Encountering Evil: Night

Lesson 7
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ELA

Unit 2

8th Grade

Lesson 7 of 28

Objective


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

Readings and Materials


  • Book: Night by Elie Wiesel  pp. 3 – 11 — end after "Then came the ghettos"

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Target Task


Writing Prompt

What does the community’s reaction to Moishe the Beadle’s warning, the news about the invasion of Hungary and the arrival of German soldiers, reveal about them—and about human nature more generally? Provide at least three pieces of evidence from pages 3-11 to support your answer.

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Key Questions


Close Read Questions

  • Describe Eliezer: What do you learn about him on these pages? What kind of person is he?

  • Why did Moishe the Beadle return to Sighet after being deported, and how do the residents of the town respond to him and his message to them? Provide specific evidence from the text to support your answer.

  • Compare Eliezer’s relationship to Moishe the Beadle before he is deported to their relationship after Moishe returns to Sighet. Provide specific evidence from pages 3-7 to support your answer.

  • How do the Jewish residents of Sighet respond to the threat of a Nazi invasion, and to the eventual arrival of Germans in their town? Provide specific evidence from pages 8-10 to support your answer. 

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Vocabulary


Text-based

annihilate

v.

(p. 8)

completely destroy

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. 11 – 22

While reading, answer the following questions.

  • Where do Eliezer and his family live when the two ghettos are created?

  • How do they —and the other Jewish residents—feel about the creation of the ghettos?

  • What rumor does Eliezer’s father hear at the meeting with the Council? Where are they being taken?

  • Where do Eliezer’s family go when they are forced out of their home?

  • Where are Eliezer and his family at the end of this chapter?

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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
W.8.1.a
W.8.1.b
W.8.9
W.8.9.a
W.8.10
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