December 22-23, 2014

Monday (Dec. 22)

Learning Target(s)	I CAN...connect current events to historic events. I CAN...read to identify what I know, what I don't know, main ideas and discussion points for class. I CAN...analyze different perspectives of the same historic event.
Daily Activities	1. Together as a class read an introduction to the article and the background information about Rudolf Hoss (commandant at Auschwitz) 2. Individually, CLOSE read the article about Hoss' daughter - be sure to jot down notes to remember why you used the symbols that you did
Home- work	CLOSE read the article DUE:TUES(23rd)

Tuesday (Dec. 23)

Learning Target(s)
Daily Activities	1. Jewish Resistance Story - "Angel of Bergen-Belsen"
Home- work	NONE - If survivor story paper is already turned in (if not finish for after break)

Dec. 24 - January 5
No School!

December 15-19, 2014

Monday (Dec. 15)

Learning Target(s)	I CAN...examine an historical event from multiple points of view. I CAN...evaluate literary resources and analyze their effectiveness in learning about history.
Daily Activities	1. Work on Book Report/Review
Home- work	Book Report/Review DUE:THURS (18TH) You must turn in your book with the paper.  All books must be turned in no later than Monday, December 22nd (even if you are not finished with your paper)!!!

Tuesday (Dec. 16)

Learning Target(s)
Daily Activities	SAME AS YESTERDAY!!
Home- work

Wednesday (Dec. 17)

Learning Target(s)	I CAN...identify the different ways in which the Nazi's committed mass murder and the different purposes for the different concentration camps. I CAN...describe what life was like in the concentration camps.
Daily Activities	Register for the iWitness student website - select here for the registration page  Once you have already registered, you can go to THIS LINK to log-in Here are the directions for finding your survivor's testimony (these directions are also on your worksheet) 1. Register or log-in (at one of the above links) 2. This will bring you to your “Dashboard”.  Select the “Watch” tab at the top of the page. 3. Under “Watch Testimonies” select “Camps (Labor/Concentration)" 4. On this page select “next clip” until you get to your assigned survivor. 5. When you have your survivor’s clip up select “Watch Full Testimony”   6. Use the tab “Clips”– scroll through the “clip details” until you get to the part in which he/she is deported to the camps.
Home- work	Finish iWitness survivor testimony worksheet DUE:THURS(18th) DUE: FRIDAY(19th)  MONDAY(22nd) due to the internet not working in class two days in a row!!!

Thursday (Dec. 18)

Learning Target(s)	above
Daily Activities	1. TURN IN HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR REPORT/REVIEW & TURN IN BOOKS 2. Work on Holocaust Survivor Testimony assignment (links on Wednesday's blog)
Home- work	iWitness survivor testimony worksheet DUE:MONDAY(22nd)

Friday (Dec. 19)

Learning Target(s)	above
Daily Activities	1. iWitness survivor testimony assignment - finish for Monday
Home- work	ALL CHECKED OUT BOOKS MUST BE RETURNED ON MONDAY!!!!!

December 8-12, 2014

Monday (Dec. 8)

Learning Target(s)	I CAN...identify other Nazi victim groups (besides the Jews) and summarize why they were targeted by the Nazis. I CAN...explain the impact that the Nazi's had on this group of people.
Daily Activities	1. Small groups - get together with others who read about the same victim group as you; create a brief presentation of information 2. Start presentations - audience take notes on worksheet
Home- work	BOOK REPORT/REVIEW DUE:THURS.18TH

Tuesday (Dec. 9)

Learning Target(s)	I CAN...identify other Nazi victim groups (besides the Jews) and summarize why they were targeted by the Nazis. I CAN...explain the impact that the Nazi's had on this group of people.
Daily Activities	1. Finish presentations on the different victim groups - take notes on worksheet 2. Work time on survivor story book report & review
Home- work	BOOK REPORT/REVIEW

Wednesday (Dec. 10)

Learning Target(s)	I CAN...explain the steps used to carry out the final solution. I CAN...identify the different ways in which the Nazi's committed mass murder and the different purposes for the different concentration camps. I CAN...describe what life was like in the concentration camps.
Daily Activities	1. Survivor Testimonies - Answer questions #1-7 on "The Final Solution" reading guide. 2. Complete the rest of the reading guide using the binders (or binder info linked in the tab above)
Home- work	Finish "The Final Solution" (#8-32)reading guide DUE:THURS(11th)

Thursday (Dec. 11)

Learning Target(s)	I CAN...explain the steps used to carry out the final solution. I CAN...identify the different ways in which the Nazi's committed mass murder and the different purposes for the different concentration camps. I CAN...describe what life was like in the concentration camps.
Daily Activities	1. Survivor testimonies about life in the camps 2. Go over "The Final Solution" assignment together as a class
Home- work	Book Report/Review

Friday (Dec. 12)

Learning Target(s)	I CAN...examine an historical event from multiple points of view. I CAN...evaluate literary resources and analyze their effectiveness in learning about history.
Daily Activities	1. Work on Book Report / Book Review
Home- work	Book Report/Review DUE:THURS(18th)

