Elie Wiesel's Night: Out of the Darkness - College of Education

Spring 2011
DAY FIVE
Lesson Title: Creating poetic responses to the Holocaust
Subject: English I CP
Grade: 9
Class Time Length: 90 minutes
Overview: Students have been working toward understanding the realities of the Holocaust
through our reading of Night over the last several classes. Today’s class will focus on
analyzing a response to the Holocaust written by a child as they experienced it. We will
discuss some of the realities of the Holocaust for children. Students will then create a
response of their own via free-verse poem to the realities of the Holocaust that we have read
about thus far. We will also spend time reading Night and going over upcoming assignments.
Objectives: (APS 2, 4)
Students will be able to:
� Generate responses to literature. (E1-1.6)
� Produce a poem. (E1-5.2)
English I Course Standards Addressed: (APS 2, 4, 7)
E1-1.6 Create responses to literary texts through a variety of methods (for example, ‘
written works, oral and auditory presentations, discussions, media productions, and the
visual and performing arts).
E1-5.2 Create narratives such as personal essays, memoirs, or narrative poems that use
descriptive language to create tone and mood.
Prerequisites & Preassessments: (APS 3)
The students have already completed two reader response entries: one in class and one
outside of class. They are familiar with the procedures for this assignment. Students have
some background knowledge of the background of the Holocaust, which will be built
upon during the lecture as we explore the impact of the Holocaust of children and teens.
Materials & Preparations: (APS 6) The following materials will assist students in completing
the prewriting assignment as well as reading and analyzing the personal narrative that they will
reading in class.
� Copies of The Butterfly
� Copies of Nonfiction Presentation Rubric
� Audio of Night
� Color paper
� Markers
Procedures: (APS 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
� Attendance and housekeeping (3 minutes)
o Overview of days activities available for students to look over during this time on
Promethean board.
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