First and fifth periods worked on converting some criteria for courageous acts into Schaffer paragraphs. First period’s paragraph thus far:

Anne’s hiding was a courageous act. For example, she had a cause that she was standing up for. She was trying to survive as the Nazi’s tried to kill her. There is no more basic cause than the right to life. In addition, she is also helping people in need. She is helping a complete stranger, Mr. Dussel, when he had no where else to go. Her family helped the Van Daans, which caused lots of problems for Anne because of arguments.

As they did yesterday, first period worked fairly well, as evidenced in this pictures:

Fifth period did identical work but, as often happens with creative endeavors like writing, the result was radically different. Fifth period’s paragraph:

Anne’s act of hiding in the Secret Annex was courageous. For instance, her act has something like a “cause.” It’s almost not a cause because it’s so basic: the right to life. She is trying to survive the Nazi’s attempt to kill all the Jews. Additionally, the act illustrates a willingness for self-sacrifice. She sacrifices her time and her prized possessions for other people to make them happy with Hanukkah gifts. Mr. Dussel also gets to use her room more than she herself does.

After working on the study guide for the starter, second and fourth periods began looking at the major project for this unit, a three-song soundtrack for Romeo and Juliet. We spent a bit of time looking at the sample I’ve created. Afterward, we began an examination of various characters’ views of love.

Homework

• First and fifth periods: complete the Schaffer paragraph begun above.
• Second and fourth periods:
  • begin preparing for the midterm exam (see note at top of page);
  • read R&J 1.3;
  • make decisions about the unit project:
    • choose a song from this list;
    • indicate which song you’ve chosen on this wiki.