Assignments Due Week of February 22

2/22
Monday
Poetry Presentation: Poster and presentation due

Vocabulary for Night. Define words and use correctly in a sentence. Please type!
Self-preservation (p 36)
Lucidity (p 36)
Oppressive (p 38)
Harangued (p 38)
Eluded (p 41)

Read in Night pages 27-51 and answer questions below

Bring dictionary and thesaurus to class

2/24
Wednesday

Current Events:
Find a newspaper article that really interests you. Write a paper summarizing the article in your own words (1-2 paragraphs) and your reaction to the article (1 paragraph), giving your opinions. Be prepared to share your article with the class. Please bring the article with you!


Read in textbook pages 220-232
Do Practice 1, 2, 3, & 4





Read in Night pages 27-51 and answer questions below.

Directions: Please answer the questions in complete sentences. Use your own words, do not copy directly from the text. Type out your answers

What had Mrs. Schachter foreseen that actually happened when they arrived in Birkenau?

Why were Wiesel and his father told to change their ages when they entered the concentration camp?

Who were the Kapos? (you can look up on the internet who exactly the were if it’s unclear from the book)

Why does Weisel lie to Stein about how his family is doing?

Why did Weisel have to go to the dentist at the concentration camp?

Rubric for response to newspaper article:

___Paper summarized article in own words –explaining the main points of the article

___The summary was at least 1-2 paragraphs of 5-7 sentences

___ Paper included student’s reaction to the article

___ The reaction was at least 1 paragraph of 5-7 sentences

___ The reaction was thoughtful and it showed the student was thinking critically about the topic

___ The paper had no grammar and spelling errors