Poetry Matters--Poet Project

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Night by Elie Weisel

Watch the video of Elie Wiesel's return to Auschwitz with Oprah Winfrey

Concentration Camps during World War 2

Learning About Concentration Camps during World War 2

Create 2 slides in our Concentration Camp presentation

Your slides should include:

1.  Name of Concentration Camp

2.  Location

3.  Map of Country

4.  Images of Concentration Camp (please don't put images on slide that are excessively graphic)

5.  Date it was opened

6.  Important facts/information about Camp should tell us where the concentration camp was.

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Camps to Choose from:

Dachau

Buchenwald

Mauthausen

Auschwitz

Chelmno

Treblinka
Bergen-Belsen
Theresienstadt

Create a Fakebook for a character in your book

Click here to go to the Fakebook creation site

Click here to view assignment

After you complete your Fakebook, post it on your blog!

Comparing Books and Movie versions of Literature

Click here to watch The Diary of Anne Frank

Click here to watch The Call of The Wild

Click here to watch The Cay

Learning About the Jewish Faith

Create your own Playlist on MentorMob!

Click here for the Learning about the Jewish Faith worksheet.

World Cultures: Learning about the Mayan Civilization

Today in World Culture Class, you are going to learn about the Ancient Maya Civilization.  (Brainpop login- tmoran1   brainpop)
Click here to view the Brain Pop video
Click here to take the quiz
Click here to make a map
Click here to complete the story online

What was the Maya Civilization?
The Maya was an ancient civilization that thrived between 250 and 900 C.E. in what is now Central America and southern Mexico. The Maya civilization was not governed by a central, powerful authority (like an emperor); instead, it was comprised of a collection of city-states who were united by trade, language, and religious beliefs. During their heyday, they produced remarkable works of art, architecture, and learning. They perfected a calendar system as well as a writing system that used hieroglyphs. Mayan civilization was destroyed by Spanish conquistadors in the 16th Century, but the descendants of the Maya still live in the same area as their ancestors.

Other resources:
Maya Tic Tac Toe 
Online coloring pages
Mayan Kids- want to learn more?  Than visit this site
Maya or Myth-How much do you know about the Mayans?
All About Maya Culture
Maya Number System
Learning about Maya Culture for Kids

Note Taking Practice

Read the article and write three notes that will help your research. Click here to go to the article.

Learning About Anne Frank

The Diary of Anne Frank:  Exploring the Secret Annex:

  Today you will begin to explore The Secret Annex and learn about its inhabitants.  Visit The Secret Annex and answer the questions on the handout.  Please take your time, explore the different sections, watch the videos and read the descriptions.  There are so many interesting things in this site to do and learn about.  Click here to download the worksheet.

 

Click here to visit The Secret Annex

Harriet Tubman: Guide to Freedom

We are going to read Harriet Tubman: Guide to Freedom a story that describes the Underground Railroad and Harriet Tubman's role in helping free the slaves in the south in the 1800s.  Before we read the story in our textbook, you are going to learn a little about The Underground Railroad and Harriet Tubman by watching a video, completing a web quest and completing an interactive journey on The Underground Railroad yourself.

Watch Underground Railroad on PBS. See more from History Detectives.

Click here to watch a video about Harriet Tubman 

Your assignment is to complete the web quest on Harriet Tubman. Follow the directions on the sheet and learn more about Harriet Tubman. You may write your answers on the back of the paper.

Click here to go to interactive Underground Railroad site

Boom Writer

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