In this assignment, students draw on what they learned while reading Night, and while creating their Elie Wiesel Timelines. The assignment asks them to write a developed paragraph explore how the horrific events depicted in Night change his as a person.
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Elie Wiesel Paragraph
With a structured, developed paragraph, students are to discuss how Elie changes over the
course of the story. The Elie Wiesel Timeline will provide excellent scaffolding for this assignment, as
students can consult their charts to see how he has changed and what changed him. Their paragraphs
should basically be a succinct summary of this information.Explain to students that they will be writing a paragraph discussing the changes that occur in Elie Wiesel throughout the story.Tell them they should use their Timelines to get information for their paragraphs.Remind them to include specific examples to support their statements.Write the following question on the board:
How do Elie’s experiences during the Holocaust change him as a person? Students are to answer the question with a full paragraph.
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