Ballad Poem

The Civil War

South Carolina seceded

Slavery was the issue

That kept being repeated

Other states followed

South Carolina’s example

Then war began, in which many lives were swallowed

The south vs. the north

Battles everywhere,

They kept going back and forth

Abraham Lincoln was president at the time

He was an abolitionist

Many were enraged and decided to commit a crime

This war lasted 4 years

The south eventually surrendered

But they still had many fear ahead and they had shed many tears

Poetry Terms

Sound Devices

1.       Rhyme: using the same vowel and consonant sound at the end of two words

2.       Repetition: using the same word or phrase more than once

3.       Alliteration: using the same consonant at the beginning of words

Devices

1.       Symbol: an object, person, or idea that stands for something beyond itself

2.       Imagery: words and phrases that appeal to your senses

3.       Figurative Language: writing that is not to be taken literally

•  Metaphor: comparing two things without using the words “like” or “as”
•  Simile: comparing two things using the words “like” or “as”
•  Personification: description of something nonhuman as if it were human

Forms & Purpose

1.       Narrative: tells a story

2.       Ballad(narrative): based on ancient customs of telling stories in a song; subject-adventure, romance, dramatic event; adventures were told in a serious way

3.       Lyric Poem: a highly musical verse that expresses the observations and feelings of a single speaker

Narrative Poem

Saw him for the first time

At my sister’s birthday party

Thought to myself “Woah” haha

Didn’t say a word to each other

As I went throughout the night laughing

A year or so later, saw him once more

It was my thirteenth birthday

Was so shy that I didn’t even want to say “Hi”

However, he gave me a present

Said goodbye, thanks and then the night was over

Months later once more we crossed paths

This time at my sister’s graduation

Finally spoke to him

He was funny and fun to mess with (he he)

That whole day was amazing with many unforgettable memories

We talked everyday for the next few weeks

Felt as I had known him for a lifetime

Could trust him with my whole life

Spoke to him about anything, and he was always there for me

Our friendship grew strong

Two weeks later,

He confessed to me,

His true feelings which he,

Had been hiding from me for weeks

That he had accidentally fallen in love with me

The next couple of weeks

Were amazing

But harsh

Because I had fallen in love,

With someone who was wrong for me and who would only hurt me

Told me he loved me,

Promised me the world,

Those 115 days were the best

My heart and soul felt loved and loved with everything it had

I had felt something I had never felt with anyone else before

That love was great but it brought sorrow and pain to my life

I was a little girl in love with someone who wasn’t sure of what he felt

Our relationship both as a couple and as friends came to an end

All the tears I shed, I shed for him

The memories will always be kept in my heart but for now it will just have to be goodbye

Look & Learn

 This was a gas chamber. They would stuff hundreds of Jews in here to be gassed to death. Gassing them was a easier, quicker way to kill them.

 This is a picture of Adolf Hitler. He was the leader of the Nazi party.

 This is when the Nazis have an assembly and what they are doing is their hand sign of respect towards the Nazi party.

 The swastika was the Nazi symbol. You would see this in the Nazis uniform and on flags.

 This image is of many dead Jews. The Nazis would just pile them up once they had died.

 In this picture is Hitler and another general. By doing that sign they are showing each other respect.

 This is the Yellow Star of David and Jews would have to wear this on their clothing. Nazis would mark them with these so they could distinguish them from other groups.

 This is a picture of anti-Jewish propaganda. Hitler used this to degrade the Jews in the community and to embarrass them.

 In this image a Nazi soldier is threatening to kill a man and his child but he is trying to protect the child.

In this last image you see a picture of good propaganda towards Germans. This shows a German in a good way, as a strong successful man.

Historical Context

• Before the Holocaust began, Germany had a Weimar Republic. The Weimar Republic was a democracy which meant that people had a voice in their government. It gave freedom of speech and religion to the people and voting rights for women.
• The Treaty of Versaille was created after Germany lost World War 1 and it stated that the Germans would have to admit defeat. The Germans would also have to pay the U.S, France, Italy, etc. for the damages. Lastly it also said that they had to give up 13% of their land and six million people.
• When Germany lost World War 1 it had devastating effects such as a failed economy and low moral/pride. Soon many people began becoming desperate. This is when Hitler decided to take advantage of people because they had become so desperate.
•  Hitler was a politician and he was devastated when Germany lost WWI. He began blaming other people for what had happened and he said it was the Jews’ fault and so he began gaining power by convincing others that it was also the Jews’ fault. Hitler first gained power in 1933.
•   Adolf Hitler was the leader of the Nazi party. He blamed the Jews for Germany’s loss of WWI. Hitler believed that only true Germans had the right to live.
•  The Holocaust began 1939 and ended 1945. It was the mass murder of Jews and other groups that were considered inferior. German Nazi soldiers would execute Jews and others by the hundreds.
•  Hitler and his Nazi followers began getting ideas of creating ghettos and extermination camps. They began to think that these places would be created to degrade the Jews. Hitler began thinking about it and soon he wanted them to be created.
•  Extermination camps were created in 1933. In these camps they would execute Jews by the hundreds. The Nazis used many strategies to kill them like by guns or by gas chambers.
•  In 1939 World War 2 broke out between many countries. Some of these countries were Japan, Italy, U.S, and Germany. The U.S didn’t enter the war until later but they were still a part of it in the end.
•  Nazis created ghettos to place Jews in so they could live there. These ghettos were horrible dirty places and the living conditions were also horrible. Ghettos were created to embarrass and degrade Jews; they were also created to isolate Jews from the outside world.
•  The U.S at first did not do anything to help the Jews. They thought that by avoiding the problem it would go away. Then on December 6, 1941, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor so the U.S decided to fight back and they also decided to interfere in the Holocaust.
• Finally the end of the war and the Holocaust came in 1945. Also the end of Adolf Hitler came that year. He and his wife both committed suicide on April 30, 1945.

Anne Frank - Stage Adaption

The play started off after the war when Mr. Frank and Miep return to the warehouse attic in 1945. Miep then shows Mr. Frank Anne’s diary and as he begins to read the time goes back to 1942. The Franks are now getting ready to leave their house to their new hiding place. Anne begins to explain what’s been occurring in Germany and says that Jews now had to wear yellow stars, they had many restrictions, and that she could no longer attend school. After that she says that the one morning she woke up and she and her sister, Margot, were told to put on as much clothes as possible because it’d be suspicious if they were to walk around with suitcases. When they get there they see that the Van Daans are already there. Mr. Van Daan is described as large and tall, in his late forties and Mrs. Van Daan is described as a pretty woman also in her forties. Peter is their only son and he seems like a shy, awkward boy who’s sixteen. Anne and Peter would still keep learning thanks to Miep. She would bring them books to study with. A couple of months later Mr. Kraler, who also helped the Franks and Van Daans, asked if another Jew, Mr. Dussel, could move in for a while. The Franks said yes but the Van Daans were upset. Mr. Dussel was a dentist, he and Anne didn’t get along at all because he didn’t agree with what she did and he and Peter didn’t get along as well. In time Anne and Peter grew closer and soon they fell in love. One night they heard something at the bottom and when Mr. Frank went to go see what it was and it was a thief. The thief took the cash box and the radio but worst of all the thief now knew that someone was living in the attic. They knew they would get caught and all that was left to do was wait. As they waited they soon found out Mr. Van Daan had been stealing food from them for two years. In the end of the play the Gestapo captures them.