

• Casablanca (1942) Unrated

• The Diary of Anne Frank (Any version; there are many.)

• Empire of the Sun (1987) PG

• Jakob the Liar (1999) PG-13

• The Longest Day (1962) G 

• South Pacific (1958) Unrated

30 Possible Points Extra Credit:

• Write a 5-6 paragraph essay about how the conflicts in the movies’ protagonists’ lives compare and contrast with Anne’s in The Diary of Anne Frank.  Please note: your review will be cross-checked with all information on the Internet, and plagiarism will result in no credit, plus a referral.

20 Possible Points Extra Credit:

• Write a 3-4 paragraph short summary of the movie, including information about the major and minor characters, plot, conflicts, and setting.  Please note: your summary will be cross-checked with all information on the Internet, and plagiarism will result in no credit, plus a referral.

Holocaust Research Project Handout

Holocaust Research Project

70 Points

Dickman

During this project you will be asked to research 4 different questions relating to the Holocaust.  After completing your research you will create a power point presentation that will answer the questions.  You will have 3 days in the lab to complete this project and 2 days in the library for research.  Though this should allow for enough time, I will also offer 2 days after school, if you need any extra help.

Your power point must include:

1.       A title page in MLA format

2.       4 question slides with the questions at the top and thoroughly researched answers.

3.       4 pictures slides relating to each question.  This means that each question slide should be followed by a picture slide.

4.       A bibliography including all of your research and pictures.  This means you should take notes on your bibliography worksheet for every resource you use.

5.       If you complete the project correctly you should have a minimum of 10 slides. 

6.       Creativity and presentation count!

Bibliography:

1. Minimum of 3 sources

2. Do not use Wikipedia!!    

3. One of them must be a book

I have attached a rubric and your bibliography worksheet.  Do not lose these!

Here are the questions you can choose from:

1     Were all concentration camps considered death camps? 

2     Who else was sent to concentration camps besides the Jews?  Why?

3     What was life like on a daily basis for people living in hiding?

4     What was life like on a daily basis for Jews that were living in camps?

       Imagine you were a survivor after the war, what do you do now?  What is life like?

6    Imagine you are a Jew that escaped Germany, where would you go?  What would you do?

      What is the Final Solution?

      What was the Nazi reasoning for disliking the Jews?

       What has Germany done since the war to deal with what happened?

1  What were the consequences for Germany after the war?

      What happened to a non-Jewish person if they were caught helping a Jew?

     How many countries during the war were Jews unsafe?

Holocaust Research Assignment

As the end of the year rapidly approaches, we are preparing to start our final project.  "The Diary of Anne Frank" will be the last unit of class.  However, during this unit the students will be working on their Holocaust Research projects.  It is incredibly important for the students to have a deeper understanding of what the Frank family experienced during this time.  Within the project, each student will research 4 questions about the Holocaust and create a power point explaining their discoveries.

Grades

Aries grades are current.  I have entered all of the student's work.  If you have any questions about grades, feel free to email me. There will be opportunities for extra credit throughout the remainder of the semester but the best place to start is completing missing assignments. :)


Kdickman@chicousd.org

3/26-3/30

Welcome back! I hope everyone had a great break.

Monday:
 Journals
Introduction to Hoot
Chapter 1

Tuesday:
Journals
Conflict, POV and Irony
Chapter 2

Wednesday
Journals
Examine Word Choice
Chapter 3

Thursday:
Journal
Finish 3
Start 4

Friday:
Review 1-4
Vocabulary
Quiz 1-4

3/12-3/16

        Spring Break is rapidly approaching.  This next week, we will be finishing our poetry unit.  The students are now working on creating their own poems for each different form.  During the last part of the unit, the students will be writing a ballads, an ode, a Shakespearean sonnet,  a haiku and a free verse poem.  We will also be working with song lyrics the students chose, to examine the different elements of poetry.  
        When we return from break, we will dive right into the novel, Hoot by Carl Hiaasen.  It is a wonderful story about a group of middle school students who set out on an adventure to save a population of endangered owls.  It will be a great opportunity for the classes to read something lighthearted and fun at the beginning of Spring, before we read Anne Frank. 
    Hope you have a wonderful break!

2/27-3/2

Monday:
Review for District Test
Types of Poems
Review of Elements

Tuesday:
Paragraph structure
Spelling checks
Continue Types of Poems

Wednesday
Paragraph structure
Continue Types of Poems
Self Poetry

Thursday
District Test

Friday 
District Test 

Elements of Poetry Words

Your Elements of Poetry list should contain these words:


1. Form
2. Speaker
3. Alliteration
4. Onomatopoeia
5. Rhyme
6. Rhythm
7.Figurative Language
8. Simile
9. Metaphor
10. Idiom
11. Personification

Poem Reflection

1.  How did this poem make you feel?  What does this poem remind you of?
 

2.  What words did you notice?  Why did you notice them?
 

3.  What do you think the poem means?

Valentine's Day Poems

Yesterday in class we began learning about the elements of poetry.  After reviewing form and speaker, today in class we will create Valentine's Day poetry in special forms.  I hope your student's share with you what they created!

Poetry Unit!

After a great week of working on writing traits, we are starting our Poetry Unit.  This unit will take place over the next 3 weeks.  


Monday 2/13:
Binder Reminders
Intro to Poetry
Form and Speaker
Various Poems
HW: Bring in a poem that shows form or speaker


Tuesday 2/14:
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!


