Night

A memoir by Elie Wiesel

“We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” -Elie Wiesel

Forgot your novel in school??

Here is a copy of the text online: http://static1.1.sqspcdn.com/static/f/523476/26270953/1432918801417/eliewiesel-nightfulltext_3_26_2014_3_23_04_pm.pdf?token=w1e07GbBav2ismMYtPs8xyLACY8=

Meeting Werner Reich Response Questions_2018.docx

Rough Draft

Martin Niemöller quote_parallel writing activity_NIGHT.docx

Final Draft: Major Assessment Writing Project (due TBD)

updated niemoller writing project.pdf

Memoir Introduction: Hearing Wiesel's Voice

NPR: This I Believe - A Forum for Thoughtful Discourse

Non-fiction companion text: A God Who Remembers

(This spring students will be writing their own essays for This I Believe...more of this to come!)

This I Believe is an international project engaging people in writing, sharing, and discussing the core values and beliefs that guide their daily lives. These short statements of belief, written by the famous and the unknown, have been featured in weekly broadcasts on public radio. Students will have an opportunity to submit their work for a chance to be selected and featured on air.

The Perils of Indifference.pdf

Introduction to the Holocaust — Animated Map

Background History:

Nazi Book Burning documentary

On May 10, 1933, German students under the Nazi regime burned tens of thousands of books nationwide. These book burnings marked the beginning of a period of extensive censorship and control of culture in Adolf Hitler's escalating reign of terror.

How did Hitler rise to power? - Alex Gendler and Anthony HazardDecades after the fall of the Third Reich, it feels impossible to understand how Adolf Hitler, the tyrant who orchestrated one of the largest genocides in human history, could ever have risen to power in a democratic country. So how did it happen, and could it happen again? Alex Gendler and Anthony Hazard dive into the history and circumstances that allowed Hitler to become Führer of Germany.

TED-ED: How did Hitler rise to power

Non-fiction companion texts:

TED Talk: The Danger of Silence
NEWSELA: German authorities find huge trove of looted masterpieces
Nazi looted art 'found in Munich' - German media
The Forger by NY Times Upfront
Less Than Human': The Psychology Of Cruelty

The danger of silence"We spend so much time listening to the things people are saying that we rarely pay attention to the things they don't," says poet and teacher Clint Smith. A short, powerful piece from the heart, about finding the courage to speak up against ignorance and injustice.

“German Authorities Find Huge Trove of Looted Masterpieces” .pdf

Nazi looted art 'found in Munich' - German media - BBC NewsArtworks by Picasso and Matisse are part of a cache of 1,500 pieces believed confiscated by the Nazis and recovered in Munich, German media say.

the-forger-upfront.pdf

'Less Than Human': The Psychology Of CrueltyNazis referred to Jews as rats. Hutus involved in the Rwanda genocide called Tutsis cockroaches. Slave owners throughout history considered slaves subhuman animals. In Less Than Human, David Livingstone Smith explains how dehumanizing people makes us capable of atrocious acts.

quizlet.com/_lhlce

Secondary Source_The Forger_Primary Source

Primary Source

UPF-013017-PrimarySources.pdf