Ms. Lindgren

HOW TO ACCESS THE ONLINE TEXTBOOK

If you need to refer to the literature book, go to classzone.com, and choose middle school, Georgia, and then GO.  Indicate that you want to access the online book (near the bottom of the screen).  Use 3532040-30 as your activation code.  It will then ask you to create a student account by filling in the blanks.  Set up your own student account to use throughout the year. 

January 27th, 2012

Read Act I scene 3 of Anne Frank through line 1030 p. 503.

Fill out character chart as we read.  Make sure you are keeping up with character traits.

Honoring our Heroes Essay contest-due next Wednesday.  Each student must turn in an essay, but they do not need to actually enter the contest.  This will be a homework grade!

HW: Honoring our Heroes Essay contest-due Wednesday.

Quiz over scenes 1-3 on Tuesday.

Test over Act I on Friday, Feb. 3rd!

January 26th, 2012

Today we read Act I scene 2 in Anne Frank.

Journal #2: make sure you wrote 1/2 page.

Read the diary on the Kindle up until August 21, 1942.

HW: Read!

January 25th, 2012

Today we read Act I scene 1 of the play version, The Diary of Anne Frank.  We also began reading parts of the actual diary on our NEW class set of Kindles!  Thanks to the school's fundraiser, we were able to write a grant to use the Kindles in class:)

HW: Read!

January 24th, 2012

Journal #1: People of all ages make contributions to the world. Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not? What impact do you have on people around you  now? What impact do you think you’ll leave on the world? What steps are you taking to leave the legacy or imprint you want to?  Answer these questions in complete sentencesin a journal of at least one half page.

Today we went over the answers to the Anne Frank Webquest.  Download Anne Frank Webquest answers

HW: Read.  Finish journal if you did not complete in class.

Anne Frank Webquest: January 23, 2012

Anne Frank Webquest

Directions: Copy and paste this document into Word and save onto your number before filling any responses. The point of this assignment is to give us some important background information before we start reading The Diary of Anne Frank. Using the links provided, answer the questions.  Type your answers in the space provided.

 Where and when was Anne Frank born? How long had her family lived in Germany?

http://www.annefrank.org

 Why do Anne’s parents decide to leave Germany? Where do they move?

http://www.annefrank.org

 What are some of the restrictions placed on Jews when the Germans take over the Netherlands?

http://www.annefrank.org

 Why do the Franks go into hiding (be specific-not just “because they were Jews”)? Who/what do they bring with them?

http://www.annefrank.org

 Where do they hide?

http://www.annefrank.org

 Who helps the Franks? What do they do?

http://www.annefrank.org

 Anti-Semitism Questions

 What is anti-Semitism?  How is it a cause for WWII (World War II)

http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/article.php?lang=en&ModuleId=10005175

 

 What is propaganda? How did the Nazis use it to further anti-Semitism?

http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/article.php?ModuleId=10005202

 WWII and Holocaust Facts

 What does the word “holocaust” mean? Who did the Germans persecute?

How many people were killed?

http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/article.php?lang=en&ModuleId=10005143

 When did the war begin? How long did it last? Who fought on each side?

http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/article.php?lang=en&ModuleId=10005137

 How did the US react? What was their involvement?

http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/article.php?lang=en&ModuleId=10005182

 Where did the term ghetto come from originally? What were ghettos in WWII? Where was the largest Ghetto in this time?

http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/article.php?lang=en&ModuleId=10005059

January 20, 2012

Today we watched a documentary about teenagers who kept diaries and journals during the Holocaust.  We will begin our Anne Frank unit next week.

HW: Read:)

January 13th, 2012

Today students took the GWA quiz.

We also completed a comma practice worksheet in preparation for the writing test!

HW:  Read over the weekend to increase your vocabulary on the writing test:)

January 12th, 2012

Journal: How do you feel about next week's writing test? Are you prepared? Scared? Don't care? Write a complete well-developed paragraph in which you implement all of the skills we have been practicing.  Make sure you use your best handwriting, spelling, punctuation, etc. 

 

We also watched a short BrainPop video and took the practice quiz at then end.

HW: Complete transition worksheet and study for the quiz tomorrow.

January 10th, 2012

Welcome back! Today students received new reading tallies.  They are due on February 8th.

We took notes on information about the Georgia Writing Assessment that will be given next Wednesday.  Students will take a brief quiz over the information to make sure they know all the neccessary information on Friday.

HW: Study for GWA quiz on Friday!

READING TALLY DUE WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21st

We have read 41 pages in langugae arts since the last reading tally.  Please fill out tally completely and total your pages BEFORE coming to class on Wednesday.