Begin your night unit with a research project through which students learn about the second. We go through the words and definitions as a class. Wiesel based the book at least in parton his own experiences during world war ii. See a complete list of the characters in night and indepth analyses of eliezer, eliezer s father, and moishe the beadle. Night is a memoir by elie wiesel in which wiesel recounts his experiences in a nazi concentration camp during the holocaust the wiesels areare a jewish family living in sighet.
Because the book is about world war ii from the perspective of a holocaust survivor and a member of the jewish faith, there are many german words and words relating to judaism in the book. See a complete list of the characters in night and indepth analyses of eliezer, eliezers father, and moishe the beadle. Worksheets and no prep teaching resources literature units. Night by elie wiesel vocabulary words junior english a pages 1 2. Moishe the beadle is awkward and shy, but 12yearold eliezer likes him anyway. In this night analogies worksheet, students complete 6 analogies which use the vocabulary from sections 56 of the novel and create 5 of their own analogies using the vocabulary words from elie wiesels night. This lesson looks at the difficult vocabulary in night by elie wiesel. Night is narrated by a boy named eliezer who represents wiesel, but details differentiate the character eliezer from the reallife wiesel. The jews of sighet, hungary are rounded up and driven into nazi concentration camps. Though just a brief 116 pages, the book has received considerable acclaim, and the author won the nobel prize in 1986. Elie wiesel grew up in a traditional jewish community. Night by elie wiesel vocabulary flashcards quizlet.
Tips for teaching night teaching night by elie wiesel. In his memoir, he discusses growing up as a devout jewish boy, and continues the novel through his time spent in auschwitz, a notorious nazi concentration camp. Try one of the apps below to open or edit this item. His instructor, moshe the beadle, returns from a neardeath experience and warns that nazi aggressors will soon threaten the serenity of their lives. Night 1960 is a work by elie wiesel about his experience with his father in the nazi german concentration camps at auschwitz and buchenwald in 19441945, at the height of the holocaust toward the end of the second world war. Night is a memoir by elie wiesel about his experiences in a concentration camp during world war ii. The greatest tragedy of our time, told through the eyes of a 15. Heres where youll find analysis about the book as a whole. The book night by elie wiesel includes vocabulary words from jewish religious traditions and from german history. A workbook 6 part 1 night by elie wiesel capturing your initial response. In just over 100 pages of sparse and fragmented narrative, wiesel writes about the death of god and his own increasing disgust with humanity, reflected in the inversion.
We go through the words and definitions as a class, and i periodically give students vocabulary exercises to make sure they know how the use the words correctly. Although it is an emotionally difficult book to read, i have always enjoyed teaching night by elie wiesel here are a few tips for teaching night teach the context you arent teaching history, but with a text like wiesels night you have to provide some historical context for your students. This book talks about his experiences through concentration camps and how he survived. To the nazis, being jewish was ones complete identity. A common use for storyboard that is to help students create a plot diagram of the events from a book. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. A vocabulary list featuring night by elie wiesel, sections 45.
Workbook questions and critical reflection exercises. Night is a memoir by elie wiesel that was first published in 1960. Hes a poor jew in the town of sighet now in modernday romania, where our author and narrator, eliezer wiesel, lives. Night elie wiesel prereading questions and preface questions printablesnight elie wiesel complete printable vocabulary. Critical thinking and critical feeling before you read before we even open a book, our minds begin to engage and to make assumptions.
The following is a list of vocabulary with definitions from the first part of elie wiesel s night. These are vocabulary words from elie wiesels memoir night for grade 10 students to study. Night by elie wiesel vocabulary and context clues by mskcpotter. A vocabulary list featuring night by elie wiesel, sections.
A man described in the books of john and luke as having been raised from the dead by jesus. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Wiesel gives personal account of holocausts horrors. When joes girlfriend asked him a million questions about where he was last night, she was insinuating that she didnt trust his loyalty to her.
Night is elie wiesels masterpiece, a candid, horrific, and deeply poignant autobiographical account of his survival as a teenager in the nazi death camps. In this unflinching memoir, elie wiesel describes his experience as a young man. Study flashcards on vocabulary night by elie wiesel at. Night, by elie wiesel, is a work of holocaust literature with a decidedly autobiographical slant. This new translation by marion wiesel, elies wife and frequent translator, presents this seminal memoir in the language and. Common corealigned response pages, web quest, vocabulary, and theme essay. Because elie wiesel is a jewish man who lived through the holocaust he uses many german phrases in the book as well as. Night worksheets and literature unit by elie wiesel grades 912 daily reading journal go beyond a simple book report.
