A Journey into the Night

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A Journey into the Night

• A Webquest for 9th grade (World Literature)
• Created by Ms. Dessica Westbrook
• dwestbrook_at_lib.brenau.edu

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Introduction
Introduction
Task
Process
Lesson/Journey
Evaluation
Credits

• This week, were going to read a literary piece
  entitled Night by Elie Wiesel. This text is a
  memoir, in which the author, his family members,
  and millions of others suffer in a horrendous act
  against humanity. The event being referred to is
  the Holocaust, in which more than six million
  people were killed in one of the most devastating
  genocides in the worlds history. In completing
  this Webquest you will research the Holocaust,
  gaining a historical background for the novel.
  You will also research and learn about the author
  of Night, Elie Wiesel.
• You have been hired by the Holocaust Memorial
  Foundation to research the Holocaust and develop
  a poster detailing the facts, events, and people
  involved with the genocide. They have asked that
  you include a short biography of Elie Wiesel on
  the poster, because he lived to write about the
  horrendous act. This poster will be displayed in
  The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in
  Washington, D.C.

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Task
Introduction
Task
Process
Lesson/Journey
Evaluation

• -You have been hired by the Holocaust
• Memorial Foundation to create a poster
• including
• Important facts, people, and events related to
  the Holocaust
• Drawings-at least one pertaining to the Holocaust
  and one of Elie Wiesel
• Biographical information about the author of the
  memoir Night, Elie Wiesel.
• Quotes from Elie Wiesel
• -You will navigate through
• several sites to gather
• information about the
• Holocaust and Elie Wiesel.
• -You will be given art supplies and
• poster board to create the poster.

The Holocaust
Facts, People, and Events related to holocaust
Picture
Biography of Elie Wiesel
Picture
Example Poster Layout
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Process
Introduction
Task
Process
Lesson/Journey
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• First you will be assigned a partner.
• One partner should obtain a graphic organizer and
  a worksheet from the supply table.
• You and your partner should decide what role you
  will take for the first twenty minutes of
  research
• a. Note-taker- takes notes on graphic organizer
• b. Navigator- Navigates websites and writes
  answers on worksheet
• (You will switch roles when advised to do so by
  Ms. Westbrook)
• Click on the Journey tab and follow instructions.

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Process Continued
Introduction
Task
Process
Lesson/Journey
Evaluation

• As you journey through the websites, be sure to
  complete the graphic organizer and the worksheet.
  The graphic organizer is your guide for creating
  the poster, and the worksheet will be graded.
• After youve completed the graphic organizer and
  the worksheet, you will create the Holocaust
  poster.
• Both group members must participate in creating
  the poster.
• Posters should include
• At least two drawings- one pertaining to the
  Holocaust and one of Elie Wiesel
• Events, People, and Facts pertaining to the
  Holocaust
• Biography of Elie Wiesel (including important
  dates and quotes from the author.)
• 9. You will complete a peer evaluation in which
  you grade
• your partners performance.

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Holocaust History
How it All Began
Introduction
Task
Process
Lesson/Journey
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• What is the Holocaust?
• Who led Nazi Germany in the
• genocide? (This is a photo of
• the leader)
• Click on the photo and go to
• Introduction to the Holocaust.
• Answer the questions on your
• worksheet and take notes on
• your graphic organizer.

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Holocaust History
Concentration Camps
Introduction
Task
Process
Lesson/Journey
Evaluation

• Can you imagine being starved,
• beaten, and worked to death?
• Victims of Nazi Concentration
• camps faced this fate every day.
• Define Concentration Camp (write
• the defintion on your worksheet) Click
• on the following link to find the
• definition.
• http//fcit.coedu.usf.edu/holocaust/people/CHILDRE
  3.HTM
• Click on the photo, analyze the
• chart, and answer the questions
• on your worksheet. Take notes
• on your graphic organizer.

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Holocaust History
The United States and the Holocaust
Introduction
Task
Process
Lesson/Journey
Evaluation

• Where you aware that
• the U.S. was involved in
• the Holocaust?
• Click on the link below,
• read the article and
• answer the questions
• on your worksheet.
• Information from this
• article could be
• considered a Fact on
• your graphic organizer.

Study the Map Above What Nazi Camps were
liberated by the United States? Write Answer on
Worksheet
http//www.ushmm.org/wlc/article.php?langenModul
eId10005182
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Holocaust History
The End of a Tyranny
Introduction
Task
Process
Lesson/Journey
Evaluation
The Holocaust ended after allied forces invaded
Germany in 1944 to end WWII. Conspiracy
surrounded the death of Adolf Hitler. Click on
the link below to read about his death. Answer
the questions on your worksheet. http//www.time.c
om/time/magazine/article/0,9171,902253,00.html Cli
ck on the link below to watch a short clip
concerning the trials of high ranking Nazis.
Answer questions concerning this clip on your
worksheet and remember to take notes on your
graphic organizer. http//www.history.com/media.do
?idtdih_nov20_broadbandactionclip
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The Heart of a Survivor
Introduction
Task
Process
Lesson/Journey
Evaluation

• Elie Wiesel is a survivor of the
• Holocaust and the nationally
• renowned author of over forty works
• of fiction and non-fiction. He is
• most widely known for the memoir
• we will be reading, Night. Click on
• the word memoir to find the
• definition. Write it on your
• worksheet.
• Before reading a memoir
• it is important that you are familiar with
• the authors life and experiences. Click
• on the link to the right and read Wiesels
• biography. Define biography on your
• worksheet. Be sure to take notes from the
  biography
• on your graphic organizer for use in creating
• the poster.

