1. Bellringer
Pick up a worksheet on your way to your seat. When you finish the questions, find a way to connect the two texts.

2. Night Written by Elie Weisel
Memoir of his experience during the Holocaust
This chapter deals with life in Auschwitz, a concentration camp and the separation process
Students will each need a textbook

3. Writing Assignment
I am giving you back the theme worksheets we completed last class. Write 2-3 paragraphs connecting three texts from that list using a common theme. One of those texts *must* be Night.

4. The Holocaust Part of WWII, occurred in Europe
Centered around German politics – the rise of the Nazi Party
Adolph Hitler was an elected Chancellor of Germany
Nuremberg Laws: Similar to the Jim Crow Laws – they prevented Jewish people from doing certain activities of daily life (curfew, dress, schooling, etc.)
Aryan Race

5. Important Events Kristalnacht “The Night of Broken Glass”
The first concentration camp appeared in 1933
January 27, 1945 – The day that Auschwitz was liberated by American soldiers

6. Important Places Berlin, Germany (Capitol, Nazi Headquarters)
Poland – site of Auschwitz and many other concentration camps
Eastern Europe
Auschwitz (Birkenau, Dr. Mengele)

7. Theme
Universal statement that discusses the main idea/message of a text. What does the author was to tell his/her readers?

8. Bellringer March 18, 2016
Write down two things from the movie from last class that interested/shocked you. Share with your partner. GRAB A TEXTBOOK FROM THE BOOK SHELVES.

9. Texts
Letter from a Birmingham Jail Statement by Alabama Clergymen Negro Hero Legal Alien Night
Day 2: take out theme sheets, have them add on a section for the video. Make a connection to the video. Then, write a paragraph using the sheet. “The theme we have encountered most is … and it is used in …”

10. Exit Ticket
Define “Theme.” Why does a theme have to be universal? What is the common theme of everything we’ve read so far?