Night by Elie Wiesel Unit Plan - Novel Study Memoir Unit Digital Print Bundle
Night Unit Plan Digital Print Bundle: This unit includes everything you need to teach Night by Elie Wiesel. With more than 400 pages, slides, and digital and print resources, there will be absolutely no prep required. This digital and print memoir unit includes eye-catching Google Slides, PowerPoint presentation slides, print and digital assignments, historical context, questions, vocabulary, quizzes, video journals, and interactive and digital class activities.
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Included in the Night Unit Plan - Digital and Print Bundle
➡️ Night Introductory Presentation: Introduce the memoir with this interactive Google Slides and PowerPoint presentation that includes pre-reading discussion questions, an interactive class activity, a biography of Elie Wiesel, a fun review quiz, historical context for each of the 3 narratives, and background information on the memoir.
➡️ Night Digital and Print Chapter Summary Cards: These digital and print summary cards are an excellent classroom reference for both teacher and student. These 13-chapter summary cards outline the most important plot moments from the memoir. This resource can be used as a tool for struggling readers, as a quick way to find plot moments, or as a tool to find text evidence during essay writing.
➡️ Night Quizzes: These short chapter assessments are perfect as a quick check for student comprehension. Included are five print and digital quizzes to assess student comprehension of the memoir. Each quiz includes six multiple-choice questions (self-grading in the digital option) and two quotes that students must respond to by sharing context. For each quote, students are required to explain what is happening at that point in the plot with any relevant information. Detailed answer keys are included.
➡️ Night Vocabulary Resources: Help students learn new vocabulary words from the memoir with this ready-to-use resource. This resource helps students hone their skills in using context clues to determine the meaning of new words as they are used within the memoir. Included is a digital or print vocabulary booklet organized by chapter sets where students read the new word in a quote from the text and infer its meaning. Then, they look up the definition to see if they are correct. Google Slides or PowerPoint slides are included for easy class review or grading.
➡️ Night - Video Clips: Help your students make connections to the memoir with these video journals. Students will watch a short video clip that relates to a topic, theme, or idea presented in the memoir. A related journal prompt is included, and students share their thoughts and ideas in writing (in digital or print format). The videos are not specific to the memoir, but they relate in a way that allows students to make a text-to-self or text-to-world connection.
➡️ Night Historical Context: This 65-slide Google Slides and PowerPoint presentation will help provide students with the important historical context made in the memoir Night by Elie Wiesel. The presentation covers topics such as Jewish life in Sighet, Nazi oppression and anti-Semitism, ghettos and deportations, survival in concentration camps, Josef Mengele’s experiments, and more. It helps students understand how Elie’s personal story connects to the larger events of WWII and is organized by reading sections based on where the references were made in the text.
➡️ Night Questions and Answers: This resource includes digital and print memoir reading questions organized by chapters that include both comprehension and analysis questions. Student response slides are included, as well as a slide with all questions. Finally, a Google Slides or PowerPoint presentation is included to review the answers with students. The answers are detailed and include text evidence for support.
➡️ Night Figurative Language: This resource will help your students examine the figurative language used in Night by Elie Wiesel. These five digital and print assignments include quotes from the memoir that students must label with the correct figure of speech used. The assignments are broken down into chapter sets and include detailed answer keys for easy grading or class review.
➡️ Night Analysis Notes: This 60-slide Google Slides and PowerPoint presentation covers the most important literary elements in Night, such as theme, recurring ideas, conflict, irony, mood, tone, symbolism, literary devices, and much more. The notes can be used for class discussions or as a guide for students to copy. These detailed notes will enhance students' understanding of the memoir.
This Night Unit Plan also includes creative digital and print assignments and activities for each chapter set. You can learn more about what's included below:
Chapter 1:
➡️ “Terrible Things” Holocaust Allegory Assignment: After reading the first section of Night, students watch and listen to the picture book Terrible Things by Eve Bunting, which introduces key Holocaust themes like scapegoating and indifference. They use a digital or print graphic organizer to make thematic connections to Night. A sample answer key is provided.
➡️ Night Thematic Digital and Print Tracking Assignment: Throughout the memoir, students use a digital or print graphic organizer to track recurring themes such as silence, identity, loss of faith, survival, and dehumanization. This tool will support their analysis and final essay writing.
Chapters 2-3:
➡️ Never Shall I Forget Poetry Analysis: Students complete a guided annotation of Elie Wiesel’s “Never shall I forget…” passage, examining figurative language, repetition, and imagery to understand the emotional weight of the text. A detailed digital or print poetry checklist and sample annotation guide the process.
Chapter 4:
➡️ Stanford Prison Experiment Presentation and Assignment: Using a 15-slide Google Slides or PowerPoint presentation and a nonfiction article, students explore the Stanford Prison Experiment’s lessons about power abuse. They then complete an assignment making connections between the experiment and similar abuses shown in Night.
➡️ Holocaust Shoe Symbolism Reading and Design Project: Students engage with a Google Slides or PowerPoint presentation on the symbolic meaning of shoes during the Holocaust, read the essay “Walking with Living Feet,” and answer comprehension questions. Finally, they design a shoe that reflects their own identity, linking personal expression with symbolic meaning.
Chapter 5:
➡️ Josef Mengele Nonfiction Reading Comprehension: Students read a nonfiction article about Josef Mengele’s role in the Holocaust and respond to comprehension questions to deepen their understanding of his impact and relevance in Night.
➡️ Night Poetry Connection and Jigsaw Activity: Students study five poems related to the Holocaust and Night, analyze their assigned poem in small groups, then regroup to share insights in mixed “jigsaw” teams, broadening their grasp of Holocaust experiences through poetry.
Chapters 6-9:
➡️ Auschwitz Virtual Exploration Web Quest: Students complete an interactive web quest featuring a virtual tour of Auschwitz, videos, and articles, gaining immersive historical context for the memoir.
➡️ Night Conflict Analysis: Through a Google Slides or PowerPoint presentation and guided assignment, students identify and analyze Elie’s internal and external conflicts, exploring how these shape his beliefs and identity.
➡️ Night Irony Exploration Activity: Students examine selected Night quotes to identify verbal, situational, or dramatic irony, enhancing their understanding of Wiesel’s literary techniques.
➡️ The Perils of Indifference Digital and Print Activity: Students listen to Elie Wiesel’s speech “The Perils of Indifference,” analyze excerpts using digital or print discussion task cards, connect its message to Night, and write their own persuasive speeches addressing modern injustices.
➡️ Pyramid of Hate Presentation and Assignment: Students study the escalation of prejudice through the “Pyramid of Hate” framework, read an article on Holocaust origins, and complete a digital or print graphic organizer linking pyramid levels to historical and memoir examples.
➡️ Night Final Essay Topics: Students choose from ready-to-use essay prompts aligned with the thematic tracking graphic organizer they’ve completed, synthesizing their analysis for a final essay.
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