1. Root WordDefinitionSentencePictogram incre To grow, increase She grew in small increments every years until her height increased past the normal range. increincre QW: If I could increase anything in my personality it would be…

2. Root WordDefinitionSentencePictogram Kine To move, moveme nt Kinetic energy is the “energy an object possesses due to its motion.” QW: If I could increase anything in my personality it would be… Potential Energy Kinetic Energy is in motion

3. Root WordDefinitionSentencePictogram Met- meta Between, change The man’s cancer metastasized from his lungs to his liver and affected how he metabolized food. metameta QW: What would you change about someone close to you ?

4. Root WordDefinitionSentencePictogram Migra, migrat Move, travel Geese travel the same migratory routes every year, so you could say they’re perpetually emigrating and immigrating. QW: If you could migrate to any place on earth, where would it be? Migra

5. Root WordDefinitionSentencePictogram neuronerve Wayne’s neurologist determined that junk food was damaging Wayne’s neurons and causing slower reaction times and brain fog. QW: What makes you nervous ? neuro

6. Night By Elie Wiesel

7. One Survivor Remembers Gerda Weissmann Klein http://www.tolerance.org/kit/one-survivor-remembers start – 2:30overview, a bit graphic 2:30 – 4:30Germans arrive in her village – war comes 4:30 – 10:11Jews register with Germans, forced labor, brother taken away, others to ghetto, deported 10:00-16:00march to camp, selection, trains 16:00-18:40camp, working, she becomes ill, a guard helps her 18:40-21:30Marzdorf, Germany. She thinks of suicide. 21:30 -25:06Death march Jan 29, 1945, Women Only – to eliminate ‘evidence’ of war atrocities. Ski boots. 25:06-26:16Marching/suffering, No food. Trivia 26:16-30:00Spring 1945 – she decides to run away into the woods. She changes her mind and saves her life and the lives of her friends. April 28 – Death of a dear friend. 30:00-31:57End of march in May 1945 in Czechoslovakia. End of war-liberation. Death of another friend. 31:57-34:00Volary Czechoslovakia 1945. Met a man/liberator (Kurt Klein) 34:00-36:30Kurt Klein’s perspective of the Volary factory and the surviving women. Gerda and Kurt marry! 36:30 – 37:47End notes in summary. End 39:36Oscar Award for One Survivor Remembers acceptance speech. WOW!!

8. Ch.1 1.How does deportation change Moshe? How do others’ feelings toward him change? 2. Why are spirits among the Jews of Sighet relatively high at the beginning of Night? 3. Explain the opportunities for escape that the Weisels miss before evacuation.

9. Documentary on WWII and the Holocaust: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEerqYY8N4U http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEerqYY8N4U Hitler’s rise to power: minutes 1-20 Gettos: minutes 41-45 Concentration camps liberated: 1:03

10. Ch.2 4. Why were the Jews willing to follow the Nazi’s orders during evacuation without rebelling or even complaining much? 5. Identify the first signs of the ability of humans to act inhumane under tremendous stress. 6. What is the significance of Madame Schacter’s “insane” warnings.

16. 7. How do Eliezer and his father survive the first selection? 8. What ultimately causes the dramatic change in Eliezer’s religious faith at Birkenau? 9. Describe Eliezer’s plan if he is selected for death at Birkenau. 10. Describe the prisoners’ indoctrination into concentration camp life (what they’re told to do and believe). 11. How does the prisoners’ indoctrination benefit the Nazis? 12. For the most part, humanity was lost in the camps. Describe two acts of kindness and signs of hope in the midst of the brutality. Ch.3 Choose the 3 that inspire deep thinking

17. Justifying Cruelty Survivor Interview http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=shoah+interviews+survivors&qpvt=shoah+interviews+survivors&FORM=VDRE#view=detail&mid=48BFADEC49AF0C1E2A8948BFADEC49AF0C1E2A89 http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=shoah+interviews+survivors&qpvt=shoah+interviews+survivors&FORM=VDRE#view=detail&mid=48BFADEC49AF0C1E2A8948BFADEC49AF0C1E2A89 How does religion play a prominent role in both Frederick’s story and Rose’s Holocaust story?

