Thursday, February 28

Writing Prompt 4.5: In last night's reading, Eli describes the ghetto his family was forced to live in.

• How does Eli describe this ghetto? What is it like living there? (use your book if you need more evidence)
• How does this compare to what we think of as "ghetto" today?

Today:
discuss ghettos
reading notes procedure
vocabulary review


Assignments:
Friday: vocab quiz on 10 & 11
Monday: read up to pages 21-37 and complete 1.5 pages of notes

Reading Notes - 1.5 pages

1. 5 important quotes. Record the page number and write a brief reflection.
2. 2-column notes - write the page number, plot event, quote, on the left and your questions/reflections on the right
3. Big questions - find the quotes/page numbers that relate to the big questions and reflect
4. Reading Notes - pages 20-37
   Big questions:
   
   • Think about warnings and foreshadowing: what Eli and the other Jews ignore, and what advice did they follow?
   • How do the Jews begin to treat each other?
   • How does Eli react to what happens?