9th Grade English and 9th Grade Academic: Students will continue to work on dissecting, defining, analyzing and using vocabulary. They will need to apply the vocabulary in a Review Exercise which will help them to read in context. There will be a Vocabulary Test on Wednesday,10/10. Students will continue their research on the Holocaust for the Commemorative Newspaper. They will need to analyze 5 valid informational sources and accurately cite them in MLA format. Each student will be required to write a newspaper article, use a propaganda technique, and transfer literary analyses from Night and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. They will be able to demonstrate their knowledge and analysis of the theme of power which includes discrimination, censorship, fear, and conformity. Each group will be responsible for creating the front page of a newspaper. The class as a whole will produce a completed newspaper commemorating the Holocaust.
Public Speaking: Students will continue their research in preparation for the Panel Discussion. They will need to read, interpret, and analyze at least 5 sources for the Informational Discussion. Each pair/group will be responsible for moderating the discussion on their assigned topic. Visual aids, articles, notes, and an outline are necessary for the discussion. The purpose of the discussion is to formulate ideas for the individual speech, to utilize good listening techniques and to collaborate with others. From the discussion, students will be responsible for creating the Informational Speech. The Chapter notes from the text will be due on Friday, 10/12.
