This is our last day of classes before "Spring Break". If we were in school, tomorrow would be parent-teacher conferences so, I'm having classes today, but my next posting will be on Monday, April 6 when we normally would be back at school.
Please see the letter below which was forwarded from the office. It has resources for handling the COVID-19 situation.
8ELA
-Reading-Please be sure to do your 40 minutes to an hour of reading and since we're treating today like a Friday/end of the week, send me your book title and pages read as of today. I won't be counting pages read next week (but you CAN still keep reading!).
-We're continuing our theme of War and Conflict with a new short story.
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“The
Power of Light” by Isaac Bashevis Singer
http://aws.cricketmedia.com/media/20161222161418/power-of-light.pdf
Our next story takes place during World War II. Think about what you know about the Nazis and their murder of European Jews during this time. Have you seen a movie or read a book about this time period?
Understand that Warsaw is a city in Poland and that the Warsaw ghetto was created when Nazis forced all Jews in Warsaw to move to a certain part of the city. Life in this ghetto became increasingly desperate as time passed. Take a moment and review the map of Europe so you are familiar with the setting.
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Our story today focusses on two children; they talk about Hanukkah which is an eight-day festival that commemorates a victory for religious freedom and it’s celebrated between late November and late December. Popular traditions during this time are lighting candles, playing with dreidels (a spinning top toy), and special foods including potato pancakes. As you move through the story, think about character traits.
-Read the story then do the following questions. I'll be collecting homework on Monday, April 6.
1. Why are David and Rebecca alone, without parents? /1
2. Identify three dangers/difficulties do the children face while living in the ghetto? /3
3. What reasons does David have for wanting to escape the ghetto now while Rebecca wants to wait? /2
4. Identify a character trait of either David OR Rebecca. Cite text to prove your opinion. /3
5. Explain the symbolism in the story. (Identify the object, the idea it represents, and why you think this way—you may cite text to support your answer). /3
6. Explain why you like or dislike this story. /2
8SS
-Last class we learned about citizenship in ancient Rome. Please compare your work to the answers below.
Answers
1. The first stage of citizenship was that freeborn patrician men living in Rome were citizens. THEN it was extended to plebeians. THEN is was extended to wealthy/powerful non-Romans in conquered lands and to foreign leaders and soldiers. THEN is was granted to every freeborn person living under Roman rule.
2. A census is a counting of citizens and their wealth. The Roman government valued it because they could tax people based on their wealth and they knew how many people they had for soldiers. The Canadian government does a census to know how many people live here so it can plan for schools, hospitals, taxes, etc.
3. (answers will vary)
4. Slaves did jobs such as domestic servants, skilled tradespeople, doctors, tutors, and musicians.
5. Slaves allowed the Romans to have a life of nice life of leisure since all the slaves did all the work Romans didn’t want to do.
6. (answers will vary) The obvious reason the rebel slaves of 73BC were punished so harshly was to send a message to everyone entering Rome that rebellion would NOT be tolerated and that punishment would be very harsh. (Remember, crucifixion was being nailed to a cross while alive, with friends and family watching. Posting these bodies along THAT road was where EVERYONE would see them, families would have been devasted and newcomers would have been afraid.)
7SS
-Last class we learned about Human Rights Abuses. Please compare your work to the answers below.
Answers
1. Discrimination is the action of treating someone differently because of his or her differences whereas prejudice is an attitude and feeling about someone because they belong to a “group”.
2. Racism is the discrimination and prejudice we have toward someone because of his or her race.
3. Apartheid is the system of segregation or discrimination on grounds of race in South Africa between 1948 and 1991. It could have been having to carry a passbook when travelling within SA, separate areas for blacks and whites to live, separate park benches/beaches/entrances to places.
4. (answers will vary-I have listed many facts--you only needed three) Three Nelson Mandela facts are:
-Mandela’s middle name, “Rolihlahla,” literally means ‘pulling the branch of a tree,’ or colloquially, ‘troublemaker.’
-In
his family,
Nelson Mandela was the first to receive formal education. At that time, very
few black kids attained high school
education in South
Africa.
-Nelson
Mandela, when he became aware that his guardians arranged his
marriage, fled to Johannesburg.
He stole cattle and sold it to collect money for his travels.
