All Students-- Motif follow up activity by Katie Welsh https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1 put your name and type out one or two of your motif thesis statements from pg1 of our packet. en-us 2020-11-02 04:14:56 UTC 2026-03-15 17:25:02 UTC hello@padlet.com peter https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/883020453 Father-son bond: Wiesel is stating multiple times throughout the book that he has to stay with his dad.
Struggle with faith: Wiesel was stating multiple time's where he would question what his faith was.]]> 2020-11-02 16:43:22 UTC https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/883020453 Wyatt Carnes https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/883341462 Family is a motif, Wiesel is saying to do what you can for your family until the very end.]]> 2020-11-02 17:51:19 UTC https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/883341462 Ava MacNeill https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/883380031 Identity is a motif. I think this because as you read through the story you see that the Holocaust stripped the prisoners of everything; their identity, names, family, homes, and even clothes. They shaved their heads and tattooed numbers on their arms that became their identity. ]]> 2020-11-02 17:59:43 UTC https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/883380031 Hannah Smith https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/884221985 Identity: Elie feels he is losing who he is because he lost his name, hair, and home]]> 2020-11-02 21:46:40 UTC https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/884221985 Nick Pensom https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/884222418 Silence-I think Wiesel is trying to say that some horrific events can be avoided if we use our voices more.
Struggle with faith - No matter what you believe in it is important to have faith in something or you are just giving up]]> 2020-11-02 21:46:50 UTC https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/884222418 arlo https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/884322570 freedom and confinement. wiesel is saying that we as humans need freedom and we can't be confined unless we want to die]]> 2020-11-02 22:34:47 UTC https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/884322570 Layna https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/886742384 struggle with faith- Throughout the book Wiesel talks about his journey with faith and also how he and other people at the camp started to loose their faith.  ]]> 2020-11-03 16:10:19 UTC https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/886742384 parker https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/887349077 struggle with faith-In the beginning of the story  Elie showed strong beliefs in religion, but his faith faltered after witnessing the cruelty and horrific sights in the concentration camps. 

]]> 2020-11-03 18:34:55 UTC https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/887349077 Ashley Hildebrant clwhildebranta67 https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/889733702 struggle with faith- They have been beaten and tortured so much and for a long amount of time. It's hard to stay optimistic and have hope when it's been crushed out of you. 
Dehumanization- They have to survive and it's a lot of "every man for himself" and also add in this factor of being treated like dirt. You have to start to act like that to survive. ]]> 2020-11-04 13:10:32 UTC https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/889733702 Trent https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/889738363 Lies and Deceit
The Nazis said they were getting their stuff back and they didn't.
Race-He was Jewish and he was being judged on what he was.]]> 2020-11-04 13:12:10 UTC https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/889738363 Gavin Dushaj https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/889740088 Race and The Father-Son Bond - He and everybody around him their lives went from being treated normal to being treated like trash everyday and it is important to keep family during hard times.]]> 2020-11-04 13:12:43 UTC https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/889740088 Brenden Duggins https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/889741104 Dehumanization

He mentions that no one cared about each other anymore and it was normal to see someone being killed/beaten in front of you and you couldn’t do anything to stop it.


Night 


He brings up that night is a symbol for the darkness taking over the Jewish peoples lives and how everything was just dark. no name????




]]> 2020-11-04 13:13:02 UTC https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/889741104 Ben Fisher clwfisherb07 https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/889742174 Mortality-Death is really common and a part of their daily lives.
Dehumanization-The Germans treated the Jews like they were less than human.]]> 2020-11-04 13:13:24 UTC https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/889742174 Tendaji https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/889746371 Struggle with faith- elie loses faith and stops praying and believing. Mortality/death- many of lives were lost in the holocaust, elie and his dad came close to death many times ]]> 2020-11-04 13:14:47 UTC https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/889746371 alyssa diantonio https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/889748093 struggle with faith:
Elie began with strong faith and beliefs, but lost a great amount of his faith during the Holocaust.

the father-son bond:
Elie and his father stuck together until the end. Elie never wanted to give up on his father as the Rabbi’s son did.

]]> 2020-11-04 13:15:21 UTC https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/889748093 Kendall Biange clwbiangek70 https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/889751069 struggle with faith: at the beginning of the story, people had a lot of faith but when they were put through these dehumanizing situations, their faith was compromised and people started losing their faith.
identity: their names, homes, families, and possessions were all taken from them. they were cut off from the rest of the world.]]> 2020-11-04 13:16:20 UTC https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/889751069 gabby hansen https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/889767066 silence: silence is a from of “punishment” towards the people in the camp to silence their voice and to make them feel like they deserve what the have gotten. 

