Night Assure method

1. A- The students in my class are in 11th grade AP Literature. There are 17 students (7 boys and 10
girls). They all have above average reading and language skills. Two of the students have ADHD.
Most of the students come from middle class families, but three come from lower income
families. Extra computer and internet time has been offered for students along with materials
provided for art projects.
S- Objective 1: Students will pick out important themes throughout Night and have a class
discussion about their importance to the memoir.
ELA.11.2- Determine two or more themes or central ideas of a literary text and analyze
their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one
another to produce a complex account; provide an objective summary of the text.
ELA.11.12- Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in an informational text in
which the rhetoric is particularly effective, analyzing how style and content contribute to the
power, persuasiveness, or beauty of the text.
Objective 2: Discuss unfamiliar terms in Night and use context clues to understand the
meaning of the words.
ELA.11.10- Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in an
informational text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze how an
author uses and refines the meaning of a key term or terms over the course of a text (e.g., how
Madison defines “faction” in Federalist No. 10).
Objective 3: Students will use other sources, along with Night, to write a historically
accurate memoir of what their life would be like in a concentration camp and present to the class.

2. ELA.11.15- Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in different
media or formats (e.g., visually and/or quantitatively) as well as in words in order to address a
question or solve a problem.
ELA.11.22- Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using
effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.
• Engage and orient the reader by setting out a problem, situation, or observation and its significance,
establishing one or multiple point(s) of view and introducing a narrator and/or characters; create a
smooth progression of experiences or events.
• Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, description, reflection, and multiple plot lines, to
develop experiences, events, and/or characters.
• Use a variety of techniques to sequence events so that they build on one another to create a coherent
whole and build toward a particular tone and outcome (e.g., a sense of mystery, suspense, growth, or
resolution).
• Use precise words and phrases, effective details, and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of
the experiences, events, setting, and/or characters.
Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on what is experienced, observed, or resolved over the
course of the narrative.
ELA.11.34- Make strategic use of digital media (e.g., textual, graphical, audio, visual, and
interactive elements) in presentations to enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence and
to add interest
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S- A computer, projector, and speakers to show videos and use to show student presentations.
Craft supplies to make models of concentration camps. Students can also bring their own.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0V_xf3OQgM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfYKR4gSCDs

3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Igjj870VMts
U- The teacher will make sure the videos are still up and working before class by previewing them first
thing in the morning. Videos will be prepared while students are changing classes. Students should have
already read the scheduled reading, so we will discuss events and show videos for visual and auditory
emphasis.
R. Students will be required to discuss the novel, create a model of a concentration camp, write a memoir
as if they are in the Holocaust, and present the memoir with some type of multimedia.
E- The teacher will evaluate the assignment by how detailed and accurate the details in the memoir and
presentation are. The teacher will also pass around a short anonymous survey for students to give
feedback and make suggestions or comments about the unit.