Night Essential Questions Generator

Level 1: Fact Collection: counting, defining, describing, listing, naming, recalling data.

Level 2: Processing of Information: comparing, contrasting, classifying, distinguishing, explaining.

Level 3: See Relationships and Patterns: making analogies, evaluating, hypothesizing, imagining, predicting, idealizing.

Question Level Thinking
Which literary devices does Wiesel use to develop his memoir? 1 Naming
When and where are the settings of the chapters in Night?        1 Selecting
What is a kapo? 1 Identifying
 
How does Wiesel use literary devices to develop the emotion of each chapter? 2 Explaining
What current world situations closely resemble the conditions described in the book? 2 Comparison/
Contrast
Which of Maslow's Needs are manipulated in Night? 2 Classifying
Why did some people turn against their own kind and become a kapo? 2 Explaining
 
What effects do Wiesel's use of literary techniques have on the reader and why are they effective? 3 Evaluating
What could the major characters of the book have done differently to help their fellow prisoners? 3 Hypothesizing
How do you think you would have reacted if you had been in Elie’s shoes at key points throughout the book? 3 Imagining
Would I have been a kapo? 3 Hypothesizing
 
Extra EQ (required by all): Summarize the activities for the Holocaust IDU week, highlighting those activities that affected you the most.  Then, answer this question: What does the Holocaust mean to me? (approximate length of answer: 2 paragraphs) 1/3 Summarizing/
Evaluating