Night Elie Weisel

Transylvania

Night Thought Question: Chapter 1 Several times Elie ’ s family was given the opportunity to flee. When were these opportunities and why didn ’ t they take them? 75+

Night Groups Group 1: Jacob, Armand, Kelsey, Owen Group 2: Ashley, Matthew, Willie, Reyna Group 3: Spencer, Tyler, Andrea, Silvino Group 4: Rosalind, Carley, Drew, Devin Group 5: Shadrach, Tuyen, Katelynn, Ben Group 6: Elli, Izzy, Aaron, Ryan Group 7: Lea, Jamison, Vaughn, Evan Group 8: Nav, Lisette, Michael, David Group 9: Taylor, Khalid, Sarah, Mason

Night Vocabulary Write each word, plus its definition, and then an original sentence that fits with the context of the book (how you think the author might use the word in the upcoming chapters). – Messiah: deliverer of the Jews – synagogue: house of Jewish worship – Kaddish: Jewish prayer for the dead – Yom Kippur: Day of Atonement – cabbala: Jewish mysticism – Aryan: non-Jewish Caucasian – Talmud: body of Jewish tradition – rabbi: a Jewish teacher – automaton: a robot – truncheon: a club – Gestapo: Nazi secret police

Night Quote Analysis Ch. 1 “The yellow star? Oh well, what of it? You don’t die of it…” (Wiesel 20). 1.Who is the speaker? 2.What is the background/context? To what is the quote referring? What is taking/had taken place at the time of the quote 3.What is the significance? What is the importance of this quote? What does it mean for the character(s)?

Night Thought Question: Chapter 2 What are the conditions on the train? Describe these conditions using sensory detail. How do the people in this chapter adapt to their environment? 75+

Night Quote Analysis Ch. 2 “Her little boy clung to her; he did not cry out; he did not say a word. He was not even weeping now” (Wiesel 35). 1.Who is the speaker? 2.What is the background/context? (To what is the quote referring? What is taking/had taken place at the time of the quote) 3.What is the significance? (What is the importance of this quote? What does it mean for the character?)

Night Quote Analysis Ch. 3 “Never shall I forget those moments which murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to dust” (Wiesel 43). 1.Who is the speaker? 2.What is the background/context? (To what is the quote referring? What is taking/had taken place at the time of the quote) 3.What is the significance? (What is the importance of this quote? What does it mean for the character?)

Night Quote Analysis Ch. 4 “Never shall I forget those moments which murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to dust” (Wiesel 43). 1.Who is the speaker? 2.What is the background/context? (To what is the quote referring? What is taking/had taken place at the time of the quote) 3.What is the significance? (What is the importance of this quote? What does it mean for the character?)

Night Thought Question: Chapter 4-5 At the end of Chapter 4, one of the prisoners asks, “Where is God now?” What does this mean? What experiences does Elie recount that show they cannot find God?

Night Quote Analysis Ch. 5 “As I swallowed my bowl of soup, I saw in the gesture an act of rebellion and protest against Him” (Wiesel 76). 1.Who is the speaker? (1) 2.What is the background/context? (To what is the quote referring? What is taking/had taken place at the time of the quote) (2) 3.What is the significance? (What is the importance of this quote? What does it mean for the character?) (3)

Night Thought Question: Chapter 6 What is the relationship like between Elie and his father? Use specific examples. 1-2: Describe their relationship 3: Find an example that supports your idea and quote it 4-5: Explain how your example supports shows the relationship they have Ex: Elie and his father have a strong relationship because they are always there for one another. They have been together since the beginning and don’t want to lose each other. Elie says, “ I had no right to let myself die. What would he do without me” (93). Elie knows that if he dies while marching to the next camp, his father will have no reason to live. They live for each other in the hopes that they can survive their circumstance and see a better day.

