Sojourning through the Holocaust

The picture speaks volumes.

We continue our study of the Holocaust this week.  Our focus will be exploration of themes in Holocaust literature, examining the chronology of German Laws passed against Jewish people, as well as explicating the stages of genocide.  From this, we will study one instance of the agony of choice within the Holocaust in "The Verdict."  Finally, we will introduce our online learning component for this unit and hopefully start on this Monday of next week.
Students need to be mindful of the challenging terrain this week in class.  Outside of class, students will be working on their Close Reading assignments, the last out of class assignment of the year.  All final drafts of Close Reading assignments from "Of Mice and Men" will be due on Friday at the start of class.
If I can be of any further help or assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me.
All best.
Mr. Kannan

Monday:

Continue themes in Holocaust Literature.  Start on Chronology of German Laws during the Holocaust.

Find your 15 Minutes.   Close Reading Questions on Of Mice and Men are due on Friday. 4.25. Home Copies of Social Studies Textbooks are due this week.  Extra Credit if you turn them in before Friday.

Tuesday:

Continue with Chronology of German Laws.  Discuss Stages of Genocide.

Find your 15 Minutes.   Close Reading Questions on Of Mice and Men are due on Friday. 4.25. Home Copies of Social Studies Textbooks are due this week.  Extra Credit if you turn them in before Friday.

Wednesday:

Finish Stages of Genocide/ Discuss “The Verdict” and Mrs. Helena’s agonizing choice.

Find your 15 Minutes.  Steinbeck Close Reading due Friday.  Home Copies of Social Studies Textbooks are due this week.  Extra Credit if you turn them in before Friday.

Thursday:

Introduce Layout of Edmodo Posting or work on Identification of Stages in Genocide.  Other option would be to work on Close Reading.  This will be called at the start of class, so be ready for anything.

Find your 15 Minutes.   Close Reading Questions on Of Mice and Men are due on Friday. 4.25. Home Copies of Social Studies Textbooks are due this week.  Extra Credit if you turn them in before Friday. You actually lose points if you don’t turn in it by tomorrow.  From this point on, points are deducted if the book is not submitted.  This might be your most important homework assignment of the year in Social Studies.  Get it done.

Friday:

Collect Close Reading.  Go over grading, Edmodo philosophy, and expectations.

Find your 15 Minutes.  Log in this weekend or wait until Monday and start posting.  Letter Extra Credit is due Monday.  Extra, extra credit if there are parental annotations. IF we don’t get to the handouts today, we will go over them on Monday.