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As we finish our unit on propaganda, students will be making their own commercials.   Please remember to bring in your props.

If you have been absent and have missed assignments, please make sure you see me this week.  It is extremely important all missing grades are added to grade book.  Report cards go out soon.

We are also beginning a poetry unit.  Students are currently working on a Bio/I Am Poem for the Olympics on Thursday.

No vocabulary test this week.

Week of 3/18

Happy St. Patrick's Day Everyone!!

The Talent Show was a huge success!! Every act was amazing and I am so proud of everyone.  However, it has taken all weekend for this ole body to recover.  I might even still be hobblin' around on Monday but that's okay.  It was worth it.

We are still working on Advertising and Propaganda.  The terms from last week are the same this week and we will have a test on Thursday.

Propaganda Vocabulary for the week of March11th

Types of Propaganda

There are many techniques commonly used in propaganda. Use this handout to help you identify different types of propaganda.

BANDWAGON: The basic idea behind the bandwagon approach is just that, "getting on the

bandwagon." The propagandist puts forth the idea that everyone is doing this, or everyone

supports this person/cause, so should you. The bandwagon approach appeals to the conformist

 in all of us: No one wants to be left out of what is perceived to be a popular trend.

EXAMPLE: Everyone in Lemmingtown is behind Jim Duffie for Mayor. Shouldn't you be part

of this winning team?

 

TESTIMONIAL: This is the celebrity endorsement of a philosophy, movement or candidate. In

advertising, for example, athletes are often paid millions of dollars to promote sports shoes,

equipment and fast food. In political circles, movie stars, television stars, rock stars and athletes

lend a great deal of credibility and power to a political cause or candidate.

 

EXAMPLE: "Sam Slugger", a baseball Hall of Famer who led the pros in hitting for years,

appears in a television ad supporting Mike Politico for U.S. Senate. Since Sam is well known

and respected in his home state and nationally, he will likely gain Mr. Politico many votes just

by his appearance with the candidate.

 

PLAIN FOLKS: Here the candidate or cause is identified with common people from everyday

walks of life. The idea is to make the candidate/cause come off as grassroots and all-American.

EXAMPLE: After a morning speech to wealthy Democratic donors, Bill Clinton stops by

McDonald's for a burger, fries, and photo-op.

TRANSFER: Transfer employs the use of symbols to convey a message not necessarily

 associated with them. In the use of transfer, the attempt is to persuade us through the indirect

 use of something we respect,  such as a patriotic or religious image, to promote his/her ideas.

Religious and patriotic images may be the most commonly used in this propaganda technique.

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FEAR:  The idea is to present a dreaded circumstance and usually follow it up

with the kind of behavior needed to avoid that horrible event.

 

GLITTERING GENERALITIES: This approach is closely related to what is happening in

TRANSFER (see above). Here, a generally accepted virtue is usually employed to stir up

favorable emotions. The problem is that these words mean different things to different people

and are often manipulated for the propagandists' use. The important thing to remember is

that in this technique the propagandist uses these words in a positive sense. They often include

 words like: democracy, family values (when used positively), rights, civilization, even the word

"American."

EXAMPLE: An ad by a cigarette manufacturer proclaims to smokers: Don't let them take your

rights away! ("Rights" is a powerful word, something that stirs the emotions of many, but few

on either side would agree on exactly what the 'rights' of smokers are.)

 

NAME-CALLING:

Name-calling ties a person or cause to a largely perceived negative image.

 

This week in 6th grade Language Arts...

6A and 6B have completed the novel Number the Stars!!  Final test will be on Monday. 

6C is reading Chains.

As the Revolutionary War begins, thirteen-year-old Isabel wages her own fight...for freedom. Promised freedom upon the death of their owner, she and her sister, Ruth, in a cruel twist of fate become the property of a malicious New York City couple, the Locktons, who have no sympathy for the American Revolution and even less for Ruth and Isabel. When Isabel meets Curzon, a slave with ties to the Patriots, he encourages her to spy on her owners, who know details of British plans for invasion. She is reluctant at first, but when the unthinkable happens to Ruth, Isabel realizes her loyalty is available to the bidder who can provide her with freedom.



All 6th graders will begin a several week study of Newspapers, Advertising, and Propaganda.
Vocabulary Words for the next 2 weeks:
1.    deadline
2.    editor
3.    feature story
4.    headline
5.    index
6.    inverted pyramid
7.    journalism
8.    jumpline
9.    lead
10.  layout
11.  flag
12.  obituary
13.  reporter
14.  slander
15.  libel
16.  caption
17.  advertisement
18.  classified
19.  banner
20.  copy

PLEASE send in any old newspapers you may have around the house.  



