Monday: The students responded to journal prompt #8 Download Journal 8 and rehearsed their scripts.
Tuesday: The students performed their scripts, which they wrote to follow the action of scene #49 from the drama they read. When all groups had performed, I showed them the actual scene from the drama, and we compared and contrasted their scenes to the actual scene.
Wednesday: Today, after responding to journal prompt #9 Download Journal 9, we will watch and discuss the final scene from the drama. We will also visit the book fair during the second half of class.
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY: The students will learn about Irena Sendler, a Polish nurse who smuggled almost 2,000 Jewish children out of the ghettos during WWII. They will read an excerpt from the attached link Irena Sendler: Life in a Jar, and then watch a few scenes from "The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler."
