Hi guys!
Today we will be beginning one of the most compelling stories you may ever read - Night by Elie Wiesel. The story, a semi-autobiographical account of Wiesel's experiences during the Jewish Holocaust of World War II, is told through the eyes of a character named Eliezer. Eliezer is essentially Weisel himself, but there are a few minor changes that were made by the author to help create a more tolerable distance from the horrific events that he experienced during the war.
Over the course of the next five school weeks, we will read the novel and analyze a series of questions relating to the novel, themes, context, plot structure, and characterization within it. We will also be responsible for creating an art project relating to the work and taking an essay-based final on the novel.
For the question section of the assessment, you will be required to complete questions for three sections of the book - Foreword/Chapters 1-3, Chapters 4-6, and Chapters 7-9 and post reading. Please post your answers as a blogspot response, ensuring that you complete each question with a significant amount of care. Remember to answer in full sentences, restating the question in your answer, and include quotes to support your responses where appropriate. If you will be unable to post by the given date, which will occur the Monday after the section is assigned, then you are responsible for submitting a handwritten copy of the questions and answers.
Good luck!
FOREWORD/CHAPTER 1
1. VOCABULARY
Define the following words in no less that two sentences.
Holocaust
Judaism
Concentration camp
Nazi
World War II
You may use the following link http://www.history.com/minisites/worldwartwo to research the answers to these questions, or you may use others. This site provides information on the history of World War II. Please provide the link to the place where you got your information, in addition to just your definition.
2. Describe Moshe the Beadle.
3. What happens to Moshe during chapter 1?
4. What news does Elie’s father learn the Saturday before Pentecost?
5. Describe the scene on pp 14&15(leaving the ghetto). Please do not copy the words. How does it make you feel?
CHAPTER 2
6. Describe the situation on the train.
7. Where does the train finally stop?
8. How were Madame Schachter’s screams a premonition?
CHAPTER 3
9. What is going to happen to the prisoners at Auschwitz?
10. What would have happened to Elie if he did not lie about his age?
11. When Elie arrived at the barracks, what was he made to do?
12. What was the inscription on the iron door of Auschwitz? Do you believe it?
13. Describe your reaction to the first three chapters of the book in as much detail as possible (three paragraph minimum).
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Sarah Watters
Night
By: Elie Wiesel
Chapter 1
1. Vocabulary:
Holocaust: Holocaust refers to any widespread human disaster. When written Holocaust, its special meaning is the almost complete destruction of the Jews in Europe by Nazi Germany.
Judaism: religious culture of the Jews; one of the world's oldest continuing religious traditions.
Concentration Camp: Concentration camps are camps where they take all of the Jewish people when they are being deported. These are place where the people are either put to work or killed.
Nazi: A Nazi is a member of the National Socialist German Workers' party, which seized control of Germany in 1933 and initiated a series of horrendous crimes against humanity.
World War II: World War II was between the whole world and Germany. Germany was trying to grow as a country when Hitler was elected the Chancelor. He promised them good but did the opposite of what he promised to them.
Resources: http://www.gradesaveer.com/classicnotes/titles/lifeisbeautiful/terms.html
http://www.history.com/ministes/worldwartwo
http://www.google.com
2. Describe Moshe the Beadle.
To me Moshe the Beadle was happy and caring in the beginning. One he came back, though, he was very bland. To me he didn’t seem at all the same he changed completely. This is my view of Moshe the Beadle.
3. What happens to Moshe in Chapter 1?
In Chapter 1. All the foreign Jews were expelled from Sighet, and Moshe was a foreigner. He was taken away to dig his own grave but was lucky, and was shot in the leg and left for dead. He later returned to warn the others about the horror. But sadly no one would believe him. This is what happened to Moshe in Chapter 1.
4. What news did Elie’s father learn the Saturday before Pentecost?
Elie’s father was summoned to a special meeting of the Jewish Council. While at the meeting Eli’s father finds out that there are going to be transports. The departures were to start the next day going street by street. But no one knew where they were going except for one: the president of the Jewish Council. Elie’s father finds out that they must prepare for the journey ahead.
5. Describe the scene on pp 14&15 ( leaving the ghetto). Please do not copy the words. How does it make you feel?
The scene on page 14 and 15 is like a night of terror and worry. People are running everywhere frantically trying to get ready to leave. This scene makes me sad. It makes me think about what is going to happen to them. It is a scene that really kicks in it makes you realize that this is serious and not something that you can just shake off.
