Diversity Lesson 1

10th Grade Diversity

Lesson Plan

Teacher: Ms. Khadeejah Griffin 

Date: July 7, 2019 

Book: N
​ ight,​ Elie Weisel, 1954 

Culture: European Jews  

Grade Level: 10th Grade Honors English 

Topic: The Holocaust 

 
 
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Multicultural Theme:  
● Historic oppression 
● Focusing on Jewish culture 
● Overcoming self-esteem issues 
 
Materials Needed:  
● Book:​ Night​ by Elie Weisel 
● Lecture Note Journal 
● Writing Utensils (Black pens/ Pencils) 
● “Should you be ashamed” worksheet 
 
 
 
Standard(s):  
● CCR-R.L pg. 66: Analyze a particular point of view or cultural 
experience reflected in a work of literature from outside the United 
States. 
● CCR-R.L pg. 66: Determine a theme or central idea of a text and 
analyze in detail its development over the course of the text. 
Objective(s):  
● Students will be able to identify elements of immoral issues and 
human behavior in relation to Anti-Semitism shown in Chapter 1 in 
a group discussion and by completing a worksheet with 90 % 
accuracy.  
 
Procedures:  
1. Introduction: I​ ntroduce ​Night b
​ y Elie Weisel. After presenting the 
book briefly to the class, ask the question “Should you be ashamed 
of who you are”? The question will get asked again later examine 
the traits of human behavior.  
2. Read: ​Students will popcorn read as a class out-loud chapter 1 of 
Night.  
3. Discuss (Socratic Seminar): ​Students will be given 5 questions to 
answer on the whiteboard regarding Chapter 1 of ​Night​ and be 
given approximately 35 minutes to reflect on each question. 
Students will then discuss their answers to each question through a 
Socratic seminar to achieve a deeper understanding of the text. 
Each student has to participate and give feedback to at least one of 
their peers as this will count towards their participation grade.  
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Question 1: ​Why do you think Eliezer, a child himself, disobeyed his 

father’s orders and decided to study Kabbalah? 
 
Question 2:​ When Moishe the Beadle questioned Eliezer on why he prays, 
do you think it had something to do with self-identification?  
 
Question 3: D ​ o you believe the reason why most people did not believe the 
tales of Moishe the Beadle was due to their lack of judgment? (It was 
stated on a previous page that Moishe wasn’t considered an icon. He was 
poor and no one seemed to care about him.) 
 
Question 4: I​ n the beginning Moishe the Beadle questioned Eliezel, why 
has he now started to question himself and his truth? 
 
Question 5: C ​ an the human behavior of others depict the way we see life? 
 
Activities:  
● Students will pair with one classmate, and together, use their 
lecture note journals to create a journal entry as if they were a Jew 
at the time of the beginning of The Holocaust. The journal entry 
must be at least 7-10 sentences and must be a dialogue between 
both students. The journal entry will be acted out to the class. It 
should be no longer than 5 minutes for students to act out their 
dialogues.  
● Students will be given the “Should You Be Ashamed” worksheet and 
will be given the final minutes of the class to complete it. This 
assignment will be given as the students exit-ticket and will be 
graded along with their journal entry.  
 
Evaluation: 
● The teacher will review journal entry and “Should You be Ashamed” 
worksheet to examine the accuracy and recognition of the 
elements of human behavior and valuing the identity of oneself.