PROGRESS REPORTS COME OUT ON WEDNESDAY!  SEVERAL STUDENTS DID NOT DO ASSIGNED PROJECTS.  STUDENTS WERE GIVEN AT LEAST 3 WEEKS FOR EACH PROJECT WITH TIME TO WORK ON THEM IN CLASS --SO THERE REALLY ARE NO EXCUSES.  THIS WORK CANNOT BE MADE UP AT THIS POINT.

THE NEXT PROJECT IS DUE MARCH 7TH--BLACK HISTORY MONTH BINGO CARDS.

Study Guide for rest of the book- Please feel free to print

Chapter Ten: Let Us Open the Casket

 

 

Vocabulary – write what you think the words mean from context clues

 

    staccato (p.83)

 

    condescending (p.84)

 

    typhus (p.85)

 

 

Literal Questions

1. Why did the German soldiers come to Uncle Henrik’s house?

 

 

2.  What was the first test of Annemarie’s bravery?

 

 

1. How did Mrs. Johansen stop the German soldiers from looking in the casket?

 

 

Inferential Questions

1. Why was Peter’s reading from the Bible so important?

 

 

2. Why did Ellen not smile when she looked at Annemarie during the fake funeral?

 

 

 

Opinion Questions

1. What do you think would have happened if the German soldiers discovered the truth about the funeral?

 

 

2.  What do you think is really in the casket?

 

Number the Stars Vocabulary and Questions

 

Chapter Eleven: Will We See You Again Soon, Peter?

 

 

Vocabulary – write what you think the words mean from context clues

 

    encased (p.89)

 

    Godspeed (p.93)

 

    commotion (p.93)

 

 

Literal Questions

1. What was in the casket and why was it there?

 

 

 

2. Where were the Rosens and the other strangers going?

 

 

 

 

Inferential Questions

    1. What did Peter give the baby and why?

 

 

 

2. What was the purpose of Aunt Birte’s funeral?

 

 

 

 

Opinion Questions

1. Why didn’t Mr. Rosen ask what was in the package that Peter gave him to take to Uncle Henrik?

 

 

 

2.  What is in that package?

Number the Stars Vocabulary and Questions

 

Chapter Twelve: Where Was Mama?

 

 

Vocabulary – write what you think the words mean from context clues

 

    gnarled (p.97)

 

    gleam (98)

 

    dimness (p.99)

 

 

Literal Questions

1. What promise did Ellen make to Annemarie?

 

 

2. What advice on walking the trail did Mrs. Johansen give the Rosens?

 

 

3. How did Annemarie pass the time while waiting for her mother?

 

 

 

Inferential Questions

1.  Explain the following thoughts of Annemarie, “It was harder for the ones who were waiting, Annemarie knew.  Less dangerous, perhaps, but more fear.”

 

 

 

Opinion Questions

1. What do you think happened to Mrs. Johansen on the way back from Uncle Henrik’s boat?

 

 

2.  Do you think that Annemarie and Ellen will see each other again?

 

 

 

Number the Stars Vocabulary and Questions

 

Chapter Thirteen: Run! As Fast As You Can!

 

 

Vocabulary – write what you think the words mean from context clues

 

    sprawling (p.102)

 

    vast (p.103)

 

    stricken (p.104)

 

 

Literal Questions

1. What happened to Mrs. Johansen on her way back from Uncle Henrik’s boat?

 

 

2. What had Mr. Rosen dropped at Uncle Henrik’s house?

 

 

 

Inferential Questions

 1. Why did Mrs. Johansen tell Annemarie to act like a silly little girl if

    she were stopped?

 

 

 

 

Opinion Questions

1. What do you think Mrs. Johansen meant when she said that “it may all have been for nothing” when she spotted the parcel?

 

 

 

2. Why do you think Mrs. Johansen didn’t tell Annemarie what she was really carrying to Uncle Henrik on the boat?

 

 

 

 

Number the Stars Vocabulary and Questions

 

Chapter Fourteen: On the Dark Path

 

 

Vocabulary – write what you think the words mean from context clues

 

    donned (p.106)

 

    latticed (p.106)

 

    brusque (p.110)

 

    taut (p.112)

 

 

Literal Questions

1. What fairy tale did Annemarie remember on the trail to Uncle Henrik’s boat?

 

 

2. Describe what happened to Annemarie on the way to the boat?

 

 

 

Inferential Questions

1. Why did Annemarie choose this particular fairy tale?

 

 

 

2.  Why did Annemarie have to be brave when she met the soldiers?

 

 

 

 

Opinion Questions

1. How would you have reacted to meeting the German soldiers?

 

 

 

 

 

Number the Stars Vocabulary and Questions

 

Chapter Fifteen: My Dog Smells Meat

 

 

Vocabulary – write what you think the words mean from context clues

 

    willed (p.113)

