Goals

This activity begins with another question related to events occuring in the novel, asking students to make personal connections. Antoher goal of this activity was to introduce students to the notion of 'being a witness' which was an essential component of thier project.

 

Details

Duration: 90 minutes

Assessments: Student reflections/journals

Materials: LCD Projector; Powerpoint Presentations; "Eyes of the Holocaust" DVD; Project Overview;

 

Description

This activity begins with another question related to events occuring in the novel, asking students to make personal connections. Another goal of this activity was to introduce students to the notion of 'being a witness' which was an essential component of their project.

IN-CLASS:
1. Do Now (in your journal): How would you feel if you were suddenly forced to be separated suddenly from your parent/guardian in a place that was unfamiliar to you? How would you react in this situation?
2. Introduce Project Overview: The Search for Meaning
3. What does a good witness know and do?
4. View the beginning of "Eyes of the Holocaust" (dir. Janos Szasz) from the Broken Silence short film collection. (End after approx. 34 minutes during images of arrivals and children at Auschwitz.)
a. As you view "Eyes of the Holocaust" write in your scrapbook what you are witnessing...thoughts, reactions, facts, questions, etc...
5. After Viewing: Draw an image that you feel captures the heart or essence of what you have 'witnessed' so far through reading Night and viewing "Eyes of the Holocaust"
6. Begin Reading & HW

HOMEWORK DUE NEXT CLASS:
1. Finish reading pages 27-middle of 36 of Night
2. Write 2 quote responses in your journal (2 paragraphs for each response!)
3. Respond to the following Questions (2 pages):
a. What would your first instinct be if you saw the police beating your parent/guardian? Would you follow that instinct? Why or why not? Imagine that you could do nothing about the situation. How would witnessing this event change your relationship with your parent/guardian?

PPT of activities
This is the accompanying powerpoint presentation that contains the student prompts and in class agenda activies....
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