Outsiders

According to the dictionary, an Outsider is someone who does not belong to the group. I want you to listen to a song called, "Outsiders" by a band called Need to Breathe. (Click on the title of the song.) It is not important if you like the song.

What is important is that you listen and choose a couple lyrics to respond to. Once you have chosen your lyrics, explain why you chose the lyrics. What do you think they mean?

Think about how the band defines Outsiders. What does the band's definition mean? What are the benefits of being an Outsider?

The rest of the world has an opinion of what it means to be an Outsider. How do you think the world defines it and why? Think of an example in history where we see the idea of Outsiders and the result of being one. Explain.

Night

When I was a kid, I hated the dark. If I was the last one to go to bed and had to turn the lights off, I found myself running as fast as I could up the stairs sometimes taking them two at a time. It was my hopeless pursuit of light. For some reaon, the dark behind me was frightneing. The light at the top of the stairs provided me with comfort and as long as I did not look back, I could move forward.

In Language Arts, we have discuss archetypes. We discussed light versus dark: Light--hope, renewal, or bright ideas, the beginning of knowledge. Darkness--the unknown, ignorance, despair, the absence of knowledge.



In looking at these two ideas, I want you to define "Night" (not the book title) in your own words. What do we know of night? Why do you think people experience fear at night? Why do you think our author, Elie Wiesel, entitled his book Night? Use quotes from the book to support your thinking.