� half sheet of paper

� Night novel

� writing utensil

� notebook/lined paper

TODAY, YOU NEED…

LET’S TALK ABOUT THE READING.• Use the discussion questions at your tables to debrief what you read this weekend.

• YOU NEED TO ANSWER AT LEAST THREE (IN WRITING) ON ONE OF THE HALF-SHEETS; THIS WILL COUNT AS YOUR “READING QUIZ” TODAY; IT’S OPEN BOOK.

• We will debrief whole class, so be ready to share answers to all of the questions.

YOU’VE TALKED (A LOT) ABOUT THE EVIL IN THE WORLD.

• Let’s focus, now, on some organizations who are trying to act in opposition to all that negativity.

• Each of your small groups has been assigned ONE world organization who’s made it their mission to right some of these wrongs.

YOUR TASK (IN 15 MINUTES OR LESS):• Google the organization; find THEIR webpage.

(Don’t spend forever looking—they’re all easy to find.)

• WHEN was this organization founded? Was there an inciting incident that pushed them into creation?

• WHAT is their mission?

• WHERE do they focus their efforts?

• WHO are they focused on helping? [AND/OR] WHO can get involved?

• WHY is their mission/focus vitally important in this part of the nation/world?

• HOW are they able to make all this good work possible?

Remember, you need to be ready to present to the class.

(You only have 2-3 minutes for your presentation, so please be concise.)

SHARE OUT (PLEASE TRY TO LIMIT YOURSELVES TO 2-3 MINUTES…)

• Amnesty International

• Human Rights Action Center

• Children’s Defense Fund

• UNESCO

• NAACP

• Simon Wiesenthal Center

• Human Rights without Frontiers

• Doctors without Borders

• Southern Poverty Law Center

• UNICEF

• Human Rights Watch

• Free the Children/We Day

TIMED QUICK WRITE• Imagine you had unlimited time and unlimited resources. Write me a business proposal.

Be sure to answer the following questions:

• What issue/concern would YOU address in our world to help “do good”?

• Why is this issue important to you?

• Who would you want to help and who would you employ to make your plan possible?

• Where in the world would you base your organization?

• I’d love for you to share these. The world doesn’t get to hear from youth nearly often enough about what they’d change and how they’d do it. I want to know what’s going on in your head. Please!

HOMEWORK• Read 85-103 in Night.