Holocaust, activity for Night by Elie Wiesel, textual analysis, writing prompts

Pre-reading activity for Night by Elie Wiesel, analysis HOPE, DESPAIR AND MEMORY

This is one part of a larger lesson on Elie Wiesel. There are some common elements between the two, but my second product goes beyond the scope of this product, so if you like what you see here please have a look at the following:

❤️❤️Elie Wiesel: Hope, Despair and Memory ❤️❤️

This is a self-contained product on textual analysis; everything you need is here. This product focuses on a small section of the Nobel Peace Prize Lecture by Elie Wiesel: Hope, Despair and Memory. This work is listed as a text exemplar in the CCSS Appendix B.

INCLUDED IN THIS PRODUCT ARE THE FOLLOWING:

➢ A small excerpt from the Nobel Peace Prize Lecture by Elie Wiesel: Hope, Despair and Memory.

➢ Suggestions on how to read the text at different levels.

➢ A breakdown of the excerpt sentence by sentence with writing prompts.

➢ Group questions and individual questions.

➢ Essay questions and discussion topics.

➢ Suggested answers to the questions.

➢ Questions aligned with ELA-Literacy CCSS 8-12 - in particular with the following standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.8.1; 9-10.1; 11-12.1 Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.8.4; 9-10.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.1 Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.1 Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.

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