*If you had to leave your home in the middle of the night what 3 items would you bring with you and why?
*What would you like to bring, but not be able to take?
*If you left your home forever, what would you remember most about it and why?
Copy the definition of memoir into your notes:
A memoir is a form of nonfiction in which the writer recalls significant events and people in his or her life. NOT HIS/HER WHOLE LIFE STORY--THAT WOULD BE AUTOBIOGRAPHY.
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Introducing the Memoir
*Number the paragraphs
*Annotate--underline, star, make ?, etc.
*Write paragraph summaries next to each paragraph
Answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper; (RACE--not copy the question)
1. What do you think Turan means when he said that readers feel "the inexpressible nausea and revulsion that a simple recitation of statistics never manages to arouse"?
2. Describe Wiesel's life in Sighet.
3. How did Francois Mauriache influence Wiesel?
4. What is Wiesel's purpose in writing the memoir?
5. How did Night affect the public?
6. What was going on in Europe during the time that Night takes place?
7. Describe the actions of Hitler in Europe.
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