identity: Elli lost his identity due to the traumatic tragedy’s that has happen to himself, his family, and the people around them. ]]> 2020-11-04 13:21:28 UTC https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/889767066 Corrin McGray https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/890998849 Struggle with faith- At the beginning of the book Elie wanted to learn more and believed in god a lot but as the book went on he started to lose his faith. 
Family- Before being brought to the camps he was always taken care of but in the camps he started taking care of his dad.  ]]> 2020-11-04 17:37:52 UTC https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/890998849 Devin https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/891333828 silence- sometimes the characters have to keep their mouth shut even if what is happening is not right they have to stand by and watch what is happening.
Family- they have to help their family when they need help because you need someone to also have your back if you need help.]]> 2020-11-04 18:47:45 UTC https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/891333828 lexi https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/891348336 struggle with faith- sometimes when something bad happens in life you can question your faith and possibly lose faith. in the book Elie ends up losing faith and doesn't believe in god because of everything he has seen in the holocaust. He has seen so many people hurt and murdered. And he doesn't understand how all this is happening if there is a god.

identity- sometimes when you go through something bad/hard you can start to lose yourself. at the end of the book Elie says how he didn't recognize himself. He has gone through a lot throughout the book and has seen a lot of traumatizing things. and obviously that can change a person.]]> 2020-11-04 18:50:40 UTC https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/891348336 Ally clwharlana19 https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/891350043 struggle with faith- everyone had hope in the beginning but once they got to camp they all started losing faith and towards the end they realized there was nothing left to have faith for.  ]]> 2020-11-04 18:51:01 UTC https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/891350043 Natalie https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/891370631 Struggle with faith- In the beginning, Elie does all he can to try and hold on to every piece of faith he can, and in the end, he slowly gives up a little more each day to keep a hold on the pieces of faith that he has left. 
Identity- Throughout this whole book, more so in the beginning, the Jewish people were slowly getting their identity stripped from them piece by piece. Everything from their hair being shaved off, to their names being turned into numbers that were tattooed on their arms. ]]> 2020-11-04 18:55:28 UTC https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/891370631 Bairon https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/891383848 1. Struggle with faith
Faith was one of few things that kept people alive for so long during the the tug-of-war between life and death, which consistently tested people’s faith
2. Family
Family during hard times can be a double-edged sword; both harmful and helpful]]> 2020-11-04 18:58:18 UTC https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/891383848 Brett https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/891413089 Identity- The Nazis took there identity by taking there religion, names, family. Struggle with Faith - when bad things start to happen to elie and the jews Elie starts to lose faith.]]> 2020-11-04 19:04:41 UTC https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/891413089 Evan Tabakovic https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/892178125 Struggle with faith- People's faith was sometimes the only thing keeping them alive and when they lost their faith they died soon after.
Silence- The prisoners had no voice while they were in the camps and were silent about a lot of the terrible things happening around them.]]> 2020-11-04 23:25:10 UTC https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/892178125 Faith s https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/893851403 Struggle with faith: Elie means when people started talking struggling with their faith, that’s when some people starting to die and saw it as a time to be stronger. Silence: if people spoke out or stand up for the self’s they would get punished and beat by the ss officers so they tried to like stayed quiet.]]> 2020-11-05 13:27:43 UTC https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/893851403 Emma https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/895513825 Struggle with faith- Elie struggled with faith because all of these bad things are happening to him and the other people the in the camp. 
Dehumanization- The german soldiers would beat and starve the prisoners in the camp and in the cattle cars for days. ]]> 2020-11-05 19:17:11 UTC https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/895513825 Kaidan https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/896411972 Struggle with faith- People’s faith is what kept them alive, once they lost it they were most likely dead.
Silence- They had no voice in the camps, and were silent about what happened around them because no one listened.


]]> 2020-11-06 01:13:09 UTC https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/896411972 jayden https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/896545309 struggle with faith-all of the bad things that are happening to ellie and the other people in the village and all the people that are close to him dying .]]> 2020-11-06 02:30:23 UTC https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/896545309 Mason https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/904859443 Family-  Throughout the book Elie begins to lose that sense of having family to talk to and you can tell how hard it is to go through something like this without family by your side.
Father/Son Bond- In this book it is easily seeable that Elie is extremely attached to his father. If Elie didn't have his father for most of the time that he did, He would've struggled to stay alive or stay motivated]]> 2020-11-09 16:21:52 UTC https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/904859443 Issiah Johnson https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/912675053 Night-his life became a endless night, filled with nothing but darkness

Inhumanity-man can be true wicked]]> 2020-11-11 13:27:52 UTC https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/912675053 Jnyia Woods https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/916380891 Inhumanity- through the book you can see that that Jewish people is getting  poorly treated by the German officers. They are stuffed onto the cart with many people and barely feed. ]]> 2020-11-12 13:45:51 UTC https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/916380891 kori https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/916811579 struggle with faith - that when things get hard keep the faith  

silence- its easier to stay silent then to speak up ]]> 2020-11-12 15:13:01 UTC https://padlet.com/katie_welsh1/660rd8dm622kbnz1/wish/916811579