Womack's Literature One

Holocaust Testomony Clips

2006-12-18T21:22:00.000-08:00

Yesterday we watched part of a film from survivors of the Holocaust. Today you will have another chance to view personal stories about the holocaust and what life was like.

Directions:

1. With a partner, click on the following link:

http://www.usc.edu/schools/college/vhi/testimonyviewer/TV-Main.htm

2. Near the bottom left part of the screen, click on one of the catagories of time during the holocaust: "Pre-War, Hiding, Ghettos, Camps, Liberation, Post-War"

3. Near the bottom right part of the screen, you may click on one name to listen to speak about the holocaust.

Oprah and the novel Night

2006-12-07T20:57:00.000-08:00

Follow the directions below in order to get to Oprah's interview and show clips.

1. COPY AND PASTE the following link in a DIFFERNT INTERNET WINDOW:

http://www.oprah.com/obc_classic/featbook/night/survivors/survivors_main.jhtml

2. Type the user name and password
username: mikewomack
password: literature

3. If any pop-ups appear, click either "yes" or "okay".

4. Near the top of the page, click the link that says "NIGHT BY ELIE WIESEL"

5. Then select the "Survivor Stories" tab on the page.

6. Watch all of "Oprah's Cut With Elie Wiesel"

7. Watch all of "Children of the Holocaust"

8. Answer the following two questions on a blank piece of paper.
1. Which of Oprah's guests stood out the most to you? Why?

2. Give just a few thoughts on what Elie Wiesel said to Oprah during the interview. What did his words make you think or feel?

Holocaust Mini PowerPoint Assignment

2006-11-30T21:21:00.000-08:00

Directions:

Using Microsoft PowerPoint, you will create a mini PowerPoint Presentation. Pay close attention to the directions to ensure your complete success. And PLEASE ask for help when you are unsure.

1. Choose one of the five topics to research

2. Research your topic
a. Use Google to find information
b. Use Google and Google Images to find pictures of your information
c. Consider the suggested sub-topics but create your own as well.

3. Make at least 5 PowerPoint slides displaying your information
a. Each slide should have a fact AND a picture to reinforce your point
b. Give your PowerPoint presentation a title

4. Share your PowerPoint
- Everyone will present their information to the class on Monday

Research Topics

Medical Experiments in the Concentration Camps
- Types of experiments
- Who was commonly experimented on
- Reasons for experiments

Life in the Concentration Camps
- Food supply
- Sleeping quarters
- Forms of death
- General housing

The Way of Life of Children During the Holocaust
- How many children in the holocaust
- Roles children played
- Education of children
- Caretakers of children while in camps

Life in the Jewish Ghettos
- Ghettos are before Concentration Camps
- What kind of restrictions existed for Jews?
- How were Jews identified?
- Changes in the way of life for Jews
- Discrimination against Jews

German/Nazi Support of the Holocaust
- Hitler Youth
- Reasons for supporting the Nazis
- Rise of the Nazi party
- Types of people in support of the Nazis

Extra, Extra! Read All About It!

2006-05-17T19:54:00.000-07:00

Click on the link below to start the Newspaper Writing Project.

Let The Good Times Roll!

2006-05-11T20:35:00.000-07:00

Happy Mother's Day!

We’re just a week away from your final project. You’re going to work with two other people to write a newspaper about Tom Robinson’s trial using Microsoft Publisher. Now I know what you’re thinking. “Mr. Womack, I don’t know how to use Microsoft Publisher!” Never fear! Today’s assignment will walk you through a short lesson that will explain all you need to know about the program.

Since Mother’s Day is just two days away, today you will create a Mother’s Day card using Microsoft Publisher. There are two reasons for this card. One, I know some of you didn’t get your moms anything for Mother’s Day. And two, you’ll know how to use the basics of Microsoft Publisher better and you’ll be ready to make a newspaper.

This card should be for anyone in your life that is like a mother to you. This is anyone who loves you, worries about you, and that you love. This person could be your mom, your grandma, an aunt, maybe even a friend’s mom who is just awesome! It’s up to you.

Now here is what you need to do:

1. Click on one of the links below to find some quotes about mothers. You can use one of these quotes if you want to make the card more personal.

2. Listen to the directions carefully. We’re going to go over the basics in class and I’ll give the directions out loud. Make sure you’re paying close attention.

3. Make sure you personalize all pages. There is even a place for your name on the back page.

4. Have fun. That’s what this assignment is really about.

Mother's Day Quotes

More Mother's Day Quotes

Even More Mother's Day Quotes

Or use Google and type in the words "Mother's Day Quotes".