 

    insolently (p.117)

 

    caustic (p.118)

 

 

Literal Questions

1. What was in the basket that helped fool the Germans into thinking it was Uncle Henrik’s lunch?

 

 

 

Inferential Questions

1. Why did Annemarie behave like Kirsti when she was stopped by the German soldiers?

 

 

 

2. Why was it good that Annemarie did not know what was in the packet?

 

 

 

Opinion Questions

1. Why do you think the German soldiers stopped Annemarie?

 

 

 

2.  Why do you think the contents of the packet were so important?

 

 

 

 

 

Number the Stars Vocabulary and Questions

 

Chapter Sixteen: I Will Tell You Just a Little

 

 

Vocabulary – write what you think the words mean from context clues

 

    warily (p.120)

 

    concealed (p.124)

 

 

Literal Questions

1. What did Annemarie learn about Peter from Uncle Henrik?  What were the two clues that should have clued Annemarie in about Peter?

 

 

 

 

2. What was Uncle Henrik’s explanation for each of the following:
1. Annemarie not seeing the Rosen’s in the boat

 

 

2. The use of a drug on the baby

 

 

3. The handkerchief

 

 

 

Inferential Questions

1. What would have happened if Annemarie had not gotten the handkerchief to Uncle Henrik?

 

 

 

 

Opinion Questions

1. What do you think life will be like in Sweden for the Rosen’s?

 

 

 

 

Number the Stars Vocabulary and Questions

 

Chapter Seventeen: All This Long Time

 

 

Vocabulary – write what you think the words mean from context clues

 

    raided (p.130)

 

    rejoicing (p.124)

 

 

Literal Questions

1. Why was everyone celebrating in Denmark?

 

 

 

2. What happened to Peter?

 

 

 

3.  What did Annemarie learn about Lise?

 

 

 

 

Inferential Questions

1. What does Annemarie wearing Ellen’s necklace show?

 

 

 

 

Opinion Questions

1. What will the Rosen’s do now that the war is over?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Updated up to Chapter 9--Please feel free to print

 

Number the Stars

By Lois Lowry

 

 

Novel Study

Mrs. Brindle

Language Arts

 

Name ______________

 

 

 

 

Number the Stars Vocabulary and Questions

 

Chapter One: Why Are You Running?

 

 

Vocabulary – write what you think the words mean from context clues

 

    contempt (p.3)

 

    sabotage (p.8)

 

    Resistance (p.7-8)

 

    impassive (p.10)

 

 

 

 

 

Literal Questions

1. Why were Annemarie, Ellen, and Kirsti stopped by the soldiers?

 

 

2. What advice did Mrs. Rosen give the girls about behaving outside?

 

 

3. How did Annemarie show her dislike of the German soldiers occupying her country?

 

 

 

Inferential Questions

1. Why isn’t Kirsti afraid of the soldiers?

 

 

 

Opinion Questions

1. Why do you think the “Free Danes” newspaper was important in Denmark during the war years?

 

 

 

2. How would you feel if you were stopped by the German soldiers?

 

 

 

Number the Stars Vocabulary and Questions

 

Chapter Two: Who is the Man That Rides Past?

 

Vocabulary – write what you think the words mean from context clues

 

    errand (p.13)   

 

    trousseau (p.14)

 

    intricate (p.14)

 

    engagement (p.16)

 

 

 

Literal Questions

1. What happened to Annemarie’s sister, Lise?

 

 

2. Why does Peter visit the Johansen’s?

 

 

3. What are some hardships faced by the Danish people because of the war?

 

 

Inferential Questions

1. How was King Christian different than other kings?

 

 

2. Why didn’t the Danish army fight the Germans when they invaded

    Denmark?

 

 

Opinion Questions

1. Do you think King Christian did the right thing by surrendering to the Nazis?

 

 

2. Annemarie believes that ordinary people, like her, don’t have to be

    brave.  Do you agree or disagree with her?  Explain.

 

 

Number the Stars Vocabulary and Questions

 

Chapter Three: Where is Mrs. Hirsch?

 

Vocabulary – write what you think the words mean from context clues

 

    unruly (p.20)

 

    sarcastically (p.21)

 

    swastika (p.21)

 

    torment (p.24)

 

 

Literal Questions

1. What did Annemarie realize about her friend Ellen after Peter’s visit?

 

 

2.  How did Annemarie know the Hirsch’s were not gone on a holiday?

 

 

3. What items were being rationed?  Why?

 

 

Inferential Questions

1. What happened to Mrs. Hirsch?

 

 

2. Why did the girls always take a different route to school?

 

 

3. Explain the following sentence from p. 25 of the novel:

“All of Denmark must be bodyguards for the Jews….” Annemarie said.

