Hook, Housekeeping & Homework MONDAY

Hook, Housekeeping & Homework MONDAY How was your break? Week 1 Consider… 1 thing that made your break great 1 thing you wanted to do that you accomplished 1 thing you are happy about from then or now 1 thing that was a negative that you can turn into a positive • Homework:

Past, Present, Future MONDAY • Introduction to Unit 3: Kingdom of Night • Holocaust Memorial Museum - Video with Q & A • Paper Clips – Movie - Symbolism • Night – Novel Intro.

Anticipatory Hook Open your notebook for a • Have you ever felt disliked… put down… discriminated against…? (By whom? When? Where? Why?) • Have you ever made someone else feel disliked or put down, or discriminated against?(By whom? When? Where? Why?) • What does it mean to be inhumane? • Why do people do this? Why are we cruel, mean, exclude others, inhumane? • What do you know about “the Holocaust” – from school, movies, parents, etc. • What do you want to know or understand more about?

‘The Kingdom of Night’: Lessons from the Past Colorado Academic Standards: 2. Reading for All Purposes & 3. Writing & Composition MYPH Criterion: A. Analyzing&B. Organizing Objectives: You will be able to perform a close reading of the memoir Night by ElieWiesel in order to examine the use of symbolism and its impact on the meaning of the work as a whole Guiding Questions: • What value is there in studying the horrors and dysfunctions of the past? • How can story-telling effect the world? • What is the purpose and effect of symbols (and motifs)? How do symbols and motifs create and deepen understanding and contribute to the meaning of the work as a whole? Enduring Understanding: • Literature is often a chronicle of man’s capacity for inhumanity and dysfunction, but it is also a reminder of the power of the human spirit to triumph over the past. In that sense, literature has been essential to the march of human progress. • Narrative/story-telling deepens our understanding of history by giving us an intimate, personal understanding of the experiences of others in times past.

Instruction: Obtain & Reflect Purpose: to gain some background information about anti-Semitism to prepare us for reading the memoir Night. Before we begin reading Night, it's important to understand some of the historical roots of the Holocaust. Tasks: Watch this video from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum to learn about the origins and history of European antisemitism—prejudice against Jewish people and religion--that culminated in the Holocaust during World War II. As you watch, consider the suggested questions for discussion below. Afterwards, select at least 3 and respond in writing on the lines provided. https://www.ushmm.org/confront-antisemitism/european-antisemitism-from-its-origins-to-the-holocaust • Why watch this film? • How have Jews been affected by antisemitism? What impact does antisemitism have on others? • What is the meaning of “scapegoat”? What do people gain from scapegoating? • What is the effect of hateful images and speech? Do images and words reflect existing attitudes or create them? • How has antisemitism changed throughout history? What are some differences among religious, political, and racial antisemitism? • Why would political or religious leaders espouse anti-Semitic ideas? • How is antisemitism similar to or different from other forms of group hatred? Outcome: Reflect in writing and then… What new learning do you have? What did the video make you think or feel?

Review & Release What is … • 1 thing you will do to make this week great? • 1 thing you are looking forward to this week? • 1 goal or project (or new learning) you have for this week (personal, school, relationships, fitness)? • Be prepared for a movie tomorrow to continue our intro to Night.

Hook, Housekeeping & Homework TUESDAY How are you today? Please have out your sheet of notebook paper I gave you yesterday! What is … 1 thing you are grateful for today? 1 thing you are excited about? 1 positive idea or statement you will tell yourself? • PLUS

Past, Present, Future TUESDAY • Introduction to Unit 3: Kingdom of Night • Holocaust Memorial Museum - Video with Q & A • Introduction to Unit 3: Kingdom of Night • Paper Clips – Movie – Symbolism • Night – Novel Intro.

‘The Kingdom of Night’: Lessons from the Past Colorado Academic Standards: 2. Reading for All Purposes & 3. Writing & Composition MYPH Criterion: A. Analyzing&B. Organizing Objectives: You will be able to perform a close reading of the memoir Night by ElieWiesel in order to examine the use of symbolism and it impact on the meaning of the work as a whole Guiding Questions: • What value is there in studying the horrors and dysfunctions of the past? • How can story-telling affect the world? • What is the purpose and effect of symbols (and motifs)? How do symbols and motifs create and deepen understanding and contribute to the meaning of the work as a whole? Enduring Understanding: • Literature is often a chronicle of man’s capacity for inhumanity and dysfunction, but it is also a reminder of the power of the human spirit to triumph over the past. In that sense, literature has been essential to the march of human progress. • Narrative/story-telling deepens our understanding of history by giving us an intimate, personal understanding of the experiences of others in times past.

