Grade 7 | Unit 3 | Lesson 6 | Night pgs. 47-58, “…yes for all eternity.
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READING TASK
Reading: Night, pgs. 47-58 (stop at “…yes for all eternity.”)
Guiding TDQ: Explain how being in Auschwitz impacts characters, and what characters’ behavior reveals
about human nature.
CCSS Aligned Standard: Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over
the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.
WHAT THIS LESSON WILL ACHIEVE
Big Ideas: Explain how being in Auschwitz impacts characters, and what characters’ behavior reveals about
human nature.
Notes for the teacher:
On page 48, Wiesel writes that "homosexuals" (which is generally considered an outdated/offensive term for members
of the LGBT community) trafficked children in the camps. Be mindful that this passage perpetuates a harmful and false
stereotype that many queer people are child molesters. Students should understand that these men abused children
not because they were gay, but because they were monstrously cruel.
Exit Ticket |
1. What lesson does Eliezer learn from the incident with his boots on pg. 48?
a. It’s always better to stand up for what you believe in than to give in to a person’s threats.
b. There are only so many valuable things that a person can trade when they are in a concentration camp.
c. Sometimes your enemy may actually have your best interest in mind.
d. Take advantage of opportunities, because you don’t know what the future might hold.
2. Cite two pieces of evidence from the text that support your answer. Explain how your evidence supports your answer.
LESSON PART READING MODALITY, READING TASK, AND KEY QUESTIONS
Build the Narrative: To demonstrate how much the dehumanizing experience of being in
Auschwitz-Birkenau changed him, Wiesel recounts an incident where his father is struck
by a guard. It is only his second day there, but already Eliezer has had his clothing taken
Launch from him, his body shaved and disinfected, and his life repeatedly threatened by guards.
(6-8 minutes) When his father is hit, Wiesel recalls that instead of reacting, "I stood petri
Discovery: Students should learn the following vocabulary words:
Practice:
Disciplinary
1. Teacher defines the word (script definition here):
Knowledge Builder
2. Teacher directs students to write their own definition of the word:
(10-15 minutes)
3. Teacher directs students to use the word in a sentence correctly:
4. Students share out through cold call, think pair share, or stop and jot
5. Teacher CFU:
Possible Responses: (script exemplar here) :
CFU:
H AIR: : Night, pgs. 47-53
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a
v Annotation & Discussion Prompts:
y
- Key Idea Evidence BPQs
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i There are monsters in the ● ● Why is Eliezer beaten by Idek?
f concentration camp. ● What does this reveal about Idek?
Time in Text
t
(8-10 mins) There are kind people in ● ● What does the French girl risk by
i
the concentration camp. talking to Eliezer in German?
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● What does this reveal about the
g French girl?
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p
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Students should share responses and compare answers / change answers as needed.
Discuss This can be done as a cold call, think/pair/share, stop and jot, etc.
(8-10 mins)
Students should then craft a CIE. (Central Idea Endnote.)
H AIR: : Night, pgs. 53-58 (stop at “…yes for all eternity.”)
e
a Time in Text
v (10-15 mins) Annotation & Discussion Prompts:
y
-
L Key Idea Evidence BPQs
i
f ● “I watched it all happen ● Why did Elie’s father get beaten?
t without moving. I kept ● What kept Elie from shouting out or
i silent.” (pg. 54) helping his father?
n
g ● “Two weeks later all the ● What was promised in exchange for
Poles were transferred to the crown?
L
another camp. I had lost ● Why did Elie believe it was better to
o my crown for nothing.” (p. give up his crown?
o 56)
p
# ● “I nodded once, ten times, ● What caused Elie to get beaten?
2 endlessly. As if my head ● What lesson did Elie learn about
had decided to say yes for following directions on that day?
all eternity.” (p. 58)
Students should share responses and compare answers / change answers as needed.
Discuss This can be done as a cold call, think/pair/share, stop and jot, etc.
(10-15 mins)
Students should then craft a CIE. (Central Idea Endnote.)
Exit Ticket
(12-18 mins)
