Tuesday, January 31, 2017

HW

Good morning,

You guys were incredibly patient with me this morning.  Thanks.

Your homework for tonight:

Option one:
1.  What is a behavioral adaptation?

2.  What is selection?

Option two:
In a well-developed paragraph, answer the following question.  Compare and contrast behavioral adaptations to physical adaptations.



PARENTS/ GUARDIANS: If you have any questions or comments please feel free to comment on the bottom of this page. I will reply as soon as possible. I look forward to your comments

See you tomorrow,
Ms. Betsy

Monday, January 30, 2017

HW

Good morning,

I hope you guys had a wonderful weekend.  Welcome back to another great week at Mount Sinai.

Your homework for tonight:

Option one:
1.  What is one physical adaptation?

2.  What do all living things need to survive?

Option two:
In a well-developed paragraph, answer the following question.  Did the prisoners have all of the essential things to survive? If your answer is yes, why did so many prisoners die?  If your answer is no, how did so many prisoners survive.


PARENTS/ GUARDIANS: If you have any questions or comments please feel free to comment on the bottom of this page. I will reply as soon as possible. I look forward to your comments

See you tomorrow,
Ms. Betsy

Friday, January 27, 2017

HW

Good morning,

Happy Friday, young people! I had a lot of fun with you this morning.

Your homework for tonight:

Option one:
1.  What is a variable?

2. Rewrite the following:

4 times x

Option two:

5(y) + 9

1. What is the variable?

2. What is the coefficient?

3. What is the constant?


PARENTS/ GUARDIANS: If you have any questions or comments please feel free to comment on the bottom of this page. I will reply as soon as possible. I look forward to your comments

See you on Monday,
Ms. Betsy

Thursday, January 26, 2017

HW

Good morning,

You guys did a good job this morning.  Remember, if you want something from someone - ask nicely and be prepared to hear no.

Your homework for tonight:

Option one:
1.  What was the punishment for stealing soup?

2. Answer the following question by restating the question in the answer:

What is the capitol of New York?


Option two:
In a well-developed paragraph, answer the following question.  Why is it important to restate the question when giving the answer?



PARENTS/ GUARDIANS: If you have any questions or comments please feel free to comment on the bottom of this page. I will reply as soon as possible. I look forward to your comments

See you tomorrow,
Ms. Betsy

Tuesday, January 24, 2017

HW

Good morning,

Great job this morning! A special shout out to Jose and Andrew for their acting skills.

Your homework for tonight:

Option one:
1. What is imagery?

2.  Why did the man want soup so badly that he was willing to endure the punishment?

Option two:
In a well-developed paragraph, answer the following question.  Do you think the man should have tried to steal the soup?  Why or why not?

PARENTS/ GUARDIANS: If you have any questions or comments please feel free to comment on the bottom of this page. I will reply as soon as possible. I look forward to your comments

See you tomorrow,
Ms. Betsy


Monday, January 23, 2017

HW

Good morning,

Great job this morning. Thank you for working so hard and being focused through a long lesson.

Your homework for tonight:

Option one:

The medical checkup took place outside, early in the morning.  He hardly examined me. He just asked: “Are you in good health?”

1.    Where does the medical checkup take place?


Two boys came to join our group: Yossi and Tibi, two brothers whose parents were killed in a concentration camp.  They lived for each other, body and soul.

2.    Why were the brothers so close?



The dentist had a face like a death mask.  When he opened his mouth, I saw yellow, rotten teeth.

3.    Describe the dentist’s teeth.



The bread, the soup – those were my entire life.  I was nothing but a body


4.    What was Elie’s “entire life”?

Option two:

1. Why did the head of the camp like children?

2.Describe the medical checkup at Buna.

3. Why was the dentist’s exam longer than the health exam?

4. Describe Elie’s work detail.


5    5. Why were Yossi and Tibi so close?



PARENTS/ GUARDIANS: If you have any questions or comments please feel free to comment on the bottom of this page. I will reply as soon as possible. I look forward to your comments

See you tomorrow,
Ms. Betsy



Friday, January 20, 2017

HW

Good morning,

What a fun and interesting class!

Your homework for tonight:

Option one:

1.  Why did Anne have to go into hiding?

2. Describe Anne's room.

Option two:
In a well-developed paragraph, answer the following question.  What kind of person was Anne?  How do you know?



PARENTS/ GUARDIANS: If you have any questions or comments please feel free to comment on the bottom of this page. I will reply as soon as possible. I look forward to your comments

See you Monday,
Ms. Betsy

Thursday, January 19, 2017

HW

Good morning, 

You guys did a great job this morning.  Thank you for remaining patient and working through frustration.

