1. February Vocabulary Words
Do Now (3 min)
Please create this heading in your notebook:
Name Date
February Vocabulary Words

2. Agenda Survey (10 min) HW (2) Quick Write (15 min) Do Now (3)
February Vocabulary (20)
Survey (10 min)
The Holocaust: What do you already know?
HW (2)
Quick Write (15 min)

3. Elicit Definition: to provoke someone to draw forth a response
Part of Speech: Verb (v)
Synonyms: Prompt, evoke
Antonyms: Stop, ignore
Example: The growling of Napoleon’s dogs was meant to elicit a fearful response from the other animals.

4. Esoteric
Definition: Knowledge only understood by members of a small group
Part of speech: Adjective (adj)
Synonyms: Deep, profound
Antonyms: Shallow, superficial
Example: “The teachings of the Jewish Kabbalah are very esoteric, and only understood by people who have studied the Torah for many years.”

5. Euphemism
Definition: a pleasant word or phrase used in place of one that is offensive
Part of speech: Noun (n)
Synonyms: Understatement, substitute
Antonyms: None
Examples: “the final solution” OR “I got laid off today at work”
“The final solution” was a euphemism for Hitler’s horrifying master plan of exterminating all Jewish people.

6. Fastidious Definition: Particular about how you do something
Part of speech: Adjective (adj)
Synonyms: Exacting, demanding
Antonyms: Relaxed, careless
Example: “As a teenager, Elie Wiesel was fastidious about his religious studies, and studied the details of the Talmud every night.

7. Facetious Definition: An inappropriate or insensitive joke
Part of speech: Adjective (adj)
Synonyms: Humorous, foolish
Antonyms: Sincere, earnest
Example: “People who deny the occurrence of the Holocaust often make facetious remarks about the “suffering” prisoners must have endured.

8. Illicit Definition: forbidden or banned by law
Part of Speech: Adjective (adj)
Synonyms: Prohibited, outlawed
Antonyms: Lawful, legal
Example: Montag would have been thrown in prison for possessing illicit materials, such as books.

9. Hiatus
Definition: A period of time in which something is stopped or suspended
Part of speech: Noun (n)
Synonyms: Gap, Break
Antonyms: Continuation, extension
Example: Elie Wiesel took a ten year hiatus from speaking about the Holocaust before he wrote his memoir, Night.

10. Incessant Definition: Continuing without interruption
Part of speech: Adjective (adj)
Synonyms: Perpetual, nonstop
Antonyms: Discontinuous, periodical
Example: The Nazi Party’s discrimination against Jews was incessant during the 1930’s and 1940’s.

11. Indigenous
Definition: produced, growing, living, or occurring naturally in a particular region or environment 
Part of speech: Adjective (adj)
Synonyms: Natural, original
Antonyms: Foreign, imported
Example: Since avocados are indigenous to the state of California, they are easier to buy and sell here.

12. Infinitesimal Definition: Tiny; extremely small
Part of speech: Adjective (adj)
Synonyms: Microscopic, miniscule
Antonyms: Enormous, large
Example: At the end of Boxer’s life, he only had an infinitesimal amount of strength left to continue working on Animal Farm.

13. The Holocaust: What do you already know?
Type in this link on your phone:
Answer the questions on the survey as HONESTLY as possible! No one will see your answers but me 

14. Bring your copy of Night to class on Tuesday/Wednesday
Homework
Bring your copy of Night to class on Tuesday/Wednesday
10 point extra credit grade!

15. Exit Ticket: Quick Write (15 min)
10 points
Directions: Respond to the two questions below, explaining in detail your reasoning for your beliefs. You may use first person in your response. Write at least 3-5 complete sentences for each question.
How does silence encourage violence? 
Why are eye witness accounts, told from a first person perspective, important when telling a story?