HW MR PADILLA 2-27-15

Parents: Please assist your child with today’s homework.

Option 1: “The world? The world is not interested in us. Today, everything is possible…”

“If that is true…I’ll run into the electrified barbed wire. That would be easier than a slow death in the flames.”

What novel is this quote from? . Is this a primary source or secondary source? Explain.

Option 2: Draw a 4 square comic from any event from any of the accounts showing fear, survival, or any theme we discussed in class.

Option 3: Choose two of these themes to compare 2 accounts of the Holocaust: Death Survival Pain  Heroism Fear Hate.  (name the 2 accounts). You may use Venn diagram.

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HW Mr. Padilla 2-25-15

•Parents: Please assist your child with the homework.

•Today we reviewed the novel we will read and study next month: The Hot Zone. We also discussed some ways that the Hot Zone and Night are similar.  Choose one option below:

•Option 1: Draw a new cover for the novel Hot Zone. Make sure your drawing includes details discussed in class. For example, characters, place, the problem.

•Option 2: Write a paragraph in which you tell what the Novel The Hot Zone is about. (make sure to include 5W’s)

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•Option 3: We discussed how the Hot Zone and Night have 3 themes in common: fear, death, and pain. Write a paragraph in which you mention an example for each theme in both novels.

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HW Mr Padilla 2-24-15

—Option 1: Discuss how family is important to Eliezer, his family and the Jewish people. Also, how is family important to you?

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—Option 2:  Read the quote taken from today’s reading: “I could point out to you a family whose grandfather was an Englishman, whose wife was Dutch, whose son married a French woman, and whose present four sons have now four wives of different nations.”

—What is the author saying about diversity in America? Have things changed?

HW MR. PADILLA 2-23-15

•Parents: Please assist your child with the homework.

•Option 1: Read this passage from NighT and describe in your words what Eliezer is feeling.

•I could not believe that human beings were being burned in our times; the world would never tolerate such crimes...

•"The world? The world is not interested in us. Today, every- thing is possible, even the crematoria...His voice broke.

•Option 2: Read the passage above: draw a cartoon scene that shows people having this conversation. Think of the graphic novel Mauss.

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•Option 3: To day we also read a short paragraph from the article Quilt of a Nation. We discussed how America is described as a salad bowl. Explain how we can connect this reading to Night. Hint: Hitler and the German Unification.

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HW Mr. Padilla 2-12-15

Parents: Your child was handed four images to look at carefully as homework.  Please ask for their homework sheet. Also, please assist your child with the homework. 

Option one: HW: Why did the author choose to write a graphic novel to tell his father’s story? Also, explain what group of people each animal on the images represent. 

Option 2: Match the pictures of each animal on the sheet to the group it represents.  

Option 3: What does the novel Night and the graphic novel Maus have in common? 

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HW Mr. Padilla 2-10-14

Parents: Please assist your child with the homework. 

•Option 1: Pretend you are a news broadcaster. Inform the American public of a common enemy. Explain to them why we need to set our differences apart.

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1.Option 2: In one paragraph, explain what a scapegoat and common enemy are.  How do you connect today’s lesson to the novel Night. Use examples from today’s reading and lesson.

2.Option 3: Write about an experience where you or someone you know set aside differences to unite against a common enemy. 

 

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HW MR. PADILLA 2-9-15

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•Parents: Please assist your child with today’s homework: Option 1: Read this quote from night and answer the question below:

•“Man comes closer to God through the questions he asks Him, he liked to say. ..Man asks and God replies. But we don't understand His replies. We cannot understand them. …The real answers, Eliezer, you will find only within yourself.”

•Task: Do you agree with Eliezer’s father, that the answers to questions we do not understand we can only find within ourselves? Explain why or why not.

•Option 2: Today we read and discussed what happened to the Jew deportees when they arrived. You read how the gestapo treated them. Pretend your job is to draw for a newspaper and they ask you to draw something for the cover: What would you draw?  What would be the headline?

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HW Mr. Padilla 2-6-15

Parents: Please assist your child with today’s homework. Contact me if you have questions. Rpadilla@schools.nyc.gov

Option 1: Write a paragraph in which you explain what you learned today to a sixth grade student who has no idea what you are talking about.

Option 2: Today we discussed the word ghetto and how it can have different meanings depending on how it is used.  Explain the difference between the way it is used in the novel, Night, and some way the term is used here today.

Option 3: What is the difference between Old and New immigrants? Explain.

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HW Mr. Padilla 2-5-15

}Parents: please assist your child with today’s homework.

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}Option 1: Based on today’s lesson, write a paragraph explaining what this quote means to you: “… this country can transform people of every color and background into "one America.”

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}Option 2: Today we learned about the similarities between how the Nazis treated the Jews and how the European and Americans treated the Indians.  Write a paragraph in which you discuss how these two are similar.

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}Option 3: Draw a picture showing some of the experiences that the Jews experienced.  Include things we discussed in class and today’s reading.

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Mr. Padilla HW 2-3-15

Homework: Class Expectations,
Mr. Padilla Social Studies Class– Have Your Parent/Guardian Sign and Return Tomorrow 

nDear Parents & Guardians,

nMy name is Mr. Padilla and I will be your child’s Social Studies teacher this semester.

nI expect that this will be an excellent semester, and I’m looking forward to working with you and your child. 

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nPlease contact me with any questions:

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nrpadilla@schools.nyc.gov

nGrading Policy

nBeing on time                    20%

nProfessionalism (PBIS)     20 %

nGroup Work                        20%

nIndependent Work & Participation                       20%

nHomework                           20%

n* Also, my Homework is posted daily at the following link:

nBlogspot.com

nThank you,

n Mr. Padilla

nPlease sign and return to me.

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HW Mr. Padilla 2-2-15

1.Homework: Parents please assist your child with today’s homework.  Contact me at raulpadilla751m@gmail with any questions.

2.Option 1: Write a sentence for each of words: Improbable; Mongrel; Disparate; Notion; discordant; quilt

3.Option 2: Do you come from a diverse home, or do you live in a diverse neighborhood? Describe how your family or neighborhood is unique or different to everyone else.

4.Option 3:  Today we previewed February’s novel, Night.  Write a paragraph in which you tell what you understood this book is about. To help you, think of the 5 W’s.

5.Tarea: Padres, por favor ayudar a su hijo con la tarea de hoy. Ponte en contacto conmigo en raulpadilla751m @ gmail con cualquier pregunta.

6.Opción 1: Escribe una oración para cada una de las palabras: improbable; Mestizo; disparate; noción; discordante; acolchar

7.Opción 2: ¿Vives en un hogar diversa, o en un barrio diverso? Describa cómo su familia o barrio es único o diferente a todos los demás.

8.Opción 3: Hoy se introdujo la novela de febrero , Noche. Escribe un párrafo en el que resumes tu entendimiento de lo que se tratara este libro.  Contasta: quien, cuando, donde, por que  y que.

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