1. Warm Up: English 9 14 December Switch chapter 7/8 journals with someone. Read their response and respond to it in 2-3 sentences in their journal.

2. “When you listen to a witness, you become a witness.” -Elie Wiesel First They Came First they came for the Communists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Communist Then they came for the Socialists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Socialist Then they came for the trade unionists And I did not speak out Because I was not a trade unionist Then they came for the Jews And I did not speak out Because I was not a Jew Then they came for me And there was no one left To speak out for me -Pastor Martin Niemoller

3. Liberation of Buchenwald Liberation Footage Both of the videos we are watching today contain disturbing images of concentration camp victims. Post viewing journal response: What did you feel as you watched this footage? Do you think viewing this material is important? Why/why not? Relate this footage, and your experience viewing it, to one of our Essential Questions (refer to your journal).

4. Civilians Tour Buchenwald Civilian Tour Video Response: Why were these people forced to see the camp? How does this connect to the idea of acting as a witness? Are they in any way responsible for what happened in the camp? Why/why not? These German soldiers just watched the video of civilians touring Buchenwald. What does this image tell you?

5. Journal: What does it mean to be a witness? What is the importance of acting as a witness? How has reading Night made you a witness? Having read this text, do you have a responsibility that you didn’t have before? Why/why not? What is the responsibility? “When you listen to a witness, you become a witness.” -Elie Wiesel