Name: __________________________ Period: ______ Staple this paper to your final essay when you turn it in.

Night: Final Essay

Outline Due: ________________
Draft Due Date: ________________
Final Draft Due Date: ________________
Topic:
How is the Nazis’ treatment of the Jewish prisoners dehumanizing? What is the result of this dehumanization? In a well-
organized essay, explain how the author, Elie Wiesel, shows the moral and physical transformation that the Jewish
prisoners go through as a result of their cruel imprisonment.

Format:
Include a title

Start with an introduction. Introduce the reader to the novel and the characters. Include a thesis statement about what you
are arguing as the last sentence in the introduction paragraph.

In your first body paragraph, explain how the Jews of Sighet are still positive and hopeful at the beginning of the novel.
Consider what makes us human—what human traits are still visible in the Jews of Sighet before they are imprisoned?
(USE AT LEAST 2 QUOTES FOR EVIDENCE)

In your second body paragraph, explain how the Nazis dehumanize the Jewish prisoners. Consider what you wrote in your
first paragraph—what made the Jews human? Now consider how the Nazis manage to take away what made them human.
What is the resulting effect? How do the Jewish prisoners respond to the treatment? (Explain 2 instances of cruel
treatment, and follow each example with a quote that shows the Jewish prisoners’ response and how they have been
dehumanized.)

In your third body paragraph, you will continue to build on the Nazis’ cruel treatment. Again, explain what the Nazis have
done to the prisoners and the prisoner behaviors that result. In this paragraph, however, you should show how the prisoner
behavior GETS WORSE, in other words, this paragraph should not be a repeat of the second paragraph, but should build
on it. (2 instances of cruel treatment, 2 quotes that show the prisoners’ response and how this shows their dehumanization)

End with a conclusion. Restate your thesis (do not just copy this word for word; just bring the argument full circle). Tie
everything up and end your paper on a positive note.

Requirements:
Whatever you write about, analyze. Do not simply re-tell the story. Take a stand on the issue and analyze
the issue itself. Proofread carefully!
- Your first and last name and period on the first page
- Make sure to write in PRESENT TENSE
- Use at least 2 quotes in each body paragraph
- Use transitions between each paragraph and each part of PIE
- Each body paragraph must have all five parts of PIE (Point, transition, Illustration, transition, Explanation)
- Your final draft must be:
o TYPED and DOUBLE SPACED
o TIMES NEW ROMAN font
o ONE INCH MARGINS
o 2-3 pages

What NOT to do in a literary analysis essay:

 Do not use first or second person (I, me, my, we, us, our, you, your)
 Do not pose questions
 Do not use dictionary definitions
 Do not include reasons or examples in your thesis
  Do not write a thesis which makes a statement like, “The following paragraphs will discuss…”
 Do not repeat words from the quote in your commentaries
 Do not start your conclusion with “In conclusion” or “To conclude” or “So, finally…”
Grading:
Paper Outline: 15 points
Paper Draft: 20 points
Final Paper: 40 points
Rubric:
Content
10 Well-written, good voice,
clear thesis, addresses the
thesis throughout, clear
PIE, overall good writing,
at least 2 pages
8 Good voice, unclear
thesis, attempts to address
thesis throughout, clear
PIE, good writing, at least
2 pages
6 Has voice, unclear thesis,
partly attempts to address
thesis, unclear or missing
part of PIE, less than 1 ½
pages
4 No or little voice, no
thesis, no attempt to
address thesis throughout,
missing parts of PIE, less
than 1 page
0 No effort or not turned in
Score:
Grade: ______________
Comments:
Format/
Organization
Clear organization, correct
paragraph order, has an
intro, at least 3 body
paragraphs, and a
conclusion, transitions
between each paragraph
and point
Clear organization, correct
paragraph order, has intro,
at 3 body paragraphs, and a
conclusion, some
transitions
Unclear organization,
incorrect paragraph order,
is missing intro, body
paragraph, or conclusion,
no transitions
Little attempt at
organization, missing more
than an intro, a body
paragraph, or a conclusion,
no transitions
No effort or not turned in
Score:
Sources/Citation
2 sources in each
paragraph, correct in-text
citation, works cited page
correctly formatted and
written, all quotes are valid
to the thesis and overall
point
Less than 2 sources in one
paragraph, incorrect in-text
citation, works cited page
incorrectly formatted or
written, not all quotes are
valid to the thesis and point
Only 1 source per
paragraph, no in-text
citation or works cited
page, quotes are not valid to
the thesis and point
No all paragraphs have a
source, no in-text citation
or works cited page
No effort or not turned in
Score:
Writing Conventions
Typed, correct font,
double spaced, 1-2
spelling, punctuation,
sentence, or writing
errors, all complete
sentences, all in present
tense
Typed, incorrect font or
spacing, 3-4 spelling,
punctuation, sentence, or
writing errors, 1-2 tense
errors
Typed, incorrect font or
spacing, 5-6 spelling,
punctuation, sentence, or
writing errors, 3-4 tense
errors
Handwritten, 7+ spelling,
punctuation, sentence, or
writing errors, 5-6 tense
errors or not in present
tense
No effort or not turned in
Score: