Responding to Literature: We will keep track of this topic throughout the novel. Central Question: How does the main character change throughout the story? What do you think causes the change?

Pg#	Direct Quote	Significance (How does this show our question?)
32	“Never shall I forget that night, the first night in camp, which has turned my life into one long night…Never shall I forget those moments which murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to dust…”

Notes for today: Copy into your notes--they will be on the quiz on Monday!

metaphor--comparison made between two unlike objects
simile--comparison made between two unlike objects, using "like" or "as"
personification--giving human qualities or characteristics to non-human objects
imagery--using words to create pictures for the 5 senses
hyperbole--truth is exaggerated for humor, emphasis, to make a point

These are on the bottom of side 2 of your worksheet:

Figurative Language: Use the notes on the overhead to answer the following questions

1. “A wind of calmness and reassurance blew through our houses.” (4)

Figurative language:_________________________________

Analysis: _________________________________________________________________________________

2. “…an old man with a gray beard and the eyes of a dreamer.” (12)

Figurative language: ___________________________

Analysis: _________________________________________________________________________________

3. In everyone’s eyes was suffering drowned in tears.” (14)

Figurative language: ___________________________

Analysis: _________________________________________________________________________________

4. “Everywhere rooms lay open…An open tomb.” (15)

Figurative language: ___________________________

Analysis: _________________________________________________________________________________

5. “They were the first of the faces of hell and death.” (17).

Figurative language: ___________________________

Analysis: _________________________________________________________________________________

6. “Our terror was about to burst the sides of the train.” (23)

Figurative language: ___________________________

Analysis: _________________________________________________________________________________

7. “Morning passed like a small summer cloud, like a dream in the first daylight house.” (16)

Figurative language: ___________________________

Analysis: _________________________________________________________________________________

Oprah and Elie Wiesel video

Homework #2: Please Copy

Write down the following 7 statements: Write 1-2 sentences FOR EACH either agreeing or disagreeing with the statement and explaining your reasoning.

1. It is always best to speak the truth, no matter what the consequences may be.
2. People tend to reveal their true selves in difficult situations. People don't change.
3. Mankind is basically good.
4. We must protect ourselves first in time of trouble.
5. People of one race can be less important than or inferior to people of other races.
6. When someone does what others are doing, it is their choice, not peer pressure.
7. When you see people doing something wrong, you should stay quiet and look away.

Writing Sample #1: Night PLEASE COPY ON A SHEET OF PAPER THAT YOU CAN HAND IN

Night explores two central questions: What is the relationship between our stories and our identity? To what extent are we all witnesses of history and messengers to humanity?

Answer both of these questions to the best of your ability before we read the memoir. Be warned--this will take some thinking.

Help:
*What is the relationship between our life experiences and who we are or become?
*What role do each of us play in being a part of history and carrying out the world's messages?

Homework: Night Hw #1--15 pts.

*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.

Vocabulary for your worksheet

Taliban (n.) – a fundamentalist Islamic militia [originating] in Afghanistan but active in other countries as well

compassion (n.) – a feeling of deep sympathy for another who is stricken by misfortune

compulsory (adj)- required by law

legacy (n.) – anything handed down from the past, as from an ancestor or predecessor

conservative (adj.) – not liking or accepting changes or new ideas

flourish ( v.) – to be successful; prosper

wage (v.) – to carry on (a battle, war, conflict, argument, etc.

New York Times Video
Jon Stewart interview with Malala

Midterm Directions (Tuesday/Wednesday)

*PLEASE TAKE YOUR TIME.
*THE MIDTERM WILL COUNT AS 2 TEST GRADES.
*DO NOT WRITE ON THE TEST!! I WILL PROVIDE POST-ITS FOR THOSE WHO WANT *THEM.
*USE SCRAP TO PLAN OUT/OUTLINE YOUR ESSAY BEFORE YOU WRITE.

 Part I: MC

Part II; Essay