1. The Many Themes of Night
Module Assessment Review

2. What is the module assessment?
A four paragraph essay
Intro
Two body paragraphs
Conclusion
Discusses the themes we saw while reading Night.
Hint- What ANYONE can learn from this book.
Counts as two test grades
Will be written in class over the course of two days
Day one: brainstorming and rough drafting
Day two: editing, revising, final drafting
Will be written in formal standard English

3. Topic Options Faith Brutality Hope Terror Loss Love Fear Humiliation
Comaraderie

4. The Five Paragraph Essay: Intro
The introduction paragraph will include:
The title of the work
Because Night is a nonfiction novel, it should be underlined.
The author’s FULL name- Eliezer Wiesel
The topic of your paper - THEME
A thesis statement that tells me what each body paragraph will be about
Make sure you mention these in the order in which they will appear in your paper.

5. The Four Paragraph Essay: Body
Each body paragraph should include…
A topic sentence – What is THIS paragraph about
An example of your topic, then a supporting quote
A second example of your topic, a second supporting quote
A third example of your topic, a third supporting quote.
An explanation of what the reader can learn about this topic through these examples
A conclusion sentence
Including supporting quotes:
“Your quote should be word-for-word from the text and inside quotation marks. At the end of the quote, there won’t be a period. Inside parentheses, you will include the author’s last name and the page number where the quote can be found” (Lastname 52).
Make sure to have a lead in to the quote. The novel says, “....

6. The Four Paragraph Essay: Conclusion
The conclusion is the last paragraph of your essay. It will include:
Your original thesis statement, rephrased (this time with the title of the work and the author’s name)
A sentence (or two) about the topic of each body paragraph
A closing statement or quote that leaves readers thinking about the theme and the story

7. Things to Remember Grammar and spelling are important!
subject/verb agreement
She walks.
They walk.
Capitalize proper nouns; don’t capitalize common nouns.
The boat sank and it was a terrible disaster.
The Titanic sank and it was a terrible disaster.
Don’t paraphrase anything from text when you’re directly quoting it.

8. Things to Remember, Continued
Stay organized!
Let your thesis be your guide!
Follow the format in this PowerPoint.
Make confident claims, not passive ones.
In Elie Wiesel’s novel, Night, Weisel makes a series of choices that show he loves his dad.
It seems like Elie loves his dad.

9. Things to Remember, Continued
DO NOT USE FIRST OR SECOND PERSON POINT OF VIEW (unless part of a direct quote)
I, me, my, we, our, us=OFF LIMITS
You, your=OFF LIMITS
This is not an opinion paper!
I’m looking for direct claims and supporting evidence!
Your goal is not to summarize the story; I’ve read it.  You should be focused on applying the theme to the work and explaining how these things are connected, providing evidence to support your claims.

10. Rough Draft Day! GOALS REMINDERS
Create a graphic organizer of some sort to clearly arrange your ideas
Gather all of your quotes from whatever story/stories you’ve chosen to write about
Write entire rough draft
Subject/verb agreement
No first or second person
I, me, my, us, our
You, your
NO OPINIONS/JUDGEMENTS
Don’t summarize!
Formal English
No slang
“Imagine this is a quote on page forty-two of the text and the author’s name is Snape ” (Snape 42).

11. Final Draft Day! GOALS REMINDERS
Read your entire rough draft and mark it up with corrections and comments
Revise your paper
Write final draft in dark blue or black ink
Turn in only your final draft, with your name, date, block, and Difficult Decisions Module Assessment at the top of your paper
Subject/verb agreement
No first or second person
I, me, my, us, our
You, your
NO OPINIONS/JUDGEMENTS
Don’t summarize!
Formal English
No slang
“Imagine this is a quote on page forty-two of the text and the author’s name is Snape. ” (Snape 42).