Friday-Monday,+March+30-April+2

= Our New Unit! = ==‍‍‍Essential Question: What are the possibilities and limitations of forgiveness?==

Bell Ringer:
Read the following sentence from the book we are about to read. The author, Simon Wiesenthal, is describing his fellow prisoners in a Jewish concentration camp during World War II. What do you notice about the structure of the sentence? What makes it effective?

===In the polyglot mass of humanity were members of varied social strata: rich and poor; highly educated and illiterate; religious men and agnostics; the kindhearted and the selfish; courageous men and the dull-witted (Wiensenthal 5).===

Let's look at a couple words you need to know... polyglot agnostic antithesis (This is an important rhetorical term. It fits into the category of **syntax** as it describes the **structure of a sentence**. Write this one down!)

After discussing the author's syntax, write a sentence of your own that mimics this structure. Leave your sentence as a comment on my blog post.

Read/Think:
Read each of the sample situations on the Anticipation Guide handout. Next to each, check either "Yes" or "No" indicating whether or not the situation deserves to be forgiven.

‍‍‍‍‍‍ Discuss:
After completing the Anticipation Guide, turn to a partner and discuss the situations you checked "Yes" on, and the situations you checked "No." What factors went in to making your decision?

‍‍‍‍‍ ‍Think/Write:
Choose one statement from the guide and __take a position__ on whether or not a person deserves forgiveness. Write a __thorough__ response on your blog at least 5 sentences long.

Include the word "forgiveness" in a thought-provoking title. Label the post "forgiveness."

Next time, we will link to Ms. Pickett's student blogs and take some time to respond to each other!

Reading Journal Assignment
As we read the narrative section of //The Sunflower//, I want you to track your thinking in a reading journal. Divide your pages into 5 columns: date of entry, LOT #, page number, evidence (quote from book), and commentary (explanation). Remember those Levels of Thinking (LOT #s)???? Here they are! Make sure to use a variety of LOT #s so that, in the end, you have practiced every type of thinking. Don't wait until the end; I want to see connections from the beginning to the end of your reading! These will be due shortly after we finish reading the narrative section.

‍ Notes:

 * Make sure to focus on the LOT #s!
 * You must include a proper MLA citation for Wiesenthal's book at the end of your journal. (Mini-lesson to come on this!)
 * You should have between 15-20 entries for this book.

‍ Homework:
Remember that final drafts of essays are due on Tuesday, April 3! It must be typed in MLA format.

Read pg. **3 - 20** in //The Sunflower//. Begin working on journal entries. **Have at least 2 finished before next time so that I can check your understanding!**

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