Exploring Courage and Survival in Young Adult Literature
This unit of study delves into the theme of courage and survival through works set in historical contexts like World War II. Students will engage with novels such as "Night" by Elie Wiesel and "Number the Stars" by Lois Lowry, exploring the resilience of characters and the impact of war on humanity. Through creative group projects, students will reflect on themes from the novels and present their ideas using relevant quotes. The unit aims to inspire empathy and understanding while emphasizing the importance of preventing tragedies from recurring.
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Unit of Study on Courage and Survive -- by Lichun Wei
Rationale -- The theme of courage and survive is my favorite -- The characters experience encourage teenagers -- War history contains the nature of humanity -- We have the responsibilities to prevent the tragedies happen again
Launching the Unit -- The history context of the novel: World War II -- A poem from Sandor Domokos The Final Reckoning -- A song of World War II https://youtu.be/Lqs2oIBFPxI
Extending the Unit -- The Centrepiece Work: Night by Elie Wiesel -- Comparing works: Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli
Young Adult Literature Selections -- Number the Stars by Lois Lowry -- The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank -- Farewell to Manzanar by Jeanne Houston -- The Devil s Arithmetic by Jane Yolen
Close the Unit Students will do a creative group projects to reflect any theme of the novels they are perceived from reading of the novels and use quote(s) to explain the ideas they used in their projects. We will use a class to present each group s project.
The End & Thank you ! -- by Lichun Wei
