Night Final Assessment
Due Oct. 25, 2012
The “big question” for this unit is: “How does indifference affect people as individuals and as a
society?”
Objective:
Your final assessment for Night will demonstrate what answers to the “big question” you have learned
from the reading, discussion, and analysis of this memoir. Your final assessment includes a brief
presentation of your assessment and answer to this “big question.”
Your assessment will be a project that can be done in a number of ways. The criteria are given below.
Some ideas and descriptions of possible avenues to accomplish the criteria follow.
What your project MUST include:
a. Four quotes from the book with page numbers that illustrate or address indifference in the
memoir.
b. An explanation or interpretation of each quote in your own words
c. Your creative and/or artistic response to the quotes individually or as a whole to demonstrate
your answer to the “big idea” question. In other words, what have you learned about
indifference as it affects others from Elie Wiesel’s account of his experiences during the
Holocaust?
PROJECT IDEAS: you may choose one of the following
a. On poster board or other large paper, create a collage of SYMBOLS or ILLUSTRATIONS from
magazines, newspapers, photocopies, personal artwork. Make sure that the TONE is similar to Night. Your 4
quotes, interpretation, and answer to the “big question” must somehow be incorporated into the visual.
b. Write a poem. You must write a minimum of 40 lines but they can be broken into several smaller
poems if you wish. Your 4 quotes, interpretation, and answer to the “big question” must somehow be
incorporated into the poetry, in a written accompaniment to the poetry, or some kind of artwork that illustrates
your poems.
c. Create a work of art. Your 4 quotes, interpretation, and answer to the “big question” must somehow
be incorporated into the artwork or in a written accompaniment to the artwork.
d. Write a story. Your characters and conflicts should reflect your understanding of an answer to the
“big question.” Somehow either incorporate the 4 quotes and interpretation into your story or write an
accompaniment to your story which includes your quotes and interpretation.
e. Scrapbook or portfolio. Using text, visuals, poetry and mixed media, display the 4 quotes you
have chosen along with your interpretation. Your answer to the “big question” must somehow be incorporated
into the scrapbook.
f. Moviemaker movie of between 1.5 and 2.5 minutes. The project should use visuals and text
creatively to display the 4 quotes you have chosen as well as their interpretation. Through music choice and
visuals, the viewer should be able to see and understand your answer to the “big question” for the unit.
g. Any other project that has been approved by me or Ms. Porter which incorporates 4 quotes and
interpretation towards a demonstration of your understanding of the answer to the “big question.”
Your work will be assessed for its adherence to the essential criteria, effort, and your ability to
communicate your personal understanding of the answer to the big question, “How does indifference
affect people as individuals and as a society?”
Night final assessment 2012-2013
Name:__________________________________________________________________block:_______
Final Night project
Project score:___________/80
Presentation score:___________/20
Final full project score:__________/100
Project rubric
Four quotes from the book 1-5
6-10
11-15
16-20
score
with page numbers that
Student is
Student has
illustrate or address
missing
chosen quotes
indifference
almost all
that address
quotes and
indifference.
page
The quotes are
numbers, or
within the
none of the
project along
quotes
with page
support the
numbers
concept of
“indifference”
Explanation and
1-5
6-10
11-15
16-20
Score
interpretation of quotes
Student has
Elements
Student has
made no
missing:
made every
effort to
either quotes
effort to
interpret
are not clearly
incorporate a
quotes or
interpreted, or
clear
explain how
they are not
explanation and
they support
explained
interpretation of
the answer to
quotes in
the “big
project.
question”
Creative/artistic/elaborative 1-5
6-10
11-15
16-20
score
response to the “big
The student’s
Student’s
question” in the project
project is
project
shallow: it
demonstrates
reflects no
deep thought
depth of
and
thought to
consideration. It
answer the
fully reflects
“big
his/her answer
question,” or
to the “big
the question
question”
is not
answered at
all
Overall Effort
1-5
6-10
11-15
16-20
score
The student
The project
The project
The student
has put little
contains
contains
has gone
to no effort
several
convention
above and
into the
errors/borders errors in
beyond to bring
project. The
on sloppy.
writing
the project to
project
Mediocre
and/or shows completion:
appears to
effort
moderate
neat,
have been
effort
polished,strong.
hastily done
Night final assessment 2012-2013
Night Final Assessment Presentation
Criteria for the presentation:
EVERY PRESENTATION MUST BEGIN WITH YOUR COMPLETION OF THIS SENTENCE IN YOUR
OWN WORDS: “Indifference is…” Do not give the definition of indifference. Rather, your
sentence should be a summary of what you have learned about indifference from this book.
However you complete the sentence, it should relate to your project as a whole and become its
introduction.
Must be 2-3 minutes in length
Explain how you used your presentation to answer the “big question,” “How does indifference
affect people as individuals and as a society?”
Must be delivered with eye-contact, good diction, and be of appropriate volume
You may not have any note cards. This is your work; explain it. You will only need to memorize
your introduction sentence.
Night final assessment 2012-2013
Name:__________________________________________________________________block:_______
Final Night project presentation
Time:_________________
Final score for presentation:____________________
Presentation rubric
Student
completed the
sentence
“Indifference
is…” as
introduction to
presentation
Explanation of
project to
illustrate how
the “big
question” was
answered
2-3 minutes in
length
Eye contact
Good diction
(words
pronounced
correctly and
clearly)
Good volume
and posture
1
Student does
not have an
introduction
sentence to
reference
their answer
to the big
question
2
3
4
1
Student’s
explanation
is unclear
and/or
unfocused
and does not
relate the
answer to
the “big
question.”
1
Presentation
is under 1:00
or must be
halted
because it is
far over time
1
No eye
contact,
many words
pronounced
incorrectly,
difficult to
hear, and
posture is
slouched or
overly casual
2
3
4
2
3
Presentation
is between
1:00 and
1:29 or over
4 minutes
4
Presentation
is between
1:30 and
1:59 or over
3 minutes
2
3
4
Night final assessment 2012-2013
5
Student’s
introduction
sentence
demonstrates
an
understanding
of the answer
to the “big
question” and
sums up the
theme of
his/her project
well.
5
Student
covered the
major theme
of his/her
work to
clearly relate
the project
concept to the
“big question”
answer
5
Presentation
is between 23 minutes
5
Student
makes eye
contact,
pronounces
all words
correctly, and
can be heard
easily with
good posture