Night by Elie Wiesel In your notebook, a new entry: Focus Questions for Night –Make a list of two or three event’s that can happen suddenly and unexpectedly change a person’s life. Discuss the possible effects and emotional reactions you and others might have to each of these events.

Night Write and Talk Genocide Holocaust Crimes against humanity What do these terms mean to you? What do you already know about the Holocaust? What do you want to know?

By Elie Wiesel “The Holocaust is a central event in many people’s lives, but it has also become a metaphor for our century. There cannot be an end to speaking and writing about it.” -Aharon Appelfeld

Genocide Geno – from the Greek word genos, which means birth, race, of a similar kind Geno-cide -Cide-- word-forming element meaning "killer," from French - cide, from Latin -cida "cutter, killer, slayer,"

Civ & Lit - Miller/Hinrichs Essential question… How does Elie Wiesel convey the inhumanity and humanity associated with the Holocaust in the novel Night?

What is the difference between a memoir and an autobiography? An autobiography contains facts and events that really happened. Facts are not altered or changed. A memoir is based on facts and events that really happened. Some of the facts are changed to make the writing more literary.

The novel begins in Sighet, Transylvania. During the early years of World War II, Sighet remained relatively unaffected by the war. The 15,000 Jews in Sighet believed that they would be safe from the persecution that Jews in Germany and Poland suffered. Elie Wiesel’s Night…

In 1944, however, Elie and all the other Jews in town were rounded up in cattle cars and deported to concentration camps in Poland. He was 14. Night continued…

Civ & Lit - Miller/Hinrichs They were sent to Auschwitz and Buna-- concentration camps. Night continued… Roll call in Buchenwald, February 1941

Civ & Lit - Miller/Hinrichs After surviving the Nazi concentration camps, Wiesel vowed never to write about his horrific experiences. He eventually changed his mind and wrote Night in Wiesel won the Nobel Prize in 1986 Night continued…

Civ & Lit - Miller/Hinrichs Night unit overview Reading Night by Elie Wiesel Significant Sentences Charts Answer prompts and study guide questions with evidence from the text Work in pairs and groups to discuss sentences, questions, etc. Chapter vocabulary and quizzes from Night Write personal student reflections