English 7H
February 4, 2013 - February 8, 2013
Monday, February 4, 2013
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
–Who is Srdjan? How are the lives of the people in Dubrovnik being affected?
–Do Zlata and her family feel that their lives might be affected? Give evidence from the text.
–What did Zlata do to help the children living in Dubrovnik? What does that say about her as a person?
–What character trait did you write down? What was your evidence?
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
–Who are the blue berets? (Turn to the middle picture inserts and look at #6.)
–How is Zlata’s life starting to change?
–On page 33, Zlata writes “…war has nothing to do with humanity. War is something inhuman.” What do you think she meant by that?
–May 2nd was the worst day for the fighting in Sarajevo so far. What were some of the bad things that happened that day?
–Why do you think Zlata’s family decides to stay in Sarajevo? What evidence did you find to support your inference?
Thursday, February 7, 2013
–On June 16th, Zlata realizes she could’ve been killed. How did she react to that incident?
–How does having no electricity affect the people in Sarajevo?
–Zlata writes that their country house has been destroyed. What value did the house have to her? How did she feel about it being burnt down?
Friday, February 8, 2013
- Watch A Midsummer Night's Dream presentation.
- Complete Acuity practice. Sign in, click Take a Test > Language Arts > English Predictive B Data.
- You want to score at least 12.
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
- Discuss Sarajevo 1991.
- Focus: Infer Zlata’s character traits; think about what she does, says, thinks, and feels. Write down at least one character trait and give evidence from the text to support your inference.
- Questions: www.tinyurl.com/zlata1-20
–Who is Srdjan? How are the lives of the people in Dubrovnik being affected?
–Do Zlata and her family feel that their lives might be affected? Give evidence from the text.
–What did Zlata do to help the children living in Dubrovnik? What does that say about her as a person?
–What character trait did you write down? What was your evidence?
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
- Focus: on how the fighting progresses in Sarajevo. Many people start to leave. Zlata’s family stays…
- Discuss:
–Who are the blue berets? (Turn to the middle picture inserts and look at #6.)
–How is Zlata’s life starting to change?
–On page 33, Zlata writes “…war has nothing to do with humanity. War is something inhuman.” What do you think she meant by that?
–May 2nd was the worst day for the fighting in Sarajevo so far. What were some of the bad things that happened that day?
–Why do you think Zlata’s family decides to stay in Sarajevo? What evidence did you find to support your inference?
- Assignment: Infer why her parents make the choice to stay amidst the dangers around them. Write down your inference and evidence from the text to support it.
Thursday, February 7, 2013
- Focus on: how Zlata is changing.
- Discussion Questions:
–On June 16th, Zlata realizes she could’ve been killed. How did she react to that incident?
–How does having no electricity affect the people in Sarajevo?
–Zlata writes that their country house has been destroyed. What value did the house have to her? How did she feel about it being burnt down?
- Assignment: How do you think Zlata is changing? What evidence did you find to support your inference?
Friday, February 8, 2013
- Acuity.
- For Zlata, use quotes and evidence to write 500 words (or 3 paragraphs) which:
–Assess the changes in Zlata’s character/traits over the first 60 pages. You have gathered examples and evidence over the last several days to use in your analysis; be sure to include page numbers and quotes to support your ideas.