Pay Attention and Yesterday's Reading
When we read it means we "see" a picture in our heads.
What is visualization?
They put this out to slow down the enemy.
barbwire
Who is the narrator?
Paul Baumer
Define the following: barrage
A concentrated artillery bombardment over a wide area.
How did the parody begin that was the same as 1917?
Both have use a "single-shot" and in both cases it is a dolly pull out, a pull-out (backs away)
In the reading, Masha and Diana yearn for what kind of life after the war?
They look forward to things going back to "normal"
This triggered the start of the war.
What is the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie.
What motivates Paul and his friends to enlist in the German army at the beginning of the novel?
Nationalistic propaganda
Persuasive encouragement of their schoolmaster
Define: simulate
To pretend, to act as if, to imitate the appearance or act of.
Why are the two soldiers being sent behind enemy lines in the original?
They need to warn Major Mackenzie (another army unit) that they are advancing into a trap.
What is a reading comprehension strategy where a reader links the text to their existing knowledge, experiences, other texts, or world events to deepen their understanding and make the material more relevant and memorable.
Making Connections
Tanks
Chemical Warfare (this is debatable as it was done in earlier wars but this is the first with gas)
What does Himmelstoss do when he is wounded that makes Paul angry?
He stays in the dug out and refuses to leave even though he isn't hurt that much.
This word means: willing to accept control or instruction; submissive.
Docile
What tastes like "old shoe" in both the original and the parody?
Bread
What does Anzhelika expect when it comes to politics—and food?
She expects Ukraine to join NATO, or NATO to join Ukraine, and she looks forward to eating sushi again.
When did World War I end (what is the day that it was agreed to stop fighting)?
November 11, 1918
November 11 (acceptable answer)
How to simulate being dead if they are overrun
How to time grenades before throwing them
How to clean trenches with bombs/grenades
How to duck for cover from aircraft, etc
How to survive trench warfare
Use vocabulary in context to define the word "din":
They must pick them out from the general din by their insect-like hum—we explain to them that these are far more dangerous than the big ones that can be heard long beforehand.
Din: a loud, unpleasant, and prolonged noise
Why are Michael and Colton the ones who are asked to get toilet paper?
They are the only two housemates without jobs.
Tell me what is this vocabulary in context trick?
Is it: definition, description, or example?
The children could tell, from Phil’s statement about everything and everybody having a good side, that he was an optimist.
Vocabulary in Context: Example
This secret society sought to destabilize Austro-Hungarian rule through violence.
The Black Hand
What made Himmelstoss get out of his head and rejoin the fight?
A lieutenant orders them to "follow and join in"
Use vocabulary in context define "feeble": We cram food into us, we run, we throw, we shoot, we kill, we lie about, we are feeble and spent, and nothing supports us but the knowledge that there are still feebler, still more spent, still more helpless ones there who, with staring eyes, look upon us as gods that escape death many times.
Feeble: lacking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness.
Covid, lockdowns, 5G spreading Covid, toilet paper shortage, Kobe, contactless delivery, stimulus checks, Karens, cancel culture, 6 feet apart, Animal Crossing, Sourdough recipes, Murder Hornets, protests, WWIII rumors, the fires of Malibu, the general chaos of 2020.