1. NIGHT

2. Bellwork
In your personal opinion, what drives human behavior? Explain your reasoning in complete sentences. Write until the timer goes off.

3. Standard RI 8.6
Determine the author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author acknowledges and responds to conflicting evidence or viewpoints.

4. Holocaust Happened vs Denial
In the left column write text evidence and the author’s viewpoint about the Holocaust happening
In the Middle write text evidence about people denying the Holocaust
In the right column write a technique the author uses to respond to the holocaust deniers

5. K W L
have 3 column chart
In the left write KNOW, in the middle write WANT TO LEARN, on the right write LEARNED

6. Anti-Jew Decrees Timeline
Together we will make a timeline of what happened leading up the Holocaust
We will clearly see that it did not happen over night
One small law continued happening one after the other

7. Why is it important to look at laws in history?
Journal
Why is it important to look at laws in history?
Why is it important to study history?

8. How can Propaganda drive human behavior?
Journal
How can Propaganda drive human behavior?
How did Americans respond to the Nazi Party and Hitler based on what you saw today?

9. Bellwork
In your journal, answer the following question in complete sentences: Do people control groups, or do groups control people? Explain your answer thoroughly. Write until the timer goes off.

10. Stanley Milgram’s Experiment
Read the following article about Stanly Milgram’s now illegal experiment. When you are finished read your DEAR book
With your partner answer the questions about the article

11. NIGHT- ELIE WISEL Elie Wisel was born in Sighet, Romania
He survived he Holocaust, but refused to talk about it for at least 10 years.
He focused on writing for Isralie and French newspapers.
10 years later, after talking with a close friend, He wrote the book Night.
He wrote this book originally in Yiddish.
In 1960 Night was translated into English, and has become a popular book in the United States.

12. Writing Prompt
The definition of courage is the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc. without fear. Throughout the course of the novel Night, does Elie Wiesel demonstrate courage? Write an essay arguing whether Wiesel demonstrated courage or not using evidence from the text to support your reasoning.

13. While we read
5 reasons why he wrote the book. You may have to infer by listening to him describe his words

14. Go back to bellwork
Think about your answer to the question: “Do people control groups or do groups control people?” Do you still agree with your answer? If you do, explain why, and if you do not, explain what you believe now based on the experiment and the preface of Night.

15. Bellwork
In complete sentences answer the following question: Does removing your problems solve them? You may use personal experiences, refer to other works of literature, or other examples in your answer. Write until the timer goes off.

17. Definitions
Cabbala- the ancient Jewish tradition of mystical interpretation of the Bible
Talmud- he body of Jewish civil and ceremonial law and legend
Hasidic Judaism- Jewish religious group. It arose as a spiritual revival movement in contemporary Western Ukraine during the 18th century, and spread rapidly throughout Eastern Europe.
Mysticism- The study of the cabbala. Learning deeper thoughts about a part of the Jewish religion.
Zohar- the foundational work in the literature of Jewish mystical thought known as Cabbala.
Passover- The eight-day festival. It commemorates the emancipation of the Israelites from slavery in ancient Egypt.

18. The Jewish Ghettos: Seperated From the World
1. After reading Elie’s experience in the ghettos, read the article about another Jewish girl’s life in the ghetto.
Standard 8.9: Analyze a case in which two or more texts provide conflicting information on the same topic and identify where the texts disagree on matters of fact or interpretation
2. After reading the article, answer questions 1-2 and fill in the T- chart based on the reading in Night and the article.
3. When you are finished, find evidence or find phrases/sentences that reveal the tone, mood, or relate to the writing prompt
4. DEAR Time

19. Interactive notebooks
Table of Contents will be the first page
First: Let’s Talk
Second page: What’s Worth Noting While Reading Literacy texts
Third page: What’s Worth Noting While Reading Informational Texts

20. When you finish writing read your DEAR Book
Argument Essay
First, Read your article and collect evidence for both sides on your T-Chart
Then, begin writing your argument essay in your composition book based on the evidence you found
When you finish writing read your DEAR Book