Check homework
Share poems
Rhyme and Rhythm
Valentine's Day Activity


HW: Bring in a poem that shows rhyme or rhythm


Wednesday 2/15:

Check homework
Share poems
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia

HW: Bring in a poem that shows Alliteration or onomatopoeia

Thursday 2/16:

Check homework
Share poems
 Figurative Language
Elements of Poetry
Finish first 1/2 of vocabulary


HAPPY PRESIDENT'S DAY WEEKEND!

Progress Report Project

Progress Report Project

            The story, Flowers for Algernon, is delivered to us through a series of progress reports written by our protagonist, Charlie.  While we are reading the story, you will be asked to create your own progress reports to chart your learning and moods just like Charlie. 

Progress Reports (25 points)

1.     Each progress report will answer all of the questions in complete sentences.

2.     Only the first progress report needs to be MLA.

3.     Date must be given for the day you are writing about.

4.     Each progress report must be well thought through and give insight to your day. 

5.     There must be 5 all together (I will assign each of them)

 Cover (10 points)

1.     Needs to contain your name and the name of the story.

2.     Must have a picture(s) that represents the story or your individual progress reports.

3.     Should be well organized and colored.

4.     Attach your cover to the front of your progress reports.

Conclusion (15 points)

*Requirements for the conclusion will be given at the end of the month.

Questions for progress report:

•         1. What was the moment so far today where I felt the happiest?

•         2. What was the moment so far today where I was the most frustrated or unhappy?

•         3. What have I learned so far today in school? (Math? Science? English?)

•         4. What have I learned so far today in life? (Things about friends, family?)

•         5. Overall today, how would I rate my mood?  (10= AMAZING! 1=Terrible)

•         6.  Overall today, how would I rate my learning? (10=My brain is exploding with new information!  1=I learned nothing today!)

1/23-1/27

Monday:
Its vs It's
Read Flowers for Algernon
Work on Progress Reports 


HW: Progress Report 3 due Wednesday
(I have posted the assignment in case you have forgotten the questions)


Tuesday:
Conclusion for Progress Reports
Charlie Projest
HW: Progress Report 3 due tomorow


Wednesday:
Whose vs. Who's
Read May 15- June4
Commas


Thursday:
Commas Journal
Finish reading June 4
Cover for Progress Reports


HW: Finish Progress Report 4


Friday:
Charlie Project
Presentations


Progress Report 4 due

1/17-1/20

Monday:
No School


Tuesday:
Binder Reminder
Progress Reports March 15-29
Progress Report Project


Wednesday:
Journal
Apostrophes
Girls Like Spaghetti
HW: Progress Report #2 due Friday


Thursday:
Journal
FFA and Charlie Gordon Chart 
Vocab with part of speech
HW: Progress Report # 2 due Friday


Friday:
Apostrophes
Who's vs. Whose
Its vs. It's 
HW: Progress Report #2 Due today

Capitalization Notes

1.Capitalize people’s names and initials.

2.Always capitalize the pronoun I.

3.Capitalize titles and abbreviations of titles used before names.

4.Capitalize heads of state, royalty, or nobility.

5.Capitalize titles showing family relationships when you are using those words as names.

6.Capitalize names of religions, sacred days, sacred writings, and deities.

7.Capitalize names of nationalities, languages, races, and some ethnic groups.

1/2-1/6

Monday:
Binder Reminders
Intelligence Worksheet
Start reading Flowers for Algernon


HW: Vocabulary worksheet due tomorrow for English 8 and Wednesday for 8A


Tuesday:
HW Reminder
Grammar Pretest
Capitalization Notes
Vocab Review
HW: Crossword puzzle due Thursday


Wednesday:
Library (English 8)
8A:
Journal
Homework check
Think, Pair, Share
Vocab Review
HW: Crossword puzzle


Thursday:
HW Reminder
Read FFA
Predictions
Vocab Review
HW: Study!


Friday:
Vocabulary Quiz!! 
Martin Luther King Jr. 

Walk a Mile in My Shoes

This experiment is most effective if you take it seriously.  While you are doing it, ask yourself these questions:

1. Would I have the PATIENCE needed?

2. Would I have enough COURAGE to still feel good about myself?

3.  How would I ADAPT so I could still have fun and do things? 

 

Tonight for homework your job is to do one of these activities again and do a normal activity at home.  Eat dinner with one hand or with your fingers taped together.  Try to play video games or put on your pajamas.  After you have completed a task think about what was the most frustrating part.  Answer these questions about how difficult this was.  Do you think you could handle being like this forever? Tell me about it.

 

1/2-1/6

Monday:
Binder reminder
Journals
Perfect Paragraphs
Hamburger worksheet
HW: Perfect Paragraphs due tomorrow


Tuesday:
Binder reminder
Flowers for Algernon
Walk a Mile activity
True or False
HW: Walk a Mile in Someone Else's Shoes Paragraph


Wednesday:
Binder reminder
Journal
Questions
Vocabulary 1 FFA
HW: Finish vocab 1-4


Thursday:
Binder reminder
Finish vocab FFA
Read 17,18,19, 20 and work on theme
Rorschach test page 221
HW: Finish vocab 5-8


Friday:
Ann Landers
Journal Assignments
Brain charts
Start reading

Welcome Back!

Welcome back to school!

I hope everyone had a wonderful break.  We will be diving right into our curriculum for this semester.  We have a lot to learn in a short amount of time.  Our next unit will be "Flowers for Algernon".  It is a great short story about a mentally disabled man named Charlie Gordon.  He is selected for a trial operation to increase his intelligence.  Throughout the story Charlie has many changes and discovers new facts about the world.  It is a fantastic story and I cannot wait to start our reading!