APPARTS
Night by Elie Wiesel
Author: Elie Wiesel
Place and Time: During this time, Wiesel is telling his story of what he went through in the Holocaust. This book was published in 1955.
Prior Knowledge: During the time of the Holocaust WWII was occurring.
Audience: The intended audience is anyone who is willing to pick up the book, because it is a story about his life, and what Wiesel went through during the Holocaust.
Reason: Wiesel's purpose for writing this book was to make people more aware of what happened to the people during the Holocaust, and he wanted to tell his story.
The Main Idea: The author was re-telling the tale of how he had lost everything and everyone he had known. The Holocaust was a tragedy, and it truly did occur, even to this day, he is still haunted by the events that took place so many years ago.
Significance: His story is important because readers were able to read about his experiences during the dark past of human history. This book, opened people's eyes and made people appreciate the freedom that they have instead of taking it for granted.
Interviews with survivors
Author: The Guardian
Place and Time: Written on Tuesday, September 8, 2009. Holocaust survivors were sharing their stories about what they went through.
Prior Knowledge: Jews at the time of the Holocaust was discriminated against because Hitler used them as a scapegoat for Germany's misfortunes.
Audience: The intended audience was anyone who was willing to read this article.
Reason: The article was written to try and make people more aware of what happened in the past and how the people felt when they were forced out of their homes. Their stories is something that the present can learn from.
The Main Idea: The interviewees were re-telling their story of what they had lost when they were forced out of their homes and into concentration camps and ghettos.
Significance: These stories are important because people can look online at this article and they can empathize with those who went through the Holocaust and prevent this from occurring again.
Place and Time: Written on Tuesday, September 8, 2009. Holocaust survivors were sharing their stories about what they went through.
Prior Knowledge: Jews at the time of the Holocaust was discriminated against because Hitler used them as a scapegoat for Germany's misfortunes.
Audience: The intended audience was anyone who was willing to read this article.
Reason: The article was written to try and make people more aware of what happened in the past and how the people felt when they were forced out of their homes. Their stories is something that the present can learn from.
The Main Idea: The interviewees were re-telling their story of what they had lost when they were forced out of their homes and into concentration camps and ghettos.
Significance: These stories are important because people can look online at this article and they can empathize with those who went through the Holocaust and prevent this from occurring again.