 

 

Opinion Questions

1. Do you think the Jews were being treated fairly by the Germans?  Why or why not?

 

 

Number the Stars Vocabulary and Questions

 

Chapter Four: It Will Be a Long Night

 

 

Vocabulary – write what you think the words mean from context clues

 

    Sophisticated (p.27)

 

    Disdainfully (p.29)

 

    Fleet (p.32)

 

    Synagogue (p.33)

 

 

Literal Questions

1. How did the Germans find out the names of the Danish Jews?

 

 

2. Why was Kirsti upset when she and her mother returned from shopping? What was Ellen’s solution to the problem?

 

 

3. What were the “booms and lights in the sky” on Kirsti’s birthday?

 

 

Inferential Questions

1. Why was the Tivoli Gardens important to the Danes of Copenhagen?

 

 

2. Why would Annemarie and Ellen need to pretend that they are sisters?

 

 

Opinion Questions

1. Why do you think Annemarie lied when she said the shoes looked nice?

 

 

2. Do you think it was a good idea for the Johansen’s to let Ellen stay

   with them? Explain you answer.

 

 

Number the Stars Vocabulary and Questions

 

Chapter Five: Who is the Dark-Haired One?

 

 

Vocabulary – write what you think the words mean from context clues

 

    imperious (p.39)

 

    contentedly (p.43)

 

    rationed (p.43)

 

 

Literal Questions

1. What was Annemarie told about the death of her older sister Lise?

 

 

2. Why did the German soldiers come to the Johansen’s apartment looking for the Rosen’s?

 

 

3. How did Mr. Johansen convince the German soldiers that Ellen was not a Jewish girl hiding?

 

 

4. How did the German soldiers show a lack of respect for the Johansens?

 

 

Inferential Questions

1. Why was it important that Ellen remove her Star of David necklace?

 

2. Why had Mr. and Mrs. Johansen not looked at Lise’s things since the

    accident?

 

 

Opinion Questions

1.  What do you think would have happened to the Johansen’s if Ellen’s true identity had been discovered?

 

Number the Stars Vocabulary and Questions

 

Chapter Six: Is the Weather Good for Fishing?

 

 

Vocabulary – write what you think the words mean from context clues

 

    tentatively (p.50)

 

    distorted (p.55)

 

    exasperation (p.57)

 

 

Literal Questions

1. Why were the girls kept home from school after the visit by the German soldiers?

 

 

2. What made Annemarie realize that her father was speaking in code to her uncle?  What was their conversation really about?

 

 

3. Where did Mrs. Johansen, Annemarie, Kirsti, and Ellen travel?  Why didn’t Mr. Johansen go with them?

 

 

4. Compare the area around Uncle Henrik’s farm in Gillelege to the Johansen’s apartment in Copenhagen?

 

 

Inferential Questions

1. Why was Annemarie worried when the soldiers questioned them on the train?

 

 

2. Why did they travel to Uncle Henrik’s house?

 

 

Opinion Questions

1.  Why do you think the Danes spoke in code words?

Number the Stars Vocabulary and Questions

 

Chapter Seven: The House By the Sea

 

 

Vocabulary – write what you think the words mean from context clues

 

    awe (p.60)

 

    hazy (p.62)

 

    appliqued (p.65)

 

 

 

Literal Questions

1. What was the name of Uncle Henrik’s boat and where did he get the name?

 

 

2. What did Annemarie do with Ellen’s necklace?

 

 

3. Why did Mrs. Johansen tease her brother Henrik?

 

 

 

Inferential Questions

1. What does the sea represent for Ellen and her family?

 

 

2. Why did Mrs. Johansen ask the girls if they saw anyone while playing

   near the shore?

 

 

 

Opinion Questions

1.  Why do you think there was no laughing between Mrs. Johansen and

    her brother as they sat down to talk?

 

 

Number the Stars Vocabulary and Questions

 

Chapter Eight: There Has Been a Death

 

 

Vocabulary – write what you think the words mean from context clues

 

    relocate (p.68)

 

    mock (p.71)

 

    dismay (p.71)

 

 

Literal Questions

1. How did the girls spend their full day at the farm?

 

 

2. How did Annemarie make fun of the German soldiers?

 

 

3. Why was Annemarie surprised by Uncle Henrik’s announcement that there was to be a funeral?

 

 

4. What is the old custom when someone dies?  What did the family have to do to prepare for the funeral?

 

 

Inferential Questions

1. Why is Annemarie so delighted to have oatmeal, milk, cream, and butter at breakfast?

 

 

2. What did Uncle Henrik mean when he said, “Tomorrow will be a good

    day for fishing”?

 

 

Opinion Questions

1. Why, when his sister and his nieces were visiting, would Uncle Henrik

   spend the whole night on his boat?

Number the Stars Vocabulary and Questions