Friday, April 16, 2010
Illustrator Ch.2
Illustrator Ch.3
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Kaddish.
In the story [I lost the page number] they mention a Kaddish prayer.
Kaddish is mostly known as the mourner's prayer. It's said daily during the first 11 months of one's passing, 3 times a day during daily services.
I know this isn't my job but..
Don't you think it's crazy how they keep moving from camp to camp? Why is that?
Summarizer Last Chapter
LAST CHAPTER T___T
Elie is now sent to the hospital, in the mirror he sees someone that is looking like he's dead. He notices it's him...
-Precious Opal
Elie is now sent to the hospital, in the mirror he sees someone that is looking like he's dead. He notices it's him...
-Precious Opal
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Passage #8: Memory
Page 106, 112
WHEN I WOKE UP, it was daylight. That is when I remembered that I had a father.
..............
I remained more than an hour leaning over him, looking at him, etching his bloody, broken face into my mind...I did not weep, and it pained me that I could not weep. But I was out of tears. And deep inside me, if I could have searched the recesses of my feeble conscience, I might have found something like: Free at last!
Elie is suffering from exhaustion and as a result, he forgets about his father, until he wakes up in the morning. Elie's father dies and Elie feels relief that he finally doesn't have to look after anybody, but himself. But Elie will always have a memory of his father with him- "...etching his bloody, broken face into my mind..."
--Janet :]
WHEN I WOKE UP, it was daylight. That is when I remembered that I had a father.
..............
I remained more than an hour leaning over him, looking at him, etching his bloody, broken face into my mind...I did not weep, and it pained me that I could not weep. But I was out of tears. And deep inside me, if I could have searched the recesses of my feeble conscience, I might have found something like: Free at last!
Elie is suffering from exhaustion and as a result, he forgets about his father, until he wakes up in the morning. Elie's father dies and Elie feels relief that he finally doesn't have to look after anybody, but himself. But Elie will always have a memory of his father with him- "...etching his bloody, broken face into my mind..."
--Janet :]
Monday, April 12, 2010
Word Watcher Chapter 9
1. unprecedented (page 113): adjective. without previous instance; never before known or experienced; unexampled or unparalleled.
Such lateness was unprecedented in the history of Buchenwald.
2. liquidation (page 114): noun. the process of realizing upon assets and of discharging liabilities in concluding the affairs of a business, estate, etc.
The Lagerkommandant announced that the Buchenwald camp would be liquidated.
3. liberation (page 115): noun. the act of liberating or the state of being liberated.
This chapter, there weren't many vocabulary words at all! Sorry! If there is any other words that I didn't cover, feel free to comment my post.
-Michelle Xia!
Three days after the liberation of Buchenwald, I became very ill: some form of poisoning.
Such lateness was unprecedented in the history of Buchenwald.
2. liquidation (page 114): noun. the process of realizing upon assets and of discharging liabilities in concluding the affairs of a business, estate, etc.
The Lagerkommandant announced that the Buchenwald camp would be liquidated.
3. liberation (page 115): noun. the act of liberating or the state of being liberated.
This chapter, there weren't many vocabulary words at all! Sorry! If there is any other words that I didn't cover, feel free to comment my post.
-Michelle Xia!
Three days after the liberation of Buchenwald, I became very ill: some form of poisoning.
Word Watcher Chapter 8
1. protruded (page 105): verb. to project.
He dragged me toward a pile of snow from which protruded human shapes, torn blankets.
2. wail (page 106): verb. to utter a prolonged, inarticulate, mournful cry, usually high-pitched or clear-sounding, as in grief or suffering.
The sirens began to wail.
3. Cauldrons (page 106): noun. a large kettle or boiler.
The cauldrons at the entrance found no takes.
4. tiers (page 106): noun. one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
There were several tiers of bunks.
5. shone (page 106): verb. to give forth or glow with light; shed or cast light.
I shall never forget the gratitude that shone in his eyes which he swallowed this beverage.
6. dysentery (page 108): noun. Pathology. an infectious disease marked by inflammation and ulceration of the lower part of the bowels, with diarrhea that becomes mucous and hemorrhagic.
7. prostrate (page 108): verb. to cast (oneself) face down on the ground in humility, submission, or adoration.
Suffering from dysentery, myfather was uprostrateu on his cot, with another five sick inmates nearby.
8. riveted (page 109): noun. a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
I was riveted to my father's agony.
9. jostle (page 105): verb. to bump, push, shove, brush against, or elbow roughly or rudely.
Some prisoners who didn't have the strength to jostle, or even stand, sat down in the snow.
10.feedle (page 112): ?
And deep inside me, if I could have searched the recesses of my feedle conscience, I might have found something like: Free at last!
