HW Mr. Padilla 2-1-16

Welcome to Fall Semester 2016.
This month we will be reading the novel Hiroshima by John Hershey and studying Japanese history, culture and current events.

Please assist your child with today's homework:

Hiroshima B-29 Bombers

A Noiseless Flash

*At exactly fifteen minutes past eight in the morning, on August 6, 1945, Japanese time, at the moment when the atomic bomb flashed above Hiroshima, Miss Toshiko Sasaki, … had just sat down …At that same moment, Dr. Masakazu Fujii was settling down …. to read … Mrs. Hatsuyo Nakamura… stood by the window of her kitchen, watching a neighbor…;Father Wilhelm Kleinsorge, a German priest of the Society of Jesus, reclined in his underwear …reading a …magazine…; Dr. Terufumi Sasaki, a young member of the surgical staff of the city’s … modern Red Cross Hospital, walked along one of the hospital corridors…; and the Reverend Mr. Kiyoshi Tanimoto, pastor of the Hiroshima Methodist Church, paused at the door of a rich man’s house in Koi… and prepared to unload a handcart full of things…in fear of the massive B-29 raid which everyone expected Hiroshima to suffer. A hundred thousand people were killed by the atomic bomb, and these six were among the survivors. They still wonder why they lived when so many others died…

**At exactly fifteen minutes past eight in the morning, on August 6, 1945, Japanese time, at the moment when the atomic bomb flashed above Hiroshima, Miss Toshiko Sasaki, … had just sat down …Dr. Masakazu Fujii was settling down …. to read … Mrs. Hatsuyo Nakamura… stood by the window …;Father Wilhelm Kleinsorge, a German priest …reclined in his underwear …reading a …magazine…; Dr. Terufumi Sasaki… walked along … the hospital corridors…; and the Reverend Mr. Kiyoshi Tanimoto, pastor of the Hiroshima … Church… prepared to unload a handcart full of things…in fear of the massive B-29 raid which everyone expected Hiroshima to suffer. A hundred thousand people were killed by the atomic bomb, and these six were among the survivors. They still wonder why they lived when so many others died…

***At exactly fifteen minutes past eight in the morning, on August 6, 1945… when the atomic bomb flashed above Hiroshima, Miss Toshiko Sasaki, … had just sat down …Dr. Masakazu Fujii was settling down …. to read … Mrs. Hatsuyo Nakamura… stood by the window …;Father Wilhelm Kleinsorge, a German priest …reclined in his underwear …reading a …magazine…; Dr. Terufumi Sasaki… walked along … the hospital…; and the Reverend Mr. Kiyoshi Tanimoto, … prepared to unload a handcart full of things…in fear of the massive B-29 raid which everyone expected Hiroshima to suffer. A hundred thousand people were killed by the atomic bomb, and these six … survivors… still wonder why they lived when so many others died…

Option 1: Look closely at the four images above and for each one describe what you see. 

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Bonus Task: Combine all four images to tell the story of what is happening. 

Option 2:

1.   List the names of each of the six survivors and mention what they were doing when the bomb dropped.

2.   How many people were killed when the bomb was dropped?

3.   What did the survivors wonder?

Option 3:

1.   Describe the events in the passage above using your own words.  To help you organize this summary use the five W’s.

2.   Based on what you learned in class what is the historical context of this passage? What was happening in the world?

3.   Who bombed Hiroshima?

4.   Why was Hiroshima bombed?

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HW Mr. Padilla 1.29.16

Hiroshima by John Hershey

Parents/guardians. Today we introduced February’s novel, Hiroshima, by John Hershey. We discussed how Hiroshima and the novel Night connect to each other, as both relate to World War II and the theme of survival.

The overall theme this month is Time, Continuity and Change.  In addition to studying the novel Hiroshima, we will be learning a lot about Japanese culture, history, and about present day life. 

*On August 6, 1945, the American army decimates the city of Hiroshima with a bomb of enormous power; out of a population of 250,000, the bomb kills nearly 100,000 people and injures 100,000 more… Hersey’s Hiroshima traces the lives of six survivors—two doctors, two women, and two religious men—from the moment the bomb drops until a few months later. In 1985, Hersey added a postscript that now forms the book’s fifth chapter. In this chapter, Hersey reexamines these six individuals’ lives in the forty years since the bomb.

**On August 6, 1945, the American army decimates the city of Hiroshima with a bomb of enormous power; out of a population of 250,000, the bomb kills nearly 100,000 people and injures 100,000 more… Hersey’s Hiroshima traces the lives of six survivors—two doctors, two women, and two religious men—from the moment the bomb drops until a few months later. In 1985, Hersey added .. the book’s fifth chapter. In this chapter, Hersey reexamines these six individuals’ lives in the forty years since the bomb.

