The Launch

This 90 minute long activity was used to spark student interest and discussion as we began the long process of studying the Holocaust through the lens...

 

The Initiation (Week1 Activities)

Week One: Night Monday: 1. Journal Entry/Do Now: Describe a time when someone told you a story so outrageous that you had a hard time believing it ...

 

Becoming a Witness: The Project (week2 : day1)

This activity begins with another question related to events occuring in the novel, asking students to make personal connections. Another goal of thi...

 

The Word "Night" (week2 : day2)

1. DO NOW: Find and tally the number of times Elie Weisel has use the word "Night" so far in the novel. Mark this tally in your journal/scrapbook. 2...

 

POV: Auschwitz/'There is no 'why' here' (Week3 : Day1)

IN-CLASS: Supplementary Reading Activity (jig-saw): Â"AuschwitzÂ" from the Facing History and Ourselves Resource Book 1. Students will be divided into s...

 

Metaphor and Night (Week3 : Day2)

IN-CLASS: 1. Do Now: Describe a time when you risked your own safety to help someone else. Why did you decide to do this? Would you have done this ...

 

Where is God Now? (week3 : day3)

IN-CLASS: Do Now: When the young boy is hanged, a prisoner asks, Â"Where is God now?Â" Eliezer thinks to himself, Â"He is hanging here on this gallows.Â...Â"...

 

Hateful Messages, Humanity & Choice (week4 : day1)

Note: The 'Do Now' for this day was influenced by an incident that occured in our community, was taken seriously by students and staff alike, and was...

 

Â"In the depths of my heart, I felt a great void.Â" (week4 : day2)

Â"In the depths of my heart, I felt a great void.Â" IN-CLASS: 1. Do Now: Describe what if would feel like to never know if today was your last day, or ...

 

When We Are Free (week4 : day3)

IN-CLASS: 1. Do Now: Write on whether you think the events of the Holocaust relate to or affect your life in any way. Is it possible to experience th...

 

Not Feeling The Blows That Harm You (week5 : day1)

IN-CLASS: 1. Do Now: How do you escape the realities you face and Â'not feel the blowsÂ' that harm you? 2. Small Group Discussions about pages 72-92. (...

 

From The Depths Of The Mirror... (week5 : day2)

IN-CLASS: 1. Do Now: Close your eyes and take a moment to thinkÂ...can you picture every detail of the face of the person in your life that you most car...

 

Night's Memorial (week5 : day3)

MEMORIALIZE WHAT YOU HAVE WITNESSED THROUGH READING, EXPLORING AND DISCUSSING NIGHT BY ELIE ?WIESEL Activity One: The New England Holocaust Memorial ...

 

Life is Beautiful (the film)

Â"This is a simple story...but not an easy one to tell.Â"-- Giosue Orefice LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL (LA VITA E BELLA) Director: Roberto Benigni (1997) In t...

 

4 Corners Discussion Activity

1. Do Now: Using as many Â"I haveÂ...Â" statements as possible (try for 30!) respond to the following questions: What have you done with your future? Wh...

 

Elie Wiesel Accepts the Nobel Peace Prize

In Small Groups: 1. Read Elie WieselÂ's Acceptance Speech for the Nobel Peace Prize (1986) Â* Talk to the Text and underline/highlight important points ...