October 3-7

Monday

In class:  After taking notes on theme and symbol, students will accurately answer 11 close reading questions to practice identifying these elements and discuss the themes and symbols they will track and analyze when doing a close reading of Night.

HW:  Section 1 vocabulary for Night (identify any prefixes, roots, suffixes that you may notice in these words to do a "breakdown" of the word), Study "Key Terms to Know for the Holocaust" and other notes re: to the background / history of the Holocaust for this Friday's QUIZ, continue your independent reading at home


Tuesday

In class:  After reviewing vocabulary for section 1 of Night, students will utilize a close reading key to take notes on theme, symbolism, unfamiliar vocabulary, and questions they have while reading this first section.

HW:  Section 2 vocabulary for Night (identify any prefixes, roots, suffixes that you may notice in these words to do a "breakdown" of the word), Study "Key Terms to Know for the Holocaust" and other notes re: to the background / history of the Holocaust for this Friday's QUIZ, continue your independent reading at home


Wednesday

In class:  After discussing close reading notes for section 1 of Night and reviewing vocabulary for section 2, students will view a brief video about ghettos and record at least 5 note facts about the purpose and conditions of the ghettos before doing a close reading of section 2 of Night.

HW:  Study "Key Terms to Know for the Holocaust" and other notes re: to the background / history of the Holocaust for this Friday's QUIZ, continue your independent reading at home


Thursday

In class:  After discussing close reading notes for section 2 of Night and discussing how the Nazis "closed the trap" on Elie and his family, students will define vocabulary words for section 3 and begin a close reading of this section.

HW:  Night vocab. for section 3, Study "Key Terms to Know for the Holocaust" and other notes re: to the background / history of the Holocaust for tomorrow's QUIZ, continue your independent reading at home


Friday

In class:  After completing an assessment on the background and key terms of the Holocaust, students will finish a close reading of section 3 of Night.

HW:  Finish close reading of section 3 of Night if not completed during class today, continue your independent reading at home this weekend