I used this lesson as an introduction to Night because I wanted to start with the person of Elie Wiesel. So many of the Night lessons focus on building background associated with the atrocities and the horror of the concentration camps, but I have always been so impressed by Wiesel himself, I thought this was a good way to start. My students are sophomores, they have some background knowledge about the Holocaust, and will certainly add to it as we read, but what they lack is personal/human connection to this tragedy. Even though I tell them, it�s a true story and he really did go through all of this, I think seeing him right up front makes it a lot more real.
Thanks for checking out this lesson. If you do decide to buy, please leave feedback and let me know what you thought about the lesson. I�m always looking for ways to improve and would like to know how the lesson worked for you.
Sincerely,
Julie Conlon
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It was a great intro.
January 28, 2012
Loooved it!!!!
October 1, 2011
I am too using this as an intro. I appreciated your suggestions, and really like the worksheets. I am teaching Night to a small group of GATE students in the 7th grade. I think this intro activity will help them have a better understanding of the novel and the Holocaust in general. Thanks!
February 26, 2011
I can't open it, it says the file is corrupted.
September 28, 2010
The file opened just fine when I downloaded it to this computer (a different computer than I use to post items to TpT). I've never had this happen before. Did you ask Paul about it? I'd be glad to email you a copy if that's OK with TpT.
September 28, 2010
Excellent pre-reading ideas - a valuable resource! Thanks!!!
February 10, 2009
Great help for an intro, thanks.
August 30, 2008
I really like the activity. Unfortunately the Oprah links don't work anymore, so I searched for something comparable. I use in an enriched grade ten English class.
January 31, 1983
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Over the last 13 years, I have taught 7th grade through junior college, so the lesson plans that I share here could come from any of those grade levels. I am currently teaching 10th grade reading and world literature and 11th grade reading and American literature. I've been teaching reading for seven years, so most of my lessons were designed with my reluctant readers in mind. Recently I taught an honors level 9th grade class along with my remedial classes; I was surprised by how much my honors students learned when I used some of the same lessons (vocabulary, especially) that I was using with my remedial students. I think all of our students benefit if we slow down and emphasize quality over quantity.
