Pre-Reading WebQuest for Night by Elie Wiesel

Materials you will need:
~ WebQuest Handout~ Bookmark Study Guide
~ Lined paper (or note cards, handouts, etc. - use whatever your teacher has provided/directed you to use for vocabulary in activities #3 and #6)

Activity #1:  Why study history?

Visit this website to fill in the blanks on your WebQuest handout.
                http://iat.iupui.edu/santayana/content/santayana-quotations

Activity #2:  Historical Context

Click here to view an animated map.  You will need to be on a computer with Flash installed.  Captions and a transcript are provided, but it's best if you can also listen to the narrator.  After viewing the animated map, respond to the prompt on your handout.

Activity #3:  Holocaust Vocabulary

Use this set of flash cards from Quizlet to define the terms associated with the Holocaust. Copy the definitions as directed by your teacher and refer to them as needed while reading Night.

Activity #4:  Holocaust Milestones

View this detailed timeline of the Holocaust..  Copy only the bold items onto your bookmark in the section titled "Historical Milestones of the Holocaust."

Activity #5:  Label Your Map

On your bookmark, there is a small map of Eastern Europe during WWII.  Click here to see a completed map.  Use it to label your map.  *Note: You are not expected to trace Elie's journey yet. Just label the countries and other places listed on your bookmark.

Activity #6:  Judaism Vocabulary

Use this set of flash cards from Quizlet to define the terms associated with Judaism. Copy the definitions as directed by your teacher and refer to them as needed while reading Night.

Activity #7:  Nobel Peace Prize

~ Use this website to learn about the Nobel Peace Prize.  Answer the questions on your WebQuest handout.
~ On your bookmark, fill in the blanks regarding Wiesel's Nobel Peace Prize with information from this page.

Activity #8:  StepBack / Reflection

Complete this WebQuest by answering the final question on your WebQuest Handout.