Encountering Evil: Night

Lesson 15
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ELA

Unit 2

8th Grade

Lesson 15 of 28

Objective


Explain how specific incidents in Night reveal aspects of characters.

Readings and Materials


  • Book: Night by Elie Wiesel  pp. 69 – 84

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Target Task


Writing Prompt

Reread the section before the page break on page 84. What is ironic about this incident? Carefully explain your thinking, and use the word "dehumanize" in your response. 

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Key Questions


Close Read Questions

  • On pages 76-77, Wiesel tells the story of a fellow prisoner, Akiba Drumer. What does this story demonstrate about the impact the Holocaust had on prisoners? Provide evidence from these pages and carefully explain your thinking.

  • On page 81, Eliezer’s neighbor in the infirmary says to him, "I have more faith in Hitler than in anyone else. He alone has kept his promises, all his promises, to the Jewish people." What does he mean by this? Carefully explain your thinking. 

  • What is the significance of the decision that Eliezer and his father make on page 82? What is the outcome of this decision? Provide evidence from pages 82-85 and carefully explain your thinking.

Discussion Questions

  • In what ways do Wiesel and the other prisoners have control over their own lives? In what ways have they been stripped of their agency?

Vocabulary


Academic

ironic

adj.

happening in the opposite way to what is expected, sometimes in a way that causes amusement. 

Homework


To ensure that students are prepared for the next lesson, have students complete the following reading for homework. Use guidance from the next lesson to identify any additional language or background support students may need while independently engaging with the text.

  • Book: Night by Elie Wiesel  pp. 85 – 97

While reading, answer the following questions.

  • What are Eliezer and the other prisoners being forced to do?

  • What are the conditions like?

  • Why does Eliezer try not to fall asleep, even when they are allowed to rest?

  • What happened between Rabbi Eliahu and his son?

  • Who is Juliek?

  • What has Juliek brought with him on the Death March?

  • What does Juliek do before he dies?

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Common Core Standards


  • RI.8.3 — Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events (e.g., through comparisons, analogies, or categories).

Supporting Standards

L.8.6
RI.8.1
RI.8.2
RI.8.4
RI.8.10
SL.8.1
SL.8.6
W.8.1.a
W.8.1.b
W.8.4
W.8.9
W.8.9.a
W.8.10
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