My picture book lesson that developed as a result of this class discussion was presented to a ninth grade college-prep level class at Bishop Hendricken High School. Hendricken is an all-male Catholic high school, and this particular class has thirty students. Although there is not a great deal of diversity at Hendricken (about 90% Caucasian students), this class is fairly diverse. There are four African-American students, seven Hispanic-American students, one Japanese-American student, one Syrian-American student, and one Indian-American student in the class. Most students’ literacy skills are at or above reading level, but there are three students with 504 plans (each with ADD) and one other student with dyslexia. The class has been reading Elie Wiesel’s memoir Night, and based on a survey of the students most have had limited experience studying the Holocaust. …show more content…
I had initially expected students to have had more experience studying this time period and to have a basic idea of what life was like in the ghettos and concentration camps, but through class discussions it became clear that most had not had opportunities to learn about these in great depth. This particular lesson’s intent was to “fill in” some of the details Wiesel alludes to early in his memoir, including his experiences in ghettos and selection in
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Have you ever had to make an instant decision that would significantly impact your life?
Night by Elie Wiesel, is a autobiography. A teenage boy living in a small town in Europe during World War II. It’s an account of the brutality, inhumanity of what he suffered from one thing, which was he was Jewish. In May 1944, the Germans deported a 15 year old and his family in Poland. Wiesel’s mother and younger sister died at Auschwitz, during that time he and his father later were transferred to another camp, Buchenwald, located in Germany. Wiesel’s father perished at Buchenwald just months before it was liberated by U.S troops in April 1945.
The novel begins in the 1940’s, during World War II. The main character, an 8-year-old boy, Bruno comes home one day and finds their maid, Maria, packing up items and his things because his father got a promotion so his family is leaving Berlin. Bruno is not happy about it, but cannot do anything.
To summarize, Wiesel tells autobiographical stories about his exposure to the Holocaust to teach the reader to treasure family, and to aid readers in understanding other conflicts. Again, Elie Wiesel utilizes his experience in the Holocaust to tell the lesson of never giving up even when suffering, which is useful when comprehending current
Throughout one’s life, many decisions are made that impact one’s future. These challenging decisions can also impact the people within their life. Someone can lose a loved one, breakup with their partner, or have someone walk away from their live with just a few simple words or actions. With some many difficult choices, remembering the monumental impact a decision can have allows one to make more knowledgeable decisions. In times of trial, morality depends on ethical and honorable decisions.
When the Jews were marching to the burners, many of them began to recite the prayer of the dead, “For the first time, I felt anger rising within me. Why should I sanctify His name? The Almighty, the eternal and terrible Master of the Universe, chose to be silent. What was there to thank Him for?” (33). This is important because this is when Elie question his faith with God, and he loses his spiritual innocence and begins to experience trials that God placed in front of him.
‘Night’ a very successful book relayed with some true horror tales and hardships of a young jewish boy, but what dose the word ‘Night’ really mean. “How could it be possible for them to be burning people-children-and for the whole world to keep silent”. In Elie Wiesel’s book ‘Night’, the setting of most of the events recorded are in a death or concentration camp, this being one of history’s most dreadful and terrifying moments in history. For Elie it is unmistaken as to why the book would be called ‘Night’ we still do not have a direct answer. For ‘Night’ many meanings could be drawn together for its meanings and reasons such as the darkness that overtook of what most of Elie’s life seems to be, the darkness or shadows that the
The book “Night” by Elie Wiesel is a story about Elie and his journey through the tough times of the holocaust. This book is a sad true story about how Elie and millions of others were treated during the hard times of World War II. Elie’s story shows us how scary and difficult it was for him and many others during this time. We can look at this book and notice how the night affected people in the camps. We see can how the dark, mysterious, and fearful night brought people together,and also how it brought a feeling of safety to some. By looking at this one story, we can observe that darkness had taken over the earth, and there was no longer any light in the day, only darkness in the night.
Every student in the United States learns about the Holocaust and how horrible it was at some time during their education. They learn about how corrupt Adolf Hitler was and about how many people died. They learn about how the United States army came in and tipped the scale in favor of the Allies. However, there are some details about the Holocaust that are left out due to their horror. What some people do not realize is how poorly these prisoners of war were treated and how they were tortured. Only a true account of the Holocaust can truly convey these terrors and the effects they had on the victims. Throughout Night, Elie Wiesel communicated the magnitude of the dehumanization that occurred during the Holocaust and how it affected everyone
Setting (time and place): Early 1940s, during World War Two, Holocaust era. starting in Sighet, Transylvania, and moving throughout concentration camps in Europe.
The freedom fighter Nelson Mandela once said, “No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.” After the memorable attacks in New York, London, and Madrid, the West became a unwelcoming and hostile place for Muslims, and the world started to be known as the “Islamic World” and “The West”. The Islamic world as in the picture is a place where men oppress women, a place vicious to technological advancements and a place where Muslim children are raised with the thought that the west is an unfavorable place for them. The “West” however
January 30, 1933 the Holocaust began,This was the birth of one of the worst horrors in war history, The Holocaust was the transportation of many people of all races, to the ghettos, then being transported to a concentration camp to where nearly 11 million people died in the span of 12 years . Many stories have been displayed of the apathetic, brutality of living in conditions of the concentration camps, but one particular story stands on how exactly it was to live in. Night by Elie Wiesel; this is his story.
An important nonfiction book that I think everyone should read is Night by Elie Wiesel. This book was published in 1960 by Hill and Wang. It has 116 pages and it is told by a man who survived the Holocaust. This was a very important moment in history that everyone needs knowledge on.
Everyone experiences emotional and physiological obstacles in their life. However, these obstacles are incomparable to the magnitude of the obstacles the prisoners of the Holocaust faced every day. In his memoir, Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel, illustrates the horrors of the concentration camps and their mental tool. Over the course of Night, Wiesel demonstrates, that exposure to an uncaring, hostile world leads to destruction of faith and identity.