• Biography of Elie Wiesel

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Listening to a Legend
Introduction
Task
Process
Lesson/Journey
Evaluation

• Wiesel has given many lectures
• across the world. He is an
• influential and motivational
• speaker. Click on the link below to
• hear Wiesel give his definition of
• Holocaust. Answer the questions
• on the worksheet.
• Hint This is a good time to get
• quotes from Wiesel for your
• poster. You can also listen to
• other interviews with Wiesel on
• this site to get quotes.
• The Words of a Survivor

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Conclusion
Introduction
Task
Process
Lesson/Journey
Evaluation

• In completing this Webquest, you have established
  a
• foundational knowledge of the Holocaust, and you
  are
• familiar with biographical information concerning
  Elie
• Weisel. Now we are ready to embark on a real
  journey
• into the Night. As we read the memoir, you will
  discover
• that this activity has prepared you for better
• understanding of the historical context of the
  memoir. I
• encourage you to continue learning about the
  Holocaust
• as we read the Memoir. Visit http//www.ushmm.or
  g/wlc/en/

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Evaluation

• Evaluation 1 Students will complete worksheets
  with 80
• accuracy.
• Evaluation 2 Students will accurately and
  completely fill
• out Graphic Organizers.
• Evaluation 3 Students will produce a poster with
  80
• accuracy according to the rubric.

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Evaluation Worksheet
Introduction
Task
Process
Lesson/Journey
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Holocaust History How it All Began

• 1. The Holocaust is the name used to refer to
  this systematic, , and state
  sponsored campaign of persecution and
• murder.
• 2. What groups of people were targeted by the
  Nazis? Why?
• 3. Who led Nazi Germany in the genocide?
• 4. During what war did the Holocaust occur?
• 5. On what date did the Holocaust begin?
• 6. What was the ultimate goal of the Nazi regime
  and its leaders?
• Holocaust History Concentration Camps
• 7. Define Concentration Camp
• 8. In which camp where the most people killed?
• How many were killed there?
• Where was the camp located?

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Evaluation Worksheet contd..
Holocaust History The United States and the
Holocaust
9. In what ways did the U.S avoid becoming
involved with the Holocaust? What were their
reasons for staying out of it? 10. What part did
the United States play in the end of the German
Tyranny in 1944? 11. What Nazi Camps were
liberated by the United States?
Holocaust History The End of a Tyranny

• Write a short paragraph to summarize the article
  on Hitlers death.
• What were the high ranking Nazi Officials
  indicted for?
• What were their sentences?

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Evaluation Worksheet contd

• The Heart of a Survivor
• 14. Define memoir.
• 15. After reading Elie Wiesels biography, what
  is your definition of biography? What are the
  major components of a
• biography?
• 16. How does Elie Wiesel define Holocaust?
• 17. Write a paragraph reaction to your Webquest
  experience? What did you like about it? What did
  you dislike about
• it?

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Evaluation Graphic Organizer
Holocaust
People
Events
Facts
Graphic Organizer designed by Dessica Westbrook
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Evaluation Graphic Organizer contd...
Notes from Biography
What is a biography?
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Elie Wiesel
Quotes
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Graphic Organizer designed by Dessica Westbrook
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Evaluation Poster Rubric
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Georgia Performance Standards
English/Language Arts 9th grade

• ELA9RL1 The student demonstrates comprehension by
  identifying evidence (i.e., examples of diction,
  imagery, point of view, figurative language,
  symbolism, plot events and main ideas) in a
  variety of texts representative of different
  genres (i.e. poetry, prose short story, novel,
  essay, editorial, biography, and drama) and
  using this evidence as the basis for
  interpretation.
• The student identifies, analyzes, and applies
  knowledge of the structures of elements of
  fiction and provides evidence from the text to
  support understanding the student
• Analyzes and applies knowledge of the
  characteristics of memoir, biography, and/or
  autobiography.
• ELA9RL3 The student deepens understanding of
  literary works by relating them to contemporary
  context or historical background. The student
• Relates literary work to non-literary documents
  and/or other texts from its literary period.
• Relates literary work to non-literary documents
  and/or other texts relevant to its historical
  setting.

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References

• http//www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/
• http//history1900s.about.com/library/holocaust/bl
  chart.htm
• http//www.uoregon.edu/eboskovi/theholocaustweb11
  _files/image001.gif
• http//www.ushmm.org/wlc/article.php?langenModul
  eId10005182
• http//fcit.coedu.usf.edu/holocaust/people/CHILDRE
  3.HTM
• http//www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,9
  02253,00.html
• http//www.history.com/media.do?idtdih_nov20_broa
  dbandactionclip
• http//www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/wie0bio-1
• www.nightthebook.com
• http//dictionary.reference.com/browse/Memoir

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Credits

• Created by Dessica Westbrook