***On August 6, 1945, the American army decimates the city of Hiroshima with a bomb… out of a population of 250,000, the bomb kills nearly 100,000 people and injures 100,000 more… Hersey’s Hiroshima traces (follows) the lives of six survivors—two doctors, two women, and two religious men—from the moment the bomb drops until a few months later.

Option 1:  Based on what we discussed in class today, write a brief paragraph explaining how the novels Hiroshima and Night connect. Mention at least two things they have in common and one thing that is different about them.

Option 2:  

What did you know about Japan before today’s lesson?

What do you know about Japan that we did not talk about in class?

What are some questions you have about the book Hiroshima?

Option 3:

1. Who dropped a bomb on Japan?

2. When did this happen?

3. What city was the bomb dropped on?

4. How many people died?

5. Whose lives will this novel follow?

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HW Mr. Padilla 1-28-16

Parents/guardians, please assist your child with today’s homework. Choose one of the modified reading below and an appropriate task.

*Today, the United States is experiencing its second great wave of immigration, a movement of people that has profound implications for a society that by tradition pays homage to its immigrant roots at the same time it confronts complex and deeply ingrained ethnic and racial divisions.

The immigrants of today come not from Europe but overwhelmingly from the still developing world of Asia and Latin America. The are driving a demographic shift so rapid that within the lifetimes of today's teenagers, no one ethnic group – including whites of European descent – will comprise a majority of the nation's population.

 **Today, the United States is experiencing its second great wave of immigration, a movement of people that…by tradition pays homage to its immigrant roots at the same time it confronts complex and deeply ingrained ethnic and racial divisions.

l•The immigrants of today come not from Europe but …world of Asia and Latin America. They are driving a demographic shift so rapid that within the lifetimes of today's teenagers, no one ethnic group – including whites of European descent – will comprise a majority of the nation's population.

*** Today, the United States is experiencing its second great wave of immigration (people moving to a new country), a movement of people that…by tradition pays homage (respect) to its immigrant roots…

The immigrants of today come not from Europe but …..Asia and Latin America. They are driving a demographic shift (a change in human population) …no one …group – including whites of European descent – will comprise (make up)  a majority of the nation's population.

Option 1: Based on today’s lesson, what change is taking place in the United States? Do you believe these changes are good for the country or not? Explain how. Give examples from the reading and today’s lesson.  

Option 2: The theme of the month is Nation of Diversity.  We have learned about diversity in the USA and have been reading the novel Night. 

Based on what you have learned, what are some connections that can be made between the theme of diversity in the USA and the events of the novel Night? Write a brief response. Give examples to make your point(s) stronger. 

Option 3:  Base responses on today’s reading.

1.    What is the USA experiencing now?

2.    What is a tradition that new immigrants in the USA practice?

3.    Where do the new immigrants come from?

       Do you think diversity is a good thing or a bad thing? Why?

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HW Mr. Padilla 1-27-16

Homework: Parents/guardians, please assist your child with today’s homework.

Collections: Rescue

*Despite the indifference of most Europeans and the collaboration of others in the murder of Jews during the Holocaust, individuals in every European country and from all religious backgrounds risked their lives to help Jews. Rescue efforts ranged from the isolated actions of individuals to organized networks both small and large.

Rescue of Jews during the Holocaust presented a host of difficulties. The Allied prioritization of "winning the war" and the lack of access to those who needed rescue hampered major rescue operations. Individuals willing to help Jews in danger faced severe consequences if they were caught…\, hostility towards Jews among non-Jewish populations, especially in eastern Europe, was a … obstacle to rescue. Rescue took many forms.

** Despite the indifference of most Europeans and the collaboration of others in the murder of Jews during the Holocaust, individuals in every European country and from all religious backgrounds risked their lives to help Jews. Rescue efforts ranged from the… actions of individuals to organized networks both small and large.

Rescue of Jews during the Holocaust presented a host of difficulties….Individuals willing to help Jews in danger faced severe consequences if they were caught…hostility towards Jews among non-Jewish populations, especially in eastern Europe, was a … obstacle to rescue. Rescue took many forms.

*** Despite the indifference (not caring) of most Europeans and the collaboration (the help) of others in the murder of Jews during the Holocaust, individuals in every European country and from all religious backgrounds risked their lives to help Jews. ..

Rescue of Jews during the Holocaust presented a host (many) of difficulties….Individuals willing to help Jews in danger faced severe (really bad) consequences if they were caught…especially in eastern Europe, was a … obstacle (something that gets in the way) to rescue.

