Reading Log

ATDOPTI: 

-10 mins in class 

-10 mins in class 

-10 mins in class 

-30 mins in study hall 

-20 mins at home 

-annotated bibliographies 2 hours 

-notecards for 30 mins 

total: 170 mins 

Research

I chose the Buchenwald concentration camp because of the NHD’s theme rights and responsibilities. The prisoners of the concentration camps and prisoners of war in WWII had absolutely no rights. They were forced into labor camps, experimental camps, or death camps against their will. They ended up at these camps because of what they believed.

Buchenwald was a labor camp. The prisoners were asked to do labor or an immediate death. The ones that chose to work worked mainly in factories. There were a lot more male prisoners and guards than female prisoners. Later on the women were sent away to other camps or ghettos.

So many prisoners died at Buchenwald. An estimate to the total number of deaths was about 56,545 people. Most people died from diseases, starvation, or exhaustion. At least 1,000 Soviet Union prisoners of war were shot in the head when they first arrived. This was an example of how prisoners of war were treated worse than the actual concentration camp prisoners. Even though Buchenwald was a labor camp, there were small medical experiments they would conduct on the prisoners. The experiments the guards and “doctors” would conduct on the inmates were awful. They would expose them to poison and burns to see how much they could take until it became fatal. The doctors also would put them in freezing water for multiple hours to see how long the body could fight off hypothermia. All these experiments were held at Buchenwald, and Buchenwald was just a labor camp. 

Word Ward II was a horrible time to be known as a Jew, but most people don’t know that Hitler looked down so many other beliefs and religions upon. Even though this topic is so sad and gruesome I can’t wait to learn more about how it all happened.

reading log

Annotated bibliography- 30 min
The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian- study hall 45 mins
study hall 45 min
in class- 20 mins
out side of class- 35 mins
total- 175 mins

Later in Life

I ask my friends Claudia, Audrey, Ellie, and Sophie where they want to live after college and what they want their career to be. 
Claudia said she wanted to be a children's Psychologists and live in Tennessee. Ellie said she wanted to be a doctor and live in Manhattan. Audrey said she wanted to be a Pediatrician and she doesn't know where she wants to live. And Sophie said she's not positive what she wants to be but maybe a dermatologist. She also would like to live in California. 

Ellie's answer surprised me the most. She cringes at gross things about bodies and blood and stuff like that. I don't think she actually wants to be a doctor, she just likes Grey's Anatomy. I also think its surprising how she wants to live in Manhattan because she always talks about sending her kids to Episcopal. I don't think she will stick to both of her answers, 

Dear Younger Me,

Dear Younger Me,

School isn't that hard right now, but don't think it stays that way. You will have to work hard and stay focused. Balance your social life and your school work. Don't get too caught up in all the drama and lose sight of whats most important in the long run.
The friends you make once you switch schools will be your best friends for the next 6 years. You will fight with mom constantly and argue about everything, but she is the one person who will always have your back in the bad and good times. Good luck girl (:


Lord of the Flies
chapters 8-12
3 1/2 hours

The Writing Center

About 2 weeks ago I went to the writing center for some help on my literary analysis. When I signed up I was kind of nervous because I didn't know how they would react to my paper. I had Mrs. Spaht  help me edit my paper. She was super nice and really helpful. She read through my paper and really listened to what I was saying. She took notes of errors and things that I needed to change organization wise. Then she helped me think of how to make it better which I thought was really useful, because that helped me to think on my own instead of telling me how to write it.

I only went to the writing center once this semester. I wish I would have gone more because it really did help me. I liked it a lot because they didn't critique or grade my paper, only gave me pointers on how to make it better. Next semester I will makes sure to go more than once!

Reading Log 11/18

Lord of the Flies:
Chapters 5-7 1 hour 40 mins
Literary analysis final draft:
30 mins