2006-04-10T19:37:00.000-07:00

Listen up my little Poet Laureates, it is time to get our hands a little dirty with poetry. By the time you read this you should have already written 5 of 6 types of poems. But just in case you skipped a step, let me explain from the beginning what you're required to do for this project.

1. Write and then type 5 of the 6 types of poems we discussed in class.
- Each poem needs a title (ex. Being Young and In Love).
- Each poem needs your name (ex Mike Womack).
- Each poem needs to include the type of poem it is (ex A Bio Poem).
- Each poem needs to be typed on a separate sheet of paper...one poem per page.

2. Type your original "Free Verse" peom you wrote last week.
- Follow the rules from step 1.

3. Type your "Poetry Is" and "My Life Is" poems that we wrote in class last week.
- Follow the rules from step 1.
- Page number 195 from your Springboard book.

4. Reseach one of the following poets:
- Write a 2 paragraph report about your poet.
- Include a short paragraph about why you chose this poet.
- Include 2 poems from the poet.
- After each poem, explain why you chose the poem
- This should be 3 total pages. 1 for the Bio of your poet. 1 for his/her first poem. 1 for his/her second poem.
- DO NOT COPY AND PAST BIOGRAPHY INFORMATION FROM THE WEB!!! Rewrite it in your own words.

Maya Angelou - Biography Some Poems

Gwendolyn Brooks - Biography Some Poems

Emily Dickenson - Biography Some Poems

Robert Frost - Biography Some Poems

Ogden Nash - Biography Some Poems

Edgar Allan Poe - Biography Some Poems

Walt Whitman - Biography Some Poems

Langston Hughes - Biography Some Poems

5. Make a Poety Book
- Cover Page
- Table of Contents with page number and titles to all poems
- All typed poems included in order
- 1 paragraph biography of yourself on the final page.

I know it seems like a lot of work, but once you've completed the work you'll have a finished product that you can be very proud of. Work hard and do your best! I can't wait to see how it all turns out!

Romeo and Juliet Final Project

2006-01-17T19:54:00.000-08:00

Romeo and Juliet Final Project

Here’s the deal. We all know Romeo and Juliet got married in a rush. And they pretty much died in a rush, too. They were never able to enjoy the finer things in life. For example, they never enjoyed a beautiful wedding. They never celebrated a romantic honeymoon vacation. Poor Romeo and Juliet never got to have a proper burial.

Things are about to change.

For your final project in the Romeo and Juliet Unit, you will create for Romeo and Juliet what they should have had from the beginning. I want you to choose two of the following options to research, design, and present to the class.

A beautiful wedding for Romeo and Juliet
A romantic getaway honeymoon
A grand and somber funeral

After you decide which two projects you’d like to work on, begin researching ideas and materials. Below you will find specific information detailing a few rules that you MUST follow in order to achieve a satisfactory grade. Read carefully and plan accordingly. You have two days of in class planning and one day of final presentations this Friday. Any work that you do not complete in class will have to be completed on your own time. ASSIGNMENTS NOT COMPLETED AND PRESENTED BY FRIDAY WILL BE DEDUCTED 25% FOR EACH DAY OUTSTANDING!!! It is extremely important that you use your time wisely.

For all of the following, you are expected to record your work in an orderly presentation using a Word Document. Make sure you include a picture of every item necessary, prices, an order of events…whatever you feel is necessary to make your project stand out from the rest. I really want you to remember that this project is your FINAL project for the unit and is worth a total of 100 points. Give this your full attention and your best work. And please ask me if you have any questions along the way.

A Beautiful Wedding

You may spend up to $10,000 on your wedding but it must include the following:

1. A minister
2. Invitations
3. Number of people on the guest list
4. A church
5. Flowers for the church
6. Wedding apparel for all people participating in the ceremony
7. Music for the ceremony AND the dance after the dinner
8. Food for EVERYONE on the guest list
9. Drinks for EVERYONE on the guest list
10. A wedding cake

Every item on the list costs money. Research the web for the best deals on tuxedo rentals and a live band or a D.J. service for the dance. Make sure you select a dinner menu that will please everyone, but don’t forget to figure the cost of each meal times the number of people attending the ceremony…To make a long story short, everything for the wedding costs money. It is your job to create the best wedding you can with the money you’ve been given. Your grade will depend on how well you do your work, if you stayed within budget, and your presentation.

