Assignments Due Week of February 1

2/1
Monday

Presentation on Human Nature – follow the rubric to know what to include. Hand in a written copy of your presentation.

In textbook, chapter 2 writing basics – read the chapter (pages 25-31) and do the chapter review 1-6 on page 31 (can write in book). Also, answer these questions: What are the three parts of an essay? Describe in your own words what each part includes (type this out).

· Read article about WWII and answer questions based on WWII article

· Read article about the Holocaust and answer questions based on Holocaust article


2/3
Wednesday
· Night: Preface to New Translation pages vii-xv & Foreward by Francois Mauriac xvii-xxi

Answer questions based on the reading in Night



Night
Directions: Please answer the questions below after reading in the autobiography Night, the preface to New Translation pages vii-xv & Foreward by Francois Mauriac xvii-xxi. Answer these questions in complete sentences. Use your own words. Do not copy directly from the text! Be sure to type out your responses.

Explain the reasons why Elie Wiesel wrote Night.

From reading Wiesel’s explanation on page viii, what was Nazi Germany’s “Final Solution”?

How did Wiesel react when his father was being beaten? How does Wiesel feel about his reaction?

In the foreward by Francois Mauriac, who is the young Jew who came to interview Mauriac? (to answer this question you have to read the entire foreward)