Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Soph - Finish PaperClips and Prep for Socratic / Seniors - Slam Team Prep

Hello Everyone

Our grading period ends on Friday.  Please meet assignment deadlines,  make sure you put in effort, and that you are able to share your work.  Proofread and use your resources.

Sophomores
1.Film - Paperclips
* Take Notes - Page 37/38 - Issue, Claim(s), Quotes, Thoughts, Examples, Connections
2. Group time - Prep for Scoratics

HW -
* Prep for big group Socratics - Thursday/Friday
*** Night, EW - Acceptance Speech, Paper Clips Video Clips, Lottery, KG...
*** Know and study themes, motifs, symbols- be able to provide evidence with page # and quotes
* Double Entry Journals DUE TOMORROW AND FRIDAY
* All work including - Five Socratic Q's, Elie Speech Notes, Etc..

Questions for Discussion - Paper Clips
1. What did you learn from the film? Who do you admire/respect? Why? (Your thoughts/examples/connections)
2. What impact did the project have on the students at Whitwell? How did they grow? What did they learn?  How did this impact the community?
3. What legacy did the students create? 
4. What message(s) did the filmmakers want us to come away with? (Issue/Claim/Quotes) 
5. One of the issues in the film is "intolerance" - name calling/bullying is a form of this. How should we respond to name calling?  Is it right to fight back? 
6. Many of the Holocaust survivors have lived with unsettled issues (PTSD) yet did speak with hate in their heart. How do we deal with hate?  How do we let it go?
7. Does forgiveness make us weak?  Does it make us stronger? How can people deal with these emotions in a positive way?
8.  How does "Paper Clips" connect (for YOU) to Elie's story "Night"?

Seniors
1. Slam Team - Write, Edit, Revise, Practice, Plan
2. Work Check - Photograph/Picture/Image Poem

HW -
* 30/30 due on Friday
* Prep for Slam - All FIVE pieces are due next week - typed and highlighted.
*** These are the FINAL ready to be performed, ready for Portfolio pieces.
* Quarter Finals start on 5/9

EC
* Poetry Club Today at Lunch
* MiraCosta College on Thursday w/Super B, Natasha Hooper, Gil Sotu
* SD Slam _ Battle of the Sextes - Monday 5/8
* LE on Tuesdays

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