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1 Objective: Now that you have finished reading the novel Night by Elie Wiesel, design a video game that reflects the life of Mr. Wiesel. The Manual: Create an illustrated (minimum six pages) instruction manual that explains to players how to: Use the equipment in the game (1-2 pages) The storyline behind the game (1-2 pages) The challenges the players will face (based on examples in the book) as they progress through the game (2-4 pages). Reflective Paragraph: On the last page of your manual, explain in five or more sentences how your game reflects the true events in Mr. Wiesel s life. 0 flows and has sophisticated descriptions and use of vocabulary Illustrations are in color High degree of planning evident Rubric attached to the back of manual Total 0

2 Objective: Now that you have finished reading the novel Night by Elie Wiesel, create an illustrated life map reflecting the major events in the life of Mr. Wiesel. The Map/Illustration: Can be completed on poster board or a piece of printer paper. Provide illustrations of at least 9 major events that happened in the book. These events can be related to the time period (World War II) or in Mr. Wiesel s life. Provide dates wherever you can. Where you can t, add transition words to your explanations. The map can be as creative as you want. You do not need to make a simple timeline. Get creative! The Explanations Provide a brief (1-3) sentence explanation of your illustrations Complete the back of this rubric to help you organize your thoughts. Completion of the back of this rubric counts for a grade. 0 flows and has sophisticated descriptions and use of vocabulary Illustrations are in color High degree of planning evident Rubric attached to the back of map with table completed Total 0

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4 Objective: Now that you have finished reading the novel Night by Elie Wiesel, create comic strip reflecting a major event in the life of Mr. Wiesel. The Comic Book: Can be done on a piece of printer paper, or completed on A PHYSICAL copy of the comic strip must be turned in! Pick a major event that happened in the book. Illustrate the event using proper event sequencing and character dialogue. Minimum of six panels in comic strip. Can be more if you d like. Explanation Paragraph: On the back/last page of your comic strip, explain in a minimum of five sentences why you chose this event and how it was important to Mr. Wiesel s life. 0 flows and has sophisticated descriptions and use of vocabulary Illustrations are in color High degree of planning evident Rubric attached to the back of the comic strip Total 0

5 Objective: Now that you have finished reading the novel Night by Elie Wiesel, create a collection of found poems blending the words of Elie Wiesel and your own creativity to compliment the historical context, themes, issues, and literary elements we ve learned from reading his memoir. What is a found poem?: Found poems are created by taking words, phrases, details, and passages from the novel and reworking them into a themed poem of your own making. This project blends the words of Wiesel and your creative writing skills. The Collection: Create a collection of FIVE line found poems to compliment the historical context of Night, themes and issues of the Holocaust as explored in the memoir, or literary elements we ve studied. Example themes: bystanders, stereotypes, dehumanization, faith, family, community, and emotional or physical survival. Example literary elements: plot, character conflict, setting, mood, or tone. Structure: Your poem collection must include the following: Creative cover page with the title of the novel, your name, the assignment s due date, and your class period. Five line found poems. Include a reference to the chapter and page numbers where you found the text for the poem. Each poem should have its own page and include either a hand drawn illustration or a picture. This rubric should be attached to the BACK of your collection. Format is that of a poem with written lines Illustrations are in color/show effort and creativity All requirements of project have been met Rubric attached to the back of the collection 0 Total 0

6 Objective: Now that you have finished reading the novel Night by Elie Wiesel, create a movie soundtrack to compliment the historical context, themes, issues, and literary elements we ve learned this year. Elements of the soundtrack: You must include a minimum of FIVE songs that you feel best compliment the historical context of Night, themes and issues of the Holocaust as explored in the memoir (ex: bystanders, stereotypes, dehumanization, faith, family, community, and emotional or physical survival), and/or the literary elements we ve studied (ex: plot, character conflict, setting, mood, or tone). Structure: Your soundtrack must include: Creative cover page with the title of the novel, your name, the assignment s due date, and your class period. FIVE songs that include the title and artist, with an analysis/explanation of why each song was chosen. Each song and their analysis should be on their own separate sheet of paper. You may write on both sides of the paper. Rubric attached to the back of your project. Explanation: In a Claim/Cite/Clarify paragraph, you will explain why you chose each song. Claim Name of song and why you chose it. Cite Examples from the song (include actual lines from the song lyrics). Clarify Explain how this song compliments the historical context, themes, and issues of the Holocaust, and/or literary elements. Format includes title of song, artist, and explanation/analysis of song Correct use of claim/cite/clarify Illustrations are in color/show effort and creativity All requirements of project have been met Rubric attached to the back of the soundtrack 0 Total 0

7 Objective: Now that you have finished reading the novel Night by Elie Wiesel, create collage to compliment the historical context, themes, issues, and literary elements we ve learned this year. Elements of the collage: You will use a poster board to create a collage to represent the historical context of Night, themes and issues of the Holocaust as explored in the memoir (ex: bystanders, stereotypes, dehumanization, faith, family, community, and emotional or physical survival), and/or the literary elements we ve studied (ex: plot, character conflict, setting, mood, or tone). Structure: Your poster board must include: Your name, date, and class period on the back of the poster with rubric stapled or glued to the back. Words and illustrations relating to the themes and issues explored in the memoir. They can be drawn or computer generated. Many websites about the Holocaust exist that you may use to gather these images. One page explanation of WHY you selected certain words and pictures and how they are related to the historical context, themes, and issues of the Holocaust, and/or literary elements. The explanation must follow the class heading guidelines (name, date, and class period at the top right of the paper). Written component follows guidelines outlined on the rubric Illustrations show effort and creativity All requirements of project have been met Rubric attached to the back of the poster 0 Total 0

8 Objective: Now that you have finished reading the novel Night by Elie Wiesel, create series of letters to compliment the historical context, themes, issues, and literary elements we ve learned this year. Components of the letters: You will create a series of letters that two main characters in the novel might have written to one another during the course of the entire novel. You must include a minimum of six letters; three letters from each character. Structure of project: Your project must include: A cover page with the title of the novel, your name, due date, and class period. Each letter must use the friendly letter format (Google: friendly letter format if you re confused on what that means!). Letters must be written between two MAIN CHARACTERS from Night and be organized in order they would have been written (character 1, character 2, character 1, character 2, character 1, character 2). Letters must relate to events in the novel and include information about the event being described as well as reflection from the character writing the letter. Rubric attached to the back of the project. Includes the format of a friendly letter with all components present All requirements of project have been met Rubric attached to the back of the letters 0 Total 0

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