Scribe Period 5- 9/13/12

Scribe for September 13, 2012-Period 5

Today in class we had a "fish bowl" discussion about "This way to the gas chamber." We started off by talking about the author's background:

• Borowski was arrested as a political dissident during WWII
• He committed suicide after the war was over

Our discussion about the story went like this:

• Why were there so many German words in the story?
• The words stand out and make the story real
• Just like in "Gentleman of Rio en Medio," the words relate to the setting and the people in the story
• If you translate the German words to English, they are "harsh words" (according to Rebecca)
• In the story, it was mentioned that by not telling the prisoners what was going to happen, they were acting in a charity

Smith joined in the discussion to inform us that Borowski was using "juxtaposition." She then explained that juxtaposition is when a writer pairs two things against each other to compare and contrast them. Borowski uses juxtaposition to contrast the beautiful nature to the harshness of the train.

• Someone also mentioned the irony in this story
• The train station/ramp is referenced as cheerful; however, sending people to die or to become prisoners is not cheerful
• Is the narrator pro-Nazi?
• He is positioned in the middle of pro-Nazi and anti-Nazi
• He says that the SS officers aren't nice, but he doesn't say that the prisoners are poor, helpless people

Smith brings up another point that the story is kind if told through three classes:

• The prisoners-lower class
• The laborers/working group (they get more food and water than the prisoners, and are "lucky" enough to go to the ramp)-middle class
• The SS officers-upper class
• What did Borowski mean by the water would be "paid for by the people that have not yet arrived"
• He could mean that it would be paid for with the prisoners' possessions-gold, etc.
• Or it could be paid for by the water that the prisoners will not get

After we discussed "This way to the gas chamber," Smith told us to google the lyrics to "Rise Today." We watched the video for "Rise Today," as well.

Link to rise today lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/alterbridge/risetoday.html

Link to rise today video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYG3BPvFOgs

Homework: 

• Study SAT lesson 2 words-quiz and activities due tomorrow!
• Memoir 3-due Monday

Scribe Period 3 9-13-12

Scribe 9-13-12

What we did in class was....

• Discussed "This way to the gas chamber"
• Mrs. Smith checked that we had our annotations and three questions done
• Some people turned the paper in for a grade
• Listened to Rise Today by Alter Bridge
• Got time at end of the class to work on your SAT 2 if you weren't done or your memoir 3

For homework we have to do......

• SAT due tomorrow (exercises plus study for quiz)
• Memoir 3 due Monday

Upcoming important dates.....

• Memoir 3 due Monday
• PLN 2 will be assigned next week
• Memoir 4 due 9-20-12
• Memoir 5 due 9-24-12
• PLN 2 due 9-24-12

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYG3BPvFOgs

This is the link to Rise Today by Alter Bridge

Scribe for September 12th, 2012 - Period 5

Scribe for September 12th, 2012

English 9 Honors - Period 5

Yay! Today was a PLC day, so class was short, sweet, and as relaxing as the weather outside (in case you didn't look outside, it was raining).

Announcement:

Class started with a announcement from Smith. If your computer is acting up on you, you need to write it up on the sheet on the chalkboard. Also, to prevent computers from running out of battery, we all need to plug our computers in when we return them at the end of class. 

Annotations:
While Smith was talking, annotations for The Interlopers and The Open Window were passed back. But don't freak out if you didn't get yours back! Only 10 people had to turn theirs in, so if you didn't turn yours in, guess what? You didn't get yours back!

SAT Exercises:
Today was also Question Day for our SAT Exercises (due on Friday, with vocab test). Questions asked during class were:

Do we do all of the exercises? Yes, the only time you don't is if it is an essay.
Exercise 3, Question 1f  - the one who sits in front
Exercise 3, Question 2 - potion, potable
Exercise 3, Question 3 - insomnia, sleep
Exercise 3, Question 4 - working within yourself (thinking), the evil is in you

Peer editing: 
We ended class with peer editing. In the end, each person edited two other classmates work. We focused on the rubric and being critical editors (giving feedback, 
not necessarily all optimistic too)

Homework:
-Memoir 3 (due Monday, so you have the weekend, but you should get started)
-Read This Way to the Gas Chambers- annotate, ask three big questions, make connections (literal, personal, extension. Also connect to big question) Try to connect to the authors background (culture) also. You can find this short story on the Short Story Website.
-SAT Exercises - Due Friday with test on the vocab (word, definition, part of speech)

9/12/12 Scribe Period 3

Scribe for 9/12/12 Period 3

Homework:

·         Memoir 3 due on Monday

·         Read, annotate, and have three questions for “This Way to the Gas Chambers” by tomorrow.

o   Include cultural background of the author, and add this to your analysis.

o   Make connections to the guiding questions, literary devices, other questions, and connections.

