Week of November 21, more quote sandwiches, and responding to quotes

Hi everyone,

This week we do TWO things. If you don't complete the work during class time, you will have to finish for HW.

1. Make a new quote sandwich.
2. Respond to quotes

First make a new quote sandwich for Eliezer, from the latest section of the book. Do this on the back of the blog worksheet. Here are the instructions again, in case you forgot how to do it! 

Write one full paragraph, following this structure:

•Top slice of bread = your thoughts, beliefs and ideas about the character. "Eliezer is ________________ because __________." This should be about 2-3 sentences long.

•In the middle is the meat = the quote from the story that teaches us about this character. "We can see this in the quote on page ___, "...."".

•Bottom slice of bread = “this quotes shows us that…” Concluding sentences, again proving what you believe about this character. Again about 2-3 sentences long.

Next, read the quotes below about fear, and do the following for 3 quotes. Do this on the chart on the blog worksheet:

1. Paraphrase the quote: what does it mean in your own words.
2. Agree or disagree and say why.
3. Connect this quote to Night and "The Key Game"

• Fear is faith that it won't work out.  ~Sister Mary Tricky
• Fear is the lengthened shadow of ignorance.  ~Arnold Glasow
• Fear makes strangers of people who would be friends.  ~Shirley Maclaine
• Those who fear life are already three parts dead.  ~Bertrand Russell
• Fear makes us feel our humanity.  ~Benjamin Disraeli
• Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.  ~Samuel Butler

After, in the comments section below, please answer these questions:

1. What was the purpose of this activity?
2. What about it was challenging for you?

Week of November 14, Exploring the Settings of Night and Quote Sandwiches

Hi everyone,

Today we are going to do several things on our blog:

1. Please visit these websites to see a map of the settings in Night and a timeline of the events in Night:

a. Google map of settings

b. US Holocaust museum timeline of Elie Wiesel's life

As you go to these websites, please use the blog note sheet to take notes. Then post your answers below in our comments section.



After you do this, complete this assignment:

Quote Sandwiches about Characters

You will be creating three quote sandwiches,

Eliezer

Eliezer's father (Shlomo)

Madame Schachter

Write one full paragraph for each character, as a quote sandwich, following this structure:

•Top slice of bread = your thoughts, beliefs and ideas about the character. "Eliezer is ________________ because __________." This should be about 2-3 sentences long.

•In the middle is the meat = the quote from the story that teaches us about this character. "We can see this in the quote on page ___, "...."".

•Bottom slice of bread = “this quotes shows us that…” Concluding sentences, again proving what you believe about this character. Again about 2-3 sentences long.Please type your quote sandwiches and print them. If you can't print because you are using a laptop, write them on a piece of paper.

III.       My most precious possessions:

The Nazis permit Elie and his family to take only their most precious possessions or what they can carry to the ghetto. When the Nazis evacuate the Jewish families from the ghettos and force them to board the cattle cars for work camps, they again tell them to take only what they can carry.

Directions: If you were in a situation where you were forced to suddenly leave your home and were told only to bring those items you could carry to the ghetto, what would you bring? Make a list of the items you would bring, but remember they must be items you can carry with you.

Do this work on your blog worksheet, and then post them to our comments below.

Finally read the posts of your classmates and write responses to at least three of them telling them:

1. What did you like about their post?

2. What did you learn from them?