Wednesday, January 14, 2015

January 14 and 15

We took a quiz on chapter one and discussed it.
1. How did Moishe the Beadle help Elie?
A. Helped Elie escape from the Nazis
B. Taught Elie about God
C. Taught Elie how to read
D. Helped Elie get through college


2. At first, how did the Nazis treat the Jews of Sighet?

3.By the end of the chapter, where is Elie and his family?

4. This chapter could best be expressed as:
A. The story of how the Nazis took the Jews from Sighet
B. A summary of how America became involved in the war
C. What Elie was like before the concentration camp
D. Both A and C

E. All of the above

Also I went over how to complete our Night journal entries. Here is the handout for this assignment.

Journal Writing for Night

As we begin to read through Night, I will want you to record some thoughts, ideas and information in a journal entry. 

For every chapter, you will make a journal entry which will include:

1) Character Descriptions (4-6 sentences total):  For every section, describe what is going on with the main character, Elie Wiesel.  In addition, choose one other character to describe what happens to him/her in this section. 

2)  Theme Spotting (3-5 sentences total):  There are many themes in this novel.  Pick one of the following themes:

          A.  Dehumanization: to take away someone’s human       qualities; to take away someone’s identity; to make someone    feel as if they are no longer human.
          B.  The Will To Live (a character’s struggle for survival)
          C.  Fathers and Sons (relationship between them)
          D.  Faith and Beliefs (religion)

·       Write down the theme by either giving a quote or describing an event that occurs. 
·       Then, explain what this quote/event tells us about the theme.





3)  Connections (3-5 sentences)  Whenever you encounter something in the novel that reminds you of something else, write it down.  I want you to make at least one connection per entry.  You could write about:

Text to Self
How you connect yourself and your experiences to what’s happening in the book. 
                  
Text to text
You could write about another book or something you’ve read that connects to what’s happening in the book. 
                  
Text to world
Or you could write about the world around you right now and how that connects to what’s happening in the book. 

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Organize your journal entries
Ÿ  Be sure to include which chapter this entry is for
Ÿ  Organize your entry by including a heading for each of the sections:  Character Descriptions, Theme spotting, and Connections
Ÿ  You will be graded on organization and neatness!  You may want to type out your journal entries.
      

Do more of any section for extra credit!

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