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Finding Beauty within Brutality

My students need 30 copies of The Book Thief to further their understanding of WWII and the power of words. Students will learn to find beauty within brutality in society

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My Students

"People observe the colors of a day only at its beginnings and ends, but to me it's quite clear that a day merges through a multitude of shades and intonations, with each passing moment." Marcus Zusak, The Book Thief. Students work the same way. I watch my students in all their shades grow each day.

My students live in a small, coastal town where everyone seems to know everyone.

The are thirsty to learn, and they take pride in their academic accomplishments. This is the first school I have worked in where I can actually teach and stretch my students to their highest capabilities. They are focused listeners and motivated inquirers, and they seek to offer new insights to a text or concept. I am inspired by their questions, and I am looking to find new avenues to challenge their growth.

My Project

First, I believe that everyone should, at some point in their lives, experience the beauty of The Book Thief. My students will study Elie Weisel's memoir Night within a Holocaust unit to further their understanding of a first person experience within this horrific time. I would like to pair this memoir with Marcus Zusak's novel, The Book Thief for two reasons. One - I want to encourage my students to read and enjoy and question and analyze amazing literature. They will dive into the intricate and imagery driven language that weaves its way through the novel. They will watch how words take on violent and sorrowful and beautiful and humorous weights. They will feel the heaviness of words and analyze how the use of words can change not only an individual, but a society. Two - my students will complete a multi-media project where they research current news articles, Holocaust survivor testimonies, images, and fiction to answer the question: Can we still find beauty in a world of brutality?

My students will gain a true understanding of how words can change the world.

They will understand the importance in choosing the words they use carefully. They will reflect not only on their own actions, but on the actions of a society and how these actions have consequences on large and small scales. I hope they will learn that though brutality seems to thrive in today's world, each student has the power to bring the world's beauty to light simply by speaking out against it.

Mrs. Dyer Croatan High School Grades 9-12 Newport, NC View local requests

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Book Thief • Amazon $8.52 30 $255.60

Materials cost

$255.60

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $19.94

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.83

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$309.37

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$54.59

Total project goal

$363.96

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $363.96

1 Donor

-$363.96

Donations toward project cost

-$309.37

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$54.59

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