We started today's class by finishing the two group presentations that we did not get to yesterday. These two groups shared the information that they categorized from our group brainstorm of background information we had on WWII/The Holocaust. These cards were posted on our knowledge wall about WWII/The Holocaust.
Everyone then returned to their seats and catalogued the information that they had learned so far from Night in their writer's journals. This involved writing down the page numbers and information learned while leaving space for more information in the future (what was written today should be about a third of the full list). We then had a discussion about Elie Wiesel's purpose in writing the book and how well that purpose was being served based on what information people had learned in the book so far.
I also handed out a copy of a map of Eastern Europe from the time period of the story so that we could see where the places Wiesel speaks about were located.
Homework:
Continue to read in Night according to the class reading schedule.
Find a passage from what we have read so far in Night that you feel is particularly meaningful or powerful.
When you come across a new fact / piece of information / perspective, summarize it on a sticky note and put the note in your book.
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