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Unit Overview
Unit Overview
“Even in darkness it is possible to create light and encourage compassion. That it is possible to feel free inside a prison. That even in exile, friendship exists and can become an anchor. That one instant before dying, man is still immortal.” Open Heart Elie Wiesel
In this unit, we will read Night and study the holocaust as a part of larger human suffering, trauma, and resilience. We will look at the rhetorical choices of the companion texts while exploring how poetry, music, art, and storytelling serve as means of remembering, hope, and ultimately, survival.
Unit Vocabulary
Unit Vocabulary
rhetorical strategies & appeals
rhetorical analysis
poetry - form
prose
compression
diction
syntax
Essential Questions
Essential Questions
Who controls the narrative and how can exploring multiple perspectives inform our ideas of what is true?
Amidst the pressure to conform, how do we retain our individuality?
How do we advocate for what is right when challenged by those around us?
How do we know if the progress we make benefits us and the world around us?
Unit Standards
Unit Standards
All ELA standards can be found listed in the updated 2017 Massachusetts State ELA Grade 9-10 Frameworks:
Students will learn...
Reading Information
Analyze seminal documents of literary and historical significance including how they address related themes and topics
Analyze how the author’s claims or ideas are developed and refined by particular sentences, paragraphs, or portions of a text.
Explain author’s POV or purpose and how he/she uses rhetoric to advance a point or purpose
Reading Literature
Analyze how an author’s choices concerning structure create varying effects
Core Text
Core Text
Night by Elie Wiesel
Night by Elie Wiesel
Choice Texts
Choice Texts
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