The Book...
The Devil's Arithmetic by Jane Yolen
is the perfect introduction for a modern young person to understand the importance of remembering.
In the very first sentence of the book our main character, Hannah, complains, "I'm tired of remembering."
She goes on later to ask her mother about her grandfather's Nazi rants, "why does he bother with it? It's all in the past. There aren't any concentration camps now. Why bring it up? It's embarrassing."
Sometimes things like The Holocaust are so outrageously nightmarish that our minds aren't able to grasp every bit of horror. Sometimes we lack the connection behind our rituals and ceremony.
Using this online literature circle, students will take on roles that will allow them to reflect independently and then come together as a group for sharing and connecting thoughts.
This site will also offer students opportunity to delve further into the background of this important time in history.
is the perfect introduction for a modern young person to understand the importance of remembering.
In the very first sentence of the book our main character, Hannah, complains, "I'm tired of remembering."
She goes on later to ask her mother about her grandfather's Nazi rants, "why does he bother with it? It's all in the past. There aren't any concentration camps now. Why bring it up? It's embarrassing."
Sometimes things like The Holocaust are so outrageously nightmarish that our minds aren't able to grasp every bit of horror. Sometimes we lack the connection behind our rituals and ceremony.
Using this online literature circle, students will take on roles that will allow them to reflect independently and then come together as a group for sharing and connecting thoughts.
This site will also offer students opportunity to delve further into the background of this important time in history.