Night by Elie Wiesel


Text and Background Information

Vocabulary

Portfolio Assignments

Related Readings

Quiz and Test Preparation


Text and Background Information

Night Study Guide pdf version of class study guide

The Story of Night NY Times essay on the writing and success of Wiesel’s memoir

Elie Wiesel — The United States Holocaust Museum

The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity

Vocabulary

Night Vocabulary Quizlet

Night Vocabulary Sentence Completion Quizlet

Portfolio Assignments

Night Portfolio Assignments

Gratitude Portfolio Assignment

This I Believe Portfolio Assignment

This I Believe Website

Sample This I Believe Essays:

This I Believe: Elie Wiesel  Elie Wiesel’s essay from the NPR series, “This I Believe”

“A Duty to Family, Heritage, and Country” Ying Ying Yu, an immigrant from China, believes she has a duty to honor the sacrifices made by her parents, her ancestors, her teachers and her homeland.

“The People Who Love You When No One Else Will” Cecile Gilmer believes that “families are not only blood relatives, but sometimes just people that show up and love you when no one else will.”

“I Believe in the Car Radio” Molly Walter believes that “listening to the randomness of songs on the radio provides an opportunity for creating—and reliving—great memories.”

Finding Out What’s Under Second Base Lex Urban believes that sports teaches us many useful lessons: how to be a team player, how to handle defeat, and how excellence comes with practice.

Related Readings

Elsa Binder’s Diaries from the Holocaust

Oprah interviews Elie Wiesel

Elie Wiesel and Oprah visit Auschwitz

Story and Silence: Transcendence in the Work of Elie Wiesel

Quiz and Test Preparation

Night Character Quizlet Study for the test using this character quizlet

Night Test Review

Schindler’s List Quizlet Study for the quiz on Schindler’s List using this quizlet