Today the class worked through a variety of activities designed to help students identify a question for their Night essay (Final due April 4th; Rough due March 31st).
The following handout as well as class discussion was used.
_____ answers a "big question"
Three possible questions include:
Did Ellie Wiesel lose his faith?
Did Ellie Wiesel regain his faith?
Was Ellie Wiesel lucky?
What is the most important lesson one receives from Night? How is it presented?
The following handout as well as class discussion was used.
Night Final Essay
_____ is about Night
_____ a clear thesis statement that says how the theme or
themes you have been following is / are important to understanding Night.
_____ an introduction with the name of the book in
italics and the name of the author
_____ three pieces of evidence (quotes) from the book for
the highest grades. You may have fewer quotes, but you will likely not earn an
“A”. You must include at least two quotes.
_____ properly embedded quotes. This means
An
introduction for the quote explaining who is speaking to whom and in what
context
The
quote inside quotation marks
A
citation in the format (#)
An
explanation following the quote explaining how it supports your topic sentence
or thesis statement.
______ Clear topic sentences for each body paragraph that
support your thesis
You may use the following questions as prewriting:
What clear statement can you make about your theme? How
is it important to understanding the Night
, the holocaust, or Elie Wiesel?
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What quotes help illustrate this idea? What do you need
to explain about each quote in order to make your ideas clear to your reader? (You
may want to do this activity on line paper.)
Quote
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What do I need to explain
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