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English Project Write-up…5

 Pictures of our project:

Annes desk that is in the memorial.

This is the railway tracks that people walk on in the memorial.

One of the walls in the memorial. This wall has facts about the war on it.

Another wall in the memorial. This wall has quotes from Annes diary.

This is the entrance of the memorial. It is ment to be like the gas chambers with the shower heads.

this is a top view of the memorial.

Eslrs that we achieved while doing the project on Anne Frank. 

Effective communicator 

Collaborate with others in appropriate learning situations to achieve group goal.Example:We all worked together to get all work done in school, in class, and out side of school.  We did this for English but we made the model to improve our model building skills.Evaluation:Excellent 

Demonstrate the skills of effective collaborationExample:We communicated after school to get more work done and reach our goal. We talked about our ideas, and got what we had to get done, done!Evaluation: Good 

Self directed learner. 

Demonstrate competency in goal setting, time management, and organizational skills.Example:We planned out a Blue print, and we organized a time to meet after school so we could get things done. We made sure t that we had a majority of the project done by Monday.  We also organized who would do what when, so we new what every one had to do.Evaluation:Good 

Academic achiever  

Demonstrate the ability to work both independently and collaborativelyExample:We all took on our own responsibilities with the writing work, but we all worked together on the visual, and putting it together. Evaluation:Excellent  

Critical thinker 

Solve problems using a variety of strategiesExample:The Silver paint pen sank into the styrofoam, so then we decided to say that it was engraved like the Vietnam war memorial in
Washington D.C. Then for the other wall we changed pens. We had to do what we could!Evaluation:Good 

We all worked together very well from the very beginning. We all pitched in ideas for our memorial, and we all helped assemble it in and out of school hours. Mitchell and Taylor brought all the things to make the model, and Laurent and brought the lap top and assembled the model with Taylor and Mitchell. We all put our heads together to get the model figured out. We had many ideas and great ones at that, so it was hard to know what to do. In the end we finally got some ideas down and all agreed on them. It was the little things that we all came up with, like
Taylor suggested we put down train tracks as you walk through the memorial. Laurent gave us all the idea to put in the gas chambers (showers) in as you walked in. Mitchell came up with the brilliant thing of putting in the desk, and actually making it stay up.  Every one wrote something for the written part as well. We all had about 2 things to write about, so it was fair and no one person did all the work, because sometimes that does happen.We all worked really well and we all feel that as a team we were exceptionally strong. 

When we first got the choice of the two different projects, our group thought almost straight away that we should do a memorial. In this spectacular memorial we have put many things all with different meanings that all just happen to have something to do with Anne Frank. To be able to create such an extravagant display we have used many things including tooth picks, Styrofoam, paint, paper, and even a laptop. After we had all the materials, it was time to get building. First we got the (already painted) floor and glued the (already painted) walls on it, next we made train tracks with toothpicks, then we made a desk, and finally we put shower heads up to represent the gas chambers.After all the craftsmanship was finished we decided to designate who would write what and who would do certain things over the weekend, for a paradigm we told Taylor to do the ESLR’s, Laurent to do the symbols, and Mitchell to do the summary/grade write up.Since we all (Taylor, Laurent and Mitchell) put such hard work in to this we would definitely give ourselves a good grade. We believe this because we did all the ESLR’s (at least one bullet from each) and put our hearts and souls into completing it. Overall on this project, because of the above reasons, we as a group definitely deserve an A- if not an A. 

What it says on the walls:

Black wall:

Who would ever think that so much can go on in the soul of a young girl? I don’t think my opinions are stupid and others do; so it is better to keep them to myself. 

I wonder whether you can tell me why it is important that people always try so hard to hide their real feelings? 

White wall:  

Approximately Six Million Jews were killed.About 220,000 Roma were murdered  

Holocaust victims at 9 to 11 million, are just a rough approximate of the number killed 

It is estimated that is
Berlin alone, 1600 Jews killed themselves rather then face the feared camps. 

1.5 million Children were exterminated in the holocaust.

Posted: Anne Frank, WWII

Time To Think of Anne…3

English… Anne’s Quote…

I don’t think my opinions are stupid and others do; so it is better to keep them to myself. (Page 102)

What are your thoughts about sharing opinions? Do you agree with Anne, that it is best to keep your opinions to yourself because no one will understand them, or is important to share them nonetheless? Read page 163 before starting this post.1. Write a letter to Anne explaining to her whether you agree or disagree with her. Please explain your answer.

1. Write a letter to Anne explaining to her whether you agree or disagree with her. Please explain your answer.

Dear Anne,            

I know where you are, and what your situation is at the present moment, but it is not healthy to keep things locked up inside. I dont think it is the best thing to do right now, with all that you are going through. It is natural to be somewhat expressive and open.

You might stay awake at night thinking about different things that you just can’t get out of your mind. I know that you tell kitty these things most of the time but there are sometimes where you need feed back and kitty can’t give that to you.  Some times I know that you want to keep things inside because you are scared about what other people might say, scared they might judge you. Not every one is going to agree or even listen to what you say; it’s just the way life goes sometimes. All you need to do is bring out your ideas and see how people react to them. Different people have different opinions on people’s ideas. Now I know you have tried this on may occasion and I hasn’t gone so well, but ever heard of trial and error?           

I totally agree with what you said on Thursday, 2nd March, 1944. I mostly agree with “we aren’t allowed to have any opinions. People can tell you to keep your mouth shut, but it doesn’t stop you having your own opinion. Even if people are still very young, they shouldn’t be prevented from saying what they think.” I completely agree with this. A Lot of the time the ideas of the young population are different and original and could have use to people, so they should be shared.  Some adults sometimes think that the opinions of the younger population are silly and don’t really mean anything, when in truth sometimes they do.