18. QUESTION: How does religion play a prominent role in both Frederick’s story and Rose’s Holocaust story? Choose one method to respond to the question: Political Cartoon Poem Script of Frederick and Rose confronting someone who uses Christianity to justify immoral acts.

24. Ch.4 Choose the 3 that inspire deep thinking 13. What is Buna? What does Elie do there? 14. What does the hanging of the child who looks like a sad angel symbolize for Elie? 15. Describe the Kapos. How are they similar to overseers in Frederick Douglass’ autobiography? 16. What is ironic about the prisoners’ feelings about air raids? 17. Explain the prisoners’ attitude toward death.

25. Connection: Frederick’s story and the Holocaust Survivor Interview http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=shoah+interviews+survivors&qpvt=shoah+interviews+survivors&FORM=VDRE#view=detail&mid=48BFADEC49AF0C1E2A8948BFADEC49AF0C1E2 A89 http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=shoah+interviews+survivors&qpvt=shoah+interviews+survivors&FORM=VDRE#view=detail&mid=48BFADEC49AF0C1E2A8948BFADEC49AF0C1E2 A89 How does religion play a prominent role in both Frederick’s story and Rose’s Holocaust story?

26. 18. Describe Eliezer’s feelings as the prisoners observe the Jewish New Year. 19. How do the prisoners in Elie’s block survive the New Year’s selection? 20. Describe the exchange of possessions between father and son when it appears that the elder Wiesel has been selected for death. What happens and why? 21. Why is Eliezer admitted to the camp hospital? How might he be in more danger in the hospital? 22. Discuss and evaluate Eliezer’s decision to leave the hospital early. Ch.5 Choose the 3 that inspire deep thinking

27. Ch.6 23. What keeps Eliezer going during the brutal march? 24. How does the realization that the Rabbi Eliahou’s son purposely abandoned the Rabbi affect Elie? 25. How does Eliezer save his father from the selection at Gleiwitz? Interpret what this reveals about Elie’s continued commitment to his father.

28. "First they came for the Communists and the Socialists but I was not one of them, so I did not speak out. Then they came for the Trade Unionists but I was not a Trade Unionist, so I kept quiet. Then they came for the Jews but I did not speak out because I was not Jewish. And when they came for me, there was no one left to speak out for me." - Pastor Niemoeller

30. Level I Question Stems What is ____________? What happened when ___________________________? When did ________________ take place? Where did ________________ take place? Level II Question Stems Knowing _____________________, what can you infer about ______________________? What effect did ___________________________ have on __________________? How was __________________ associated with ___________? What is your clue in the text telling you that _________________? What is the difference between ________ and _______? Level III Question Stems Explain the cause of __________________? What is the most rational reason that __________________? What can you conclude about ______________ based on ______? What is the problem with the reason this character gives for___? What evidence in the text proves ___________________? Level IV Question Stems Considering both __________ fact and ____________fact, why do you believe _________ happened? How can __________ be explained when it seems irrational? What three events or facts in the text prove ________________? Drawing a connection between Frederick’s experience and Elie’s regarding ___, what can you conclude?

31. Ch.7 26. Describe the tragic incident between father and son on the train. What might this event reveal about the fragile nature of humanity?

32. Ch.8 27. Explain why Elie’s father is denied medical care at Buchenwald. 28. Discuss Elie’s feelings of guilt as his father dies. Do you think his feelings are rational?

33. Ch.9 29. What do the liberated prisoners do first? 30. Explain the irony of Elie’s nearly fatal illness after liberation. 31. Discuss Elie’s closing image of himself.evel

34. RAPT Responses for Journal Discussion Questions R Question is restated A Question is answered thoroughly P Examples or text evidence is used as proof to support answer T Reasons /examples / text evidence is thoroughly explained

35. Symbol a person, place, or object which represents something beyond itself http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEerqYY8N4Uhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEerqYY8N4U Minutes 20-21

36. Symbolism Walk Take comp book and pencil Use ‘Journal Questions’ section Stay together and quiet Write / draw each symbol you see and what it represents OBJ: identify symbols and meanings