Night Study - Blue Team - 06-07 Our study of Elie Wiesel's Night will focus on what you want to get out of the book and will involve you in using your active reading skills, organization and analysis skills, creative skills, and writing skills. Simply put, you will form the questions that will guide your study and then actively pursue answers to those questions, ending with a wide variety of written and artistic responses to the book. In addition, you will engage in a myriad of Holocaust activities through the Holocaust IDU. |
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Pre-Reading: Form & Revise Essential Questions
& Reading Stratgies (February 13 & 14) Step 1: Generate a list of second and third level questions:
Step 2: Select Second and Third Level
Questions (2 each) Level 2: Q1: Q2: Level 3: Q1: Q2: Remember, you can always change these questions again later if needed. You may start answering these questions at any time. Step 3: Create Graphic Organizers for each of your Essential Questions (4 total) You want to be organized, focused, and efficient
when putting together the answers to your essential questions. To do
this, you will need to create your own graphic organizers, like a Venn
Diagram, Active Reading Chart, Outline to fill in, etc. Make these
now. Again, if your questions change, so will these. Step 4: Outline your Active Reading Approach Make a brief outline of five strategies you will take in actively studying this book. Base these decisions on your essential questions, the types of graphic organizers you've chosen, and the fact that you'll have a reading comprehension test at the end of this study. The first strategy is required; you decide on the other four. Suggestions: Keep a character list. Keep a plot point outline. Record and look up unfamiliar vocabulary. Do active reading journals at the end of each reading. Use the online resources and quizzes to test my comprehension. Strategy 1: Create and use Graphic Organizers. Strategy 2: Strategy 3: Strategy 4: Strategy 5:
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Perform Study of Night and Explore through Holocaust
IDU February 12 - March 2 Do Active Reading of Night,
Create Graphic Organizers,
and Draft Answers to Essential Questions Engage in Holocaust
IDU (February 15-23) |
Post to Night Bulletin Boards and Respond; Revise
Essential Question Responses February 26 - March 1 Post and Respond on Night Bulletin Boards Using the feedback you get from your peers on the Night Bulletin Boards, revise and polish your essay responses for final grading. Don't forget to use the rubric for the assignment to guide your revisions. |
Finish and Submit Night Study Work Date TBA
Night Study Process Packet
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