HOW MUCH DO YOU FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF A MENTOR?

1/11/16 homework

Dear Students,

Please answer the following question in complete sentences:

           Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment

     Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment 

     Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

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Eliezer finds Moishe the Beadle to be his older mentor. Have you ever had an older man or woman besides your parents to be a kind of mentor for you? What was it like? If you haven’t had a mentor, what do you think it would be like? Who could it be? How might they help you?

NIGHT BY ELIE WEISEL

THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 2016

1/8/16 homework

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Please answer the following question in complete sentences:

           Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment

     Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment 

     Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

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If you were given the opportunity to interview Elie Wiesel for an article to be published on your school website, what three or four questions would you ask him?

1/7/16 homework

Dear Students,

Please answer the following question in complete sentences:

           Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment

     Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment 

     Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

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In today’s lesson you learned about the several different causes for World War II. Write down at least five causes. You can use today’s reading to help you find the answer.

1/6/16 homework

Dear Students,

Please answer the following question in complete sentences:

           Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment

     Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment 

     Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

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At the time Hitler was rising to power, he was a popular leader in his country, and yet he eventually was responsible for some of the most horrible violence in history. Do you think a leader like Hitler could ever win popular support again? Why or why not? 

1/5/16 homework

Dear Students,

Please answer the following question in complete sentences:

           Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment

     Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment 

     Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

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In today’s lesson you learned that the Nazis took over Eliezer’s Jewish community. What happened to Eliezer’s mother and sisters? Where did the Germans take Eliezer and his father?  Use information from today’s reading to help you answer the questions.

Dear Students,

Please answer the following question in complete sentences:

           Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment

     Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment 

     Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

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Out of the four genocides you read about in class today, which one do you think was the most devastating? Use information from today’s reading to help you answer the question.

12/23/15 homework

Dear Students,

Please answer the following question in complete sentences:

           Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment

     Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment 

     Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

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Analyze the author’s treatment of Boo Radley. What is his role in the novel?

Have a restful and safe vacation! See you next year

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD....THE END

12/23/15 homework

Dear Students,

Please answer the following question in complete sentences:

           Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment

     Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment 

     Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

**All homework must be signed by a parent.**

Analyze the author’s treatment of Boo Radley. What is his role in the novel?

Have a restful and safe vacation! See you next year!

12/22/15 homework

Dear Students,

Please answer the following question in complete sentences:

           Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment

     Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment 

     Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

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How does Scout change over the course of the novel? Try to focus on her views of the     racism in Maycomb and her feelings towards Boo Radley.

BOB EWELL HARRASES PEOPLE

12/21/15 homework

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Please answer the following question in complete sentences:

           Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment

     Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment 

     Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

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In chapter 27, Bob Ewell harasses everyone that is connected to the case involving his daughter and Tom Robinson, including Judge Taylor and Atticus. Should Maycomb’s law enforcement have done more to ensure the safety of those individuals whom Bob Ewell harassed? Explain your answer using at least two examples on how to deter Bob Ewell from harassing his peers. If not, explain why do you think it’s okay for Bob Ewell to behave so inappropriately? 

DEATH PENALTY FOR TOM ROBINSON?

12/18/15 homework

Dear Students,

Please answer the following question in complete sentences:

           Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment

     Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment 

     Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

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In chapter 23 Atticus explained to Scout that if Tom Robinson loses his appeal case he will be sentenced to death. Should the death penalty be allowed? Write at least three reasons why you either for or against the death penalty.

RACE RELATIONS IN MAYCOMB AND NOW

12/17/15 homework

Dear Students,

Please answer the following question in complete sentences:

           Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment

     Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment 

     Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

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One of the major themes in To Kill a Mockingbird is the reality of social injustice in the world. In today’s reading Jem was very upset when Tom Robinson was wrongfully convicted of a crime he didn’t commit due to his race. However, at the end of the reading we learned that Maycomb has made some progress in race relations. Please provide at least one example from the text to show how Maycomb’s race relations improved. 

TOM FELT SORRY FOR MAYELLA?

12/16/15 homework

Dear Students,

Please answer the following question in complete sentences:

           Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment

     Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment 

     Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

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OPTION 1: In chapter 19, Tom Robinson admits that he felt sorry for Mayella during the trial. In Maycomb. The white people in the courtroom are surprised and agngry that a black man coud pity a white person. That's almost as bad as the crime of rape he is accused of doing.

Despite Tom doing something very unwise in the eyes of the black community, was he right for doing what he did to help Mayella? Explain your answer. Also write down an experience in your life when you did something you thought was right, but others thought you were wrong for doing it.

OPTION 2: The verdict in the trial against Tom is guilty.  How much did you expect this verdict? How much do you agree with Jem's upset that Tom was unfairly found guilty?