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Honors English II Homework
Here is your essay prompt for the Genocide articles and Night. This essay is due on Wednesday, October 30.
For the sake of the writing task, pretend that the Holocaust is happening after the United Nations has made their declaration at the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. You have recently read Elie Wiesel’s memoir Night concerning the horrible crimes being committed by the Nazis against the Jews. Use Night, the United Nations document, and the “8 Stages of Genocide” article as the foundation for an argumentative essay declaring that the United Nations must intervene and stop the Nazis’ “acts of genocide.” Use premises from both documents and evidence from Night to form an argument that the Holocaust is indeed genocide and intervention and punishment is warranted according to the UN Convention. Don't forget to answer your questions for the short story on pages 62-65 in your info binder. 1. Explain the author’s purpose for telling the story of the Holocaust using animals. 2. Explain the big rabbit’s statement, “We are the White Rabbits. It couldn’t happen to us. How is this similar to Wiesel’s father on page 6? 3. Little Rabbit hopes someone will listen to him. Compare and contrast this to Moishe the Beadle on page 7. 4. Compare and contrast the author’s use of imagery and symbols and how they aid in the author’s purpose in “Terrible Things” and Night.
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