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Warm Up:15 minutes independent reading

Listen to Chapter Two, and as you do, Make note of any narrative techniques you think Elie uses well This could include: Imagery (or any other figurative language) comparison Effective characterization Dialogue Internal reflections Try to list at least 5 techniques in detail

Consider chapter Two, and give it a chapter title of six words or less You may record your title on the copy of chapter Two you have—make sure you put your name next to it to claim credit, please.

What imagery did you notice in this scene?

Why is it significant that Madame Schächter kept seeing flames that were not there?

Why did Elie include so many details about Madame Schächter’s son?

Madame Schächter’s son “Her little boy was crying, hanging onto her skirt, trying to take hold of her hands. ‘It’s all right, mummy! There’s nothing there… Sit down…’ This shook me even more than his mother’s screams had” “We could stand it no longer. Some of the young men forced her to sit down, tied her up, and put a gag in her mouth…The little boy sat down by his mother, crying” “They struck her several times on the head—blows that might have killed her. Her little boy clung to her; he did not cry out; he did not say a word. He was not even weeping now” “Mrs. Schächter remained huddled in her corner, mute, untouched by the optimism around her. Her little one was stroking her hand” I threw a last glance toward Madame Schächter. Her little boy was holding her hand”

How is Madame Schächter similar to Moshe the beadle?

Writer’s reflection Two: Tone and mood Consider the second chapter as a writer. And consider— what narrative techniques does Elie Wiesel use to create tone (how the narrator feels about the story) and mood (how the reader feels about the story)? What tone and mood do you think he intends to create here? How does he do a good job of establishing these, or, how could he do a better job at establishing these?