Option 1: According to the passage and image, who helped the victims of the Holocaust? What risks did the people who helped took? Why was is so difficult to rescue the victims?  Give examples from the text to support responses.

Option 2:

1.What does indifference and collaboration mean?

2. What kind of people helped the victims of the Holocaust?

3. What would happen to them if they got caught?

4. Write about a situation where you or someone you know wanted to help someone but was afraid to?

Option 3:

1.     1. What kind of people helped the victims of the Holocaust?

2.     2. Why do you think some people maybe did not help the victims of the Holocaust?

  

HW Mr. Padilla 1-26-15

Homework: Parents/guardians, please assist your child with today’s homework.

Collections: Quilt of a Country

*What is the point of this splintered whole? What is the point of a nation in which Arab cabbies chauffeur Jewish passengers through the streets of New York--and in which Jewish cabbies chauffeur Arab passengers… What is the point of a nation in which one part seems to be always on the verge of fisticuffs with another, blacks and whites, gays and straights, left and right, Pole and Chinese and Puerto Rican and Slovenian? Other countries with such divisions have in fact divided into new nations with new names, but not this one, impossibly interwoven even in its hostilities.

**What is the point of this splintered whole? What is the point of a nation in which Arab cabbies chauffeur Jewish passengers through the streets of New York--and in which Jewish cabbies chauffeur Arab passengers… What is the point of a nation in which one part seems to be always on the verge of fisticuffs with another, blacks and whites, gays…Pole and Chinese and Puerto Rican and Slovenian? Other countries with such divisions have … divided into new nations with new names, but not this one… interwoven even in its hostilities.

***What is the point of this splintered whole*? What is the point of a nation in which Arab cabbies chauffeur  (driver) Jewish passengers through the streets of New York--and in which Jewish cabbies chauffeur Arab passengers… What is the point of a nation in which one part seems to be always on the verge of fisticuffs  (very close to fighting) with another, blacks and whites, …Pole and Chinese…? Other countries with such divisions have … divided into new nations (countries) with new names, but not this one… (USA).

Option 1: According to this passage, is it possible for people of different backgrounds and beliefs to get along in our country?  Write a one-paragraph answer and give examples from the reading to make your point stronger.

Option 2: In your opinion, is it worth it to always have to go about your business and ignore people you don’t agree with? What do people need to do to get along?  

Option 3: *Think of a splintered whole as many different parts gathered in one place.  Think of it like a mixed salad, for example.

11.List one example that shows that people have a hard time getting along.

22. What has happened to other nations that have such divisions?

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Option 1, 2, or 3: Bonus question: 

How can a salad bowl and America be compared? What do they have in common? 

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HW Mr. Padilla 1-25-16

Homework: Parents/guardians, Please assist your child with today's homework.

Please note: the image referred to in today's homework is available in the Homework hard copy handed to students today.

*From the 1920s onwards, the Nazi Party targeted German youth as a special audience for its propaganda messages. … Millions of German young people were won over to Nazism in the classroom and through extracurricular activities. In January 1933, the Hitler Youth had only 50,000 members, but by the end of the year … had increased to more than 2 million. By 1936 membership in the Hitler Youth increased to 5.4 million before it became mandatory in 1939. The German authorities then prohibited or dissolved competing youth organizations.

1. Describe the image below.  Use vocabulary words from above in your response.

2. Why did the Nazis target the German youth?

3. How did the Nazis win over the German youth?

4/ How did the Hitler youth membership change from 1936 to 1939?

5. Today we learned the meaning of the word propaganda.  Is propaganda something that is used today? Explain how.

Hitler’s Youth

**From the 1920s onwards, the Nazi Party targeted German youth … for its propaganda messages. … Millions of German young people were won over to Nazism in the classroom … In January 1933, the Hitler Youth had only 50,000 members, but by the end of the year … had increased to more than 2 million. By 1936 membership in the Hitler Youth increased to 5.4 million before it became mandatory in 1939. The German authorities then prohibited … competing youth organizations.

1. Describe the image below.  Use vocabulary words from above in your response.

2. What does propaganda mean?

3. Why do you think Hitler targeted German youth for his propaganda messages?

4. Describe how membership changed between 1933 and 1939?

5. How did Germany stop other organizations from competing with Hitler’s Youth?

Hitler’s Youth

***From the 1920s onwards, the Nazi Party targeted German youth … for its propaganda messages. … Millions of German young people were won over to Nazism in the classroom … In January 1933, the Hitler Youth had only 50,000 members, but by the end of the year … increased to more than 2 million. By 1936 membership in the Hitler Youth increased to 5.4 million before it became mandatory in 1939….