This prezi details important vocabulary that you will need to know while reading the book night. Homeless people often suffer penury and must beg for money. Night elie wiesel complete printable student study questions with teacher answer key. For the next terrible year, young elie wiesel experiences the loss of everything he loves home, friends, family in an agonizing journey through birkenau, auschwitz, buna, and buchenwald. It has key vocabulary for most of the chapters and the nobel peace prize speech and their definitions. Night by elie wiesel night by elie wiesel, night book. Read a plot overview of the entire book or a chapter by chapter summary and analysis. This downloadable file includes the novel guide book.
The first five books of the bible moses revelations eugenics science dealing with improving hereditary qualities and improving human breeding to increase desired inherited characteristics i. Throughout night there are references to ideas, practices, and events important to that community. Full glossary for night book summaries, test preparation. The students use the book to find the sentences with. Sighet sih geht a provincial transylvanian town in the carpathian mountains in the far north of romania near the russian border, an area which was part of hungary from 19411945, thus contributing to the confusion over elie wiesels nationality.
Idek eliezers kapo shlomo the father of eliezer, he is with him through out almost the whole concentration camp. One of its primary aims was to reestablish a jewish homeland in palestine. Night by elie wiesel essential vocabulary in addition to building your personal vocabulary for writing and speaking, the following terms are included on this page to help you build background knowledge and to understand the memoir better as you read. Start studying night by elie wiesel chapter 1 vocab. Complete night by elie wiesel novel study picture word clouds for each chapter of night by elie wiesel boy in the striped pajamas viewing. Josef mengele the angel of death decided the fate of almost every person coming through the camps. Night is elie wiesels memoir of being a child during wwii. He studies the talmud and goes to the temple every night, but he also wants to study kabbalah.
A vocabulary list featuring night by elie wiesel, sections 69. While night is elie wiesels testimony about his experiences in the holocaust, wiesel is not, precisely speaking, the storys protagonist. Everyone takes a turn assuming the teacher role as the class works with four comprehension strategies. The following is a list of vocabulary with definitions from the first part of elie wiesels night. About the book story summary night is a terse, terrifying account of the experiences of a young jewish boy at auschwitz, a nazi death camp. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. First person singular is about one mans passionate resolve to bear witness for the millions of people who suffered and perished in the holocaust. Because elie wiesel is a jewish man who lived through the holocaust he uses many german phrases in the book as well as words that have to do with judaism. Using studentcentered comprehension strategies with elie wiesels night working in small groups, students use reciprocal teaching strategies as they read and discuss the novel. Night vocabulary from literature paperback january 1, 2004 by elie wiesel author visit amazons elie wiesel page.
He is a jewish boy of 12 at the end of 1941 and 15 when he enters the concentration camp. Night this novel guide for elie wiesels night will keep students thinking and enhance their understanding from the first page of the novel to the last. A system of government marked by a totalitarian dictator, socioeconomic controls, suppression of the opposition, a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism. Night by elie wiesel is an autobiographical story, told by wiesel, depicting his life and journey through the holocaust as a young boy. Night vocabulary package with answer key vocabulary. Night by elie wiesel no teams 1 team 2 teams 3 teams 4 teams 5 teams 6 teams 7 teams 8 teams 9 teams 10 teams custom press f11 select menu option view enter fullscreen for fullscreen mode.
Night by elie wiesel vocabulary words junior english a mrs. Night by elie wiesel vocabulary 1 flashcards quizlet. In this unflinching memoir, elie wiesel describes his experience as a young man imprisoned in a nazi concentration camp during the holocaust. Night by elie wiesel vocabulary and context clues by. Meet elie wiesel, the author of night and a holocaust survivor who grew up in translyvania. The students use the book to find the sentences with each specific vocabulary word and write the context clues that would help them to understand the vocabulary words. In 1944, in the village of sighet, romania, twelveyearold elie wiesel spends much time and emotion on the talmud and on jewish mysticism. Night by elie wiesel vocabulary all chapters flashcards quizlet. One of my favorite vocabulary exercises is to have students write grammatically.
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