REFLECTION JOURNAL #8- LAST ONE

In this section we not only see Elie’s relationship with his father, but also that of Rabbi  Eliahu and his son. You may write anything reflecting on/ centering on the idea of fathers and sons (or really parents and their children).

Use pages 85-102 for this question. The text can be found HERE. 

* Reminder/Disclaimer: Reflection journals should be a full page for full points.

*Also, this is our LAST reflection journal; your journal packet will be due NEXT CLASS!

REFLECTION JOURNAL #7

•As you read this section, in what ways can we see that Elie has lost his faith in God?

•Do you think it would be better if Elie were to remain faithful? Why or why not?

•(Pages 51-77; you can read them HERE)

•Reminder/Disclaimer: Reflection journals should be a full page for full points. 

REFLECTION JOURNAL #6

•Discuss the ways in which the Nazi’s systematically dehumanized the Jews from the moment they arrived in Auschwitz.

•Discuss/Explain the camp hierarchy system. Why would the Nazi’s use prisoners against each other?

• (Pages 29-51 go with this journal. You can read the pages HERE)

•Reminder/Disclaimer: Reflection journals should be a full page for full points. 

REFLECTION JOURNAL #5

For those who were in class: 

•Reflect/respond to your reactions and emotions during the activity we did in class today.

•Reminder/Disclaimer: Reflection journals should be a full page for full points. 

If you were ABSENT, answer the following questions for your journal: (you can read pages 14-28 HERE) 

1.Whom does Elie first begin to hate, and why?

2.What are the conditions like inside the cattle wagons?

3.What is the effect of Madame Schachter’s screams on the passengers in the cattle wagon?

4.How does the idea of “natural selection,” come into play during this portion of the text?

5.Why do you think the reaction of Madame Schachter’s son upsets Elie so much? (Find HOW he reacts, and then answer why it disturbs Elie.)

6.What is the final destination of the cattle wagons?

REFLECTION JOURNAL #4

This journal comes after reading pages 1-14 HERE:

•What is wrong with not caring about what happens to other people? How do we see this in the novel? Focus on the people of Sighet and not the Nazi’s.

•The Wiesel family had 3 chances to escape, but didn’t. Look back on this section and find reasons why they didn’t escape. Are they valid reasons?

•Reminder/Disclaimer: Reflection journals should be a full page for full points.

REFLECTION JOURNAL #3

•What reasons are given by those who do not believe the Holocaust occurred? Are these valid reasons?

•What role does freedom of speech play when dealing with those who publicly deny the Holocaust?

•What can be done about those who say the Holocaust never occurred?

•Reminder/Disclaimer: Reflection journals should be a full page for full points.

These NOTES go with this journal.  

REFLECTION JOURNAL #2

•1) In what ways is democracy fragile? How do you see this in Germany?

•2) What elements helped Hitler rise to power?

•3) Why did the German people allow and support Hitler?

•Reminder/Disclaimer: Reflection journals should be a full page for full points. 

These NOTES go with this journal.