November 21st (A) and December 1st (B)

Journal #26

•You may use the notes you took last class for this “quiz”/journal
1)Why did George Orwell write Animal Farm?
2)What is an allegory?
3)Who was Joseph Stalin?
4)What is communism? 

November 19th (A) and 20th (B)

Journal #25:

How would you define the term: “rebellion”? What does it mean to rebel? Is rebelling ever justified? Would a true hero ever rebel? Why or why not? 

November 17th (A) and 18th (B)

Journal #24

Read Elie Wiesel’s own interpretation of what a “hero” is. Then in your journal, write down at least 5 main ideas that he tries to convey during this excerpt. 

November 13th (A) and 14th (B)

Journal #23

In an interview Elie Wiesel said that he was NOT a hero, and wouldn’t ever be because of the horrible things that he thought of and considered doing while in the concentration camps.

Complete the Hero’s Journey for Elie. What parts are missing? 

November 11th (A) and 12th (B)

Journal #22: 

You may use your books (pages 85-97) to answer the following questions.

P.S. This counts as a quiz score!

1.What are the overall conditions of the march to the next camp?

2.Why can’t Zalman continue to march?

3.What is the violin so important to Juliek?

4.What is the importance of Juliek’s playing of Beethoven’s concerto?

5.How do the prisoners appease their thirst while waiting for the train to arrive? 

November 7th (A) and 10th (B)

Journal #21

To review for the District Benchmark Writing Assessment today, tell me the definitions of each of the following, and WHY they are important to an argumentative essay:

•Claim

•Warrants

•Impacts

•Counter-claim

•Rebuttal

•“Quote Bombing” 

November 5th (A) and 6th (B)

No Journal Today! 

November 3rd (A) and 4th (B)

Journal #20- JOURNALS COLLECTED TODAY!

You may use your books (pages 58-84) to answer the following questions.

P.S. This counts as a quiz score!

1.What question is “hotly debated” regarding Yom Kippur—The Day of Atonement?

2.In a better world, Elie could imagine a universe without what?

3.What is the “inheritance” Elie’s father gives to him if he does not survive the second selection?

4.What is ironic about the choice Elie and his father make concerning staying in the hospital or evacuating with the others in their unit?

5.Why is the wooden floor of the block cleaned before they leave?