As part of their study of Elie Wiesel's Night, individuals assume the voice of an Auschwitz survivor and craft a letter to a former SS officer who worked at the camp and claims he is not guilty of any crime. 

Concepts

elie wiesel, the holocaust

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• The strategy may be used with any text

Classroom Considerations

• The sixth in a series of seven reading comprehension strategies using Elie Wiesel's Night as the anchor text
• The assignment assumes participants have experience crafting persuasive writings

Pros

• The resource includes a rationale for the strategy and step-by-step directions
• The activity encourages writers to make a use information from the story to craft their personal connection to the text

Cons

• None