Night Webquest
Introduction
While we are reading Elie Wiesel's Night, we will complete this WebQuest. The goal of these assignments is to develop a deeper understanding of the background and issues that surround Wiesel's memoir of his Holocaust experiences.
You will use the links in each section to explore this background and develop a product demonstrating your understanding of these issues.
We will complete Part I before we read Night. Part II will be completed during our reading of Segment 1. Part III will be completed while we are reading Segments 2-3, and Part IV will be completed as we read Segments 4-7. Part V will be completed after we have finished reading Night.
Part One
Elie Wiesel Biography
Directions: 10 Points for Questions and 20 points for answers
Pretend you are a writer for a magazine which is preparing a piece
on Elie Wiesel for an issue
exploring the Holocaust.
After reviewing all of the biographical information about Elie Wiesel in the links below,
write 8-10 questions for an in-depth interview with Mr. Wiesel
about his experiences during the Holocaust.
Type your interview questions in Microsoft Word, leaving room for
answers, print them, and then exchange papers with a classmate and answer them,
pretending you are Elie Wiesel.
Save a copy of your interview questions to your diskette, and make sure that
the name of the interviewer and the interviewee are on the paper copy of the
questions that you will turn in.
Elie Wiesel Web Links
The Cabbalah
Directions: 25 points
After reviewing all of the links below about the Cabbalah, write a script with your partner for a brief
lesson that Moshe the Beadle might have taught Elie.
Type your script in Microsoft Word, print two copies, and be
prepared to present it in front of the class, using any necessary props and
lesson aids. For example, you may need to write on the board, prepare a poster,
or make a handout. Save a copy of your script and any lesson aids to your
diskette and turn it in.
Cabbala
Links
Explore the following sites in order to learn
more about Kaballah.
Introduction for
Beginning Learners
Introductions
for Advanced Learners
Part Two
Holocaust Timeline
Directions:
25 Points
After reviewing all
of the links below about the events of the Holocaust, create a timeline of
major events. Next, insert important events from Elie's
experiences into your timeline, using your book as a reference, and include
page numbers for each event.
Type your timeline
in Microsoft Word, save it, print a copy, and turn it in.
Holocaust Event
Links
The History Place – Holocaust Timeline
The
Holocaust – A Tragic Legacy
Other Survivor’s Story
Directions
25 Points
Using links below, choose the story of another Holocaust survivor and
write a poem based on their experiences.
Type your poem
in Microsoft Word, save it to your diskette, and print it. Make sure that you
include the name of the survivor you chose and the URL where their story can be
found in the same document that your poem is in. You must also include a
rationale that explains why you chose the person you did (one to two
paragraphs)
Survivor Links
Holocaust
Survivors: Survivor Stories
Auschwitz/Birkenau Survivor Stories