Chapter 2
6. Describe the situation on the train.
The situation on the train was very awful. People we shoved into tiny cattle cars with barely any room to lie down, more or less move. It was a very long ride. People ran out of strength and became very weak and thirsty. In the midst of it all Madame Schachter was yelling loudly and losing her mind. She was all the time yelling at the Jews telling them to look at the fire, when there was no fire at all. Until they reached their final destination.
7. Where does the train finally stop?
The train finally stops in Birkerau.
8. How were Madame Schachter’s screams a premonition?
Her screams were a premonition because she kept yelling fire, fire when there was no fire at all. When the train was starting to slow down to make a stop she started yelling again. But for some reason everyone looked outside again to see a real fire. They were all amazed that what she was saying was going to happen to them before they knew it.
Chapter 3
9. What is going to happen to the prisoners at Auschwitz?
The prisoners are either going to be throw into the chimney and be killed or taken away. When they are taken away they are either going to work in the fields or factories. This is what happens to the prisoners at Auschwitz.
10. What should have happened to Elie if he did not lie about his age?
If Elie wouldn’t have lied about being 18 when he was only 15 he would have been separated from his father and probably thrown into the chimney to be killed. This is what would have happened to Elie if he wouldn’t have lied about his age.
11. When Elie arrived at the barracks, what was he made to do?
When Elie and the others arrived at the barracks they were told to strip off all their clothes. They were only allowed to keep their shoes and belts. This is what first happened to Elie when he arrived at the barracks.
12. What was the inscription on the iron door of Auschwitz? Do you believe it?
The inscription on the iron door of Auschwitz read Arbeit Macht Frei, which means work makes you free. No I don’t believe it because if you are working then you are still over close watch and if you mess up or don’t do something right then you are punished for your wrong doings. I feel that it holds you back. You may work to be free but work will never make you free.
13. Describe your reaction to the first three chapters of the book in as much detail as possible ( three paragraph minimum).
My reaction to the first three chapters to this book is wow. I had absolutely no idea that things were ever this bad and cruel. I was really surprised by the first four pages. When they said that they used babies as targets for the machine guns that brought tears to my eyes to think of those poor infants.
I think that this is a really good book and it is a great way to teach kids about what was happening in those times. It talks about all the hard ships that they had to go through in great detail and you can picture every thing that happens in your head. It is one of the great tragedy’s that has ever happened.
It is very sad and emotional to see the families broken up the way that they were. It is not right at all for the families to be broken up. It isn’t right for these people to have to suffer through this all because of what they are. I think that it is awful to have to read about these poor innocent people and the struggles that they have to go through. This is what I think of the first three chapters of the book Night.
Andrew Imel
Night Questions
December 7, 2008
Mr. Parsons
6th period
Night Questions
Chapter 1
1.Vocabulary:
Holocaust- Holocaust is a prominent lecture on the suffering experienced by Jews and others during Holocaust Human disaster. It’s meaning is the destruction of the Jews in Europe by Nazi Germany.
Judaism- A religious culture for the Jews. Judaism is one of the oldest religious traditions.
Concentration Camp- A Concentration Camp are Camps that they take Jews when they are being deported from trains and it is a place where they work or they get killed.
Nazi- A Nazi is a member of the NSGWP. Which is National Socialist German Workers Party. It was a control in 1933 in Germany it was a lot of crimes and bad stuff against humanity.
World War II- The definition of World War II is that it was over pretty much the whole world. And Germany was trying to grow or get bigger or become a country when Hitler was chancellor. Hitler said all different stuff. He said that he would do a lot of good things to help Germany. But he did everything different than he said to the people of Germany. Hitler was a very bad man.
My Resources:
www.history.com
www.google.com
www.ask.com
2. Describe Moshe the Beadle.
As describing Moshe the Beadle he was very happy, loving, and caring in the beginning. But when he came back he was very bland which means lacking of style. He was poor and lived in utter penury. He was a nice man. He got out of everyone’s way. They didn’t like helping the needy but Moshe the beadle was an exception.
3. What happens to Moshe in Chapter1?
In chapter 1 in Sighet all foreign Jews were expelled. Moshe was a foreigner. So they all got on the train and left. When they stopped everyone dug a huge hole. They shot and killed everyone. But Moshe was very lucky; they shot him in the leg. They thought he would bleed to death. After he was better he warned everybody else about what had happened, but nobody believed him.
4. What news did Elie’s father learn Saturday before Pentecost?
Elie’s father was ordered to go to a special meeting of the Jewish council. When Elie’s father was at the meeting he found out that there are going to be transports. They were going to deport the next day going street to street. But know one knew where anyone was going but the president of the Jewish Council he was the only one who knew about it
5. Describe the scene on page 14 and 15 (leaving the ghetto). Please do not copy the words. How does it make you feel?
The scene on page 14 and 15 is like a night of fear and scariness. People are trying to get prepared for deporting. This scene makes me fill badly for these people. I mean this is a big thing for these people. They don’t know what’s going to happen. This is a really sad scene.
