Wednesday

 Today we are going to review vocabulary words and give you time to work on the study questions below. 

Apathy
Appease
Imperceptible
Peremptory
Imperative
Hasidic
Penury 
Surreptitiously
Conflagration
Hermetically
Harangued
Compulsory 

Night (pages 66-84)

CHARACTERS:

Detail everything you know about them (physical description, personality, etc.):

Akiba Drummer:

SETTING:

Detail the time and place the story begins:

What time of year is it?

What holidays are the prisoners celebrating?

IN-TEXT QUESTIONS:

Infer the answer from the text (Minimum 1-2 sentences):

What is “selection”?

Why does Elie hate the bell?

What might the bell be a symbol for?

What two things does Elie’s Father give to him before going to the “Decisive Selection”?

LITERARY ELEMENTS:

ALLUSIONS:

Rosh Hashanah (Pg. 66):

Sodom (Pg. 68):

Yom Kippur (Pg. 69):

“I’ve got more faith in Hitler than in anyone else. He’s the only one who’s kept his promises, all his promises, to the Jewish people.” (Pg. 81):

SHORT ANSWER QUESTION

Minimum 4-5 Sentences

Discuss the quote and what is means for Elie’s faith: “Blessed art Thou, Eternal, Master of the Universe…to be butchered on Thine altar.” (Pg. 67)

EXTRA CREDIT: Should the Jewish people fast for their holiday? Why or why not?

NIGHT (pages 85-97)

 CHARACTERS:

Detail everything you know about them (physical description, personality, etc.):

Rabbi Eliahou:

Juliek:

SETTING:

Detail the time and place the story begins:

Where was reached at the end of the chapter?

How long did the refugees run?

IN-TEXT QUESTIONS:

Infer the answer from the text (Minimum 1-2 sentences):

How does Rabbi Eliahou and his son create a foreshadow for Elie’s future?

LITERARY ELEMENTS:

SIMILIES AND METAPHORS: GIVE FOUR EXAMPLES

SYMBOLISM:

Juliek playing Beethoven before he died:

SHORT ANSWER QUESTION

Minimum 4-5 Sentences

What does Juliek symbolize in the book “Night”?