Night Common Core Standards

Common Core Standards:

CC.8.R.L.2 Key Ideas and Details: Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text.

CC.8.R.L.3 Key Ideas and Details: Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision.

CC.8.R.L.6 Craft and Structure: Analyze how differences in the points of view of the characters and the audience or reader (e.g., created through the use of dramatic irony) create such effects as suspense or humor.

1. Provide an objective summary of the text.

2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text

3. Analyze the theme’s development over the course of the text. How does the author use (1) characters, (2) setting, and (3) plot to convey the theme?

a. Who are the characters?

i. How does each help convey the theme?

b. Explain the setting.

i. How does the setting help us to understand the theme?

ii. What if it were different?

c. You have already explained the plot. The author chose these events and put them in this order to convey the theme.

i. Why does this plot work well to convey the theme?

ii. What if it were different?

4. Analyze how incidents/events in a story propel the action/conflict.

a. Explain how the author keeps you reading.

i. What events create conflict that needs to be resolved?

5. Analyze how incidents/events in a story reveal aspects of a character

a. Explain the impact specific events have on the characters.

i. The characters go through challenges.

ii. What do those challenges reveal about those characters?

6. Analyze how incidents/events (plot) in a story provoke a decision (by the character)

a. How do the events in the story force characters to make decisions?

b. What are the results of those decisions?

7. Analyze how particular lines of dialogue reveal aspects of a character?

a. Find quotes that best represent the characters.

b. What do these quotes reveal about those characters?

8. Explain the effect of dramatic irony in Night.

9. The author uses vivid images and symbolism to create make his message memorable.

a. Choose five images which have deeper meaning.

b. Explain why the image is so powerful.