Literary study opens the door to conversations about our humanity. My 10th-grade reading students explore the human stories behind the Holocaust each year.
Adding the novel Refugee to our curriculum provides an accessible text for my struggling readers without diluting the complex issues surrounding the topic of race, prejudice, and how people treat one another. This text bridges three time periods, threading together the experiences of young people who have lost their homes and must find their place in the world.
Our study of the novel will connect to our study of the Holocaust and student research into other 20th century genocides.
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Literary study opens the door to conversations about our humanity. My 10th-grade reading students explore the human stories behind the Holocaust each year.
Adding the novel Refugee to our curriculum provides an accessible text for my struggling readers without diluting the complex issues surrounding the topic of race, prejudice, and how people treat one another. This text bridges three time periods, threading together the experiences of young people who have lost their homes and must find their place in the world.
Our study of the novel will connect to our study of the Holocaust and student research into other 20th century genocides.