Tuesday December 17, 2013

1. TuesdayDecember 17, 2013 Take out your: Notebooks Night Books *No vocab this week!

2. Class Objectives: • Brainstorm check in • Review Due Dates • Select a topic • Brainstorm S W B A T

3. Language Objectives: • Organize ideas • Utilize brainstorms to create multilayered thesis statements • Effectively use vocabulary and make appropriate word choices • Create three part thesis statements S W B A T

4. Agenda • Review Brainstorms! • Thesis Statement Notes • Write practice thesis statements • Write your own thesis statements December 17, 2013

5. Checking In • Progress Reports are due from me tomorrow! • Check Aspen for missing work • Check in with me to discuss

6. Your Essay I will be challenging you to use as much of your vocab as possible. The minimum requirement for vocab words used is TEN. Anything more will be extra credit. and VOCAB

7. Essay Topics Update your table of contents. Title page 59: Night Essay Topics

8. Next: Picking a Topic PICKING A TOPIC While we are going through the topics, please make notes in the margins. SO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE NOTES IN THE MARGINS!

9. #1: Elie’s Changes In Night, Elie Wiesel changes drastically from the vibrant young man we meet at the beginning of the novel to the lifeless corpse we leave at the end. Think about how the author communicates the moments that change his life forever. In a well-developed essay, describe the changes that Elie undergoes. Be sure to focus on his character at the beginning, middle, and end of the novel. In a well-developed essay, describe the changes that Elie undergoes. Be sure to focus on his character at the beginning, middle, and end of the novel.

10. #2:Themes In Night, Elie Wiesel uses his words to communicate the realities of life during the Holocaust. This true story teaches us more about this horrific period than can be learned in a history book. In a well-developed essay, select three themes of the Holocaust and explain how they apply to the novel. (It may be helpful to reference your cruelty/kindness notes.) In a well-developed essay, select three themes of the Holocaust and explain how they apply to the novel. (It may be helpful to reference your cruelty/kindness notes.)

11. #3:Message about Silence How does Elie Wiesel use his memoir Night as a way to communicate to the world that people should not remain silent? Consider Elie’s words about those who suffered, those who delivered the suffering, and those who remained silent and were indifferent to this suffering. In a well-developed essay, explain the message that Elie is trying to deliver about silence. (It may be helpful to consider the past, present, and future.) In a well-developed essay, explain the message that Elie is trying to deliver about silence. (It may be helpful to consider the past, present, and future.)

12. #4: Important Characters Throughout Night, Elie Wiesel interacts with several people who strengthen or diminish his hope and desire to live. Both their words and actions communicate messages to Elie. Think about his father, Madame Schachter, Juliek (the violin player), the French girl, Rabbi Eliahou and his son, and the Nazis. Which of these interactions touched you the most? In a well-developed essay, explain the effect these people had on Elie throughout his time in the camps. In a well-developed essay, explain the effect these people had on Elie throughout his time in the camps.

13. Take the next three minutes… … to decide on a topic. When you are ready, CIRCLE THE TOPIC YOU CHOSE, then look up. Please do not talk to anyone about your topic yet.

14. Update your table of contents and title page 62: Due Dates Night Essay Due Dates UPDATE YOUR TABLE OF CONTENTS!!

16. Update your table of contents and title page 63. BrainStorm Night Essay Brainstorm UPDATE YOUR TABLE OF CONTENTS!!

19. Your Essay I will be challenging you to use as much of your vocab as possible. The minimum requirement for vocab words used is SEVEN. Anything more will be extra credit. and VOCAB

20. Update your table of contents and title page 64: Thesis Statement Notes

21. Thesis Statement Notes • A three part thesis statement is an answer to the question asked AND a brief list of the three reasonsthat support your answer • Three-part thesis statement organizes your essay. • There is one topic for each of your body paragraphs in the same order they will be presented in your essay.

22. Your three arguments must: • Directly support your answer. • Be different so that each can be fully discussed in a body paragraph. • Be the topic of each of your body paragraphs.

23. Thesis Statement Notes • Language of the question + • Because + Argument #1 + Argument #2 + and + Argument #3 Thesis Statement!

24. How To: Question: In a well-developed essay, think about the specific lessons you learned and explain why you think it is important for other people to read this book. • First, use the language of the question (sentence stem) • By reading Night, I have learned that • Then, list your three main points • 1. one should always keep family close, • 2. maintain one’s identity and • 3. never keep silent. • Put it all together!

25. Language of the question: By reading Night, I have learned that one should ... + Main Point #1: always keep family close + Main Point #2: maintain a strong identity + and + Main Point #3: never keep silent ______________________________________________________ By reading Night, I have learned that one should always keep family close, maintain a strong identity and never keep silent.

26. Examples of a good thesis statement #1: It is important for students to read Night because it teaches us how strong a family bond is, how much cruelty the Holocaust victims had to endure, and how strong the human spirit is.

27. Examples of a good thesis statement #1: It is important for students to read Night because it teaches us how strong a family bond is, how much cruelty the Holocaust victims had to endure, and how strong the human spirit is.

28. Examples of a good thesis statement #1: It is important for students to read Night because it teaches us how strong a family bond is, how much cruelty the Holocaust victims had to endure, and how strong the human spirit is.

29. Examples of a good thesis statement #1: It is important for students to read Night because it teaches us how strong a family bond is, how much cruelty the Holocaust victims had to endure, and how strong the human spirit is.

30. Examples of a good thesis statement #2: Elie Wiesel goes through a series of changes throughout his memoir in his desire to help his father survive, his personal hope to live, and his faith in God.

31. Examples of a good thesis statement #2: Elie Wiesel goes through a series of changes throughout his memoir in his desire to help his father survive, his personal hope to live, and his faith in God.

32. Examples of a good thesis statement #2: Elie Wiesel goes through a series of changes throughout his memoir in his desire to help his father survive, his personal hope to live, and his faith in God.

33. Examples of a good thesis statement #2: Elie Wiesel goes through a series of changes throughout his memoir in his desire to help his father survive, his personal hope to live, and his faith in God.

34. PUT YOUR THESIS STATEMENT DIRECTLY INTO YOUR NOTES. Create your OWN thesis statement!! Now …

35. INTRODUCTION NOTES Update your table of contents and title page 65: “Introduction Notes”

36. A. Hook/Attention Grabber: Introduction • Always the first sentence of the introduction • Grabs the reader’s attention • Should NOT be a question, quote, or definition

37. Introduction B. Background information • Tells your audience about your topic • The Author’s name and title of the book • Setting, time, period, and important details • Background: plot and story line • Gives background information on the TOPIC • ALWAYS 3-4 sentences

38. C. Three Part Thesis Statement Introduction • IS ALWAYS THE LAST SENTENCE OF THE INTRODUCTION