Questions for classroom discussion:
1) Gad states that the Jews were the only ones to listen to the commandment: Thou shalt not kill. He states that they "must be like everybody else?.and kill those who made us killers." How do Elisha and the other Jews reconcile their violence with their faith?
2) Elisha states that he had killed others before under different circumstances, under the cover of darkness. Why is the question of executing John Dawson a problem for him?
3) What do you make of the repetition of "Don?t torture yourself." by Elisha?s peers?
4) What is learned by reading all the stories of how they each escaped death? How might this change their views on death and killing?
5) Ilana calls Elisha a "Poor boy". This reminds him of Catherine. What does his memory of Catherine have to do with Ilana?
6) What do the reader and Elisha learn from the visit from his dead family?
7) Why is he afraid that his family will judge him? How is he judging himself? Explain.
Wednesday, 30 November 2011
Semi-Colons
Today we will review semi-colons. Videos for semi-colons can be found here
I suggest that you watch them if you don't have a good grasp of how a semi-colon functions.
Go here for warm-up exercises.
We will also read chapter 3 of DAWN and review study questions for chapter 2.
I suggest that you watch them if you don't have a good grasp of how a semi-colon functions.
Go here for warm-up exercises.
We will also read chapter 3 of DAWN and review study questions for chapter 2.
Tuesday, 29 November 2011
Homework for those going on TRIPS
DAWN:
Read to page 44. Answer study questions.
Review notes on punctuation.
Read to page 44. Answer study questions.
Review notes on punctuation.
Comma Exercises
Go here for exercises on using the comma.
Today we'll talk and take notes on the semi-colon and finished chapter two of DAWN.
Homework: I want you to write ten sentences using semi-colons.
As promised I'm posting the study questions:
DAWN chapters 1 and 2
1. Tell why the narrator keeps referring to the crying child. Explain its significance to the story or the evolving theme.
2. .Explain how he learns to tell when day changes into night. Why is night “purer” than day?
3. Explain the significance of his seeing his own face when night comes.
4. Who is the narrator to kill and why? Is there a difference between killing and execution? Comment on this in relation to the line “We are not murderers.”
5. “Violence is the only language the English understand.” Is this true only for the English? Explain why or why not.
6. Why does he feel like he is “falling into a pit’ when told to execute a man?
7. Elisha calls himself a “terrorist.” Why does he call himself that and not a freedom fighter?
8. Explain Elisha’s reasons for coming to Paris.
9. Describe how Gad “appeared” to Elisha.
10. Why does Elisha believe he was a “Meshula” or a messenger? Why does he give it so much importance?
11. Discuss and comment on the following lines. You can include what you know about the history of the people involved. “Until this moment I had believed that the mission of the Jews was to represent the trembling of history rather than the wind which made it tremble.”
12. On page 20 he gives a description of “death.” Explain what it portends for the main character and the book
Today we'll talk and take notes on the semi-colon and finished chapter two of DAWN.
Homework: I want you to write ten sentences using semi-colons.
As promised I'm posting the study questions:
DAWN chapters 1 and 2
1. Tell why the narrator keeps referring to the crying child. Explain its significance to the story or the evolving theme.
2. .Explain how he learns to tell when day changes into night. Why is night “purer” than day?
3. Explain the significance of his seeing his own face when night comes.
4. Who is the narrator to kill and why? Is there a difference between killing and execution? Comment on this in relation to the line “We are not murderers.”
5. “Violence is the only language the English understand.” Is this true only for the English? Explain why or why not.
6. Why does he feel like he is “falling into a pit’ when told to execute a man?
7. Elisha calls himself a “terrorist.” Why does he call himself that and not a freedom fighter?
8. Explain Elisha’s reasons for coming to Paris.
9. Describe how Gad “appeared” to Elisha.
10. Why does Elisha believe he was a “Meshula” or a messenger? Why does he give it so much importance?
11. Discuss and comment on the following lines. You can include what you know about the history of the people involved. “Until this moment I had believed that the mission of the Jews was to represent the trembling of history rather than the wind which made it tremble.”
12. On page 20 he gives a description of “death.” Explain what it portends for the main character and the book
Monday, 28 November 2011
Week of 11/28 - 12/2
This week we are going to do the following: discuss punctuation - particularly how to use commas, semi-colons, colons, and dashes correctly. We going to look at simple, compound and complex sentences and discuss the difference (also why someone would use a variety of each). And, we are going to begin to read DAWN.
As a warm up let us be with a few grammar exercises.
The following are from the book EATS SHOOTS & LEAVES by Lynne Truss. Please move the punctuation, add punctuation or quotations to correct the sentence.
1) Leonora walked on her head, a little higher than usual.
2) The driver managed to escape from the vehicle before it sank and swam to the river-bank.
3) Don't guess, use a timer or watch.
4) The convict said the judge is mad.
To review comma rules go here
Monday, 14 November 2011
DUE POSTS:
Friday 11/18: Study questions from pages 45-65 of NIGHT are due.
Monday 11/21: Final Drafts of Short Stories are DUE.
FINISH NIGHT by next Wednesday 11/23.
SMILE!
Monday 11/21: Final Drafts of Short Stories are DUE.
FINISH NIGHT by next Wednesday 11/23.
SMILE!
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