Your homework for tonight:

Option one:
1.  What did the prisoners at Auschwitz have for breakfast?


2. What happened to prisoners who refused to do what the SS officers ordered?


Option two:
In a well-developed paragraph, answer the following question.  Describe life in the concentration camps.



PARENTS/ GUARDIANS: If you have any questions or comments please feel free to comment on the bottom of this page. I will reply as soon as possible. I look forward to your comments

See you tomorrow,
Ms. Betsy

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

HW

Hello,

I know you are working hard and being polite in my absence.

Your homework for tonight:

Option one:
Using the examples below, answer the following question.

3x + 5 -3y

1. What is the constant?


Option two:
Using the examples below, answer the following question.

56y + 2 + 3x - 7x

1. How many terms are in the expression?

2. What is the constant?

3.  What are the coefficients?



PARENTS/ GUARDIANS: If you have any questions or comments please feel free to comment on the bottom of this page. I will reply as soon as possible. I look forward to your comments

See you tomorrow,
Ms. Betsy

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

HW

Good morning,

I had such a great time learning and growing with you this morning.

Your homework for tonight:

Option one:

1. Define variable

2. What is the difference between a coefficient and a constant?


Option two:


PARENTS/ GUARDIANS: If you have any questions or comments please feel free to comment on the bottom of this page. I will reply as soon as possible. I look forward to your comments

See you tomorrow,
Ms. Betsy

Saturday, January 14, 2017

HW

Hello,

Your homework for tonight:

Option 1: 

 Despite (even though) the high risk of being caught by police with the help of their many informers, some individuals and groups attempted (tried) to resist (stop) Nazism even in Germany... 

1.    What would happen to people who tried to resist Nazism? 


Many of these rebels were arrested and imprisoned in concentration camps.

2.    What happened to many rebels? 


There were many plans to assassinate (kill) Hitler during the war… a serious assassination attempt was planned by a group of German military officers and … Hitler escaped the bomb blast. …

3.    What did a group of military officers try to do? 

4.    What happened to Hitler? 

Option 2: 
 Despite the high risk of being caught by police with the help of their many informers, some individuals and groups attempted to resist Nazism even in Germany... Many of these rebels were arrested and imprisoned in concentration camps.
There were many plots to assassinate Hitler during the war. .. in early 1943, when it … a serious assassination attempt was planned by a group of German military officers and … Hitler escaped the bomb blast with minor injuries. …
Of the Germans who opposed Hitler's dictatorship, very few groups openly protested the Nazi genocide against Jews. 

1.            What would happen to people who tried to resist Nazism? 
2.            What happened to many rebels? 
3.            What did a group of military officers try to do? 
4.            What happened to Hitler? 
5.            What did people do about Nazi genocide against the Jews?



*Option 3: 
Despite the high risk of being caught by police with the help of their many informers, some individuals and groups attempted to resist Nazism even in Germany... Many of these rebels were arrested and imprisoned in concentration camps.
There were many plots to assassinate Hitler during the war. .. in early 1943, when it … a serious assassination attempt was planned by a group of German military officers and carried out in 1944. Hitler escaped the bomb blast with minor injuries. ..
Of the Germans who opposed Hitler's dictatorship, very few groups openly protested the Nazi genocide against Jews. 
Task: Write a 3-4 sentence paragraph in which you discuss why it was risky to resist Nazi Germany. Include examples from what you have learned so far.            


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See you TUESDAY,
Ms. Betsy



Thursday, January 12, 2017

HW

Good morning,

"Here, you must work."

Your homework for tonight:

Option one:
1.  What was the choice given to Elie?

2.  Why did the guards take some of the prisoner's shoes?


Option two:
In a well-developed paragraph, answer the following question.  Why do you think that Adolf Hitler eventually killed himself?



PARENTS/ GUARDIANS: If you have any questions or comments please feel free to comment on the bottom of this page. I will reply as soon as possible. I look forward to your comments

See you tomorrow,
Ms. Betsy

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

HW

Good morning,

Great job today!

Your homework for tonight:

Option one:
1.  What is direct characterization?

2.  What is a crematorium?

Option two:
In a well-developed paragraph, answer the following question.  Why does detailed characterization make a story more interesting?


PARENTS/ GUARDIANS: If you have any questions or comments please feel free to comment on the bottom of this page. I will reply as soon as possible. I look forward to your comments

See you tomorrow,
Ms. Betsy