-MICHELLEE! :D
He dragged me toward a pile of snow from which protruded human shapes, torn blankets.
2. wail (page 106): verb. to utter a prolonged, inarticulate, mournful cry, usually high-pitched or clear-sounding, as in grief or suffering.
The sirens began to wail.
3. Cauldrons (page 106): noun. a large kettle or boiler.
The cauldrons at the entrance found no takes.
4. tiers (page 106): noun. one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
There were several tiers of bunks.
5. shone (page 106): verb. to give forth or glow with light; shed or cast light.
I shall never forget the gratitude that shone in his eyes which he swallowed this beverage.
6. dysentery (page 108): noun. Pathology. an infectious disease marked by inflammation and ulceration of the lower part of the bowels, with diarrhea that becomes mucous and hemorrhagic.
7. prostrate (page 108): verb. to cast (oneself) face down on the ground in humility, submission, or adoration.
Suffering from dysentery, myfather was uprostrateu on his cot, with another five sick inmates nearby.
8. riveted (page 109): noun. a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
I was riveted to my father's agony.
9. jostle (page 105): verb. to bump, push, shove, brush against, or elbow roughly or rudely.
Some prisoners who didn't have the strength to jostle, or even stand, sat down in the snow.
10.feedle (page 112): ?
And deep inside me, if I could have searched the recesses of my feedle conscience, I might have found something like: Free at last!
-MICHELLEE! :D
Summarizer Chapter 8
few left D:
When they get settled in, Elie's father tells him that he might not make it. When he is turning really sick, he takes him to the doctor. His doctor tells him that his father cannot be saved. January 28, 1945 was the last day he cared and saw his father.
-Precious Opal
When they get settled in, Elie's father tells him that he might not make it. When he is turning really sick, he takes him to the doctor. His doctor tells him that his father cannot be saved. January 28, 1945 was the last day he cared and saw his father.
-Precious Opal
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Passage #7: Inhumanity of Humans
Page 100, 101-102
One day when we had come to a stop, a worker took a piece of bread out of his bag and threw it into a wagon. There was a stampede. Dozens of starving men fought desperately over a few crumbs. The worker watched the spectacle with great interest.
.....................
IN THE WAGON where the bread had landed, a battle had ensued. Men were hurdling themselves against each other, trampling, tearing at and mauling each other. Beasts of prey unleashed, animal hate in their eyes. An extraordinary vitality possessed them, sharpening their teeth and nails.
...................
"Meir, my little Meir! Don't you recognize me...You're killing your father...I have bread...for you too...for you too..."
He collapsed. But his fist was still clutching a small crust. He wanted to raise it to his mouth. but the other threw himself on him. The old man mumbled something, groaned and died. Nobody cared. His son searched him, took the crust of bread, and began to devour it. He didn't get far. Two men had been watching him. They jumped him. Others joined in. When they withdrew, there were two dead bodies next to me, the father and the son.
This passage shows the inhumanity of humans toward other humans. They fight with each other for a piece of bread since they are very hungry. When it describes how the men are trampling and tearing at each other, it shows how they are acting like animals-sharpening their teeth and nails, ready for battle. They only care about themselves in order for their own survival and would even kill each other. For example, this boy, Meir, started beating up his own father for the bread, but only ends up being killed himself by other men. I think that the people's experience in the camps are changing them to become cruel with each other because Elie starts to feel that his father is a burden.
--Janet :]
One day when we had come to a stop, a worker took a piece of bread out of his bag and threw it into a wagon. There was a stampede. Dozens of starving men fought desperately over a few crumbs. The worker watched the spectacle with great interest.
.....................
IN THE WAGON where the bread had landed, a battle had ensued. Men were hurdling themselves against each other, trampling, tearing at and mauling each other. Beasts of prey unleashed, animal hate in their eyes. An extraordinary vitality possessed them, sharpening their teeth and nails.
...................
"Meir, my little Meir! Don't you recognize me...You're killing your father...I have bread...for you too...for you too..."
He collapsed. But his fist was still clutching a small crust. He wanted to raise it to his mouth. but the other threw himself on him. The old man mumbled something, groaned and died. Nobody cared. His son searched him, took the crust of bread, and began to devour it. He didn't get far. Two men had been watching him. They jumped him. Others joined in. When they withdrew, there were two dead bodies next to me, the father and the son.
This passage shows the inhumanity of humans toward other humans. They fight with each other for a piece of bread since they are very hungry. When it describes how the men are trampling and tearing at each other, it shows how they are acting like animals-sharpening their teeth and nails, ready for battle. They only care about themselves in order for their own survival and would even kill each other. For example, this boy, Meir, started beating up his own father for the bread, but only ends up being killed himself by other men. I think that the people's experience in the camps are changing them to become cruel with each other because Elie starts to feel that his father is a burden.
