Night by Elie Wiesel. Take the opportunity to discuss theme and symbol as related to the novel Night by Elie Wiesel. Students then find quotations that prove a theme and/or symbol and develop the theme/symbol into an essay. This essay format emphasizes the PEEL (point, evidence, explain, link) paragraph format. Students will first define symbol & theme, then be exposed to a few of the symbols & themes from the novel. You may choose to add others or have the students determine others. Fro