December 1-5, 2014

Monday (Dec. 1)

Learning Target(s)	I CAN...explain what life was like for Jews forced to live in ghettos. I CAN...analyze different sources (including primary sources) to understand what the ghettos were used for and how they fit into the Nazi's final solution. I CAN...examine various ways individuals respond to unjust actions.
Daily Activities	1. Finish & turn in Jewish Ghettos assignment 2. Read book
Home- work	Read survivor book

Tuesday (Dec. 2)

Learning Target(s)	I CAN...summarize information from a non-fiction account of the Holocaust. I CAN...evaluate the credibility, viewpoint, intended audience, reason, historical connection and significance of a non-fiction account of the Holocaust. I CAN...examine the Holocaust from multiple points-of-view and from diverse forms of information.
Daily Activities	1. Discuss the requirements for the Holocaust survivor book report and book review 2. Work time
Home- work	Read & work on paper

Wednesday (Dec. 3)

Learning Target(s)	I CAN...summarize information from a non-fiction account of the Holocaust. I CAN...evaluate the credibility, viewpoint, intended audience, reason, historical connection and significance of a non-fiction account of the Holocaust. I CAN...examine the Holocaust from multiple points-of-view and from diverse forms of information.
Daily Activities	1. Work time on the Holocaust survivor book report and book review
Home- work	Work on paper - BOOK REPORT & REVIEW DUE:DEC.18TH

Thursday (Dec. 4)

Learning Target(s)	I CAN...identify other Nazi victim groups (besides the Jews) and summarize why they were targeted by the Nazis. I CAN...explain the impact that the Nazi's had on this group of people.
Daily Activities	1. Victims of the Holocaust SELECT HERE for folder with resources to be used for today's activity (the folder is also found in the "resources" tab above) -Open your assigned group's document and read -Take notes on your victim group - focus on the stages of persecution the group faced, a general timeline of events related to the groups persecution in Nazi Germany, why the group was targeted by the Nazi's and what happened to them during the Holocaust Reminder - Stages of Prejudice: 1. Anti-locution (hate speech & attitude) 2. Avoidance (by individual choice) 3. Discrimination (Official (usually gov't) laws/rules to limit the rights and freedoms of the group) 4. Physical Attack - violence or threat of violence against the group  5. Extermination - eliminate the group
Home- work	Finish worksheet for Monday

Friday (Dec. 4)
No School - Teacher In-Service

November 24-25, 2014

Monday (Nov.24)

Learning Target(s)	I CAN...explain what life was like for Jews forced to live in ghettos. I CAN...analyze different sources (including primary sources) to understand what the ghettos were used for and how they fit into the Nazi's final solution. I CAN...examine various ways individuals respond to unjust actions. I CAN...compare the effectiveness and reliability of learning history from documentaries, movies based on a true story and historical fiction.
Daily Activities	1. Finish watching "The Pianist" -As you watch, write down ways in which the Nazi's dehumanized, controlled and used fear against the Jews in the ghetto. -Also write down any other important or memorable parts 2. View "The Making of The Pianist" - listen closely for the filmmakers perspective and authenticity to the project, how they made the movie as real as possible and the reason for making the film
Home- work	Read your survivor book

Tuesday (Nov. 25)

Learning Target(s)	I CAN...explain what life was like for Jews forced to live in ghettos. I CAN...analyze different sources (including primary sources) to understand what the ghettos were used for and how they fit into the Nazi's final solution. I CAN...examine various ways individuals respond to unjust actions.
Daily Activities	1. Use the websites below and just search/look over some of the archival photos and video from Jewish ghettos: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum photo gallery of Jewish ghettos: http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/search/?langcode=en&query=ghettos&group=Photographs United States Holocaust Memorial Museum archival films of Jewish ghettos: http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/search/?langcode=en&query=ghettos&group=Films 2. Use the template below to select a photo or a screenshot from an archival film to create a ONE PAGE (front side only) assignment using the requirements below: (SELECT on template below to make the image bigger.)
Home- work	Read your survivor book!!!!

Wednesday (Nov. 26-28)

November 17-21, 2014

Monday (Nov. 17)

Learning Target(s)	I CAN...explain what life was like for Jews forced to live in ghettos. I CAN...analyze different sources (including primary sources) to understand what the ghettos were used for and how they fit into the Nazi's final solution. I CAN...examine various ways individuals respond to unjust actions. I CAN...compare the effectiveness and reliability of learning history from documentaries, movies based on a true story and historical fiction.
Daily Activities	1. Watch "The Pianist" -As you watch, write down ways in which the Nazi's dehumanized, controlled and used fear against the Jews in the ghetto. -Also write down any other important or memorable parts
Home- work	Read your survivor book

Tuesday (Nov. 18)

Learning Target(s)
Daily Activities	1. SAME AS MONDAY
Home- work

Wednesday (Nov. 19)

Learning Target(s)
Daily Activities	1. SAME AS MONDAY
Home- work

Thursday (Nov. 20)

Learning Target(s)
Daily Activities	1. Read your survivor book
Home- work

Friday (Nov. 21)

