Class Agenda: Tuesday, September 11

1) 9/11 Reflection

2) Finish Expert Groups

3) KWL-- Journal

4) Wiesel documentary

No Homework!

Class Agenda: Monday, September 10

1) Class blog/website

2) Expert Group Prep (10-15 minutes)/Notebook Checks

3) Expert Group Teaching

No Homework!

Class Agenda: Friday, September 7, 2007

1) Elements of Fiction Guided Notes: Character and Conflict

2) Begin work in Character/Conflict Expert Groups

a) Read passages and select top three

b) Begin completing group's expert findings chart

No Homework!

Class Agenda: Thursday, September 6, 2007

1) Setting Visual Aids

2) Setting Group Project Presentations

No homework!

Class Agenda: Wednesday, September 5, 2007

1) Group Setting Projects:

a) 5 passages describing place

b) Write found poem

c) Write analysis

Homework: Type sentences, poem, and analysis; 1 question for Mr. Dzieza

Class Agenda: Tuesday, September 4, 2007

1) Clarify Points about Night

--Sighet, TRANSYLVANIA
--Concentration Camps: Birkenau --> Auschwitz --> BUNA --> Buchenwald

2) Night Test

3) Elements of Fiction Guided Notes: Theme and Setting

4) Start homework: Setting Journal Prompt

Homework: Setting Journal Prompt

Class Agenda: Friday, September 1, 2007

1) Journals: Wiesel quote and Safe Classroom Environment Journal

2) Elements of Fiction Guided Notes: Plot

3) Plot in Night with Groups/ Magnets on Board

Homework: Prepare for Night test on Tuesday; parent signatures and notebooks