Night 10th Semester B

Visual Watch the video: www.shmoop.com/video/night-wiesel Write down your reaction to this video. Do you think the Holocaust was a serious event? What from the video makes you think/feel this way? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS98MAN3Xtg While watching both videos, record 10 important facts about the Holocaust. Options to consider: who, what, when, where, why and how,etc. Where did the Holocaust happen? The Holocaust happened in ____________. Name those responsible for the Holocaust? __________ were/was responsible for the Holocaust. What happen to the victims of the Holocaust? The victims of the Holocaust ________________. Describe some of the experiences the victims of the Holocaust encountered? One of the experiences the victims of the Holocaust encountered was…

Compare and Contrast When you watch the SHMOOP video, what was your reaction? Was it the same reaction you had to the documentary? Why? When I watched the SHMOOP video, I thought…. It wasn’t the same as the second video because….

Discussion The German soldiers followed orders to persecute and murder Jews. Many people were bystanders who let the actions unfold without doing anything. What is the danger of blindly following the orders of others? Partner A: When we blindly follow others, we risk… Partner B: I agree/disagree because…. Why do you think some people stand by and do nothing to help others in need? Partner B: Some people stand by and do nothing to help others because… Partner A: I agree/disagree because….

Introduction Activities (1) Activity 1 (on the LHS page) is a short power-point that includes a section in where you conduct research. You can either download and save the power-point with your answers or write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

Exit Activity 1. Write a paragraph in where you explain of a time when you experienced injustice for your self or another person. Describe the incident and explain your reaction towards such injustice? Did you do something about it or did you let it happen?

Warm-Up Review the title “Night” write one or two sentences in where you predict what you think the novel will be about?

Introduction Activities (2) Activity #2—Reading for Understanding / SOAPSTone Directions: Read “Fighting Hitler—A Holocaust Story” by Lauren Tarshis. The article is available digitally on the website. Fill out a SOAPStone for this article using the digital form on the website.

Background In Night, Elie Wiesel shares his story of the Holocaust, the name given to the persecution and murder of millions of Jews and others during World War II. Elie Wiesel’s memoir Night describes a horrible time in the twentieth century, when too many people looked away from a terrible wrong. In 1941, Eliezer was a twelve-year-old boy who lived with his father, mother, and three sisters in a small village near the border of Romania and Hungary. Holocaust comes from a Greek word that means “a burnt offering.”

Author’s background Eliezer was a religious boy who welcomed nightfall as a time for prayer and who thought of becoming a rabbi. Wiesel’s story begins in Romania (now Hungary) in 1941 and ends in 1944. When Germans took over this area, local Jews were persecuted. They were forced to wear yellow stars and to live in ghettos, and were then sent to concentration camps.

Vocabulary Several vocabulary words that you will encounter when reading “Night” appear in the word chart below. Make sure to familiarize your self with the terms so that you comprehend the readings.

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