3: Night Memoir Project
Learning Intention:
Read this important historical memoir by Elie Wiesel and explore important thematic elements in written responses, and explore/understand important historical facts related to WWII and The Holocaust.
Weekly Grading Success Criteria:
Assignment completion, deadlines, quality, use of class time, and self-guided work.
All work will be submitted to the “Shared Folder” in ONE ongoing document.
Read this important historical memoir by Elie Wiesel and explore important thematic elements in written responses, and explore/understand important historical facts related to WWII and The Holocaust.
Weekly Grading Success Criteria:
Assignment completion, deadlines, quality, use of class time, and self-guided work.
All work will be submitted to the “Shared Folder” in ONE ongoing document.
About the memoir:
Born in the town of Sighet, Transylvania, Elie Wiesel was a teenager when he and his family were taken from their home in 1944 to Auschwitz concentration camp, and then to Buchenwald. Night is the terrifying record of Elie Wiesel's memories of the death of his family, the death of his own innocence, and his despair as a deeply observant Jew confronting the absolute evil of man. This new translation by his wife and most frequent translator, Marion Wiesel, corrects important details and presents the most accurate rendering in English of Elie Wiesel's testimony to what happened in the camps and of his unforgettable message that this horror must simply never be allowed to happen again.
Born in the town of Sighet, Transylvania, Elie Wiesel was a teenager when he and his family were taken from their home in 1944 to Auschwitz concentration camp, and then to Buchenwald. Night is the terrifying record of Elie Wiesel's memories of the death of his family, the death of his own innocence, and his despair as a deeply observant Jew confronting the absolute evil of man. This new translation by his wife and most frequent translator, Marion Wiesel, corrects important details and presents the most accurate rendering in English of Elie Wiesel's testimony to what happened in the camps and of his unforgettable message that this horror must simply never be allowed to happen again.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Students must have a hard copy of the memoir for the project.
Night Theme Document
Pages 87-94 in our textbook relate directly to the required assignments.
Night Universal Theme Essay Assignment Link
Night and Mice Essay Formula Link
German Concentration and Death Camps Map
The 5 Million Non-Jewish People Killed By The Nazis
Nazi Most Infamous
Holocaust Photo Essay
Pages 87-94 in our textbook relate directly to the required assignments.
Night Universal Theme Essay Assignment Link
Night and Mice Essay Formula Link
German Concentration and Death Camps Map
The 5 Million Non-Jewish People Killed By The Nazis
Nazi Most Infamous
Holocaust Photo Essay
Assignments:
1. Read the memoir.
2. Record evidence directly related to important themes presented in the memoir.
3. Narrow your theme study to two, selected themes.
4. Create a well-written argumentative essay related to your selected theme.
5. Study WWII and Holocaust facts.
6. Complete the required WWII and Holocaust final exam.