21. Standard 8.8
Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; recognize when irrelevant evidence is introduced

22. Claims and Reasoning Look at the claim on the outside of your bag.
On the inside is resonating and evidence
Put the evidence in order from RELEVANT evidence to IRRELEVANT evidence underneath the claim
Write in your composition book why you put each one in that order

23. Vocabulary
Phylacteries- a small leather box containing Hebrew texts on vellum, worn by Jewish men at morning prayer as a reminder to keep the law.
Truncheons- a stick carried as a weapon by a police officer to show authority and used for beating
Expulsion-the action of depriving someone of membership in an organization
Hermetically- in a way that is completely airtight

24. While we read questions…
How do you think the narrator’s point of view is different from his father’s as they prepare to leave the Ghetto? (pg. 25)
Why does Elie describe the riches and religious items as “pathetic objects’ if he is so closely connected to his religion? (pg. 25)
What tone is suggested by the language in the third paragraph on pg. 26?
Why do you think Elie compares the procession to deportation and the empty ghetto to an “open tomb”? (pg. 27)
What is the speaker’s attitude towards his family on the bottom of pg 28?
Could the Jewish people being deported and put into camps mimic old Bible stories of Jews in slavery in Egypt? (pg. 29 top)
Why do you think they continue to have hope? (bottom of pg. 29)

25. While you read individually 30-37
How does the imagery in the cattle car impact the story? (pg 32)
What is the narrator’s view towards Madame Schachter? (pg 35-37)
How does the reader’s awareness of what the fire actually is create tension or a feeling of hopelessness? (pg. 37)
Go to the “Let’s Talk” sheet in your composition book. Choose one bullet point to answer from the Initiating Thinking About Literacy Texts to answer.
Find Evidence for your writing prompt from today’s reading

26. “The Invisible Influence: How our Decisions are Rarely Ever Our Own”
As you read, identify the author’s claim and 6 pieces of RELEVANT evidence.
Fill out the graph on the back.
When you are finished read your DEAR Book

27. Night pages 38-48
Answer the Questions on your desk in your composition book
When you are finished gather evidence for the extended writing prompt
When you are finished you may write on a notecard a sentence or phrase that describes the tone, mood, writing prompt, or one that you feels describes the book as a whole and stick it to the wall
Read your DEAR Book

28. Reciprocal Reading Listen and follow as the reader of the group reads
Answer the Reciprocal reading questions (clarify words and summary) together in your composition book
Discuss the other questions together as a group after each stopping point

29. Individual Reading 59-64
■What does the word cynical mean as used on page 57?
■What does the word comrades mean as used on page 58?
■What is the significance of Wiesel’s words, “We were lucky.” on page 58?
■What is the impact of the figurative language used to describe his father on page 62?
When you finish gather evidence for the writing prompt and fill out an index card for the wall

30. Exit Ticket
Share one piece of evidence, reasoning, and explanation with your partner

31. Bellwork: Write what you think this quote means in your own words and how you can apply it to your life.

32. Pages together
What does Elie’s thoughts about his father reveal about his character? What does it reveal about their relationship?
Why would they be envious of the man?
What does the word “cheerfully” tell you about Elie’s and other prisoner’s attitude about the bombing?

33. Pages Individually
What is Elie’s perspective about the hanging when he says “I remember the soup tasting excellent that evening”?
“Where is God” And I heard a voice within me answer him: “Where is He? Here He is- He is hanging here on the gallows…” What does Elie’s response tell you how he is perceiving his relationship with God now?

34. Night Quiz When you finish raise your hand.
Then, go back through Night and find evidence for your extended writing essay or read your DEAR Book

35. Book test Go to dcsdms.org On the right, click Renaissance Place
Username: lunch number
Password: first and last initial
When you finish with your test, look for evidence for your extended writing paper or read a new DEAR book

36. BELLWORK
In your own words, describe what this quote means AND how you can apply it specifically to your life.

37. Indian Removal: Two Points of View (8.6)
Read John Ross’ words to the Iroquois League
Read Andrew Jackson’s speech to the Seventh Annual Message to the Congress
Answer the Questions on the back with your partner
By yourself, compare how These speeches and the trail of Tears relates to the events in Night