Chapter 2
6. Describe the situation on the train?
The situation on the train was very horrible. People were forced to get in a boxcar. They were tightly wedged in there; they had know room at all. It was a long ride. People were very thirsty and hungry. During the ride Madame Schachter was yelling very loud. The whole time she was yelling at the Jews telling them to look at the fire.
7. Where does the train finally stop?
Where the train finally stops at its final destination it stops in Birkerau.
8.How were Madame Schachter’s screams a premonition?
Madame Schachter’s screams were a premonition because she kept yelling fire. And she knew there was going to be a fire. And when the train stopped there was a real fire. And everyone was surprised that it had happened before the other people knew about the fire.
Chapter 3
9. What is going to happen to the prisoners at Auschwitz?
What happens is the prisoners either walk into the chimney and burn to death and die or work in factories or go into the fields to work. That is what happens to the prisoners at Auschwitz.
10.What would have happened to Elie if he did not lie about his age?
If Elie did not lie about his age which he was 15 and said he was 18 he would been separated from his Dad and would have been thrown into the chimney to be killed. That is what would have happened to Elie if he did not lie about his age.
11.When Elie arrived at the barracks, what was he made to do?
When Elie and every body arrived at the barracks they were made to strip off all their clothes. They only kept their shoes and belts. That was a snowy and cold night too. That would really be bad, they were all freezing.
12.What was the inscription of the iron door of Auschwitz? Do you believe it?
The inscription on the iron door of Auschwitz read Arbeit Macht Frei, which means work makes you free. No I don’t believe it because while you are working and you mess up or don’t do something the right way you get hurt while being punished. I mean you work to be free but the work that they do will never make you free.
13.Describe your reaction to the first three chapters of the book in as much detail as possible (three paragraphs minimum).
My reaction to the first three chapters of Night is Holy Crap.I never knew people were this evil to other people. As I was reading what got my attention first was when they were throwing babies up in the air, for target practice. They shot the babies with machine guns. Who ever does that is really sick. That is really sad.
So far I think this is a really awesome book. It tells to people about what happened at that time. It talks about all of the hard stuff they had to go through. And all of the cruel stuff, it gives you full detail. This is a big tragedy that has happened in the World.
During the first couple paragraphs it is really hard, because all of these poor families are getting separated. Just because who they are they shouldn’t be treated like that. They go through a lot of stuff. Little food, little drink, little clothes in the winter, it goes on and on. And if they mess up while they work, they get punished. It was a hard and sad time.
Those people never thought about seeing their families back. Because the young ones may get killed by the chimney. The teens get separated from their parents and work somewhere else or get killed by the chimney. And the old people get to work or die from the chimney. It all depends on there working ability. This is harsh. I mean if you’re a baby you cant do nothing. This is a sad book.
This is my reaction to the first three chapters of the book Night.
Jake Abrams
Night
7th Period
1. VOCABULARY
Define the following words in no less that two sentences.
Holocaust- The mass slaughter of European civilians and especially Jews by the Nazis during World War II. A thorough destruction involving extensive loss of life especially through fire.
Judaism- A religion developed among the ancient Hebrews and characterized by belief in one transcendent God who has revealed himself to Abraham, Moses, and the Hebrew prophets and by a religious life in accordance with Scriptures and rabbinic traditions. A religion that Jewish people practiced.
Concentration camp- A camp where people of a certain kind was summoned as prisoners of war, political prisoners, or refugees. Camps that was held to make people suffer in the World War II era.
Nazi- A member of a German fascist party controlling Germany from 1933 to 1945 under Adolf Hitler. A harsh domineering, dictatorial, or intolerant person.
World War II- a war between the Allies (Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Poland, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, USSR, Yugoslavia) and the Axis (Albania, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Rumania, Slovakia, Thailand).
2. Describe Moshe the Beadle.
A Jewish person. He was foreign. Also practiced Judaism.
3. What happens to Moshe during chapter 1?
He gets took away by German officers because he was a foreign Jew. Was made to dig a hole. Then got shot n the leg and escaped from everyone else dying. Told all the people in the town.
4. What news does Elie’s father learn the Saturday before Pentecost?
That they will be taken to Hungary to work in brick factories.
5. Describe the scene on pp 14&15(leaving the ghetto). Please do not copy the words. How does it make you feel?
They heard a rumor that they were going to leave to work and they got to take all their personal belongings. They were all rushing to get their things together. I will that all of them think that thee getting into a trap.
