In class today students were reminded of the vocabulary quiz on December 8/9.
The class then began the unit on Ellie Wisel's Night.
Students wrote about what they thought about each of the following words, and what each of these words made them feel.
The class then began the unit on Ellie Wisel's Night.
Students wrote about what they thought about each of the following words, and what each of these words made them feel.
Family
faith
Romani
Gypsy
Transylvania
Jewish
Holocaust
Students are to look up definitions for each of these words for homework for December 8/9.
Then in small groups students did a "Write Around" on the following six concepts.
Theme: Religion 1/6
Give examples of religion as a beneficial aspect of society.
Then give examples of some horror it has caused.
Theme: Hate 2/6
Do all people hate?
Is hating part of being human?
What other emotion is hate most like?
Theme: Social Injustices 3/6
If Congress considered passing a law so that all people must carry identification with them when traveling between states to help police detect illegal aliens, would you support this idea? Why?
Theme: Social Injustices 4/6
At what point is violence justified to remedy social injustice?
Theme: Quest for Freedom 5/6
Fundamentally what are rights?
How are they established?
To what degree are they absolute?
Are there any rights that apply to all people?
Are there any that should, but don’t?
Theme: Power of the Human Spirit 6/6
What motivates people to keep living when in dire straits?
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