Night by Elie Wiesel

📚 Pre-Reading: Agree or Disagree?

Drag each statement to whether you AGREE or DISAGREE. These themes will emerge throughout the novel.

"Faith can be tested by extreme suffering."

"Silence in the face of injustice is complicity."

"People will ignore warnings that seem too terrible to be true."

"Family bonds can survive anything."

"Ordinary people are capable of extraordinary evil."

✓ AGREE

✗ DISAGREE

📖 Vocabulary Flashcards

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🔗 Vocabulary Matching Activity

Match each vocabulary word with its correct usage in context.

❓ Comprehension Questions

Answer each question. You can revise your answer if incorrect.

✍️ Claim-Evidence-Reasoning Response

Prompt: How did the arrival of the Germans transform life for the Jews of Sighet?

📝 Writing Scaffolds

CLAIM (Your argument):

Sentence frame: "When the Germans arrived in Sighet, they first treated the Jews..."

EVIDENCE (Choose one quote):

Sentence frame: "Wiesel's description of the Germans' arrival shows that..."

REASONING (Explain how evidence supports claim):

Sentence frame: "This evidence shows that the shift from civility to oppression happened gradually, which means... This demonstrates how deceptive tyranny can be when it arrives slowly..."

📄 Your Complete CER Response:

Your complete paragraph will appear here as you write...

🎫 Critical Thinking: Connections & Application

Create a question that explores how Moishe's warning connects to larger themes about how societies respond to threats, or how this applies to the world today.

Question Starters (Connections & Application):

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