CHAPTER 2
6. Describe the situation on the train.
That they couldn’t sit on the train nor could they eat. They all took turns sitting because of the little space. They lucky ones were by they window on which they could see the countryside as they were going.
7. Where does the train finally stop?
Kaschau, which was a small town on the Czechoslovakian border.
8. How were Madame Schachter’s screams a premonition?
She screamed that she saw fire. In the beginning of chapter 3 there showed there was a crematorium.
CHAPTER 3
9. What is going to happen to the prisoners at Auschwitz?
They all thought they were going to the crematorium.
10. What would have happened to Elie if he did not lie about his age?
He would get burned in the crematorium because he was too young. Also he was going to have to watch his father die.
11. When Elie arrived at the barracks, what was he made to do?
They had to get new clothes. Also some had their shoes token away from them because they were too new. Also they had to get all their hair cut off.
12. What was the inscription on the iron door of Auschwitz? Do you believe it?
ARBEIT MACHT FREI, which means work makes you free. I don’t believe this because they have been lied to before so it will probably happen again.
13. Describe your reaction to the first three chapters of the book in as much detail as possible (three paragraph minimum).
The first three chapters in this book is very tragic. It shows the hard ships they had to go through in the beginning. In chapter 1 they didn’t know what was happening. One reason why they went through this was because they didn’t listen to Meashe the Beetle.
In chapter 2 many things happen on the train. They didn’t know anything about were they was going. They all panicked and this made it hard for people to keep their selves together.
In chapter 3 was a very questionable time. They didn’t know if they were going to get killed a man tells them to lie about there age, which saves their lives. They hot separated from the rest of there family and they didn’t know if they was going to see them again.
Vocabulary:
1.Holocaust- the murder of six million Jews, by the Nazis during World War 2.
2.Judaism-is a complex combination of religion and a non-exclusive ethnic group.
3.Concentration camp-a camp where civialians, enemy alliens, political prisoners and prisoners at war could also be in harsh conditions.
4.Nazi-a member of the national socialist german workers party founded in germany in 1919 and brought to power in 1933 under Adolf Hitler.
5. World War 2- a war fought from 1939 to 1945 in which Great Britain, France, the Solviet, China and other allies defeated Germany, Italy, and Japan.
6.Moshe the Beadle-a minor Parish official formly employed in and english church to usher and keep order during services.
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Chapter 1
3. in the 1st chapter Moshe gets expelled from sighet because he is/was a foreigner
4.His father learns that there would be transport.
5.the scene on pages 14 & 15 is that the towns people are being woken up and learned that they will be transported. This makes me feel saddend that people are being forced to leave the only place they can call home.
Chapter 2.
6.the train was cramped.They could not lay down.They was hardly any air.
7.The train finally stopped in Kaschua which was a small town on the Gechoslovaklan border.
8.Mrs.Scachter started screaming. She seen fire which is a premonition because when they arrived in Birkenaw they seen the soaring flames and smelled burning flesh.
Chapter 2&3
9. Some will be burned to death in the crematorium. Others to the barraks.
Chapter 3
10.He would have been sent to the crematorium.
11.Strip off all there clothes & be shaved.
12.the inscription on the iron door read "Work makes you free"
I dont believe this because you have to work everyday and it doesnt go away until you cant anymore or you will die.
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Chapter 1
1. Vocabulary:
Holocaust: Holocaust refers to any widespread human disaster. When written Holocaust, its special meaning is the almost complete destruction of the Jews in Europe by Nazi Germany.
Judaism: religious culture of the Jews; one of the world's oldest continuing religious traditions.
Concentration Camp: Concentration camps are camps where they take all of the Jewish people when they are being deported. These are place where the people are either put to work or killed.
Nazi: A Nazi is a member of the National Socialist German Workers' party, which seized control of Germany in 1933 and initiated a series of horrendous crimes against humanity.
World War II: World War II was between the whole world and Germany. Germany was trying to grow as a country when Hitler was elected the Chancellor. He promised them good but did the opposite of what he promised to them.
Resources:
http://www.history.com/ministes/worldwartwo
http://www.google.com
2. Describe Moshe the Beadle.
Moshe the Beadle was an awkward looking man. He was rough around the edges, sickly skinny, & was very wise. Many of the Germans didn’t favor the poor but for Moshe they thought different. He was quiet & stayed out of most peoples’ way.
3. What happens to Moshe in Chapter 1?
In chapter one Moshe was taken on a train to a concentration camp. Along the way the people stop in the middle of the forest & are forced to dig their own graves. Moshe had dug his grave and he was shot. Luckily for him he wasn’t killed. After the Germans left he crawled away.
