Night Presentations

Brooke Jaffe
Mrs.Hartney
LA-8A
2 March 2014
As Kalen stated in an earlier blog, the eighth grade recently wrapped up reading Night by Elie Wiesel. Its a nonfiction novel written from the first person point of view of Elie, a young boy who survives the Auschwitz concentration camps during the Holocaust. We had a test on the book on Wednesday which consisted of multiple choice, matching, true or false, and three essays based off of quotes from the book. But, that wasn't even the hardest part! On Friday we had a presentation due based off of the book. The presentation had to be at least ten slides long and could be presented using key note, prezi, power point, or even in movie form! One boy in class decided to do a movie that wasn't only educational - but hilarious as well! Another boy had a presentation twenty five slides long! For traditional students, the presentation had to include characters, plot, and the setting. For the advanced students, the presentation had to include the themes and connections of the book. I went first which was very nerve wracking especially because I'm already anxious to begin with, but it was good to get it over with! I really enjoyed watching all the other presentations though! Everyone had their own unique spin on the project assignment which was extremely interesting to view. I hope we have another project like this one soon! (Below is the entrance of Auschwitz)