Night by Elie Wiesel

The following activities were designed for my ninth grade honors students. The activities are easily adaptable for any population and work well for developing critical thinking skills.

• Vocabulary List (sections 1-2, pp. 3-28) - Includes part of speech, definition, word in context, etymology, and related words. Includes spaces for synonyms and antonyms. Available for download here.
• Characterization (sections 4-5, pp. 47-84) - Students identify three events that Elie witnesses but in which he does not participate. Based on his descriptions and reflections, students evaluate the ways in which Elie's character changes (physically, emotionally, psychologically, etc.) by deciding on the key words and phrases that suggest these changes. Students draw conclusions about why Wiesel included each of the events in the memoir. Available for download here.