Night Quote Analysis Ch. 6 “The whole of his life was gliding on the strings – his lost hope, his charred past, his extinguished future” (Wiesel 100). 1.Who is the speaker? (1) 2.What is the background/context? (To what is the quote referring? What is taking/had taken place at the time of the quote) (2) 3.What is the significance? (What is the importance of this quote? What does it mean for the character?)(3)

Night Quote Analysis Ch. 7 “Don’t you recognize me? I’m your father…you’re hurting me…you’re killing your father! I’ve got some bread for you too…” (Wiesel 106 ). 1.Who is the speaker? (1) 2.What is the background/context? (To what is the quote referring? What is taking/had taken place at the time of the quote) (2) 3.What is the significance? (What is the importance of this quote? What does it mean for the character?)(3)

Maus – Art Spiegelman Analysis pp Describe three of the unspoken rules/tips the protagonist describes to us about how he survives at Auschwitz. 2.Why do you think Spiegelman uses mice as characters? 3.Why do you think Spiegelman decided to use a graphic novel to tell a story about the Holocaust?

Night Quote Analysis Ch. 8 “Don’t let me find him! If only I could get rid of this dead weight, so that I could use all of my strength to struggle for my own survival”(Wiesel). 1.Who is the speaker? 2.What is the background/context? (To what is the quote referring? What is taking/had taken place at the time of the quote) 3.What is the significance? (What is the importance of this quote? What does it mean for the character?)

Night Thought Question: Chapter 8 How does Eliezer feel about his father’s death? Why does he feel this way? Use specific examples.

Night Quote Analysis Ch. 9 “From the depths of the mirror, a corpse gazed back at me”(Wiesel ). 1.Who is the speaker? 2.What is the background/context? (To what is the quote referring? What is taking/had taken place at the time of the quote) 3.What is the significance? (What is the importance of this quote? What does it mean for the character?)

Chapter 9a 1.At the beginning of chapter 9, how does Elie feel? a) Apathetic. b) Hopeful. c) Relieved. d) Rebellious. 2.What is the only thing Elie wants to do after his father dies? a) Die. b) Eat. c) Work. d) Escape. 3.What doesn't Elie do for six days? a) Sleep. b) Eat. c) Speak. d) Receive his medicine. 4.What is the result of the event which occurs on April 10, 1945, while the prisoners are at roll call? a) The prisoners stare blankly at each other. b) The evacuation is postponed until the next day. c) Their executions are cancelled. d) The guards panic and scatter. 5.When the prisoners do eventually receive their freedom, what do they want? a) They only want food and clothing. b) They want their captors to suffer the same treatment they received. c) They are too weak to care. d) They ask their liberators to burn the camp to the ground. 6.In chapter 9, what does Elie want to do that he has not done since living in the ghetto? a) Read. b) Look in a mirror. c) Pray. d) Care about something.

Mandala Prewrite What is Elie Wiesel’s book mostly about? Cruelty Kindness Selfishness Unselfishness. Explain. 75+

Topic: Kindness, Cruelty, Selfishness or Unselfishness Quote, Explanation of Quote, Picture Quote, Explanation of Quote, Picture Quote, Explanation of Quote, Picture

Little Polish Boy Read and annotate the poem independently. – Answer these questions in your annotation: What is going on in this poem? What is the attitude of the poet? How do you know? What language choices illuminate this attitude?

Little Polish Boy: T-Bear/Tone Write a T-Bear paragraph explaining how the poet’s diction choices create the tone. First identify what the tone is, then select word choices that demonstrate this tone. Topic Sentence: Tone (identify) created through word choice Background for Example One: Short Summary of poem plus transition to evidence Evidence: Two diction choices that create tone. Analysis: Precisely HOW these choices show tone…one example at a time (at least 5 sentences). Restatement of Topic Sentence with Lesson about Life

First The Came for the Jews Read and annotate the poem independently. – Answer these questions in your annotation: What is going on in this poem? What is the attitude of the poet? How do you know? What language choices illuminate this attitude? Next: Exactly what is the tone? Identify two diction choices that reveal that tone.

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