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English 10
Pre-Reading Journal Question for Chapter 1
In 5 sentences:
Make a list of at least 5 things that can change a person's life? Describe an event that has
changed your life. Has it been for the better or worse? Have you grown from it? Have
you taken a bad situation and made something good out of it? A good situation and done
something good for others?
Post Chapter 1 Journal
In 5 sentences:
What is your reaction to Moshe the Beadle? What do you think about his treatment by the
villagers after his return from Poland?
Pre Chapters 3-5 Journal Question:
In 5 sentences:
How have you reacted when faced with danger, whether to you or someone else? What
did you do? How did you act? Were there any repercussions for your action?
Post Chapters 3-5 Journal Question:
In 5 sentences:
When he arrives at Auschwitz and then at Buna, Wiesel describes scenes he will never
forget. What scenes, ideas, or feeling from the memoir do you find unforgettable?
Pre Chapters 6-10 Journal Question
In 5 sentences:
What does it mean to feel hopeless? How do you think hopelessness affects the people's
lives? Describe a time when you have felt hopeless? What circumstances caused this
feeling? How did you or your friend respond to this situation?
Post Reading Journal Question Chapters 6-10
In 5 sentences:
Select one portion of narration in Night and comment on how it "paints a dark and angry
picture of human nature." What circumstances in the memoir allow for the darker side of
humans to emerge?
Rubric
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Pre-Reading Chapter 1
Post Chapters 1
Pre Chapters 3-5
Post Chapters 3-5
Pre Chapters 6-10
Post Chapters 6-10
TOTAL
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