December 21st

I hope everyone has a wonderful winter Break! Here are few things to think about and work on over before classes resume on the 5th.

All students should finish their Holocaust Literature Circle books over the break.

Due Tuesday, January 5th (each number counts as one homework grade)

1) Summarize your Holocaust Literature Book.

2) Identify the exposition, climax, and resolution.

3) Describe the setting (time and place).

4) Describe how the setting influenced the story.

5) Describe the character traits of the protagonist. Support your answer with details explaining what he or she said or did that led you to believe those were his or her character traits.

Friday, January 8^th (assessment grade)

Vocabulary #3 Quiz

Due Monday, January 11^th (project grade)

Begin thinking about 4 things that you would use to make connections to the book. This is similar to what you did for the last multimedia text set project. You should try to use your Hispanic Literature Circle Book as one of the connections to the Holocaust Literature Circle Book. This time you will need to do a Power Point presentation and the explanation paragraphs will need to be typed. This will be due the Monday after we return from the winter break. Please remember that if you use a book or movie as a connection, you must have actually read the book or seen the movie.

Suggested Movies for Holocaust Connections:

The Rape of Europa: Documentary about art stolen, lost, or destroyed during World War II

Schindler’s List: Movie based on a true story about a Czech business man who tried to save Jews during the Holocaust

Jacob the Liar: Story of a man surviving in the ghetto during the Holocaust

Life is Beautiful: Fictional story about a family in Italy during the Holocaust

The Pianist: Based on the memoirs of a survivor