Mr. Del Muro’s Classes

Remember, receive 5 points extra credit for answering one of the following student-generated questions. The answer must be correct and well-researched.

Questions (Per. 6):

Since Auschwitz was a concentration camp, why is it so neat and tidy?

What does SS stand for?

Why did the Jews keep only their belts and shoes?

Why were the Jews given such little food?

How long did it take them to get to Auschwitz?

How did Mrs. Schacter know that there would be a fire?

Where did the rest of Elie’s family go? What happened to them?

Why didn’t the prisoners try to run away?

What does the “angel of death” mean?

Why did the inmates have Elie and his father lie about his age?

Why did they have numbers tattooed on their arms?

Per. 7

What does SS stand for?

What happened to Moshe the Beadle?

Why was Mrs. Schacter screaming?

What happened to the stuff the Jews left behind?

Why didn’t they kill Elie and his father?

What is Yiddish?

What/who is the angel of death?

What happened to his mom and sister?

What happened to Madame Schacter?

Why were the Jews saying the prayer of death?

Why did the guy have Elie lie about his proper age?

It’s never too early to prepare for college. Find out what you need to get into UCLA or Loyola Marymount at College Night tonight in the Carroll Student Activity Center.

College Night starts at 7 p.m. and ends at 9 p.m.

On this blog, post the following:

Colleges you visited

Requirements for getting in

Advice given by recruiter (person sitting at the table)

In honor of Halloween, I’ll replace any quiz grade with a 10 if a student visits the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles and goes into its Spider Pavillion exhibit.

The requirement is this:

Visit the museum, take a photo of yourself in the Spider Exhibit and then write a short paragraph about what emotions you felt being in a room with thousands of spiders.

Turn in the museum ticket in person to me, e-mail the photo, and post the paragraph as a comment on this page.

Good luck.

OK, here’s another chance at extra credit. Earn 5 points on a test or an essay and a 10 points on homework for taking a picture of spelling errors you find.

You must post the picture here in order to get credit. Follow directions on that page for more information.

This site is permanently linked on the right-hand side of this blog.

OK, English I… I will give you two opportunities for extra credit.

Go to one of the following two plays and write a one-page review:

Of Mice and Men at the Pasadena Playhouse

- This play runs from May 2-June 8

- Any student with a current valid student ID can purchase specially-priced tickets to all performances, subject to availability. Call the box office for details. (626) 356-PLAY

Fahrenheit 451 at the Freemont Centre Theatre in Pasadena

- Runs from April 19-June 1

- Enter code 210 for $10 student tickets

You will receive +5 points on any test, +10 points on any essay, or +20 points on homework

Who went to the LA Times Festival of Books this weekend? Whom did you see? What did you think?

Post a picture if you want (I believe you can embed photos).

I met my favorite author, Sherman Alexie, who discussed his book, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. He didn’t disappoint.

Mr. D