2.11.14+and+2.12.14

WU: End of Book Thoughts

At the end of //Night//, Elie writes about seeing himself in a mirror for the first time since the ghetto. He describes how, “From the depths of the mirror, a corpse gazed back at me, ” and that “The look in his eyes, as they stared into mine, has never left me”(109).

Why does Elie choose to leave us with these images? What is the effect of these last lines?

Does Elie leave his experience in concentration with his belief in the goodness of humanity intact? Explain your answer. Is his “night” over?

"A Prayer for the Days of Awe" Elie's article 50 years later Introduce Found Poem Assignment: Model poem/process

Highlight journals/Motif brainstorm

Work time

Turn in journals--select three for me to grade

HW: Complete list of motif lines for poem for Thursday/Friday Final poem and paragraph DUE Tuesday/Wednesday 2.18 (P. 4) and 2.19 (P. 6/8)