-During
his initial days in Johannesburg, he took the job of a night watchman then a law clerk.
-In
1940, he was expelled
from the University of Fort Hare for his involvement in a student strike.-In 1943, Nelson Mandela received his B.A. from Fort Hare.
-In 1952, Nelson Mandela was convicted under the Suppression of Communism Act, and was banned from leaving Johannesburg and participating in public gatherings. The same year, he formed the first black partnership in South Africa.
-Mandela joined the African National Congress in 1944, and formed the ANC Youth League along with some others during the same year. The group was displeased by the policies and principles of the Congress, and wanted to erect their own party.
-Another cool fact about Mandela is that he was a master of disguise. He disguised himself as a fieldworker, a chauffeur or a chef. He used his talent to evade policemen who tried to arrest him. And finally when he was arrested, he was in a chauffeur’s outfit!
-In his honor, his birth date of July 18 has been declared “Nelson Mandela International Day.”
-Nelson Mandela served as President of the African National Congress (ANC) party from 1991 to 1997.
-During the 1994 election for the presidency, the majority of voters chose the ANC to lead the country, and Nelson Mandela was sworn in as President.
-Nelson Mandela became South Africa’s first black president on May 10, 1994. He was the first South African president to be elected democratically, and also the oldest president to assume office.
-Nelson Mandela spent nearly 70 years of his life advocating for the rights of minorities in South Africa. He wanted to establish a free and non-racist society in the country, and inspire people all over the world. He was against discrimination, injustice and inequality.
-Nelson Mandela also spread awareness about AIDS and treatment programs for the deadly disease, which also cost him the life of his only son Makgatho (1950-2005).
-Nelson Mandela married three times. His last marriage was at the age of 81 to Grace Michel. He had been married to Mozambique President Samora, who was a widow at the time of her marriage to Mandela.
-Nelson Mandela co-authored a book with Fidel Castro.
-Nelson Mandela and F.W. de Klerk were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1993, “for their work for the peaceful termination of the apartheid regime, and for laying the foundations for a new democratic South Africa.”
-Nelson Mandela spent nearly 27 years of his lifetime in jail.
He spent 18 years of his imprisonment on Robben Island. During these years, he was allowed to meet his wife once every six months.
-When Nelson arrived on the island with other political prisoners, their warden’s first words were: “This is the Island. This is where you will die.” The conditions on the island were difficult for the estranged prisoners.
-Nelson, however, spent the remaining years of imprisonment in a jail near Cape Town. Here, he had access to radio, TV, newspapers and any visitors he wanted.
-Each prisoner on Robben Island had a seven-foot cell, and had to perform hard labor at limestone quarries.
-During the time he was behind the bars, he earned a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of London, and educated his fellow prisoners to adopt a nonviolent approach to getting better treatment in the prison.
-During the 27 years he was in jail, he was offered freedom from the prison on six different occasions by the apartheid government on certain terms, which he denied.
5. Viola Desmond sat in the whites-only section of a movie theatre.
6. She fought the charges in court.
7. (answers will
vary) The obvious answer is that Viola
Desmond was denied #2-Don’t Discriminate.
I know this because she was treated differently from white
customers.
8. (answers will
vary) Denying human rights to a
community could result in poverty since some people will have better/easier
access to jobs than others, it could also result in a lower quality of life
since some people would be sad since they couldn’t think and express themselves
in the way they want, or it could result in more people in jail if they are
denied the right to being equal before the law and having unfair detainment.-Today, we continue to look at how human rights have been denied but we're also looking at what people are doing about.
-Read p. 97
-Watch the video from Amnesty International//50
Years-Animated Cartoon (2:05)
-Do the following questions. I'll collect homework on Monday, April 6--please do not send homework unless your name is called.
Amnesty International
1. What does AI do? /3
2. Who created it, when, and why? /3
3. What is the AI logo? Explain what it means. /2
4. Review the Amnesty International Canada
website. https://www.amnesty.ca/our-work You’ve learned what AI does,
but review the Our Work section of the website.
How does AI affect change? /2
5. Review the Amnesty International 50 Years
cartoon. Do you feel this short film was
effective at conveying the importance of AI work? What makes you think this way? /2
6. How does Amnesty International improve
quality of life?
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