Review/Reflect/Obtain Outcome: Reflect in writing and then… What new “learning” do you have? What did the video make you think or feel? • What value is there in studying the horrors and dysfunctions of the past? • Does this extreme prejudice and discrimination still occur today? Where? How? In what ways? Why? • The New York Times - “11 Killed in Synagogue Massacre; Suspect Charged With 29 Counts” - By Campbell Robertson, Christopher Mele and Sabrina Tavernise - Oct. 27, 2018 • https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/27/us/active-shooter-pittsburgh-synagogue-shooting.html • What predictions or ideas do you have about our new unit of study?

Activity: Develop Objectives: You will use close, critical viewing and notetaking skills to understand both what is stated directly and what must be inferred in a documentary film. Task: WatchingPaperclips and take notes Outcome: Finish up notes for today Question about the film?

Review & Release What is … • 1 thing you learned or accomplished in class today? • 1 thing you need to do or improve (class/school, relationships, fitness, personal) for tomorrow? • Be prepared to finish the movie tomorrow and write!

Activity: Finish Film! WEDNESDAY GOOD MORNING! I HOPE YOU ALL ARE AWESOME TODAY (but if you are not feeling awesome, know that I send you positive thoughts to help you re-focus!) Let’s get started directly on our objective:to use close, critical viewing and notetaking skills to understand both what is stated directly and what must be inferred in a documentary film. While you wait, connect back to yesterday: Have out and review notes (3 boxes) you've taken so far about the documentary Paperclips. Task: Finish watching Paperclips: Finish watching the documentary and taking notes for your response paper. If time allows, let’s do some discussion/prewriting: Let's discuss your responses to the first question--What factors went into making Whitwell Middle School's Holocaust Project so successful? (Many factors are involved. Think in multiple ways about all things the students and the school did to achieve what they achieved.) Add what you learn from the discussion to your notes. OUTCOME HOMEWORK: MAKE SURE THAT YOU FOLLOW THE CONTENT DRIECTIONS FOR THIS 3-paragraph response paper. Be specific in your introductory paragraph as well as your conclusion (what you learned). ALSO, you need to write about AT LEAST FOUR FACTORS that made the project so successful (You may want to consider question 1 to help you with 1-2 of these.) Turn this in at the beginning of class tomorrow!

Hook, Housekeeping & Homework THURSDAY How are you today? While you wait, have out your sheet of notebook paper I gave you for the week! What are 3 words that positively represent you as a person? HOMEWORK: Extension Activity - Paper Clips Brief Response – Due tomorrow

Past, Present, Future THURSDAY • Introduction to Unit 3: Kingdom of Night • Holocaust Memorial Museum - Video with Q & A • Paper Clips – Movie – Symbolism • Introduction to Unit 3: Kingdom of Night • Paper Clips – Movie • Discuss – Symbolism • Introduction to Unit 3: Kingdom of Night • Symbolism Walk • Check out and preview text + Preface & Forward • Written Response • Night – Novel Intro.

Activities: Develop Objectives: You will use close, critical viewing and notetaking skills to understand both what is stated directly and what must be inferred in a documentary film. Tasks: Finish watching Paperclips(20 min) and taking notes for your response paper/discussionLarge group discussion • What factors went into making Whitwell Middle School's Holocaust Project so successful? • What did the students and staff at Whitwell learn about themselves? • What is one quote or idea that made a strong impression on you? • What have you learned from them? What do they have to teach us about drawing strength and humanity from the horrors of the past? Outcome: See next… Extension Activity:MAKE SURE THAT YOU FOLLOW THE CONTENT DRIECTIONS FOR THIS 3-paragraph response paper. Be specific in your introductory paragraph as well as your conclusion (what you learned). ALSO, you need to write about AT LEAST FOUR FACTORS that made the project so successful (You may want to consider question 1 to help you with 1-2 of these.) Turn this in at the beginning of class tomorrow

Activities: Develop Purpose:to use close, critical viewing and notetaking skills to understand both what is stated directly and what must be inferred in a documentary film. Tasks: Large Group Discussion - Symbols “This car will be a symbol. Symbols make us think. Symbols can change the world, and sometimes symbols are all we have to help us maintain our resolve… even in our darkest and most tragic days.” Symbols are objects (concrete ideas) that represent something larger, something beyond their literal meaning (abstract ideas). Below are symbols discussed in the film. What do they represent beyond their literal meaning? • (Star --) Paper Clip • Prayer book • Railcar • Butterflies Consider, too, what are the actual characteristics of the objects below? How can these literal qualities help you understand /connect these to a larger meaning?