1.     Describe the image below. 

2.     Based on what you read, who are these children?

3.     How many members did Hitler’s Youth have in 1933? 

4.     How many in 1939?

HW Mr. Padilla 1-22-16

Homework: Parents/guardians, please assist your child with today’s homework.

NAZIS BURNING BOOKS IN GERMANY 1935 (the image appears on the homework hand out). 

* The Nazi Party took control of the German government in the 1930s. The party, led by Adolf Hitler, began promoting an agenda of racial purity and ideological superiority. One of the first steps the Nazis took was to ban and burn the books of authors that did not conform to the Nazi ideals.

READING FOCUS:

What does this image show? Describe in full detail.

Why are the Nazis doing this?

Do you believe that ideas are more dangerous that guns? Explain.

** The Nazi Party took control of the German government in the 1930s. The party, led by Adolf Hitler, began …an agenda of racial purity and… superiority. One of the first steps the Nazis took was to ban and burn the books of authors that did not conform to the Nazi ideals.

READING FOCUS:

What does this image show? Describe in full detail.

What does “not conform” mean?

*** The Nazi Party took control of the German government in the 1930s… One of the first steps the Nazis took was to … burn the books of authors that did not conform* to the Nazi ideals*.

READING FOCUS:

What does this image show? Include as many details as possible.

Why do you think the Nazis are doing this?

*Conform: to follow rules

* ideals: something that someone thinks is perfect

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HW Mr. Padilla 1-21-16

Homework:  Parents/guardians, please assist your child with today’s homework. *What then is the American, this new man? He is either an European, or the descendant of an European, hence that strange mixture of blood, which you will find in no other country. 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. He is an American, who leaving behind him all his ancient prejudices and manners, receives new ones from the new mode of life he has embraced, the new government he obeys, and the new rank he holds. Task: Compare and contrast Obama’s diverse family or your own if you wish to St. Jean de Crevecoeur’s new American of the 1780’s. How are they different? How are they the same?   **What then is the American, this new man? He is either an European, or the descendant of an European, …which you will find in no other country. 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. — He is an American, who leaving behind him all his ancient prejudices and manners, receives new ones from the new mode of life he has embraced, the new government he obeys, and the new rank he holds. Task: Today we learned about President Obama’s diverse family.  We also read about a French farmer’s letter written in 1782 describing a new man. Do you believe America has changed much since 1782? Give an opinion and provide evidence. ***What then is the American, this new man? He is either an European, or the descendant of an European….which you will find in no other country. —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. —He is an American, who …has embraced, the new government he obeys, and the new rank he holds. Task: base responses on reading and today’s lesson. 1.     According to this passage, what is the new man? 2.     What example(s) does the author give to show his point? 3.     Bonus Question: We talked about President Obama today and diversity in America. Today people are coming from all over the world, Asia, Africa, South America, etc. Describe Obama’ diverse family: Parent Signature______________________________________________

HW Mr. Padilla 1-20-16

Homework: Parents/guardians, please assist your child with today’s homework.

Resistance inside Germany

* Despite the high risk of being caught by police with the help of their many informers, some individuals and groups attempted to resist Nazism even in Germany... Many of these rebels were arrested and imprisoned in concentration camps.

There were many plots to assassinate Hitler during the war. .. in early 1943, when it … a serious assassination attempt was planned by a group of German military officers and carried out in 1944. Hitler escaped the bomb blast with minor injuries. ..

Of the Germans who opposed Hitler's dictatorship, very few groups openly protested the Nazi genocide against Jews. The "White Rose" movement was founded in June 1942 by Hans Scholl, a 24-year-old medical student…his 22-year-old sister Sophie, and 24-year-old Christoph Probst…They distributed anti-Nazi leaflets and painted slogans like "Freedom!" and "Down With Hitler!" on walls of the university. …Hans and Sophie Scholl were caught distributing leaflets and arrested. Together with their friend Christoph, they were executed four days later. Hans's last words were "Long live freedom!"

Task: Write a paragraph in which you discuss why it was risky to resist Nazi Germany? Give two examples of groups that opposed Germany. What did they do and what happened to them?

** Despite the high risk of being caught by police with the help of their many informers, some individuals and groups attempted to resist Nazism even in Germany... Many of these rebels were arrested and imprisoned in concentration camps.

