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Bellringer Monday, September 8, 2008. 1. I am commited,” said Shira, to learning more about the history of the jewish peoples in America.” 2. In september of 1654 twenty three Jews arrived in New Amsterdam New York VTOD= commit: strong desire to stick with or to something.
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BellringerMonday, September 8, 2008 • 1. I am commited,” said Shira, to learning more about the history of the jewish peoples in America.” • 2. In september of 1654 twenty three Jews arrived in New Amsterdam New York • VTOD= commit: strong desire to stick with or to something
BellringerTuesday, September 9, 2008 • 1. At the time of the declaration of independence was signed in 1776 approximately two thousand Jews were living in the thirteen colonies. • 2. More than one third of Russia’s Jews left their country to escape attacks that occurred in the 1880s, most came to America • VTOD= colony: a group of people who leave their native country to form in a new land connected with the parent nation; the country or district settled or colonized
BellringerWednesday, September 10, 2008 • 1. Waves of immigrant from Eastern europe increase the Jewish population from 250,00 in 1880 too more than four million in the 1920s. • 2. Admitance to this here country did not however mean the end of prejudiz and discrimination. • VTOD= population: the total number of persons inhabiting a country, city, or any district or area
BellringerThursday, September 11, 2008 • 1. Louis D. Brandeis was the first Jew appointed to the Supreme Court, and Henry Kissinger won the Nobel Prize in 1973. • 2. Dr Salk developed the polio vaccine, Joseph Pulitzer endowed the pulitzer prize, and Albert Einstein won the Nobel prize. • VTOD= vaccine: used as a preventive medicine to cause immunity against a specific disease
BellringerFriday, September 12, 2008 • Response Directions • Using today’s selection as inspiration, write three ideas of how to change the end of the story. • VTOD= plot: the storyline, or main story, of a literary work
BELLRINGER QUIZFRIDAY, SEPT. 12, 2008 • DIRECTIONS: Choose the sentence that is written correctly. For the VTOD, choose the correct term for the given definition.
1. CHOOSE THE SENTENCE THAT IS WRITTEN CORRECTLY. • A. I am commited,” said Shira, to learning more about the history of the jewish peoples in America.” • B. “I am committed,” said Shira, “to learning more about the history of the Jewish people in America.”
2. CHOOSE THE SENTENCE THAT IS WRITTEN CORRECTLY. • A. Louis d Brandeis was the first jew appointed to the supreme court, and Henry Kissinger winned the nobel prize in 1973. • B. Louis D. Brandeis was the first Jew appointed to the Supreme Court, and Henry Kissinger won the Nobel Prize in 1973.
3. CHOOSE THE SENTENCE THAT IS WRITTEN CORRECTLY. • A. Waves of immigrant from Eastern europe increase the Jewish population from 250,00 in 1880 too more than four million in the 1920s. • B. Waves of immigrants from Eastern Europe increased the Jewish population from 250,000 in 1880, to more than four million in the 1920’s.
4. CHOOSE THE SENTENCE THAT IS WRITTEN CORRECTLY. • A. More than one-third of Russia’s Jews left their country to escape attack that occurred in the 1880’s; most came to America. • B. More than one third of Russia’s Jews left their country to escape attacks that occurred in the 1880s, most came to America
5. CHOOSE THE SENTENCE THAT IS WRITTEN CORRECTLY. • A. In september of 1654 twenty three Jews arrived in New Amsterdam New York • B. In September of 1654 twenty-three Jews arrived in New Amsterdam, New York.
6. strong desire to stick with or to something • A. VACCINE • B. COMMIT • C. POPULATION
7. a group of people who leave their native country to form in a new land connected with the parent nation; the country or district settled or colonized • A. COMMIT • B. POPULATION • C. COLONY
8. the total number of persons inhabiting a country, city, or any district or area • A. POPULATION • B. VACCINE • C. COLONY
9. used as a preventive medicine to cause immunity against a specific disease • A. VACCINE • B. COLONY • C. PLOT