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 (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 (4-5 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 (4-5 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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