Mon/Tues 02.8/02.9

1. Independent Reading
2. Night Anticipation Guide
3. Read pgs 1 - 12 of Night
4. Answer the following questions in your notebook:
Night - Setting the Scene
1. Where – Where did the story take place? (What places are mentioned in the first 12 pages? Which countries are near-by?)
2. When – When did the story first take place?
3. Who - Who are the following characters? (What have you learned about them so far? Give lots of information and details!) The Narrator, Narrator’s father, Moishe the Beadle.
4. What – What are the signs of the impending Holocaust/problems for the Jews? (What examples does the author give of discrimination against the Jews?)
5. How – How are the Jews treated in Sighet? Describe the Ghetto.
6. Why – (This question requires more time and thought and should be done independently. ½ page minimum.) Why do you think the Germans acted as they did toward the Jews? Why do you think the Jews of Sighet did not do more to prevent being treated so badly by Germans?

Night%20Anticipation%20Guide.pdf