--Janet :]
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Word Watcher Chapter 7
1. apathy (page 99): noun. absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement.
I woke from my apathy only when two men approached my father.
2. inert (page 99): adjective. having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance.
His body remained inert.
3. dregs (page 100): noun. dregs, the sediment of liquids; lees; grounds.
The days resembled the nights, and the nights left in our souls the dregs of their darkness.
4. ensued (page 101): verb. to follow in order; come afterward, esp. in immediate.
In the wag on where the bread had landed, a battle had ensued.
5. mauling (page 101): noun. a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
Men were hurling themselves against each other, trampling, tearing at and mauling each other.
6. emaciated (page 101): adjective. marked by emaciation.
And the spectators observed these emaciated creatures ready to kill for a crust of bread.
7. grimace (page 101): noun. a facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain, etc.
8. ashen (page 101): adjective. ash-colored; gray.
His eyes lit up, a smile, like a grimace, illuminated his ashen.
9. vitality (page 101) noun. exuberant physical strength or mental vigor.
An extraordinary vitality possess them, sharpening their teeth and nails.
10. lament (page 103): verb.to feel or express sorrow or regret for.
The lament spread from wagon to wagon.
-Michelle Xia! (:
I woke from my apathy only when two men approached my father.
2. inert (page 99): adjective. having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance.
His body remained inert.
3. dregs (page 100): noun. dregs, the sediment of liquids; lees; grounds.
The days resembled the nights, and the nights left in our souls the dregs of their darkness.
4. ensued (page 101): verb. to follow in order; come afterward, esp. in immediate.
In the wag on where the bread had landed, a battle had ensued.
5. mauling (page 101): noun. a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
Men were hurling themselves against each other, trampling, tearing at and mauling each other.
6. emaciated (page 101): adjective. marked by emaciation.
And the spectators observed these emaciated creatures ready to kill for a crust of bread.
7. grimace (page 101): noun. a facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain, etc.
8. ashen (page 101): adjective. ash-colored; gray.
His eyes lit up, a smile, like a grimace, illuminated his ashen.
9. vitality (page 101) noun. exuberant physical strength or mental vigor.
An extraordinary vitality possess them, sharpening their teeth and nails.
10. lament (page 103): verb.to feel or express sorrow or regret for.
The lament spread from wagon to wagon.
-Michelle Xia! (:
Summarizer Chapter 7
Chapter 7 yo!
They are now on a train and on the ride dead corpse are thrown out. Some of the officer tried to throw Elie's father off but Elie stopped them. Ten days without food drives everyone crazy. when they got food, hungry people stampeded over them, hard to get enough food. When they reach the final destination, only little people left on this never-ending trip.
-Precious Opal
They are now on a train and on the ride dead corpse are thrown out. Some of the officer tried to throw Elie's father off but Elie stopped them. Ten days without food drives everyone crazy. when they got food, hungry people stampeded over them, hard to get enough food. When they reach the final destination, only little people left on this never-ending trip.
-Precious Opal
Monday, April 5, 2010
Blockälteste.
This kept reappearing in the book and I was confused, so I wanted to research it's meaning. This is what I found:
-Block elders
-Senior block prisoner
-Blockälteste "Block elders." Usually Germans, they were put in charge of the barracks by the SS.
Buna Concentration Camp.
In the story, they were relocated to a different concentration camp called Buna. I wanted to research this camp and compare it to Auschwitz. When I researched it, I realized it actually was a smaller section of the larger Auschwitz camp. This sub-camp existed from 1942-1945. Most of the people who were in this sub-camp were Jewish, but they all haled from different countries, having approximately 10,000 prisoners there in 1944.
Saturday, April 3, 2010
4/2/10 Discussion
Happy Spring Break Guys! (:
So, it's my turn to write for the discussion, however, we don't have school. I decided to post an entry where we can talk about what we have read and about your roles.
Here are some interesting things I'd like to bring up.
Chapter 5: I can't believe what has happened to his foot when it's all covered in puss and even after Elie was told to rest and let the wound heal, he would endure the pain for his father!
Chapter 6: I still am disgusted by his foot. I wonder if Elie can walk now. And the violin boy, Juliek! I can't BELIEVE HE'S DEAD! ):
When I was reading Janet's post, I felt that she brought up a good point, about how 'night' was a symbol for all the bad happenings. Maybe the book is called 'Night' symbolizing a terrible part of Elie's life. What do you guys think?
Also, how do you think his writing is? Is it hard to understand? Is my vocabulary words helping you?
-Michelle ! (:
So, it's my turn to write for the discussion, however, we don't have school. I decided to post an entry where we can talk about what we have read and about your roles.
Here are some interesting things I'd like to bring up.
