Sunday, September 14, 2008

Class Calendar: September 15th to September 22nd

Monday, September 15th (M)
• Due: Lemkin and the Genocide Convention (reading and response).
• Class: Scope and sequence for the class; wrapping up Lemkin and the Genocide Convention; setting up writing folders; introduction to identity.

Tuesday, September 16th (T)
• Due: Work on vignettes; study vocabulary.
• Class: Timeline of Holocaust; introduction to photo project.

Wednesday, September 17th (W)
• Due: Work on vignettes; study vocabulary.
• Class: Work on photo project in the computer lab (Room 321).

Thursday, September 18th (H)
• Due: Five vignettes in preparation for the college essay.
• Class: What colleges are looking for; share vignettes; short vocabulary review.

Friday, September 19th (F)
• Due: Study for vocabulary quiz over the first 22 words on “Route 66.” Read and mark up sample college essays; be ready to accept or decline and say why.
• Class: Vocabulary quiz; “admissions committee.”

Monday, September 22nd (S)
• Due: Photo project on Jewish life before WWII (two printed photos, two photo worksheets, one with locale research, one family photo, one reader response paper; please do not staple your work yet).
• Class: Share and discuss photo projects; SAT practice exercise.

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