Pre-reading Activity: Night and the Holocaust

The
purpose of this project is to research people and events in the history of
of the Holocaust in relation to the memoir Night by Elie Wiesel. The result
of this project will be a powerpoint and an oral presentation
that will both highlight the new knowledge that students have gained from research.

Standards

KEY IDEAS AND DETAILS
RL.9-10.1. Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says
explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
Comprehension Check questions
Essay and Writing prompts and activities
Note-Taking and Summarizing activities
Standards Focus activities
RL.9-10.2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.
Activating Prior Knowledge/Theme activities
Comprehension Check questions
Essay and Writing prompts and activities
Note-Taking and Summarizing activities
Pre-Reading and Post-Reading ideas and activities
Standards Focus activities
RL.9-10.3. Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations)
develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.
Activating Prior Knowledge/Theme activities
Comprehension Check questions
Essay and Writing prompts and activities
Pre-Reading and Post-Reading ideas and activities
Standards Focus activities
CRAFT AND STRUCTURE
RL.9-10.4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including
figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on
meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or
informal tone).
Assessment Preparation activities
Standards Focus activities
RL.9-10.5. Analyze how an author¡¦s choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it (e.g., parallel plots), and manipulate time (e.g., pacing, flashbacks) create such effects as mystery,tension, or surprise.
Activating Prior Knowledge/Theme activities
Comprehension Check questions
Essay and Writing prompts and activities
Pre-Reading and Post-Reading ideas and activities
Standards Focus activities
INTEGRATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND IDEAS
RL.9-10.9. Analyze how an author draws on and transforms source material in a specific work
Allusions/Terminology/Vocabulary
Author Biography
Comprehension Check questions
Essay and Writing prompts and activities
Pre-Reading and Post-Reading ideas and activities
RANGE OF READING AND LEVEL OF TEXT COMPLEXITY
RL.9-10.10. By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and
poems, in the grades 9¡V10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of the grades 9¡V10 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology’s capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically.
Draw evidence from informational texts to supportanalysis, reflection, and research.

Credits

http://msdadmin.scican.net/mhs/mhs_area_imc/webquests/Night/Freshman%20Night%20Webquest.htm

Photos:
http://usedbooksinclass.com/2011/08/05/teaching-elie-wiesels-night-with-choice-books/
http://rodneyagan.com/tag/elie-wiesal/
http://abcusdcerritoshsmarzo2.weebly.com/night.html
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1049.Elie_Wiesel