Keeping things inside and never sharing them has many different effects on people that can take place now or later in their lives. People who keep things might grow up to be very shy, quiet, and never contribute to the people around them. Another effect could be that they might never be able to really open up to friend, life partners, and close friend. They might think like you think now. “They will think that what I say is stupid” so it is better to start being a little more open now. I am not saying that you have to be completely open about your self and tell every one every single one of your ideas. Take a chance and just see the different reactions people give you, open up to them.

Now I know that you are living with only six other people and that is hard to just talk to certain people when there is no one like you. I feel that you want your mother, and the others to stop treating you like a small child and start treating you like a real person or young adult. Maybe if you make your ideas sound a little older then people might want to listen.

Just try to give your opinions, don’t shut yourself off completely its not good for you. Tell them to Kitty, but also tell them to other people around you, just try Anne, for me.                                                 

Yours truly,                                                                                                           
Taylor

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A Place Unknown4

You could be in a country with four walls, four sides, four different points of view.

You fled this place, to get away, from what you thought was a disgrace.

You could live there and never know what the outside brings.

If I called you and asked you… what it was like? What would you say? What would you tell me now…?

Is the tea as sweet?

Is the grass as green?

Do people smile as much as they do here?

You couldn’t say… you wouldn’t know… you would just have to say… 

I’m in a war, with hundreds of souls dieing every day.

He sends them off, to a place unknown, and I wish I will never go.

The small black box said a year or two but it has been three what can we do.

Sit. Wait. Anticipate.

Cry. Weep. Hold ours heads high.

They called for us, our names all four, they took us away.

I feared this moment from the start

I’m going to a place unknown.

No one could tell me. No one could comfort me.

Daddy don’t go.

Mother don’t die.

Sister you can not leave me.

In this place unknown.

Written by: Taylor - written for Anne Frank in WWII

Posted: Anne Frank, WWII, Poetry

Sometimes we just stray away from the ones we love…3

In the November 7^th, 1942 entry Anne talks a lot about how she does not love her mother and that to me is shocking. I find that most mothers are similar to their daughters and can relate to them and go to them for help when ever needed. That is what my mother and I have. I can tell her most of the things in my life, and she is always there for me. She is also similar to me, but sometimes calls me Darren (that’s my dads name, and I am very similar to him). My mother and I have our troubles as well just like Anne and her mother. Sometimes I feel that she loves and stands up for my brother and sister more than she does for me. There are some times when I feel that I do not love my mother, but in truth I do. Sometimes we just stray away from the ones we love.

When Anne said “I only look at her as a mother, and she just doesn’t succeed in being that to me; I have to be my own mother,” I got chills all over. Someone who says that must have a lot of confidence, and must have a hole right in the middle of their heart in a place that should be filled with love. (I think she goes to Peter to fill that hole)

Also in Anne’s entry she talks about her sister, Margot. She finds Margot to be the prettiest, sweetest, and most beautiful girl in the world. Yet she almost despises her. Anne doesn’t envy, and is not jealous of her sister all she wants is to be taken seriously, and I can relate. When I was younger I wanted people to listen to me and give me a chance to speak, but most of the time I did not get that chance. I find that sometimes adults don’t want to listen to us little people.

 Anne and me have one little thing in common. That is how people treat us from day to day. She writes that people find her sensible and knows everything one day and the next day people think she is a silly little goat who doesn’t know anything. I get that with my father a lot. He treats me like a real human some days and we get a long well, and then the other days he thinks that every thing I says is rubbish. He can treat me like an adult one day and a baby the next, and I don’t know any one I can turn to.  

Posted: Anne Frank

Memories or Dresses?…4

If my parents told me to pack a bag because we were going somewhere, what would I bring? What is more important to me, memories or dresses? Go here to find out the details on what the assignment so you have a clear picture of what I have to do. 

If I had to pack bag, I would most probably bring memories. Memories to me last longer and are more for filling than any dress. Dresses fade, rip, and tatter but memories to me last forever.

I would bring my blanky which is a blanket that I have had for as long as I can remember, and that I can’t sleep without. It reminds me of my family and that I would not be able to live a full life with out my family. I would also bring Fluffy. Fluffy is a white tattered bear (its cream colored now) that I got the day I was born from my parents. It reminds me of the love my parents have for me, and their love is very important to me. My blanky and Fluffy would be the first two things i grab.

The other things that I would bring would be my TJ necklace, picture of my family, my dance shoes, an old drama script, my purple pen, my pink poka dotted bag with tons of paper and some extra pens. All of these things mean something to me. The TJ necklace I got from my two best friends, and that means the world to me. As for the dance shoes and old drama script, I would bring them to dance in and to remind me self how to act and how to keep the actors spirit alive. 

The bear is Fluffy, and the blanket that Fluffy is sitting on is Blanky.

Posted: Anne Frank

What Courage means to me…1

The definition of courage is the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, or pain. Now to me that means many things.  It possibly means that a person could face one of there fears such as spiders. A person could build up the “courage” and hold a spider with out showing fear. That is a very simple way of enforcing courage.         

Another way that I think of courage is a person or persons stand up for something that they truly believe in and would stand by not matter what even if many people are against them. This doesn’t have to be a big thing like religion, it could possibly be that answer to a science question. Going against a crowd is courageous to me.       

Now last but not least courage over all means (to me) that you don’t just sit in the dark cramped corner and let the blue gooey Martians take over mother Earth. You take a stand, and make sure your ideas, thoughts, and suggestions are put across, and that you don’t mind doing it. Courageous people take a stand, and do things sometimes other people wouldn’t do. Doctors to me are greatly courageous. They take people lives into their hands and save them and let some go. You must have a colossal amount of courage to be able to do that day in and day out.

Posted: Anne Frank