Learning Target(s)
Daily Activities	1. Catch up on any missing work!!!
Home- work

November 10-14, 2014

Monday (Nov. 10)

Learning Target(s)	I CAN...explain what life was like for Jews forced to live in ghettos. I CAN...analyze different sources (including primary sources) to understand what the ghettos were used for and how they fit into the Nazi's final solution. I CAN...examine various ways individuals respond to unjust actions.
Daily Activities	1. "History of the Lodz Ghetto" article - partner read and complete Reading Guide #57-end
Home- work	Finish entire packet DUE:TUES(11th)

Tuesday (Nov. 11)

Learning Target(s)	I CAN...analyze the impact liberators had on the Holocaust survivors and the impact that survivors had on the camp liberators.
Daily Activities	1. Turn in Jewish Ghettos Reading Guide 2. Veteran's Day - Liberators Activity -Survivor testimonies & questions on worksheet -Read excerpt from binder & questions on worksheet
Home- work	Finish Jewish Ghettos packet if you are not done

Wednesday (Nov. 12)

Learning Target(s)	I CAN...analyze the impact liberators had on the Holocaust survivors and the impact that survivors had on the camp liberators. I CAN...explain what life was like for Jews forced to live in ghettos. I CAN...analyze different sources (including primary sources) to understand what the ghettos were used for and how they fit into the Nazi's final solution. I CAN...examine various ways individuals respond to unjust actions.
Daily Activities	1. Watch short archival footage of the camps by liberating Allied troops.  (Use the links below to watch the clips and then answer questions 17 & 18 on your "Liberators of Concentration Camps" worksheet Clip from Mauthausen Clip from Buchenwald Clip from Dachau Clip from Auschwitz 2. Turn in "Liberators of Concetration Camps" worksheet when finished 3. Watch the short documentary on the Lodz Ghetto - create "Knew / New Notes" - write down things from the video that you already knew about Jewish Ghettos (support what we have already learned) & things that are new to you about Jewish Ghettos 4. Small group discussion on "Knew/New Notes"
Home- work	Read survivor book

Thursday (Nov. 13)

Learning Target(s)	I CAN...explain what life was like for Jews forced to live in ghettos. I CAN...analyze different sources (including primary sources) to understand what the ghettos were used for and how they fit into the Nazi's final solution. I CAN...examine various ways individuals respond to unjust actions.
Daily Activities	1. Rumkowski - Hero or Villain of the Holocaust - in a small group create a list of reasons he could have been considered both a hero or a villain of the Lodz Ghettos 2. Review of Packet & Primary Sources
Home- work	Review for test TOMORROW

Friday (Nov. 14)

Learning Target(s)	I CAN...explain what life was like for Jews forced to live in ghettos. I CAN...analyze different sources (including primary sources) to understand what the ghettos were used for and how they fit into the Nazi's final solution. I CAN...examine various ways individuals respond to unjust actions.
Daily Activities	1. TEST - Jewish Ghettos
Home- work	Read your survivor book

November 3-7, 2014

Monday (Nov. 3)

Learning Target(s)	I CAN...explain the events that led Germany from their fragile Weimar Republic to the absolute power of the Nazi Party & the Final Solution.
Daily Activities	1. Turn in Summative Assessment - here is the link if it is still needed: Summative Assessment for current unit  2. After you have turned in your summative assessment, read your survivor book.
Home- work	Read selected survivor book

Tuesday (Nov. 4)

Learning Target(s)	I CAN...explain what life was like for Jews forced to live in ghettos. I CAN...analyze different sources (including primary sources) to understand what the ghettos were used for and how they fit into the Nazi's final solution. I CAN...examine various ways individuals respond to unjust actions.
Daily Activities	1. Do #1-6 in the Jewish Ghetto's packet (if absent, get notes from a classmate) 2. Read survivor book
Home- work	Read selected survivor book

Wednesday (Nov. 5)

Learning Target(s)	I CAN...explain what life was like for Jews forced to live in ghettos. I CAN...analyze different sources (including primary sources) to understand what the ghettos were used for and how they fit into the Nazi's final solution. I CAN...examine various ways individuals respond to unjust actions.
Daily Activities	1. Watch Warsaw Ghetto Animated Map & watch the Lodz Ghetto Animated Map & answer #7 in the reading guide 2. Watch survivor testimonies to answer #8-10 in guide 3. Work time on the rest of the Ghettos reading guide
Home- work	Work on Ghettos Reading Guide & Read your book

Thursday (Nov. 6)

Learning Target(s)	I CAN...explain what life was like for Jews forced to live in ghettos. I CAN...analyze different sources (including primary sources) to understand what the ghettos were used for and how they fit into the Nazi's final solution. I CAN...examine various ways individuals respond to unjust actions.
Daily Activities	1. Using the pictures below, answer #11-12 in the reading guide   2. Watch survivor testimonies to answer #13-15 in the reading guide 3. Work time on Ghettos reading guide
Home- work	Finish Ghettos Reading Guide through question #56 DUE:MON(10th)

Friday (Nov. 7)
No School for Students!!