Free Lesson Plan: Writing Found Poetry with Elie Wiesel’s Night
A deeply powerful memoir, Elie Wiesel’s Night details the author’s harrowing experiences as a teenager during the Holocaust. Though sparse, Wiesel’s writing forces readers to envision the horrors he faced.
In this free downloadable lesson plan, your students will examine sections of the text, looking for words and phrases that speak to them. Then, using their selections, students will craft their own found poems inspired by the book’s themes.
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