Wednesday February 4, 2009 Agenda HOMEWORK STRIKE SYSTEM IN EFFECT (3): Composition notebook and pen/mechanical pencil New seating arrangements (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 6th) 6th period: Strike System Change FCAT Writes: 6 days away Quiz on non-fiction  Thursday or Friday Warm up: “Prejudice and YOU” Discussion PP Notes: Autobiographies, Anecdotes, Internment Camps (ultra-summarized). Learning through Music: “Kenji” by Fort Minor. Continuing Non-Fiction Unit: “It Can’t Be Helped” on pg. 355 Questions at the end in composition notebook. Objective(s): Judge the benefits of living with a community of other people Compare and contrast hair styles by completing a Venn diagram. Important Dates: 2/5 or 2/6: Non-Fiction Quiz 2/10: FCAT Writes! 2/16: NO SCHOOL 2/25: Early Release Day/Film Club meeting 2/27: Film Club Viewing

WARM UP 2/4/2009 [4 min] Prejudice is defined as “having a negative feeling about someone/something without a good reason.” Think about some prejudices that you have in your own life, whether against certain types of people (black, white, smart, dumb, big, small, young, old, etc.) or certain things. If you have prejudices against people or things tell me why. If not, tell me why not. Timer

Quiz on Thursday/Friday NO NOTES Quiz on Thursday/Friday Will be on: New Persuasive devices (transfer, “plain folks”) Types of appeals (logical, emotional) Difference between biography, autobiography, anecdote.

NO NOTES Today… We’ll be taking some brief notes that will help bring sense to what we read today. We’ll listen to a song by Fort Minor called “Kenji,” which will also bring sense to what we read today. We’ll continue our non-fiction unit by reading “It Can’t Be Helped.” At the end, you’ll answer some questions IN YOUR COMPOSITION NOTEBOOK.

Non-Fiction Types Biography TAKE NOTES Non-Fiction Types Biography A story about someone’s life told by the another person If Mr. Hampton writes a story about someone else’s life.

Non-Fiction Types Autobiography TAKE NOTES Non-Fiction Types Autobiography A story about someone’s life told by the person who lived it If Mr. Hampton writes a story about his own life.

Autobiography Autobiography Contain anecdotes TAKE NOTES Autobiography Autobiography Contain anecdotes Brief stories that try to make a point (special message, moral, lesson, etc.)

NO NOTES Internment Camps During World War II, Japan declared war on America by bombing Pearl Harbor.

NO NOTES Internment Camps As a result, the United States thought that all the Japanese citizens—especially those next to Pearl Harbor in California—were going to attack America from the inside. “I don't want any of them [persons of Japanese ancestry] here. They are a dangerous element. There is no way to determine their loyalty... It makes no difference whether he is an American citizen, he is still a Japanese. American citizenship does not necessarily determine loyalty... But we must worry about the Japanese all the time until he is wiped off the map.”

NO NOTES Internment Camps Thus, about 110,000 Japanese people were sent to “Internment camps.”

Internment Camps Internment camps Defined as a “work camp” TAKE NOTES Internment Camps Internment camps Defined as a “work camp” Japanese American citizens were relocated to camps.

Internment Camps Manzanar (1942-1945) The most famous relocation camp. TAKE NOTES Internment Camps Manzanar (1942-1945) The most famous relocation camp. Prisoners forced to work in extreme conditions (100 degrees = average temp.) Many died before the camp was closed.

Music We’re going to listen to Kenji and follow along with the lyrics. NO NOTES Music We’re going to listen to Kenji and follow along with the lyrics. Some periods heard this song during our “main idea/music” unit.

Reading Turn to pg. 355 (“It Can’t Be Helped”) Popcorn Reading NO NOTES Reading Turn to pg. 355 (“It Can’t Be Helped”) Popcorn Reading

Questions In Composition Notebook NO NOTES Questions In Composition Notebook On pg. 362 Answer questions 1-5.