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Compare and Contrast Night to Life is Beautiful

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After reading Elie Wiesel's Night, watching the movie Life is Beautiful, and researching World War II, class members write a comparison essay on the book and film. This includes a prior knowledge activity, discussion in whole and small group, graphic organizers, a multi-step writing process, accommodations/adaptations, assessment ideas, and more. A solid resource.

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compare and contrast essays, essay writing, compare and contrast, elie wiesel, jewish history, judaism, the holocaust, world war ii

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compare and contrast, elie wiesel, holocaust, second world war, world war ii, comparison essay, jewish history, life is beautiful, english language arts
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Grade
8th - 10th
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English Language Arts
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5 days
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