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1 Welcome! April 25th, 2017 Tuesday
Do Now Get your folder from the front crate and find your seat Begin working on your Daily Edit paragraph. Once the bell rings, you will have five minutes to find all 10 mistakes in today’s paragraph. Remember: Do Now's are INDEPENDENT and QUIET exercises. Thank you 

2 Tuesday April 25, 2017 When Congress put and end to the rolling of Easter eggs on the lawn of the capitol in 1878, president Rutherford B Hayes invited children to role there eggs on the White House lawn. Hayes and his wife, Lucy, started a tradition that continue to day. Famous entertainers and performers attend the White House Easter Egg Roll each year At the end of the event, each child recieves a special wooden egg as a souvenir.

3 The Book Thief Turn to page 217. We’re going to read to page 228.
As we read: Remember, while we’re not having a traditional reading guide over this section, we’re still going to have a quiz at some point! Make sure you’re annotating as we go for easy studying 

4 Holocaust Survivor Project
During this unit, we’ve focused on the story of Liesel Meminger, a fictional girl who lived during the Holocaust. For this project, we’re going to shift our focus to non-fiction. Your job for the next four days will be to research a real Holocaust survivor with a partner and tell his or her story to your classmates. You will create a Google Slides show, and give a short (4-5 minute) presentation to the class about their life.

5 Holocaust Survivor Project
Introduction (1-2 slides – 5 points): Introduce your survivor to the class. Make sure you include: Name of your survivor Country/region of home Reason for his/her persecution Age at liberation A picture of your survivor Biography (2-3 slides – 15 points): Tell us your survivor’s story. Describe their experiences during the Holocaust and how they survived. Did any of their relatives or friends survive? What did they do afterwards? Timeline (1-2 slides – 10 points): Provide a timeline of your survivor’s life, beginning with the Holocaust and ending with the date of the interview (or date of death, if applicable). Include at least ten major events during their lifetime. Your Decision (1 slide – 5 points): If Death from The Book Thief had met your survivor, what color would he have seen? Why? Explain your decision, and be sure to refer to your color symbolism chart if you need help. At Least 5 Images (5 points) Bibliography (5 points): Make sure your website is properly cited in MLA format. If you’re lost, check out easybib.com or perdueowl.org for help. 


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