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Setting Webquest

4/17/2017

In The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, the setting of the story greatly influences and affects the lives of and decisions made by the characters in the story. Although this is a fictional novel, it is based on Alexie's childhood experiences and is one perspective of what it is like growing up as an American-Indian living on a reservation.

1. Spokane Indian Tribe Website
Reservation

2. Aaron Huey Photo Essay
Pine Ridge Reservation

3. Wellpinit Reservation School District Website
Homepage
Wellpinit Middle/High School

4. Reardan School District Website
Homepage
School Motto

Extra: Sherman Alexie's Personal Website
Falls Apart

Extra: Aaron Huey's TED Video
America's Native Prisoners of War

Extra: American Indian Success Stories
American Indian College Fund

Reflection Questions

What is a reservation?
Describe what you know about the Spokane tribe.
What is the difference between Wellpinit High School and Reardan High School?
What are some challenges of life on a reservation?

Genocide Project: Perpetrators and Victims

2/15/2017

With members of your group today, please answer the following questions about the genocide that you have been assigned:

1. Who were the perpetrators of the genocide?
2. Who were the victims of the genocide?
3. How did the perpetrators justify their actions?
4. What factors caused or influenced them to commit these crimes?

Click the red links under the name of your Genocide to find the information you need.
Genocide in Darfur, Sudan

Cambodian Genocide

Cambodia Photo Essay
Pol Pot Facts and Summary

Rwandan Genocide

Bosnian Genocide

BBC News Report
Srebrenica Photo Essay

Armenian Genocide

Week 23

2/14/2017

Assignments you need to complete at home this week:

Complete your Book Club Role (Due Wednesday, 2/15)
Night Chapter 3-4 Quiz (On Wednesday, 2/15)

Study the vocabulary and written responses on Chapter 3 and 4 handouts.They were returned to you during class. (They are attached as documents on this post if you need it).

Read your Book Club Book (Every Weekday Evening)

Night Ch 3 Handout.pdf
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Night Ch 4 Handout.pdf
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Week 22

2/7/2017

We are starting book clubs! I'm so excited for us to find new ways to make reading a bigger part of our lives. Having a group of other classmates to share a book with makes it even better. Your book club book will become a part now, of your daily homework.
For this round of book clubs, I've chosen four titles that very closely or loosely connected to the memoir Night by Elie Wiesel that we are reading in class:

I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai
Waiting for Normal by Leslie Connor
Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry

Assignments to complete at home this week:

Read your Book Club Book (Every Weekday Evening)

Week 21

1/30/2017

Assignments you need to complete at home this week:

Read every weekday evening.
Take an AR Quiz for January Word Count (By Tues 1/31)

Week 2o

1/23/2017

Assignments you need to complete at home this week:

Night Chapter 1-2 Quiz (On Thursday, 1/26)

Study the Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 Handouts that were returned to you in class. They are attached to this post if you need it.

Complete the Chapter 1-2 Review and Corrections Handout (Due, Thursday, 1/26)
Bring library books to renew or return and student ID (On, Tuesday 1/24)
Read every weekday evening.

chapter_1_night.docx
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chapter_2_night.docx
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chapter_1_and_2_review_correction_handout.docx
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WEek 19

1/16/2017

Assignments to complete at home this week:

Read every weekday evening.
President's Farewell Address Handout (Due Fri 1/20)

obama_farewell_address_cdw_practice.docx
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Week 18

1/9/2017

Happy New Year! Welcome back Burbank Bears!
Assignments you have to complete at home this week:

Read every evening.
Holocaust Assessment (On Friday, 1/13)

Study the Webquests and handouts related to the Holocaust that were returned to you in class.

commonlit_introduction-to-the-holocaust_student.pdf
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Hitler Youth Movement Webquest

1/6/2017

Questions 1 - 10:
Shaping the Future: Indoctrinating Youth
Photograph Analysis:
Indoctrinating Youth - Photographs

Web quest 3 Hitler Youth Movement.docx
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Jewish Ghettos and Concentration Camps Webquest

12/12/2016

Complete this webquest about Jewish ghettos and concentration camps by clicking on the links below. Write your response on your webquest handout.

1. What was life like in the Jewish ghettos?
Life in the Jewish Ghettos

2. Why were the ghettos created?
Ghettos in Occupied Europe

3.What did Jewish ghettos look like?
Photographs of the Jewish Ghettos

4. What were the killing centers?
Killing Centers

5. What were the concentration camps?
Concentration Camps