There were many plots to assassinate Hitler during the war. .. in early 1943, when it … a serious assassination attempt was planned by a group of German military officers and … Hitler escaped the bomb blast with minor injuries. …

Of the Germans who opposed Hitler's dictatorship, very few groups openly protested the Nazi genocide against Jews. The "White Rose" movement was founded … by Hans Scholl…his….Sophie, and….Christoph Probst…They distributed anti-Nazi leaflets and painted slogans like "Freedom!" and "Down With Hitler!" on walls of the university. …Hans and Sophie Scholl were caught distributing leaflets and arrested. Together with their friend Christoph, they were executed four days later. Hans's last words were "Long live freedom!"

Task:  Do you think the people who stood up to Hitler were heroes even though they did not succeed?  Is it enough to risk your freedom or life for something you believe in to be a hero? Or does an individual have to succeed to be a hero?

*** Despite the high risk of being caught by police with the help of their many informers, some individuals and groups attempted to resist Nazism even in Germany... Many of these rebels were arrested and imprisoned in concentration camps.

There were many plans to assassinate Hitler during the war… a serious assassination attempt was planned by a group of German military officers and … Hitler escaped the bomb blast. …

Of the Germans who opposed Hitler's dictatorship, very few groups openly protested the Nazi genocide against Jews. The "White Rose" movement was founded … by Hans Scholl…his….sister Sophie, and….Christoph Probst…They distributed anti-Nazi leaflets and painted slogans like "Freedom!" and "Down With Hitler!" on walls …Hans and Sophie Scholl were caught distributing leaflets and arrested. Together with their friend Christoph, they were executed…Hans's last words were "Long live freedom!"

Task:

1.     What happened to individuals and groups who tried to resist Nazism?

2.     What did one group try to do to Hitler? Did the plan work? Explain.

3.     Who was in the White Rose movement?  What did they do? What happened to them?

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HW Mr. Padilla 1-19-16

Homework: Parents/guardians, please assist your child with today’s homework.

Topic: Our theme this month is Nation of Diversity. In addition to reading Night, we have also been discussing diversity in America.  Today we discussed how diversity makes our country stronger.   

*Salad is always falling apart, and you can almost never get all of the ingredients, in just the right proportions, into your mouth at the same time. Imagine the oversized modern salad bar, with multiple kinds of lettuces and vegetables, but also seeds and nuts, tuna salad, slices of chicken or ham, bean salad, hard-boiled eggs, crackers and popcorn, along with choice of soup and dessert. It misses what is cohesive and distinctive about America to see the country as a long buffet of ingredients, which we all choose to exclude or include according to our transient appetites of day.

My own suggestion is that America is chocolate fondue. Our different cultural and ethnic backgrounds are the strawberries, pineapple, and cherries, the graham crackers and cookies, the pound cake and brownies, the rice crispy treats and marshmallows, the popcorn and the peppermint sticks. Then we are dipped in America. We swim in America. We are coated in America. Because Americans can and do come from all ethnicities and races, we all look like Americans.

Task:

Which metaphor do you think describes America best: A salad bowl or chocolate fondue. State your opinion first. Then state two reasons to support your opinion.

**Salad is always falling apart, and you can almost never get all of the ingredients…into your mouth at the same time. Imagine the oversized modern salad bar, with multiple kinds of lettuces and vegetables, but also seeds and nuts… along with choice of soup and dessert.

It misses what is …distinctive about America to see the country as a long buffet of ingredients…to exclude or include according to our transient appetites of day.

…America is chocolate fondue. Our different cultural and ethnic backgrounds are the strawberries, pineapple, and cherries… and cookies, the pound cake and brownies, … popcorn and the peppermint sticks. Then we are dipped in America. We swim in America. We are coated in America. Because Americans can and do come from all ethnicities and races, we all look like Americans.

Task:

Do you agree or disagree with this statement: “Because Americans can and do come from all ethnicities and races, we all look like Americans.”

Write at least 3-4 sentences. State your opinion. Give one reason why you don’t agree, Then 2 reason why you agree.

***Salad is always falling apart, and you can almost never get all of the ingredients…into your mouth at the same time. Imagine the…modern salad bar, with multiple kinds of lettuces and vegetables, but also seeds and nuts, tuna salad, slices of chicken or ham….along with choice of soup and dessert. It misses what is …distinctive about America to see the country as a long buffet of ingredients…

…America is chocolate fondue. Our different cultural and ethnic backgrounds are the strawberries, pineapple, and cherries, the graham crackers and cookies…the popcorn and the peppermint sticks. Then we are dipped in America. We swim in America. …. Because Americans can and do come from all ethnicities and races, we all look like Americans.

Task:

1.List one problem with salads.

2.What is wrong with seeing America  as a long buffet of ingredients?

3.According to the author, what is America?

4. Do you agree with the author? Explain why.

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