Encountering Evil: Night (2020)

Explain the events, ideas, and individuals that created the conditions that led to the Holocaust.

“The Path to Nazi Genocide”

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RI.8.2RI.8.3

Explain who Anne Frank was as an historical figure, and how the playwrights develop the reader’s understanding of Anne as a character in The Diary of Anne Frank.

The Diary of Anne Frank pp. 9–15 — end after "ANNE. Look. It left a mark."
“The Short Life of Anne Frank” — 1:48-13:15

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RI.8.3RL.8.3

Identify specific incidents and lines of text that reveal aspects of character dynamics in The Diary of Anne Frank.

The Diary of Anne Frank pp. 15–26 — (from "ANNE: Do you know Hanneli Goslar?") to (end at "ANNE:... and, by all accounts, an excellent dentist")

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RL.8.3

Explain how text features and structures specific to dramatic works develop the reader’s understanding of characters and plot in The Diary of Anne Frank.

The Diary of Anne Frank pp. 26–39 — (Start at "A delighted low laugh")
Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl — 19 & 20 November, 1942

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RL.8.5

Explain how specific events and lines of text reveal aspects of characters and character relationships in The Diary of Anne Frank.

The Diary of Anne Frank pp. 40–53

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RL.8.3

Explain how the playwrights use specific words and phrases to develop mood, tone, and meaning in The Diary of Anne Frank.

The Diary of Anne Frank pp. 53–61

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RL.8.4RL.8.6

Explain how events in Night reveal aspects of characters and suggest larger truths about human nature.

Night pp. 3–11 — end after "Then came the ghettos"

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RI.8.3

Explain why Wiesel uses specific words, phrases, and punctuation in his writing, and the impact of these choices on the reader.

Identify and explain the meaning of symbols and other motifs in Night.

Night pp. 11–22

Standards

L.8.5RI.8.4

Draw conclusions about the passengers in the cattle car—and human nature more generally—based on the incident with Mrs. Schäcter.

Night pp. 23–34 — end at "Do you remember Mrs. Schäcter, in the train?"

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RI.8.3

Explain how the prisoners in Auschwitz-Birkenau were systematically dehumanized and stripped of their identities.

Night pp. 34–46

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RI.8.3

Explain how being in Auschwitz impacts characters, and what characters’ behavior reveals about human nature.

Night pp. 47–58 — from page break to page break

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RI.8.3

Explain how specific words and phrases develop meaning in Night, and how they affect the reader.

Night pp. 58–65

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RI.8.4

Unpack a prompt, gather evidence, and outline a two-paragraph response.

Standards

RI.8.3RI.8.3W.8.1W.8.1.aW.8.5

Draft and revise a two-paragraph response, including a transition sentence between paragraphs.

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RL.8.3W.8.1W.8.1.aW.8.1.bW.8.1.c

Explain how specific incidents in Night reveal aspects of characters.

Night pp. 69–84

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RI.8.3

Explain how Wiesel uses figurative language and specific word choice to develop mood and meaning in Night.

Night pp. 85–97

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L.8.5RI.8.4

Explain how specific incidents in Night reveal aspects of characters, as well as larger truths about human nature.

Night pp. 98–115

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RI.8.3

Analyze the preface to Night to determine Wiesel’s purpose for writing.

Night — pp. vii-x (end at “it is still not right”); xiv-xv

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RI.8.6

Explain how Wiesel develops central ideas in his speech, "The Perils of Indifference."

“The Perils...” — (Focus on paragraphs 5 (begins "What is indifference?"- paragraph 18)

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RI.8.2

Socratic Seminar

Engage in a Socratic Seminar with peers, demonstrating a deep understanding of the text and topic by posing and responding to questions, and providing evidence to support ideas.

The Diary of Anne Frank
Night

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SL.8.1SL.8.1.aSL.8.1.cSL.8.4

Unpack the prompt, study a Mentor Text, develop guiding questions, and begin to gather evidence for a research-based writing task.

List of Holocaust Resisters (G8, U2, L21-23)

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W.8.7W.8.8

Use search terms effectively, assess the credibility of online research sources, and continue gathering evidence in preparation for writing an informational essay.