PPT-Elie Wiesel’s Night :

Historical a nd Literary Focus TIMOTHY HURSLEY Prewar group portrait in front of a synagogue in the Transylvanian town of Sighet Adolph Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany January 1933. Elie. Wiesel. Day 1. Background. Born in . Sighet. , 1928. Close-knit Jewish community.. Middle class family, grocers.. Religious study. Germans invaded in 1944.. He was 15.. Elie. Wiesel aged 15 shortly before deportation. Vocabulary. Chapters 1-4. Holocaust Unit. Chapter 1 & 2 Vocabulary – 6 words . penury . n. . extreme poverty. “He was poor and lived in utter penury” (Wiesel 3). . billeted . v. . lodged (soldiers lodging in civilian homes). 1. What are the two ways . Elie. criticizes God?. 2. What does he and his father both understand without speaking about it?. 3. What does . Elie. do as an act of rebellion?. 4. Give three ways . Elie. review. 15 questions:. 14 multiple choice (half cold read). 1 paragraph. Write the answer to the question on the white board. . Do not let the other groups hear/see your answer until time is called.. Quote. Tuesday. April . 28. th. , 2009 (4/. 28. /2009). Required. Materials:. Composition Notebook. Pen/Pencil. Time Given:. What We. Will Do:. 3 minutes. 5 minute. 5 minutes. 10 minutes. 10 minutes. First Semester. Final exam review. MLA Formatting Concepts. Page Formatting. Heading . includes:. Your name. Instructor name. Course. Date. Heading is:. Aligned left. Double spaced. NO EXTRA SPACES . NIGHT . by: . Elie. Wiesel. Miss . Amorin. Let’s analyze the cover of the novel. About the Author, . Elie. Wiesel. Elie. . Wiesel. . was born in 1928 in . Sighet. , Transylvania, which is now part of Romania.. How to Write a Good Journal Entry…. You are usually given a journal prompt …. turn that prompt into your topic sentence. . For example: . What do you know about the Holocaust?. Most of what I’ve learned about the Holocaust came from our trip to the National Holocaust Museum for our eighth grade field trip.. Our extended text: . Night . by . Elie. Wiesel . Holocaust. : from the Greek word. “. olokauston. ”: a destruction caused by fire or a burned sacrifice. What can literature teach us about humanity and responsibilities to ourselves, our culture, our society, and our world?. Elie. Wiesel. (1928-2016). Elie. Wiesel . –. Biographical information. Elie. Wiesel . (1928-2016) was born in . Sighet. , Romania. Sighet. . was a small town . in what was . then part of Romania but became part of Hungary in . NIGHT by Elie Wiesel Terms to know in order to understand the novel Appelplatz —German for Roll Call Square kabbala:  Jewish mysticism studied by Jewish scholars. ghetto:  a small area of a city to which the Jewish people were restricted and from which they were forbidden to leave. We will review Elie Wiesel’s Night . Let’s begin! Hitler & the Holocaust Symbolism & terms Plot 1 Characters Theme 10pt 10pt 10pt 10pt 10pt 20pt 20pt 20pt 20pt 20pt 30pt 30pt 30pt 30pt Where is Hungary?. Eastern Europe today. Star of David. What did they do to Moshe?. Irony. When things are the opposite of what they seem.. Elie’s. father told the other Jews to wear the yellow star because. How to Write a Good Journal Entry…. You are usually given a journal prompt …. turn that prompt into your topic sentence. . For example: . What do you know about the Holocaust?. Most of what I’ve learned about the Holocaust came from our trip to the National Holocaust Museum for our eighth grade field trip..