38. Vocabulary
Rosh Hashanah- the Jewish New Year festival. It is marked by the blowing of the shofar, and begins the ten days of penitence culminating in Yom Kippur.
Yom Kippur- the most solemn religious fast of the Jewish year, the last of the ten days of penitence that begin with Rosh Hashanah
Fasting- abstain from all or some kinds of food or drink, especially as a religious observance

39. Read Night 73-76
What effect is created in the prisoners by the repeated word, “last”? Page73
What does Wiesel’s thoughts, “In every fiber I rebelled” reveal about how he, and his faith, has evolved throughout the novel? Page 74
What is the significance of the officiant's body language during the prayers? Page 74
What does the word lamentation mean as used on page75? Turn and Talk to your partner.
What is the significance of Wiesel no longer feeling like he could part in the celebration?
What does the word mirage mean as used on page 75? Why does Wiesel refer to the celebration as a mirage?

40. Individually read 76-79
1. On page 76, some questioned whether they should still fast or not despite their circumstances. What does this reveal about those around Elie’s faith compared to his own.
2. How did Elie’s decision to “rebel” against God and eat impact him? Page 76
3. What does the word interminable mean as used on page 79?
When you finish find evidence for your extended writing essay

41. “I am Offering You This Poem”
Read Questions First and close read the important parts
Read the Passage
Answer the questions based from the close reading we did together
If you finish before the timer make sure you have read to page 79 in Night

42. Night Together
What does the word meager mean as used on page 80? Turn and talk.
What does the word feeble mean as used on page 80? Turn and talk.
What does the word anguish mean as used on page 81? Turn and talk.
In response to realizing his number had been selected, Elie’s dad insists on giving him a knife and spoon. What do both, the knife and spoon, symbolize to his father?

43. Night 82-90
How does Akiba Drumer point of view about God affect Elie’s perception about God as well? Pg. 83
What is the importance of the line “I had forgotten that people slept in sheets”? How does that affect the tone? pg. 84
How does the dialogue between the faceless prisoner and Elie propel the plot? 86-87
How does the anecdote on page 88 create tension for the reader?
How does the imagery of the weather throughout pages relate to the theme of emotional death?

44. Jim crow
How does the Jim Crow laws compare to the Jewish laws in the book Night

45. Exit Ticket
■Consider both, the poem, “I Am Offering You This Poem” by Jimmy Santiago Baca and the scene from our novel, Night. Compare the perspectives of both, the author of the poem and Elie’s dad.
■What is the significance of symbolism in both.

46. “Little Things Are Big”
Close read the questions with your partner
Read the passage individually
Answer Questions with your partner
When you finish, read your DEAR book or look for evidence for your extended writing essay

47. “Introduction to the Holocaust”
Individually close read your questions
Individually read the passage
Individually answer the questions
When you finish read your DEAR book or find evidence for your extended writing prompt

48. Night 91-96
How does the word choice Elie used on page 91 to describe his own body develop the theme of death?
What is Elie’s attitude towards his father on page ?
How does Elie’s point of view about death affect him? Pg 92
What is Elie’s attitude towards his father on pages ? Use evidence to support your answer
Find evidence to put in your writing prompt chart for Elie being courageous or not courageous

49. Night 97-99
Why does the author include how long the Rabbi and his son had been together? 96-97
Why does Elie say “In spite of myself”? How does this develop and refine his relationship with God? Pg 97
How does the simile on pg 98 reveal how Elie feels about his leg and his life at this moment in time?
What is the narrator’s view of Juliek? Pg 99

50. Night
How does the imagery and description about Juliek playing his beloved violin impact the meaning of the story?
What is the meaning of the word “prayer shawl” on pg. 101? Why would Elie describe the blankets like that?
What is the meaning of the word “apathy” as used on page 104? How does it develop the tone of the story?
How does the anecdote about the woman “giving to charity” on page 105 impact the story?
How does the story about the son and the father impact Elie’s relationship with his father? How does it change his life forever? 105
How do the numbers of people who got off the unroofed, cattle box impact the meaning of the story? Pg 108

51. “It’s For You To Know That You Forgive”
Individually you will read, “It’s For You To Know That You To Forgive, Says Holocaust Survivor”.
After reading, determine the author’s viewpoint on forgiveness of the Holocaust persecutors.
In pairs, we will discuss Kor’s viewpoint as well as her evidence and reasoning.

