Rhetorical Analysis Unit Using Wiesel's Night?

9-12 ELA

Our school's current curriculum mandates that we teaching Night for 10th grade. I'm thinking about focusing on rhetorical analysis when I teach the memoir. I don't see to many online units focusing on this skill when teaching the book, so I'm curious if anyone has any thoughts on how/if this could work. I'm thinking of supplementing with other texts such as "Letter From Birmingham Jail" and Wiesel's "Perils of Indifference" speech. Thematically I would want the unit to focus on the damaging effects of indifference. I know I'll have to do a lot of historical background before starting Night, but I also think adding a rhetorical analysis component could be an interesting way of approaching the work. Let me know if anyone has any helpful thoughts.

Posted Jun 8, 2026, 4:41 PM UTC

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