Make-Up Vocab Test

If you were absent and missed the in-class assessment, please post a Comment that includes all six of this week's vocab words, their definitions, and a sentence that uses the word appropriately.  The sentence must be at least nine words long. 

Have a wonderful break and I will see you in January!

Blog Question #4

How did slavery in the Americas begin?

Slavery was introduced to America in 1619 when a Dutch ship brought twenty black slaves from Africa to the colony of Jamestown, Virginia.  The save trade was carried on chiefly by New England merchants and shippers.  Their trading ships left southern ports for the coast of Africa with cargoes of rum to trade for African citizens, sold by the kings of warring tribes as slaves.  The slave ships sailed to Cuba and the United States, where the salves were exchanged for money, sugarcane, and molasses.  These trading ships were wooded vessels ninety feet long. Forty to eighty slaves were placed in poorly ventilated holds, which measured approximately thirty feet by thirty feet, and were chained at the ankles by iron shackles.  Answer the following questions, using your imagination and the information in this paragraph.

1. Given the number of slaves in a small hold, what do you think would be their physical and mental needs?  What problems might arise if those needs are not met? 
2. What sorts of people would be willing to work on a slave ship?  How might they be affected by what they see and do?
3. What do you think would be the attitude of the crew members toward the kind of work they are doing?  What do you think would be their attitude toward the conditions of the blacks?
4. If you were forced to work on a slave ship against your will, what would concern you the most?  

Blog Question #3

What is Social Injustice?

Many of you yesterday gave slavery as your example of Social Injustice.  Based on the game and discussion yesterday, and knowing that the Holocaust and Slavery are excellent examples, define the phrase "Social Injustice"  - IN YOUR OWN WORDS. The definition needs to be at least 9 words long.

Blog Question #2

The Rules of Posting Comments:

1. Always put your name as the very first line in your comment. 
2. Do not use the Reply to Comment function as a way to chat with friends.  This will be a tool that we will use to enhance class discussions.  So, please do not Reply to a Comment unless I instruct you to do so.  You would not get to write on a classmate's paper assignment and you should not write on their digital ones.  
3.   All Comments should be done with full effort and attention paid to Sentence Formation, Conventions, and Language.  
4. If you miss a Post in class for any reason, you can always make it up at home.  I will grade the Comments after school before 4:00pm.  If you post late and do not think that I will see one of your Comments, email me a note to look for your Comment.
5. That's it!  That's all the rules.  Now, post a Comment where you summarize the Rules in YOUR OWN WORDS.  Thank you!

Blog Question #1

Would YOU have been a Mr. Kraler or a Miep? 

Imagine yourself in the position in which Mr. Kraler and Miep found themselves in 1939.  Imagine that friends of yours were about to be arrested and, almost certainly, killed.  Would you have done the same as them and risk your life for a friend?

What about a stranger?   If you found yourself in a situation where others are being unfairly treated, would you stand up and help them?

Post your answer as a Comment, constructed in the form of a TEA paragraph.

Victor Kraler                                             Miep Gies