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Do Now (3 min)

Please create this heading in your notebook:

Name Date

February Vocabulary WordsSlide2

Agenda

Do

Now (3)

February Vocabulary

(20

)

Survey

(

10 min

)

The

Holocaust: What do you already know

?

HW

(2)

Quick Write (15 min) Slide3

Elicit

Definition

: to

provoke someone to draw forth a response

Part

of Speech:

Verb (v)

Synonyms:

Prompt

,

evoke

Antonyms:

Stop,

ignore

Example: The growling of Napoleon’s dogs was meant to

elicit

a fearful response from the other animals.Slide4

Esoteric

Definition:

Knowledge

only understood by members of a small group

Part of speech:

Adjective (

adj

)

Synonyms:

Deep, profound

Antonyms:

Shallow, superficial

Example:

“The teachings of the Jewish Kabbalah are very

esoteric

, and only understood by people who have studied the Torah for many years.”Slide5

Euphemism

Definition

: a

pleasant word or phrase used in place of one that is offensive

Part

of speech:

Noun (n)

Synonyms

:

U

nderstatement, substitute

Antonyms

:

None

Examples: “the final solution

” OR “I

got laid off today at work

”

“The final solution” was a

euphemism

for Hitler’s horrifying master plan of exterminating all Jewish people.Slide6

Fastidious

Definition

: Particular about how you do something

Part of speech:

Adjective (

adj

)

Synonyms

:

Exacting, demanding

Antonyms:

Relaxed,

careless

Example:

“As a teenager,

Elie

Wiesel

was

fastidious

about his religious studies, and studied the details of the Talmud every night.Slide7

Facetious

Definition

: An

inappropriate or insensitive joke

Part of speech:

Adjective (

adj

)

Synonyms:

Humorous, foolish

Antonyms:

Sincere, earnest

Example:

“People who deny the occurrence of the Holocaust often make

facetious

remarks about the “suffering” prisoners must have endured.Slide8

Illicit

Definition:

forbidden or banned

by

law

Part

of Speech:

Adjective (

adj

)

Synonyms:

Prohibited, outlawed

Antonyms:

Lawful,

legal

Example: Montag would have been thrown in prison for possessing

illicit

materials, such as books.Slide9

Hiatus

Definition

: A

period of time in which something is stopped or suspended

Part of speech:

Noun (n)

Synonyms:

Gap, Break

Antonyms:

Continuation, extension

Example:

Elie

Wiesel took a ten year

hiatus

from speaking about the Holocaust before he wrote his memoir, Night.Slide10

Incessant

Definition:

Continuing

without interruption

Part of speech:

Adjective (

adj

)

Synonyms:

Perpetual, nonstop

Antonyms:

Discontinuous, periodical

Example:

The

Nazi Party’s discrimination against Jews

was

incessant

during the 1930’s and 1940’s.Slide11

Indigenous

Definition:

produced, growing, living, or occurring naturally in a particular region or environment 

Part

of speech:

Adjective (

adj

)

Synonyms:

Natural, original

Antonyms:

Foreign, imported

Example:

Since a

vocados are

indigenous

to the state of California, they are easier to buy and sell here.Slide12

Infinitesimal

Definition:

Tiny; extremely small

Part of speech:

Adjective (

adj

)

Synonyms:

Microscopic, miniscule

Antonyms:

Enormous, large

Example: At the end of Boxer’s life, he only had an

infinitesimal

amount of strength left to continue working on Animal Farm. Slide13

The Holocaust: What do you already know?

Type in this link on your phone:

https://

tinyurl.com/zons8jv

Answer the questions on the survey as HONESTLY as possible! No one will see your answers but me

Slide14

Homework

Bring your copy of

Night

to class

on Tuesday/Wednesday

10 point extra credit grade!Slide15

Exit Ticket: Quick

Write

(15

min)

10 points

Directions

: Respond to the

two questions

below, explaining in detail your

reasoning

for your beliefs. You may

use first person

in your response. Write at least

3-5 complete sentences

for each question.

How does silence encourage violence

?

Why are eye witness accounts, told from a first person perspective, important when telling a story?