November

Write down the following quotation: “Happiness is a direction, not a place.” Explain what you believe this means. - Pair and share responses to homework assignment - Discuss most important events, created title, and important quotes from pg. 76 – 84 - Read and create questions for pg. 85 - 95
 * Wednesday, November 4, 2015 **
 * Bell Ringer:**
 * Activities:**

HW: Read pg. 85 – 95 and create a question for each page.

Tone: the attitude of the writer toward the subject he/she’s writing about Read the following passage:
 * Thursday, November 5, 2015 **
 * Bell Ringer:**

And the trees all died. They were orange trees. I don’t know why they died, they just died. Something wrong with the soil possibly or maybe the stuff we got from the nursery wasn’t the best. We complained about it. So we’ve got thirty kids there, each kid had his or her own little tree to plant and we’ve got these thirty dead trees. All these kids looking at these little brown sticks, it was depressing.

In full sentences, explain the author’s tone, referencing the text to support your point.

- Swap questions (homework) with another student and read - Students will answer questions that other students have and compare/contrast their questions with their peers’. - Identify a passage from pg. 85-95 that is important to the section and explain why - Share in group; have students explain why they think the quote is important and then each student has the last word for their quote
 * Activities:**

HW: Finish quotation activity and read pg. 95 – 99 in //Night//


 * Thursday, November 5, 2015 **
 * Bell Ringer: none**

- Review pg. 94 – 99
 * Activities:**

- Read pg. 100 and analyze three paragraphs for meaning and author’s purpose

- Read up to pg. 102 and finish questions on the front of worksheet

HW: Read pg. 102 – 112 and complete worksheet




 * Monday, November 9, 2015 **
 * Bell Ringer:**

Answer the following questions:
 * 1) Where is Elie Wiesel from originally?
 * 2) In what country is Auschwitz?
 * 3) Why did the Jews have to be moved into Germany?

- Share quotations from homework - Write paragraph on reading:
 * Activities:**


 * Respond to the following in a paragraph, using references from the text to support your response:


 * Why does Elie Wiesel feel guilty when his father dies? Should he? Why or why not?**

HW: Finish responding to writing prompt


 * Tuesday, November 10, 2015 **
 * Bell Ringer: none**

- Work on or peer reviewing writing assignment or work on completing the assignment - Point out and discuss references of Wiesel’s guilt about his behavior/feelings toward his father - Argue for why Elie should or should not feel guilty - Distribute study guides for Friday’s open-note test
 * Activities:**

HW: Finish writing assignment if you haven’t already.

- Read pg. 113- 115 in //Night// - Define metaphor and symbol; analyze examples within text - Work on completing metaphorical suitcase activity
 * Wednesday, November 11, 2015 **
 * Bell Ringer: none**
 * Activities:**

HW: Complete metaphorical suitcase activity for tomorrow

Write down five words or feelings that you associate with the word “night.”
 * Thursday, November 12, 2015 **
 * Bell Ringer:**

- Discuss how the associations with “night” contribute to the meaning and message of the memoir - Share and discuss Elie’s metaphorical suitcase - Read an excerpt from Wiesel’s Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech and answer questions in groups
 * Activities:**

HW: Finish Nobel Peace Prize worksheet for tomorrow; review study guide in preparation for open-book //Night// test tomorrow.

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 * Friday, November 13, 2015 **
 * Bell Ringer:**

- Discuss responses from Nobel Peace Prize Speech - Start //Night// Test
 * Activities:**

HW: none

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 * Monday, November 16, 2015 **
 * Bell Ringer:**

- Finish //Night// Test - Work on completing Unit 4 vocabulary chart
 * Activities:**

HW: Complete Unit 4 vocabulary chart for tomorrow

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 * Tuesday, November 17, 2015 **
 * Bell Ringer:**

- Work on vocabulary chart and vocabulary exercises - Brainstorm and work on graphic organizer for //Night// essay
 * Activities:**

HW: Finish graphic organizer for //Night// essay

Connect each clue below to a different vocabulary term. Explain the connection in a brief sentence.
 * Wednesday, November 18, 2015 **
 * Bell Ringer:**
 * 1) Crystal Ball
 * 2) Vacation
 * 3) Rubber band

- Brainstorm differences between Wiesel’s personality traits before and after concentration camp - Write thesis statement and start working on topic sentences
 * Activities:**

HW: Complete Unit 4 vocabulary exercises for tomorrow



Write a sentence using one of the vocabulary terms from Unit 4.
 * Thursday, November 19, 2015 **
 * Bell Ringer:**

- Work on writing topic sentences, finding quotations, and organizing ideas - Jeopardy Review Game
 * Activities:**


 * HW**: Study for Unit 4 vocabulary quiz

What’s your favorite word of Unit 4? Why? What’s your least favorite word of Unit 4? Why?
 * Friday, November 20, 2015 **
 * Bell Ringer:**

- Review Unit 4 exercises and discuss questions about vocabulary
 * Activities:**

HW: Finish //Night// essay outline for Monday.


 * Monday, November 23, 2015 **
 * Bell Ringer: none**

- Students will look at the steps and models for how to create a body paragraph - Using their outlines and body paragraph guidelines, students will work on writing their first body paragraph for the //Night// essay
 * Activities:**

HW: none




 * Tuesday, November 24, 2015 **
 * Bell Ringer:** none

- Continue working on body paragraphs for //Night// essay
 * Activities:**

HW: Make sure that you’ve completed the //Night// outline (at least) by Monday!


 * Monday, November 30, 2015 **
 * Bell Ringer: none**

- Review elements of a body paragraph - Analyze model body paragraph - Work on completing body paragraphs for //Night// essay
 * Activities:**

HW: Finish three (rough copy) body paragraphs for tomorrow