Tues/Wed 02.16/02.17

1. Independent Reading
2. Vocab
(9) Anecdote (n) - a short account of a particular incident or event of an interesting or amusing nature, often biographical.
My grandmother loves to tell anecdotes about her teenage years.

(10) Rescind (transitive verb) - 1 : to take away : remove 2 a : take back, cancel
When the company found out Amy lied on her resume, they rescinded the job offer to her.

(11) Surreptitious (adj) - obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth; secret or unauthorized
Steve surreptitiously bought the wedding ring a few months before I saw it.

3. Read aloud Night pgs 12 - 22

4. Connecting with Night
Choose ONE of the following prompts to complete on a SEPARATE sheet of paper, or you can complete both for more credit. One full page!
Title: Seeing (Name) Cry
1. On pg. 19, Wiesel recalls seeing his father cry for the first time: “My father was crying. It was the first time I saw him cry. I had never thought it possible.” This moment is shocking for him because he sees his father as such a strong person, incapable of crying. Tell the story of the first time you remember seeing your father, mother, grandparent, older sibling, or anyone else in your life who represents strength, cry. Describe the experience using concrete details and imagery. What caused them to cry? How did it make you feel? How did you respond? Did it change how you felt about this person?

Title: Hatred
2. On pg. 19, Wiesel describes, for the first time, the feeling of hatred arising in him. About the Hungarian police who force him from his home, he writes, “That was when I began to hate them, and my hatred remains our only link today. They were our first oppressors. They were the first faces of hell and death.” Hatred is a deep and forceful feeling that often arises from a feeling of being mistreated, abused, or oppressed. Write about a time when a feeling of hatred has arisen in you in response to the experience of abuse, mistreatment, or oppression by a person or a group of people. Describe the experience using concrete details and imagery. Why did you feel so hurt by it? How did you respond to the experience and to the feeling of hatred?