BellringerMonday, September 8, 20081. 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, 20081. 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, 20081. 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, 20081. 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, 2008Response DirectionsUsing 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, 2008DIRECTIONS: 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 somethingA. VACCINEB. COMMITC. 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 colonizedA. COMMITB. POPULATIONC. COLONY

8. the total number of persons inhabiting a country, city, or any district or areaA. POPULATIONB. VACCINEC. COLONY

9. used as a preventive medicine to cause immunity against a specific diseaseA. VACCINEB. COLONYC. PLOT

10. WHAT IS PLOT?