Chapter 5: I can't believe what has happened to his foot when it's all covered in puss and even after Elie was told to rest and let the wound heal, he would endure the pain for his father!
Chapter 6: I still am disgusted by his foot. I wonder if Elie can walk now. And the violin boy, Juliek! I can't BELIEVE HE'S DEAD! ):
When I was reading Janet's post, I felt that she brought up a good point, about how 'night' was a symbol for all the bad happenings. Maybe the book is called 'Night' symbolizing a terrible part of Elie's life. What do you guys think?
Also, how do you think his writing is? Is it hard to understand? Is my vocabulary words helping you?
-Michelle ! (:
Friday, April 2, 2010
Passage #6--Father-Son Bond
page 86-87
I soon forgot him. I began to think of myself again. My foot was aching, I shivered with every step. Just a few more meters and it will be over. I'll fall. A small red flame...A shot...Death envelope me, it suffocated me. It stuck to me like glue. I felt I could touch it. The idea of dying, of ceasing to be, began to fascinate me. To no longer exist. To no longer feel the excruciating pain of my foot. To no longer feel anything, neither fatigue nor cold, nothing. To break rank, to let myself slide to the side of the road...
My father's presence was the only thing that stopped me. He was running next to me, out of breath, out of strength, desperate. I had no right to let myself die. What would he do without me? I was his sole support.
page 91
"Oh God, Master of the Universe, give me the strength never to do what Rabbi Eliahu's son has done."
This passage shows a bond between him and his father. Elie wants to die, but he keeps on living for his father- not wanting to leave his father alone. There were sons that mistreated and abandoned their fathers, but Elie doesn't want that to happen to him. Throughout the story, he mentions how he doesn't want to be separated from his father. For example, Elie decides not to rest his wounded foot and instead goes with his father in the evacuation to someplace else.
--Janet :]
I soon forgot him. I began to think of myself again. My foot was aching, I shivered with every step. Just a few more meters and it will be over. I'll fall. A small red flame...A shot...Death envelope me, it suffocated me. It stuck to me like glue. I felt I could touch it. The idea of dying, of ceasing to be, began to fascinate me. To no longer exist. To no longer feel the excruciating pain of my foot. To no longer feel anything, neither fatigue nor cold, nothing. To break rank, to let myself slide to the side of the road...
My father's presence was the only thing that stopped me. He was running next to me, out of breath, out of strength, desperate. I had no right to let myself die. What would he do without me? I was his sole support.
page 91
"Oh God, Master of the Universe, give me the strength never to do what Rabbi Eliahu's son has done."
This passage shows a bond between him and his father. Elie wants to die, but he keeps on living for his father- not wanting to leave his father alone. There were sons that mistreated and abandoned their fathers, but Elie doesn't want that to happen to him. Throughout the story, he mentions how he doesn't want to be separated from his father. For example, Elie decides not to rest his wounded foot and instead goes with his father in the evacuation to someplace else.
--Janet :]
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Summary Chapter 6
CHAPTER 6!!! OMG 3 more D:
As the prisoners march, people who are too slow, the SS officers guards fire on them. After they have gone almost 40 miles, they are finally allowed to rest. They are told to stay at this shed where there was not much woarmth. Elie soon falls asleep until his father wakes him up; and forced to leave the shed. As soon as they get outside, they see no one and go back in. Inside all they see are frozen corpse and others trying to get sleep to go and walk again. Then Rabbi walks in looking for his son. But he finds out that he had seen him running away from his father. He was good to see that even though he didn't know what was going on and where he was, he didn't give him up on finding him.
Then the march begins again. Then the snow falls and many start to fall dead. Finally, they get to Gleiwitz where they were told to sleep in s asmall barrack. They had to sleep on top of each other. Elie thought that he was going to die because of the man on top of him. Then he heard his friend, Juliek's violin. When he wakes up he finds Juliek dead and his violin crushed.
-Precious Opal
As the prisoners march, people who are too slow, the SS officers guards fire on them. After they have gone almost 40 miles, they are finally allowed to rest. They are told to stay at this shed where there was not much woarmth. Elie soon falls asleep until his father wakes him up; and forced to leave the shed. As soon as they get outside, they see no one and go back in. Inside all they see are frozen corpse and others trying to get sleep to go and walk again. Then Rabbi walks in looking for his son. But he finds out that he had seen him running away from his father. He was good to see that even though he didn't know what was going on and where he was, he didn't give him up on finding him.
Then the march begins again. Then the snow falls and many start to fall dead. Finally, they get to Gleiwitz where they were told to sleep in s asmall barrack. They had to sleep on top of each other. Elie thought that he was going to die because of the man on top of him. Then he heard his friend, Juliek's violin. When he wakes up he finds Juliek dead and his violin crushed.
-Precious Opal
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