A Romantic Honeymoon

Send Romeo and Juliet on a honeymoon they will never forget! But you have to plan the whole trip on $5,000. Here is a list of items that you will need to plan for and spend money on to give these two star-crossed lovers the trip of a lifetime!

1. Where will they go for their honeymoon?
2. Airfare
3. Lodging for seven nights
4. Food for 14 meals for 2 people….28 total meals
5. Are they renting a car to get around or taking cabs?
6. Admissions costs for any amusement parts, theaters, zoos, movies…entertainment.
7. Any additional planning that might be necessary for an exciting week.

It is your job to create an agenda for the trip. You must plan each day’s activities, where the couple will eat every meal, how they will travel and where they will stay. When this assignment is complete I should be able to look at your agenda for the trip and know exactly what Romeo and Juliet will be doing during the week. Remember, your grade depends on how elaborate and well planned your vacation getaway actually is. Vacation wherever you think Romeo and Juliet would like to go. Research the web for the best deals.

A Very Appropriate Funeral

Poor Romeo and Juliet. They really never really got to know each other. Then they up and died. Your job is to plan a funeral for under $7,500. But don’t think you can get away with cremation or a cheap pine box for a casket! Romeo and Juliet were rich and lived in style! Make this an affordable but fancy funeral. Consider the following arrangements:

1. Which funeral home will be performing the ceremony?
2. What casket will they spend eternity in?
3. A beautiful headstone.
4. Flowers upon flowers to decorate their last hoorah!
5. Very fine clothes to be buried in.
6. Someone to play the organ or sing at the funeral.
7. Which songs will be played/sung?
8. Choose a cemetery and find out how much a plot will cost.

Don’t forget that you’re planning the burial for TWO people. While they can share some of the same services (music, headstones), they each need their own casket, flowers, cemetery plot, and other necessary items. You have the sole responsibility to send Romeo and Juliet out in style! Your grade is based on how well you spend your money, how beautiful the overall funeral is, and how believable your plan turns out.

2005-12-20T19:04:00.000-08:00

Christmas Scavenger Hunt

Here we are. Just four days away from Christmas! It’s pretty exciting business, I know. Today we’re going to have a pretty light day. What I’d like you to do is look at the list of questions below and use the internet to answer as many questions as you can. Some of the questions are pretty easy and some get a little difficult. I want you to try your best to answer as many questions as you can before the end of class. I’d suggest that you use www.google.com to help you find many of your answers. If you happen to be looking for a specific item from a specific store, it might be best to locate that store’s website.

Have fun with this Scavenger Hunt! And Merry Christmas!!!

1. When did Hallmark produce it's first Christmas album?

2. What is the national Christmas hymn of Poland?

3. What is the cheapest price on-line that you can find for the movie Anchor Man?

4. When did the tradition of making fruitcake originally start?

5. What does a traditional Czech Christmas meal include?

6. How much is the new I-Pod Nano at most stores?

7. Where can you eat Billy Can pudding for Christmas?

8. Who was the director of the 1989 Simpsons Christmas special?

9. What is the name of the little girl in the classic "Frosty the Snowman"?

10. If you shopped at Wal-Mart, how much would the Black Eyed Peas’ Monkey business cost you?

11. When was the "Charlie Brown Christmas" originally aired?

12. Who played the Grinch in the remake of "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas"?

13. How much is the 20Q Challenge Multiplayer Tabletop Game at Target?

14. Who originally sang the song "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"?

15. Who performed the song "Santa Claus and His Old Lady"?

16. Which one of these gifts is NOT included in the song "The 12 Days of Christmas"?

17. How much is Best Busy selling their X-Box 360 for?

18. Who wrote "Silent Night"?

19. What is Mr. Womack's middle name?

20. What does Mr. Womack want more than anything for Christmas?

How many did you find? Print out your answers and turn them into me before the end of class!

Romeo and Juliet Casting Call

2005-12-06T20:21:00.000-08:00

December 7, 2005

CALLING ALL ACTORS!

Here is your task. Romeo and Juliet is a play, as you probably already know. I want you to be the director. Here is what you've got to do for your first grade for the Romeo and Juliet Unit...

Below you'll find a list of characters and their descriptions. While each description doesn't tell you how exactly how each character looks, the descriptions do tell you general information about the character. Using the internet, your job is to find a picture of an actor or actress that could play each part. Remember, you're looking for the most accurate pictures of these actors/actresses.

