Month: February 2021

Wednesday, 2/10 (Periods 1,2,3) – Thursday, 2/11 (Periods5,6)

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Check-in In Chat PRIVATE! PRIVATE! Vladek Quiz.

  1. Why did Vladek’s father always try to keep him and his brothers out of the army?
  2. How many battles did Vladek fight in as a soldier?
  3. How does the German officer know that Vladek isn’t used to physical labor?
  4. Which quote explains why Vladek volunteered for the work camp?  (You may use the letter.)  A) “I’ll be clean, and I’ll feel warm by comparison.”  B) “I want to be treated like a human being.”  C) “My commander made me…”  D) “If we have to die here, let’s die here.”  E) NOTA
  5. What kind of work does Vladek do for the Germans in the work camp?

SGI Thursday: Zero Clearing. Maus book Issues.
Remember: You only need 3 KBARRS this week!
NEW 600 Words is Due BY Tuesday, 2/16.
Test #11 is Friday, 2/12 for Periods 1,2,3 and Tuesday, 2/16 for Periods 5,6. Here is the Preview: Test11-Preview.
EC VOCAB COUNTS for 6o0 words IF it is dated and titled properly

“Vocab 2/10 (2/11).” Each word used  EXACTLY ONCE!!!!

  1. The root of this word was Latin for not in sequence. _____
  2. The root of this word was Latin for agreeable. ______
  3. The root of this word was Latin for needle. _____
  4. The root of this word was Old French for hair. _____
  5. The root of this word was Latin for influence. _____
  6. *The root of this word was Latin for trickery or illusion. _______
  7. The root of this word was Latin for form or pattern. _____
  8. Covid is so ______ now that everyone knows someone who’s had it.
  9. In “Old Glory” the SOS law _____(ed) people of their right to a fair trial. (Bonus what number Amendment to the Constitution is this?)
  10. The Tampa Bay fans were ______ in their support for their team and celebrated crazily after the win.

INTERVIEW Intro!  Preliminary  interview2021 Questions due Wednesday, 2/17 for periods 1,2,3 and Thursday, 2/18 for periods 5,6. COUNTS for 600 words.

VLADEK.

Friday, 2/5 (Periods 1,2,3) – Tuesday, 2/9 (Periods 5,6)

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Check-in In Chat: PRIVATE. PRIVATE. (5p – 5min.)

  1. How many words are in your 600 doc right now?
  2. Why did Anja and Vladek go to the sanitarium?
  3. What is a pogrom? (p35)
  4. What did Anja and Richieu do when Vladek was drafted into the army?
  5. (2) Name the two people in panel 1 on p40.

Last week’s KBARR charts are overdue!

New forum is up. You only need 3 KBARRS this week!

SGI 2/9: EVERYONE come back to Show Me You Know. NO, they don’t count for 600.

Open your 600 Words Doc for Sentence SCRAMBLE.
This time do not add or subtract, just rearrange and punctuate. Yes, there are multiple ways. (25 words per)

  • is difficult
  • to work
  • it can be done
  • but
  • if
  • at 12 years of age
  • getting a paying job
  • you are willing
  • for practically nothing

“Vocab, 2/5 (2/9).” (12p)
sleep

  1. Give the antonym for this guy’s look. ______
  2. (2) Figure #2 shows the effects of sleep _____(ation) which is very ____ in today’s society.
  3. _____ (Not non sequitur.)
  4. During the Nazi occupation of Poland there was a(n) ______ shortage of food and other necessities in the Jewish community. (Not prevalent.)
  5. The Nuremberg laws _____(ed) the Jews of the right to vote and be citizens.
  6. The roots of this word meant form or pattern. _____
  7. In The Outsiders, the Socs had both wealth and social _______.
  8. Fifth period seems to like to interrupt the class with various ______(s) and random questions.
  9. The con man _____(ly) convinced the old lady that he was in love with her in order to steal her money.
  10. (2) The transfer of the 1936 Olympics to another country would have damaged Germany’s _____, so they enforced their racist laws less _____(ly) during that time.

Maus.

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Vladek

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Live Vladek! (screen share)

Wednesday, 2/3 (Periods 1,2,3) – Thursday, 2/4 (Periods 5,6)

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Check in in Chat (PUBLIC!): Copy/Paste last night’s KBARR response. If you didn’t do it, say so. This should have been your third one for the week!

SGI (2/4): Opportunity to get ideas for your 600 words/week. I will provide topics and ideas to get you going. No need to stay the whole time; I’ma just going to jump-start you. Also if you have issues or zeros or just have a question. Otherwise go do your KBARR and your SMYK’s. Also, I want to see you if you STILL don’t have a MAUS book yet.

Open or start your 600 Words document. If you haven’t already shared it with me, do so now. These sentences count toward your quota.

I noticed some of you not being completely original in your ramblings. Ummm… that’s sort of the point! You WILL get a zero if (WHEN) I catch you plagiarizing!

“Sentence Combining, 2/3 (2/4).” Remember, you may add, subtract and rearrange as much as you want.  There are many ways to do this one. They all count toward 600 words. Try to make it a COMPLEX (although, because, since…) sentence. Do a word count and type the number when you are finished.

He was our English teacher.
We were in middle school.
He was scary.
He was funny.
He sometimes yelled.
We learned a lot.

Special Guest: “I like turtles.” (screen share)

(in notebook) “Vocab, 2/3 (2/4)” a) prestige  b) deprive  c) disheveled  d) suave  e) affectation  f) non sequitur  g) acute  h) prevalent  i) ideology  j) zealous
 

  1. ____ (Bonus for who this is.)
  2. ____
  3. _____ (He’s excited, not angry.)
  4. _____
  5. The Nazi _____ included racial purity.
  6. A heart attack is a(n) ____ sign of an ongoing disease.
  7. His accent was a(n) ____; he wasn’t really from France.
  8. (see #7) He just thought it made him sound _______.
  9. Right now Covid is so ______ that we can’t have in-person school.
  10. “I like turtles” is funny because the line is such a(n) _____.
  11. The Queen of England has ____ but no real power.
  12. During the period between Mardis Gras and Easter, you are supposed to _____ yourself of something you like. It’s supposed to be a difficult thing to do.  (Bonus: What is this period of time called? Bonus 2: What does Mardis Gras mean?)

 

Maus.

(if time) Maus Questions.  For 4-7: Vladek , Mala , Anja , Anja’s mom (Mrs. Zylberberg), Anja’s dad (Mr. Zylberberg), Art Spiegelman, Lucia Greenberg.

  1. Why does Anja want to break up with Vladek before they get engaged?
  2. What promise to his father does Artie break?
  3. Why does Vladek threaten to end the marriage with Anja?
  4. p20, panel 1, the person with the cigarette.
  5. p21, last panel, the person talking
  6. p30, panel 1, the only person in the frame.
  7. p31, last panel, the one with the cigarette.

Vladek aloud.

 

Monday, 2/1 (Periods1,2,3) – Tuesday, 2/2 (Periods 5,6)

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If you haven’t sent a KBARR chart, it’s very late.

Check in in Chat (PUBLIC): Copy/Paste last night’s KBARR response. If you didn’t do it, type the title of the book you’re reading.

Homework: KBARR (NEW!!!!), Vocab, 600 (We’ll talk in a minute).

SGI 2/2: Go to your math class!

600 Words/Week?!?! WHAT?

Debrief Test #10. Sloooow Down! Ummm… Study!  Use the book! (Oh, you don’t have one?)

Maus.

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Vladek

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Artie

Read aloud!