Wednesday

Night (chapters 5-6_

CHARACTERS:

Detail everything you know about them (physical description, personality, etc.):

Akiba Drummer:

SETTING:

Detail the time and place the story begins:

What time of year is it?

What holidays are the prisoners celebrating?

IN-TEXT QUESTIONS:

Infer the answer from the text (Minimum 1-2 sentences):

What is “selection”?

Why does Elie hate the bell?

What might the bell be a symbol for?

What two things does Elie’s Father give to him before going to the “Decisive Selection”? 

LITERARY ELEMENTS:

ALLUSIONS:

Rosh Hashanah: 

Sodom: 

Yom Kippur :

“I’ve got more faith in Hitler than in anyone else. He’s the only one who’s kept his promises, all his promises, to the Jewish people.”:

NIGHT - and we proceed

Today we will read the next ten pages of NIGHT, answer the study questions on the blog, and study for tomorrow's vocabulary quiz.

Chapter 4 and 5 - QUESTIONS

NIGHT chapter 4 and 5

CHARACTERS:

Detail everything you know about them (physical description, personality, etc.):

Head of the block:

Juliek:

Franek: 

Idek:

SETTING:

Detail the time and place the story begins:

In which camp does Chapter Four begin?

IN-TEXT QUESTIONS:

Infer the answer from the text (Minimum 1-2 sentences):

Which unit was not to be chosen at the newest camp?

What job did Elie end up receiving?

Why is Elie whipped in the warehouse?

List the victims who were hung, if not by name then by stature.

LITERARY ELEMENTS:

ALLUSIONS:

“Evoking the calm waters of Jordan and the majestic sanctity of Jerusalem.”:

SIMILIES AND METAPHORS: GIVE THREE EXAMPLES

SYMBOL: 

The Soup:

SHORT ANSWER QUESTION 

Minimum 4-5 Sentences

At the end of the chapter, explain the quote: “Where is He? Here He is—He is handing here on this gallows…”

Night review Game

So - today I would like you to review what you have read in NIGHT so far.  The link to the review is below: 

Click this link to access your Quizizz game:  https://quizizz.com/join/quiz/5de6f613ac159a001bca4703/start?from=soloShare

You can play this game as many times are you would like.  You also need to review your vocabulary and put them on QUIZLET

Vocabulary words that we have been working with are below:

Apathy
Appease
Ensued
Imperceptible
Peremptory
Undulation
Imperative
Reiterate
Conjectural
Poignant

Monday and Tuesday

So I will be out at least Monday and Tuesday.  You need to listen to the first three chapters of Night and answer the study questions below on your blogs.

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Night Study Questions (pages 3-22) - CHAPTER 1

Detail everything you know about them (physical description, personality, etc.):

Moishe the Beadle: 

Elie:

Elie’s Father: 

SETTING:

Detail the time and place the story begins:

When does the story begin? 

What year is it at the end of Chapter One?

Where does Elie live? 

IN-TEXT QUESTIONS:

Infer the answer from the text (Minimum 1-2 sentences):

Describe where Moishe the Beadle is taken and what happens to him.

Describe the treatment Moishe the Beadle is given when he returns.

Describe the condition of the synagogue when the Hungarian police brings the Jewish Community there. 

LITERARY ELEMENTS:

ALLUSIONS:

The Destruction of the Temple: 

The Kabbalah:

The Week of Passover:

SHORT ANSWER QUESTION

Why don’t the Jews listen to the warnings of the danger to come? What explains their ignorant optimism?

Night Study Questions - CHAPTER 2

CHARACTERS:

Detail everything you know about them (physical description, personality, etc.):

Madam Schachter: 

Elie:

SETTING:

Detail the time and place the story is presently at:

Where were the prisoners brought? 

How were they transported?

IN-TEXT QUESTIONS:

Infer the answer from the text (Minimum 1-2 sentences):

Describe the treatment of Madam Shachter. Why is she treated this way?

SHORT ANSWER QUESTION 

Why is Madame Shachter screaming? What is she screaming about? What could she be predicting?

Night Study Questions - CHAPTER 3

CHARACTERS:

Detail everything you know about them (physical description, personality, etc.):

Dr. Josef Mengele: 

Elie:

Stein of Antwerp: 

Akiba Drummer:

SETTING:

Detail the time and place the story is presently at:

Detail the routine the prisoners were forced to endure after they first entered Auschwitz.

How long did the deportees stay at Auschwitz?

What’s the name of the second camp they attended?