SAT Questions?

·         Exercise III

o   Number 2: potion, potable

o   Number 4: possible answer could be:

§  Evil is sitting in the open, but we don’t truly see it.

Memoir 2 Peer Editing

·         Spent most of class period on this, short period because of PLC day. Each person edited two other people’s work.

End of Class!

Scribe for September 12, 2012 Period 5

Scribe for September 12, 2012

by: Lauren Tusa

English 9 Honors Period 5

Welcome to class!

If your computer is broken, please report it to Mrs. Smith or on the sheet on the chalkboard at the front of the room.

*Always plug in your computer at the end of class."

Annotations for The Interlopers or The Open Window by Saki were passed back.

SAT Questions that were discussed in class:

• Do all the exercises but the essay exercise
• Exercise 3, Number 1, Letter F: president is before something was put in place or established, or one who sits in front.
• Exercise 3, Number 2: the world to fill in the blank is potable, meaning drinkable.
• Exercise 3, Number 3: the root somn or "to sleep", so the words to replace are insomnia (not able to sleep) and sleep.
• Exercise 3, Number 4: "secretly working" can be work from within, or being possessed by evil

Next, we peer edited our memoir 2's, with our rubrics out and at the ready. Make sure when peer editing you give compliments but also more constructive criticism so that the author of the piece is able to reflect on what to change for next time.

HOMEWORK:

Memoir 3 will be due Monday for peer editing.

Read, annotate and have 3 questions for This Way to the Gas Ladies and Gentlemen. Don't forget to do background information on the author of this short story, Tadeusz Borowski

Have a great day!

Period 3 Class Scribe

Today is September 11, 2012, the 11the anniversary of the terrorist attacks mainly on the Twin Towers.

Below is a link to today's agenda                    https://docs.google.com/a/lpsk12.org/presentation/pubid=1ThuyFhV9QLWSK_22n10U7cNyJD0D4Fp44taMvA7fTE&start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000#slide=id.g1c35b9bc_2_0

Today in class we...

• Split into groups of three or four based on what short story we read(The Interlopers or The Open Window) and discussed our annotations and questions.
• Subsequently had a class discussion about how the short stories were a motivator for social change, the morals of the stories, and our opinions of them.
• The Open Window
• We come across "widows" of opportunity and if we wait too long we will lose our chance
• We tend to give trust easily to characters until we are proven otherwise
• This is why we believed the girl's story even though it seemed incredible
• The Interlopers
• The worst can bring out the best in us
• Fate determines what we do 
• Were handed back SAT tests and exercises 
• Watched the music video for "Smells like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana
• Here is the link to the music video in case you feel like watching it again
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTWKbfoikeg
• Smith also asked us to look up the lyrics to the song so that we could analyze the song
• Here is the link to the lyrics
• http://www.lyricsfreak.com/n/nirvana/smells+like+teen+spirit_20101055.html
• How did this motivate us? What was the message?
• Be unique
• "Fight the man"
• Hello= Wake Up!
• How do(es) music/music videos inspire social change?
•  it makes you feel something
•  inspires change; change is natural
• Had relatively quiet work time to do
• our memoir
• SAT work

                                 

HOMEWORK!

• Memoir 2 DUE TOMORROW!
• SAT exercises DUE FRIDAY 

Scribe 9-11-12 Period 3

First off, we looked over google calendar in Ms. Smith page online and figured out how to find homework and agenda. 

Next we talked about Saki and his writing Open Windows and Interlopers. Themes: People are not always what they seem. Cant always trust the characters. 

Homework: Memoir 2 MUST BE ON GOOGLE DOCUMENTS. SAT exercises and questions. Writing conference.