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Notes on Night/Boy in the Striped Pajamas compare-contrast discussion:

• What is the author trying to show rather than what are the characters showing 
• Similarities and diferences- go deeper into that the authors are thinking 
• Yes they are similar stories but are they significantly more similar or different 
• Innocent or choosing to be ignorant-  what the authors want the readers to get from the story 
• What are the readers understanding
• What are the characters understanding 
• What is the goal of the author and how is the author manipulating the reader 
• How the author communicates their points 
• A holocaust takes away someone's hummanity/loss of innocence 

Writting Prompt: What's important about the two books-- in YOU opinion, as you understand what the authors (Wiesel and Boyne) are trying to express or teach you.