his father in Nazi German concentration camps at Auschwitz and Buchenwald in 1944-1945, which was the height of the Holocaust and towards the end of World War II. In Wiesel's narrative, Wiesel writes about the death of God and his own increasing disgust with humanity, reflects on the parent-child relationship as his father declines to a helpless state and Wiesel\s resentfulness as a teenage caregiver. In Night, every value is destroyed due to the turbulent and violent time." 'Here there are no fathers, no brothers, no friends, ' a kapo tells him. 'Everyone lives and dies for himself alone' ." We will consider the following questions in order to develop a deeper understanding of the content:- What doubts and fears do we have?
- What special challenges do doubts and fears bring to an individual?
- What are ways of overcoming doubts and fears?
- How can having doubts and fears be an advantage?
- How do people react to tragedy or loss in their lives?
- What strategies do people use to deal with tragedy and loss?
- How do people respond to or deal with despair?
- What are people's sources of strength?
- How can strength and healing arise out of tragedy and loss?
- Is it natural to feel anger and hatred sometimes? Why?
- How do we navigate and deal with those emotions (anger/ hatred)?
ELA Goals/ Outcomes (Unit of Study):
- CR B30.1-View, listen to, read, comprehend, and respond to a variety of grade appropriate, international, including indigenous, texts that address:
- Identity
- Social Responsibility
- Social Action
- CC B30.1-Create a range of visual, multi-media, oral, and written texts that explore:
- Identity
- Social Responsibility
- Social Action
- CR B30.4- Read and demonstrate comprehension of a range of contemporary and classical grade-appropriate informational and literary texts from various international, including indigenous, cultures and analyze the philosophical, and social influences that have shaped information, issues, characters, plots, and themes.
- CC B30.4-Compose and create narrative, descriptive, expository, and persuasive writings that include a position paper, a comparative essay, a letter of inquiry, a critique of an author's style, and a short story or essay that uses parody, satire and/ or irony.