The Significance of Night Essay
Mr. Buyce
Night by Elie Wiesel
Task- after reading the novel Night by Elie Wiesel, write a five paragraph essay in which you identify and discuss three significant aspects of the work. Use aspects from the beginning, middle and end of the work to construct your response.
Where to Begin?
Brainstorming/planning- in your discussion of each aspect, explain why each aspect is important. Refer to and quote from the text to express details that support your discussion of each aspect that you choose to explore.
What to Include?
In the introduction,express a clear thesis and provide a preview of the aspects that you have chosen to explore. In your conclusion, express an interesting point about historical novels and the discussion in the rest of your essay (body paragraphs); do not merely restate the thesis from your introduction. Of course, maintain a formal writing style to communicate your points effectively and use any analysis of a literary element that assists in developing and/ or expressing your points as well.
Where to Write?
Write this essay response into your Google document that you created to write notes about the novel Night: “Night Notes”. We will begin this work in class with our chromebooks; you should finish and revise this work for homework. Your finished response to this task, however, is factored into your fourth quarter grade as a Unit Test/ Project grade. Your progress and focus during our class period is factored into your fourth quarter grade as a Classwork grade.
