Night by Elie Wiesel Unit - Questions, Analysis, Vocabulary, Quizzes, Exam

Elie Wiesel’s memoir, Night, has become a standard text for many high school and middle school classes to teach about both the history and human impact of the Holocaust. This 300+ page Night unit mega-bundle includes everything you need to make this critical story meaningful and memorable for your secondary students, including a pre-reading Night PowerPoint and guided notes, study guide comprehension and analysis questions, engaging and rigorous analysis activities, vocabulary building and practice activities, fully editable chapter quizzes, creative review games and an editable Night final exam.

This Night unit includes:

INTRODUCTORY PPT, GUIDED NOTES & QUIZ: Build the necessary background information for Night with this engaging, attractive PowerPoint that walks students through the historical and literary contexts of the story, including an author profile, a year-by-year timeline of events to show the progression of persecution, the Nazi's systematic processes for murder, and terms to know. It includes guided notes to encourage active student engagement during instruction and support struggling students (and slow note-takers) who may need help capturing key details. Finally, it includes a 10-question editable quiz to ensure students gained and retained the necessary background before they begin reading Night.

PRE-READING INFORMAL DEBATE ACTIVITY: Hook your students from the start with this engaging pre-reading activity that introduces some of the key themes of Night while having students taking a stand (literally!) and presenting arguments on the fly.

STUDY GUIDE COMPREHENSION & ANALYSIS QUESTIONS: Chapter-by-chapter questions that will help connect your students to the story, ensure they comprehend key plot developments, and are able to analyze events, characters and themes at a deeper level. Questions range in complexity level—from comprehension to analysis and evaluation—so that students can practice a variety of standards and skills while getting the most out of the story. Questions are included in both PDF and Word formats to allow maximum flexibility. For example, you can cut and paste questions directly into your LMS learning modules, PowerPoints, class discussion boards and more. Includes detailed answer keys.

NIGHT ANALYSIS ACTIVITIES: This resource includes 40+ pages of meaningful analysis activities focusing on a range of skills and standards, from character and theme development to figurative language, comparison of mediums, and much more. It also includes a final project choice board allowing your students to deepen their connection to the story while appealing to each individual's interests and talents. All activities come with detailed answer keys and rubrics to make busy teacher lives easier!

VOCABULARY ACTIVITY PACK: Expand vocabulary so that students can understand and fully appreciate Night while building general word knowledge and comprehension skills. This resource includes a variety of vocabulary building and review activities, including vocabulary inventory, chapter activities, vocabulary crosswords, and games.

NIGHT CHAPTER QUIZZES: A complete set of FULLY EDITABLE chapter quizzes for Wiesel’s memoir. Questions range in complexity from comprehension to analysis so that students can not only demonstrate understanding of the text itself but mastery of a variety of critical standards and skills. Quiz question formats include multiple choice and matching. Perhaps best of all, the quizzes are provided as both PDF files and editable Word documents, providing ample flexibility for both in-class and distance learning.

NIGHT FINAL EXAM: A 50-question FULLY EDITABLE final exam for the whole book. Questions range in complexity—from comprehension to analysis—so that students demonstrate understanding of the novel as well as mastery of a variety of standards. Questions formats include multiple choice and matching. Answer keys are provided.

SUGGESTED PACING GUIDE: A daily calendar is provided with suggested activities over a five-week period. The calendar is flexible enough to shorten or lengthen the unit as necessary for your classroom. It also includes links to audio and online versions of the memoir.

BONUS FOR BUNDLE BUYERS: NIGHT BLUFF REVIEW GAME: Bluff is one of my students’ all-time favorite review games. It’s fast-paced and fun and gets everyone up on their feet. It doesn’t hurt that so many studies show that high student engagement that includes movement significantly increases learning. This resource includes detailed instructions on how to play the game along with 30 review questions on Night. Great for final exam preparation!

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