Night By Elie Wiesel DOK Questions
Night By Elie Wiesel
Taylor Brennan October 2014
Period 6 Senior English Ms. Scimone/Hagis
Chapter 1 DOK Questions:
1. Identify one character trait of Elie's father. Elie's father doesn't display his feelings, and he is rather distant from his family.
2. Organise the events from 1941-1944.
1941: Elie meets Moishe the Beatle when he is 13.
1942: All foreign Jews were expelled from Sighet, including Elie's friend, Moishe.
1943: Daily bombings of Germany and Stalingrad occurred.
1944: German Army vehicles come into Sighet. Rules and regulations for all Jews came into effect.
3. Cite evidence to prove how the Germans manipulated the Jews. They acted politely to the women in their homes to gain their trust. For example, a German officer bought a woman chocolates. The Germans then gave the Jews many restrictions, which one was that they needed to wear a yellow star, signifying that they were Jewish.
4. Analyse what Elie means when he states "The ghetto was ruled by neither German nor Jew; it was ruled by delusion." (Page 12) This quote is valid because the Jews hung onto the little hope they had. They could;t bring themselves to believe that Hitler could go through with his harsh words, and kill an entire group of people. The Jews were deeply in denial and refused to believe anything Moishe the Beadle warned them about and even when they were in the ghettos, they believed things would get better. Unfortunately, this is not the case.
Taylor Brennan October 2014
Period 6 Senior English Ms. Scimone/Hagis
Chapter 2 DOK Questions:
1. Recall the conditions of the cattlecars. There were 80 Jews packed into one cattlecar. They were cramped, deprived of water and food. Also, it was extremely hot in these cattlecars as there were no open windows for air to pass through.
2. What is significant about Mrs. Schächter screaming "Look at the fire!"? (Page 26) This quote is significant because
Taylor Brennan October 2014
Period 6 Senior English Ms. Scimone/Hagis
Chapter 1 DOK Questions:
1. Identify one character trait of Elie's father. Elie's father doesn't display his feelings, and he is rather distant from his family.
2. Organise the events from 1941-1944.
1941: Elie meets Moishe the Beatle when he is 13.
1942: All foreign Jews were expelled from Sighet, including Elie's friend, Moishe.
1943: Daily bombings of Germany and Stalingrad occurred.
1944: German Army vehicles come into Sighet. Rules and regulations for all Jews came into effect.
3. Cite evidence to prove how the Germans manipulated the Jews. They acted politely to the women in their homes to gain their trust. For example, a German officer bought a woman chocolates. The Germans then gave the Jews many restrictions, which one was that they needed to wear a yellow star, signifying that they were Jewish.
4. Analyse what Elie means when he states "The ghetto was ruled by neither German nor Jew; it was ruled by delusion." (Page 12) This quote is valid because the Jews hung onto the little hope they had. They could;t bring themselves to believe that Hitler could go through with his harsh words, and kill an entire group of people. The Jews were deeply in denial and refused to believe anything Moishe the Beadle warned them about and even when they were in the ghettos, they believed things would get better. Unfortunately, this is not the case.
Taylor Brennan October 2014
Period 6 Senior English Ms. Scimone/Hagis
Chapter 2 DOK Questions:
1. Recall the conditions of the cattlecars. There were 80 Jews packed into one cattlecar. They were cramped, deprived of water and food. Also, it was extremely hot in these cattlecars as there were no open windows for air to pass through.
2. What is significant about Mrs. Schächter screaming "Look at the fire!"? (Page 26) This quote is significant because