4. What news did Elie’s father learn the Saturday before Pentecost?
Elie’s father is summoned to a meeting and finds out that they are being transported. He also finds out that it is the next day that they are leaving & have to get ready as soon as possible.
5. Describe the scene on pp 14&15 (leaving the ghetto). Please do not copy the words. How does it make you feel?
On both pages everyone is screaming in terror & running for their lives. It worries me as well knowing this is a real story, because that fact helps me really see what people were feeling.
6. Describe the situation on the train.
Everyone on the train was packed. There was barley any room to move or breathe. Madame Schachter was panicking & screaming, “there’s a fire, look over there!” there wasn’t any fire at least till they got to their destination.
7. Where does the train finally stop?
The train finally stops in Birkerau.
8. How were Madame Schachter’s screams a premonition?
Her screams were a premonition because she kept yelling fire, fire when there was no fire at all. When the train was starting to slow down to make a stop she started yelling again. They were all amazed that what she was saying was going to happen to them before they knew it.
Chapter 3
9. What is going to happen to the prisoners at Auschwitz?
The prisoners are either going to be throw into the chimney and be killed or taken away. When they are taken away they are either going to work in the fields or factories.
10. What should have happened to Elie if he did not lie about his age?
If Elie hadn’t lied about his age he would have been separated from his father & killed in the chimney.
11. When Elie arrived at the barracks, what was he made to do?
When Elie and the others arrived at the barracks they were told to strip off all their clothes. They were only allowed to keep their shoes and belts.
12. What was the inscription on the iron door of Auschwitz? Do you believe it?
The inscription on the iron door of Auschwitz read Arbeit Macht Frei, which means work makes you free. I do NOT believe in this because they worked. As they worked their every move was watched and if they did something wrong they were beaten.
13. Describe your reaction to the first three chapters of the book in as much detail as possible ( three paragraph minimum).
In the beginning I expected this book to be BORING. I was wrong. The first three chapters made me feel a few emotions due to the fact that it all had really happened. I read that they used babies for target practice. I think that disturbed me more than anything else. I was appalled and disgusted and disturbed. It talks about the times of desperation and need for these people. They lost absolutely everything they ever cherished. It honestly made me realize I am truly blessed to have what I have. Their families and homes were torn apart on they very first day. They had nothing to their name. The chapters are highly descriptive. I can imagine what he saw & everything. I think everyone should read this especially the people who take what they have for granted. It’ll teach them a thing or two.
VOCABULARY
1.HOLOCAUST-is the term generally used to describe the genocide of approxikmately six million european jews during world war II. A program made to execute and exterminate jews.
2.JUDAISM-is a religion orianated from the codified religous practices of the ancient israelites. Based on the principles and ethics embodied in the hebrew bible.
3.CONCENTRATION CAMP- i sthe imprisonment and confinmentof people commonly in large groups without trial. The action of interning; confinement within the country or place.
4.NAZI-refers primarily to ideology and practices of the natinal socailists german workers' party under adolf hitler.And the police adopted bynazi germany.
5.WORLD WAR II-was a global millitary conflict which ivolved a majority of the wolrsd nations. Including all of the world powers.
#2.MOSHIE THE BEADLE- He stayed out of peoples way. He mastered the art of rendering himself insignificant, invisible. Physically he was as awkward as a clown. His waiflike shyness made people smile. Rarely spoke most of the tome he sang.
#3.WHAT HAPPENDS TO MOSHIE IN 1.- Was expelled from sighet because, he was a foreigner. they were going to Galicia to work but,in stead they crossed the Hungarian border and ordered the jews to get off the train and on to the trucks that were heading to the forest. moshie and others were forced to make trench and forced them to stand in ti while they were killed.moshie escape by getting only a wounded in the leg.
#4.WHAT NEWS DOES ELIES FATHER LEARN- He learned that the Germans were coming to the town and the fascist had seized power and that they attack the jewish stores, synagogues in the towns. then the germans come to sidget and force them to stay in their homes or the penalty of death.
CHAPTER 2#6 The situatoin on the train was somthing you wouldn't want to experience. In the little cattle cars there was barely any room for poeple to lay and rest. The ride was so long that the peple on the train was beginnig to loose srength and becoming dehydrated.
#7 the rain had finnally made a stop at Birkrau
#8Maddame Schachter screams were a premonition because kept yelling fire.she was making it all up or that is what they thought but as they all looked outside again they did see a fire. She told them what would happend before i happened.
CHAPTER3#9 What happends to the prisoners of Auschwitz is that they are either going to get burned to death or will be taken away.
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