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? 

October 29th (A) and 30th (B)

Journal #19: JOURNALS WILL BE DUE NEXT CLASS!!!!!

You may use your books (pages 44-57) to answer the following questions.

P.S. This counts as a quiz score!

1.What is Elie’s first impression for the camp at Buna?

2.What excuse does Elie give to the dentist so that he won’t take his gold crown?

3.Why does Idek beat Elie’s father?

4.What is Eli’s first reaction as the beating is taking place?

5.What is the punishment Idek gives Elie for leaving the area assigned to him to work?

October 27th (A) and 28th (B)

Journal #18

You may use your books (pages 29-44) to answer the following questions.

P.S. This counts as a quiz score!

1.How is it that Elie and his father survive the first selection off the train?

2.Why does Elie thank God for the mud?

3.What advice does the Polish prisoner in charge of their barrack give them?

4.What is the significance of A-7713?

5.Is it ever okay to lie to someone? 

October 23rd (A) and 24th (B)

Journal #17

You may use your books (pages 11-28) to answer the following questions.

P.S. This counts as a quiz score!

1.Whom does Elie first begin to hate, and why?

2.What are the conditions like inside the cattle wagons?

3.What is the effect of Madame Schachter’s screams on the passengers in the cattle wagon?

4.Why do you think the reaction of Madame Schachter’s son upsets Elie so much? (Find HOW he reacts, and then answer why it disturbs Elie.)

5.What is the final destination of the cattle wagons?

October 21st (A) and 22nd (B)

Journal #16 

You may use your books (pages 3-11) to answer the following questions. 

P.S. This counts as a quiz score!

1.Describe the character of Moshe the Beadle.

2.How old is Elie at the end of 1941?

3.Describe Elie’s family.

4.Why has Moshe changed from the beginning of the story? How?

5.Why does Elie’s father not request permits to Palestine so that the family can leave Sighet?

October 15th (A) and 20th (B)

Journal #15

Write your responses to the following questions. Answers should be in FULL SENTENCES and show that you’ve really thought about your answer.

1.Would you EVER, under any circumstances, do anything to harm one of your parents or a family member?

2.Are there times when it is best to stay silent when you see something that is wrong?

3.Are people who stay around other people who commit crimes just as guilty as those who commit the crime?

4.Would you do anything in order to live? How about to help someone you love live?

5.Are there some groups of people in your country or community that are a major problem to our society?