The Memoir Challenge

Aim: How do we synthesize what we learned from Night to create our own memoirs? 

Journal Prompt #5:Looking Forward
State one skill that you are looking forward to conquering in this class during the third marking period.

Click here to read the memoir assignment.

Click here to review the rubric.

Four years ago, I wrote a memoir called "The Summer of My Life." Click here to read my memoir. 

Memoirs are due Friday, December 19.

What's due:
* Five-paragraph thematic essay on Night. (100 points)
*"Redefining Faith" (3 paragraphs; 48 points)

• Click here to read 3rd Period's introduction.
• Click here to read 5th Period's introduction.

*Loss of Faith worksheet

*Independent reading book.

***Always check Engrade for your up-to-the-minute progress in this class.***

Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.3
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.3.A
Engage and orient the reader by setting out a problem, situation, or observation and its significance, establishing one or multiple point(s) of view, and introducing a narrator and/or characters; create a smooth progression of experiences or events.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.3.B
Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, description, reflection, and multiple plot lines, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.3.C
Use a variety of techniques to sequence events so that they build on one another to create a coherent whole and build toward a particular tone and outcome (e.g., a sense of mystery, suspense, growth, or resolution).
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.3.D
Use precise words and phrases, telling details, and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the experiences, events, setting, and/or characters.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.3.E
Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on what is experienced, observed, or resolved over the course of the narrative.

Creating a Collaborative Poem

Aim: How do we create a collaborative poem? 

Journal Prompt #3: Reflection
State one challenge in this course that you conquered in the second marking period. How did you overcome it? If you can't think of anything, there must be a reason. Explain that reason.

Today we will continue to brainstorm ideas for our memoirs. One good way to get started is to read and interpret "Where I'm From" poems.Click here to read the original "Where I'm From" poem that inspired all the others.

Click here to read the lyrics to Jay-Z's version.

Familiar with The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie? Click here for a quick summary. We will create a collaborative poem based on an excerpt from the text.

What's due:
* Five-paragraph thematic essay on Night. (100 points)
*"Redefining Faith" reflection

• Click here to read 3rd Period's introduction.
• Click here to read 5th Period's introduction.

*Loss of Faith worksheet

*Independent reading book.

***Always check Engrade for your up-to-the-minute progress in this class.***

Happy Birthday Emmely!!!!!!!!!

How to Hit a Grand Slam

 Aim: How do we evaluate what we learned from reading Night?

Journal Prompt #18: Survival
In his preface, Elie Wiesel wrote, "I don't know how I survived; I was weak, rather shy; I did nothing to save myself."
How do you believe he survived?

Elie Wiesel speaks for countless survivors. In this short video (click here) Wiesel says he comes from a "mystical background" that "beautifies language though silence." Remember power tableaus? In your groups, create a power tableau illustrating a short scene from Night. 

To hear other survivors' stories, CLICK RIGHT HERE!!!!!

For the next few days, we will be completing thematic essays, synthesizing important themes and ideas from reading Night.
Click here to view a suggested outline for hitting a grand slam with your thematic essay.

Gisela Glaser

Step 1: Identify your theme/controlling idea. Click here to get the 5-step worksheet to help you zero in on your controlling idea.

Each day you will be asked to complete another significant piece of the essay. Turn in your work each day to get editing suggestions. We will also have individual writing conferences. 

This assignment will be worth 100 project points.

What's due:
*"Redefining Faith" reflection

• Click here to read 3rd Period's introduction.
• Click here to read 5th Period's introduction.

*Loss of Faith worksheet

*Interpretation of the differing taste of the soup. 

*Group thematic essay. 

*Group thematic essay evaluation.

*Independent reading book.

***Always check Engrade for your up-to-the-minute progress in this class.***