52. Analyzing how authors acknowledge and respond to conflicting viewpoints
Individually, you will read, “Why I Cannot Forgive Germany”.
While reading, determine the conflicting viewpoints on forgiveness in this article. How does the author respond to Kor’s viewpoints?
Complete the following paired questions on the bottom of your article:
What is Epstein’s P.O.V. about forgiveness?
What is Epstein’s reasoning?
How does Epstein respond to Kor’s viewpoint about forgiveness?
What is Epstein’s response to Kor?
What argument writing techniques did Epstein use to respond to the conflicting viewpoint?

53. Night
What is the author’s tone when he says “I could have wept with rage” on page 110?
How does Elie view his father’s difficulties on page ?
What is the narrator’s view of himself on page 111? How does this impact the meaning of the story?
How does the simile on page 111 impact the meaning of the story?
How does Elie’s words, “With those few gulps of hot water, I probably brought him more satisfaction than I had done during my whole childhood”, impact the meaning of the story? Pg. 111
Why does Elie compare himself to Rabbi Eliahou’s son on page 112?
How is Elie’s view of his father different from the prisoners who harm him on page 114?

54. Night
After reading pages what Elie’s view of himself at the beginning and how has he changed? Why could he not cry?
How does the phrase “wheel of history” impact the meaning of the story? Pg. 117
Why does Elie repeat the phrase “not of revenge” or “revenge”? page 119
What tone is created by Elie describing seeing himself for the first time? Pg. 119
Why does Elie end the story with the line, “The look in his eyes, as he stared into mine, has never left me.”? Pg. 119

55. Padlet- Should the Holocaust be taught in schools?
1.) Make a T-Chart for gathering evidence.
2.) On one side of the T-Chart title it: The Holocaust Should Be Taught in Schools. On the other side title it: The Holocaust Should Not Be Taught In Schools
3.) Read the articles about the holocaust being taught in schools or not being taught in schools. Gather evidence for both sides.
4.) Watch the videos- gather evidence for which side of the argument they speak about.
5.) Write one claim paragraph with your own reasoning and the evidence you gathered.
6.) Write one counter-claim paragraph with your own reasoning and evidence you gathered

56. Oprah Interviews Elie
Watch the video, and as you are watching fill out the questions sheet
When the video is over, write a paragraph comparing the novel to his interview

57. REMINDERS
More than 2 pieces of evidence for your claim and counterclaim.
Cite: (Wiesel, page number).
Look at how you want to structure your paper as you write
Go back and look at any argument notes/ articles and mimic them
Use transition words (therefore, obviously, granted, however, on the other hand)
Claim Paragraphs: Explain the book, use scenes from the book, copy your reasoning evidence and explanation
Counter claim paragraph(s): Explain the book, use scenes from the book, copy your reasoning evidence and explanation. Explain why that is wrong- being it back now y’all sentences
Conclusion: Wrap everything up, go back to your writing prompt, look at argument writing techniques

58. PEER-REVIEW
As you read each other’s papers, make notes on what was good, what could be better, and grammatical mistakes. Make these notes on a separate sheet of paper
When you give it back to them to discuss use words like:
I like this part because…
You did this well…
Maybe describe more of the book here…
I think this could be better if you did…
Change this part to say…
This sentence has a grammar error because….

59. Evidence for courageous
If you are writing your paper at home and you are looking at this PowerPoint, congratulations, on this slide and the next, there is one piece of evidence each that you may use in your paper. You may have to use your book more tomorrow to explain it, but you may use this evidence.
Pg running after his father during the selection when they were marching away from Gleiwitz. He caused a scene and the SS gaurds did not realize that they got back in the survivor line.

60. Evidence of not courageous
Pg Elie begins to loose faith in God, stops praying, and is angry. The courageous thing to do would have to been to try and keep some of his religion and faith.