1. Put your name at the top of the page followed by the title Romeo and Juliet Casting Call

2. Copy a SMALL picture from an internet site and past it onto a word document.

3. Lable the picture with the real actor's name and the role they are playing.

4. Give a brief (one sentence) explanation why they are being assigned the role that you are giving them.

5. Once all roles have been assigned, print your work and turn in to Mr. Womack.

6. DO NOT USE ACTORS FROM ANY ROMEO AND JULIET MOVIES!

Example Paper:
Mike Womack Romeo and Juliet Casting Call

Rome0 - Elijah Wood

I choose Elija Wood because he is about Romeo's age and looks like he could play the role.

Juliet - bla bla bla...

Now, the character descriptions....

Romeo: A Montague. He meets the daughter of his family's enemy and falls madly in love with her, forgetting his previous love for a girl named Rosaline. He is quick to action and slow to reasoning, which may seal his fate. He marries Juliet but is provoked into a fight and kills her cousin Tybalt. He is exiled to Mantua. He kills himself in Juliet's tomb when he believes her to be dead. Probably in his mid to late teens.

Juliet: A Capulet. She finds strength in her love for Romeo and hatches a plan with the Friar to help her escape her planned marriage to Paris for the arms of her husband, Romeo. When she awakens from her induced sleep, she finds Romeo dead in her family vault. She refuses to be parted from her lover and stabs herself with his dagger. Her death is the last installment in the tragic penalty paid for the inability of the Capulets and Montagues to live in peace. She is 13 at the time of the play.

Tybalt: Cousin to Juliet. He is referred to as the Prince of Cats as he is a skillful fencer and kills all the mice he encounters. Tybalt is unwilling to tolerate Romeo's presence at the Capulet party and seeks revenge. When he finally meets Romeo in the street, Romeo refuses to fight. Tybalt does not know Romeo is now his kinsman. Tybalt instead fights Mercutio and takes a cheap shot under Romeo's arm when he tries to break up the fight. Romeo finally fights Tybalt to avenge Mercutio. Tybalt is killed by Romeo, which causes Romeo's banishment. Around 18 years old.

Nurse: Juliet's nursemaid. She helped raise Juliet and assists her in her plan to marry Romeo. She carries messages between the lovers. Her ideas of love are much different than Juliet's and communicated through her vulgar language. She remains Juliet's confidant until after the wedding night. She advises Juliet to follow her father's order and marry Paris, and to forget Romeo.

Mercutio: Kinsman to the Prince. He is horrified by what he perceives as womanish behavior on Romeo's part. His ideas of love are similar to the Nurse's. He is a hot-tempered man and jumps into battle with Tybalt when Romeo refuses. Tybalt mortally wounds him and Mercutio blames his death on the feud between the two families. Probably in his early to mid 20s

Benvolio: Cousin to Romeo. He suggests that Romeo go to the Capulet party to save him from his lovesickness for Rosaline. He is not quick to seek out trouble with the Capulets but is unable to stop Mercutio. Benvolio is the sole witness left to report the events leading to the deaths of Mercutio and Tybalt. He is about the same age as Romeo.

Friar Lawrence: Romeo enlists him to perform his wedding to Juliet. The Friar assists Romeo in his escape to Mantua when he is banished. He also mixes the potion Juliet uses to fake her death. When his message fails to reach Romeo, the Friar goes to the Capulet tomb. Unfortunately, he arrives too late and finds Romeo and Paris dead. Juliet refuses to leave with him and so he runs off without her when noise is heard outside, giving her the opportunity to kill herself. Friar Lawrence relates the story of Romeo and Juliet to their families and the Prince.

Lord Montague: Head of the Montague family and father to Romeo. He is an aging man but this does not stop him from maintaining the argument between the two families. When the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is revealed, he vows to end the feud and erect a golden statue of Juliet.

Lord Capulet: Head of the Capulet family and father to Juliet. He shifts moods easily (saying no one minute and yes the next) and is quick to try to jump into battle. He is furious when Juliet defies his decision that she and Paris be married. He is not to be topped by Montague, even after their feud is declared over. He responds to Montagues plan for a Juliet statue with a memorial to Romeo as well.

Lady Capulet: Wife to Capulet and mother to Juliet. She demands Romeo's blood when Tybalt is killed. When she thinks Juliet is grief-stricken over Tybalt's death, she suggests hiring someone to murder Romeo in Mantua. She tries to calm her enraged husband when Juliet refuses Paris but does not stay to comfort her daughter.
Lady Montague: Wife to Montague, mother to Romeo. She dies of a broken heart when her son is banished from Verona.