"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 the 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 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 never be allowed to happen again."

Students will learn about the Holocaust through this novel study of Nobel Peace Prize Winner Elie Wiesel's Night. Wiesel's novel is powerful and moving in ways that many novels are not. He is a Holocaust survivor and through his time spent in Auschwitz, Buchenwald, and Buna, Wiesel struggles with his faith and humanity. The novel is intense and does not shy away from the horrors of the Holocaust, but Wiesel works hard to show the world that if we forget history, it will repeat itself. 

Attached to the class is a reading schedule and essential questions that we will focus on as we read the novel. Please feel free to look through it and message me with any questions you might have!

Week 1: Introduction to the Novel
Introduction to the Holocaust
Video Recording Discussing Background Information
Activities Included: Background Knowledge Stations

Week 2: Characters
Read pages 1 - 28
Video Recording Discussing Characters and How to Analyze Them
Activity: Character Analysis

Week 3: Symbolism
Read pages # - 29 - 65
Video Recording Discussing Symbolism and Its Role in the Novel
Examination of Symbols within the Novel

Week 4: Conflict
Read pages # - 66 - 97
Video Recording Discussing the Definitions of Conflict and Their Purposes
Examination of Conflict within the Novel and Its Types

Week 5: Theme
Read pages 98 - end of the novel
Video Recording Discussing Theme and Common Themes in Movies as Examples
Definition of Theme and Discussion of Prominent Themes in the Novel

Week 6:
Final Assessment - A Found Poem Activity 
     - A video recording will be provided for this activity specifically to help students do a unique, fun, and unconventional way to show their understanding of the material.

Students will be assessed on their work through the weekly activities and in a final assessment that will be completed and submitted through classroom. The teacher will send back feedback weekly and with the final assessment to help students understand the skills we are studying in the novel and the overall impact of the Holocaust on the world.