Ind. Rdg. Post Because of Romek Post #4

1.) The most shocking part of the book I think was when David's mother and sisters died right in front of him, when the Nazi's rushed in. This is the most shocking to me because David somehow was able to slip under the couch, and the rest of them got murdered. If I was David I would have been going crazy, screaming and fighting.

2.) I think that when David got his job feeding the dogs it was one of the best parts of the books, because he got a source of food, and he got to stay away from the tough jobs that the other prisoners had to endure. I think it was smart when David used the dog food as some food for his self so he could survive. So I think that part of the book showed how smart he was.

3.) During Davids stay at Bergen-Belsen he described as one of the worst camps he had encountered. Describing it as filthy, dead people lying around, and people eating others. During his stay there he gets a sickness called typhus, which he almost is killed by the disease, so he escapes death again.

4.)I think one of David's proudest triumphs was when he one again escaped death, and survived the gas chambers even though he was sick. I think it was meant for David to survive because he went through so many life and death situations but he is somehow still here. I think David is glad he is still alive compared to most Holocaust survivors because I think that he wants to get what happened to him out of him, so the whole world will understand.

5.) I think David Faber's book Because of Romek should be read to all middle schools, high schools, and universities because it will help the the people that read understand what happened to people in the Holocaust. If they read it they would know why people are effected they way they are by it and be more appreciative that they don't have to go through what David and others went through. I also think if they read they would be more proned to stopping something like that from ever happening again. I think if more people read this book the world would be more peaceful.

Name: Jaylon Corpening
Project Reflection: Post on your Blog
Project Title: Renaissance

Class: A-B Dates: 6-6-08
*You may type directly in this document and copy and paste into blog, or simply address each of the following in a post. It should be approx. 2 pages worth of writing.

PURPOSE: In this section, explain what you were supposed to learn and what you were supposed to do.
Sentence Starters
The purpose of this project was to learn about…
In order to learn about _________________, we had to create/perform/ write/etc…

The purpose of this project was to show about past life and culture back when the Renaissance was just beginning. In order to learn about the Renaissance we had to research a person, and do a 3-5 page biography on them. We also had to learn how to dance like the Renaissance people did.

WHAT I LEARNED
In this section, tell what information or skills you learned or improved.
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I learned about…
I explored the concepts/topics of …
In this project, I learned how to…. (skills)

In this project I learned about the dark ages and how the Renaissance was very important because it brought so much life in it's art, math, science, and law. I explored the concept of when there were no cars and there was no electricity, but the important Renaissance figures still did what they could to help out these very dreadful times, and made things hat still are honored today. In this project I learned how to research better, I learned how to find good sources, and i learned how to write better when it comes to writing biographies.

REFLECTION
In this section, reflect on your experience. Did you like the project? Why or why not? How did you do? What would you do differently next time?
Sentence Starters
I enjoyed this project because…
I feel like I could have done better on this project because…
Next time, I would…

I enjoyed this project because it showed how math, science, and art were really used
by people with little resources coming from dreadful times to creating things such as the
Sistine Chapel. So it really showed that things so significant can be so important to
people in a desperate time also very important today.

ARTIFACTS
You should have at least one artifact from each project on your DP. What document, picture, or link will you have for this project?

I will put my biography on my dp.