Review & Release Look back at the 3 words that positively represent you as a person. How can you connect one of these words to today’s class? • Something you did or said? • A way in which you could apply it to a successful project like the Whitwell participants did? • A way you saw it displayed in someone else? • OR draw a picture of an object that represent one of your descriptors. Bring a coat to class tomorrow; we will be walking around the school  HOMEWORK: Extension Activity - Paper Clips Brief Response – Due tomorrow

Walking through the courtyard later… • NEED A COAT?! • GO GRAB IT NOW! • If you did the Extension Activity paragraphs, hand them to me now (NOT later)! • If you did not, keep your notes (I have decided not to collect these)

Hook, Housekeeping & Homework FRIDAY Please turn in your Paper Clips Brief Response, if you did this extension activity, to me How are you today?  --  Today is Friday, the end of the school week (but not the end of the week  ) Look back at what you wrote on Monday. How are you doing? Have you made this week great, “seen” the thing you were looking forward to, accomplishing a goal? There is still time! HOMEWORK: Symbolism Response (due Monday) Read the “Preface to the New Translation” & “Forward” to Night

Past, Present, Future FRIDAY • Introduction to Unit 3: Kingdom of Night • Holocaust Memorial Museum - Video with Q & A • Paper Clips – Movie – Symbolism • Introduction to Unit 3: Kingdom of Night • Symbolism Walk • Check out and preview text • Preface & Forward • Written Response • MYP PERSONAL PROJECT – COME READY TO WRITE • Night – Novel Intro. – Chapters 1-2 • IB Reflection Meeting

Activity: Develop & Apply Purpose:you will be able to find, analyze, and write about symbols in the community and in your own life. • Remember the quote from Peter Schroeder in Paper Clips:"This car will not transport people anymore. This car will be a symbol. Symbols make us think. Symbols can change the world. And sometimes symbols are all we have to help us maintain our resolve, even in our darkest and most tragic days." Task: Symbols Walk • Discuss analyzing a symbol with the photo on the handout • Go over assignment – Questions • Head out on the symbols walk.Keep together as a group. We'll stay on campus, walking through the main hall, courtyard, around the perimeter Take notes as you go. Outcome:What stood out to you – object representing abstract value/belief? Write the paragraph about a symbol representing something important about you and your life on the back of the symbols walk sheet; turn this in on Monday

Activity: Obtain Purpose: to familiarize ourselves with the text Tasks: Check out the memoir - Preview the text • Look at the front cover. What do you notice? What inferences can you make about any images provided? About the title? About the quality of the text? • Look at the back cover. What information is provided? What do you notice or what stands out to you? Why? • Flip through the first few pages of the book. What information is provided? When was the book first published? Is there a dedication page, reviews, introduction or preface, or other information? • Flip through the book. Are there chapters, sections, or parts? If so, are these titled or numbered? How large is the font? How much print is on a page? • How long is the text? On what page does it start? On what page does it end? How long is the actual book? • Is there any additional information (e.g. a glossary, information about the author, historical or other footnotes, reading guides, etc.) at the end? • Flip to a random page and read a paragraph. What do you notice about writing style, characters, setting, vocabulary, etc.? Outcome: What structures does the text provide that could be helpful to you? What predictions do you have about what this novel is about? Read the “Preface to the New Translation” & “Forward” to Night

Review & Release What symbols (objects that represent something beyond themselves) did you discover on the walk? HOMEWORK: Symbolism Response (due Monday) Besides this what do you plan to accomplish this weekend? What can you do for yourself or someone else? + Read the “Preface to the New Translation” & “Forward” to Night MYP PERSONAL PROJECT – COME READY TO WRITE

Symbolism • Butterflies = freedom, honoring lost souls flight • Paper Clip = Resistance = people killed = souls & remembrance • Railcar = death car – journey to “new life” = final resting place, remembrance • memorial • Prayer book – family loss, remembrance • Consider, too, what are the actual characteristics of the objects below? How can these literal qualities help you understand /connect these to a larger meaning? • Fragility, metamorphosis, wings to fly • Binds things together, one wire to create whole • Tracks, leads to other destinations – now fixed • Values, beliefs, pages

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Hook, Housekeeping & Homework MONDAY