3/9/20

Today students participated in a graded discussion on chapter 1-6 of Night. If Absent choose 4 of the questions below and submit a written response to the questions to Mrs. Santos. Email is fine if students are home for health concerns.

Please read chapters 7-9 for tomorrow.

What do you appreciate about Wiesel’s writing?
•What themes have you seen so far in the text? Why are they significant? Use specific evidence to support each one.
•How does Elie’s relationship with his father change? How does it compare to other fathers and sons?
•Why are we still reading Night today and learning about the Holocaust? What is Wiesel’s purpose for writing Night?
•What moments in particular in the memoir have been the most striking to you, or shocking? What makes these moments significant?
•How has Elie’s faith changed throughout the course of the memoir? Use text evidence to track it.
•What is the role of fire throughout Night?
•Why is the memoir titled Night?

Upcoming Dates: 

3/10: Chapters 7-9 Due

3/12: Wiesel's Nobel acceptance speech due (located at end of memoir)

3/16: Found Poem due (work time will be given Friday)