10/18: *See Google Classroom for the CERC Refugee Activism Peer Editing
"The Teacher Who Changed my Life" Memoir by Nicholas Gage
10/18: Foursquare Notes for "The Teacher Who Changed My Life": Please import the following PDF into Notability in order to gather your thoughts throughout the reading.
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Background on the Author:
Narrow Escape: Nicholas Gage’s original name was Nikos Gatzoyiannis (gätQzô-yänPGs). He was born in Lia, a village in northwestern Greece. Gage spent his early years with his mother, Eleni, and four older sisters. His father, Christos, had left to find work in the United States. After World War II, Eleni and her children found themselves caught in Greece’s civil war between the Communists and the royalists. In 1947, Communist fighters gained control of Lia. When the Communists began to retreat in the spring of 1948, they took some children with them. Fearing that her children would be sent to Communist countries, Eleni made arrangements for the family to flee. Gage and three of his sisters escaped, but his mother and one sister were left behind. The Communists arrested Eleni, who was put on trial and executed. Eventually, Gage and his sisters joined their father in the United States.
A Tireless Investigator: As an investigative reporter for the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, Nicholas Gage reported on important issues such as organized crime and drug trafficking. But ever since childhood, he wanted to cover a more personal story. In 1980, Gage began researching a book about his mother’s fate in the Greek civil war. His investigations led him to one of the judges who ordered Eleni’s execution. Gage actually considered killing the judge, but he realized that if he took revenge he would “become like him, purging myself as he did of all humanity or compassion.” Gage’s award-winning book, Eleni, was published in 1983.
Credit: https://languagearts-nhs.wikispaces.com/file/view/TeacherChangedLife.pdf
A Tireless Investigator: As an investigative reporter for the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, Nicholas Gage reported on important issues such as organized crime and drug trafficking. But ever since childhood, he wanted to cover a more personal story. In 1980, Gage began researching a book about his mother’s fate in the Greek civil war. His investigations led him to one of the judges who ordered Eleni’s execution. Gage actually considered killing the judge, but he realized that if he took revenge he would “become like him, purging myself as he did of all humanity or compassion.” Gage’s award-winning book, Eleni, was published in 1983.
Credit: https://languagearts-nhs.wikispaces.com/file/view/TeacherChangedLife.pdf
Digital Text of "The Teacher Who Changed My Life": You do not have to read this digitally, but you are welcome to import it into Notability in order to highlight your evidence or to read it if that is your preference.
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10/17: Import the following document into Notability and highlight at least three pieces of evidence that demonstrate the challenges and hardships children who are refugees are facing.
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Homework: Complete the Assigned Writing on Google Classroom by Monday to prepare for our reading next week.
You may work on it in class today if you finish the work below.
Today you are going to build background knowledge on what kinds of challenges children who are refugees face when they enter a new country. Around the world and throughout history, people have been displaced because of war, oppression, or even natural disasters. Understanding what it means to be a refugee will help you understand our next text.
Step One:
Please import the following "Refugee Background Four Square" PDF into Notability to guide your notes today.
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Step Two: Watch the following video to learn more about what it means to be a refugee.
*Use the video to complete the first square of your notes.
Step Two:
Watch the following video to see how the current refugee crisis connects to WWII greek refugees.
*Use this video to fill in another square on your Notability Notes.
Step Three:
Choose one of the articles below. I recommend uploading the PDF into Notability so you can annotate and highlight the text as you read.
*Please use the article to fill in the remaining square on your Notability notes.
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Option Two: (Above Level Vocab)
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