Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Character Project


Batman is like Finny. He is strong, fast, and athletic. He is very daring. There is nothing that he does not want to do.
Quote: "Okay, we go. We watch little lily-liver Lepellier not jump from the tree, and I ruin my grade." (57)
Color: Red


Robin is like Gene. He is smart and doesn't take risks. Robin is jealous of Batman because Batman gets all the recognition and Robin doesn't get any recognition.
Quote: "I deliberately jounced the limb so you would fall off." (70)
Color: Green

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Literary Analysis Breakdown

Introduction
A= attention grabbing beginning- start out general then get specific
question
quotes
anecdote
statistics
N= necessary info
title
author
brief summary
T= thesis

Body Paragraphs
T= topic sentence
I= introduce quote 1-2 sentences
Q= quote (never let the quote stand alone)
A= analyze quote
repeat IQA for second quote

Monday, November 30, 2009

Chapter 3

Chapter 3-Images of Auschwitz

He sees people being beaten. He sees the crematorium where they burn people. He sees people dying right in front of him. Babies being thrown into the crematorium. SS officers with machine guns. Selection process.

Choice Book

http://www.letterpop.com/newsletters/?id=139163-dffae0

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Fire Symbolism

  • crematorium/death
  • hell/heat/flames
  • burning of religion
  • burning faith
  • burning of memories
  • burning of families
  • hate

Fire/Flames

Mrs. Schachter- it is foreshadowing Achwitz.