This six weeks we will be studying the Holocaust. The 8th grade will go to the Dallas Holocaust Museum on October 28th. I will send information home with your child soon.
The PreAP students will read a novel entitled All But My Life by Gerda Weissmann Klein. The ELA class will read a dramatic representation of Anne Frank's diary. Both classes will also look at a variety of primary sources including documents and photographs.
major grades this six weeks:
- "I believe" Essay - final draft due October 14th
- Scrapbook Check - November 6th
- Various Holocaust related tests & quizzes
- Holocaust research project - due November 10th
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