Am I My Brother or Sister's Keeper?
What does it mean to Search for Meaning? This study asks students to look deeply into our humanity and come to understand events that are unthinkable. To assist them in their own search for meaning, they engage in a long inquiry that not only includes reading Night, but also poetry, interviews, and films that explore multiple points of view, current and past, about Humanity, Holocaust and Genocide. They are asked to consider: What would you do? How do you find meaning in a world that seems so horrid and unjust?
Students were asked to BECOME A WITNESS.
Elie Wiesel, the author on Night, believes that: "True writers want to tell the story simply because they believe they can do something with ittheir lives are not fruitless and are not spent in vain. True listeners want to listen to stories to enrich their own lives and to understand them. What is happening to me happens to you. Both the listener and the reader are participants in the same story and both make it the story it is."
What does he mean? As a writer, Elie is a Messenger and he needs you to bear Witness to the story of his experience. How did he find meaning in life through telling his own story? Can you do the same? He needs you to be a true listener and to hear his story. You need to hear his story as a way to think more deeply about your own life. Together, a different possibility can surface.
Subject Area(s): Language Arts
Teaching Days to Complete: 6 weeks
Holocaust, Night, Elie Weisel, Genocide, Humanity, Life is Beautiful, Inside Dachau, Witness, Scrapbook, Fathers, Religion, Hope
21st Century Leadership Skills What's this?
Manage Projects Effectively, Think Critically, Express Creatively
Graduation Portfolio Tasks What's this?
Literary Analysis
PROJECT GENERAL RESOURCES
Project Overview
This is the entire project overview and includes the outline for the "Testimony of a Witness" Scrapbook project that stu...
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Facing History and Ourselves Resource Book
This is the "Holocaust and Human Behavior" Resource Book that is filled with resources, supplemental readings, activitie...
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"After We Are Free" HW Template
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"In the depths of my heart, I felt a great void." (week4 : day2)
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"Inside Dachau" Analysis Handout
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When We Are Free (week4 : day3)
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"Inside Dachau" by Sherman Alexie
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"In the depths of my heart, I felt a great void." (week4 : day2)
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"Let's Take a Trip Together"
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The Launch
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'Life is Beautiful' student viewing handout
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Life is Beautiful (the film)
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2 Circles Discussion Questions Presentation
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Not Feeling The Blows That Harm You (week5 : day1)
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4 Corners PPT Presentation
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4 Corners Discussion Activity
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Essay Assignment Overview
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Humanities Essay: Am I My Brother or Sister's Keeper?
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Holocaust Memorial Quotation Activity
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Night's Memorial (week5 : day3)
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Memorializing 'Night' Activities
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Night's Memorial (week5 : day3)
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Metaphor Analysis
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Metaphor and Night (Week3 : Day2)
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PPT of Activities
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When We Are Free (week4 : day3)
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PPT of activities
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Becoming a Witness: The Project (week2 : day1)
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PPT of Activities
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The Word "Night" (week2 : day2)
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PPT of Activities
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Metaphor and Night (Week3 : Day2)
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PPT of Activities
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Where is God Now? (week3 : day3)
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PPT of Activities
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Hateful Messages, Humanity & Choice (week4 : day1)
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Reading (Letter): Naked and Barefoot
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Hateful Messages, Humanity & Choice (week4 : day1)
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The End of 'Night'
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From The Depths Of The Mirror... (week5 : day2)
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Week One Activies
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The Initiation (Week1 Activities)
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