Prepare a presentation that includes a visually appealing slide deck.

Share key details on slides, then expand on these points with your narrative.

Relevant information

Prompt 

Using survival as an overarching theme, develop an argument about how and why some prisoners of the Nazi death camps survived what seemed to be inevitable death.

hile all Holocaust survivors had unique experiences, their individual survival stories share many common themes (i.e., ideals, beliefs, and/or behaviors). What did the survivors have or do in common?
y analyzing Night and the assigned interviews !s well as information gained by research )dentify what common themes enabled some people to survive the Holocaust when so many others perished.

Features of a Memoir

ocuses on a short period of time or several related events in the authoràlife
old from the first-person point of view (uses I, me, my, and we)
ocuses on events the way the author remembers them
ncludes authoràthoughts and feelings
ncludes dialogue
ritten in narrative form
ncludes a powerful ending that makes the reader think about the topic

Questions for a Memoir

hat does the author hope to accomplish?
an you identify and interpret integral themes, moments, events, or quotations in the text?
ow do the authoràchoices relating to words, style, and tone help to tell the story and impact you as a reader?
ow does the author use details, symbols, and images to bring the story alive?
ow are you impacted by the authoràinclusion of dialogue? What examples are most impactful?
ow do you feel about the memoiràhonesty (or lack thereof)?