Dangerous Colors ~ dangerous choices
Stories imprison. Stories liberate. Stories enDANGER. Stories deliver.
What questions will we explore?
Why are we doing this?
Remember the time when your aunt did that thing you thought she would never do?
Whether they are here or gone, stories allow people to live with us into perpetuity.
Without stories, our memories would be flat and without context--just pictures wrapped in cellophane.
We carry the memory of what and who we love in the capsule of story. If you keep someone from telling their story, not only does it frustrate the storyteller, it limits the possibility that they can exist for everyone else. They are an unheard tree falling in a forest. (Shakur)
How far would you go to tell your story? What would you do to hear the stories of others?
Consider that it's easy to say yes in the cozy comforts of a classroom. But imagine living in Nazi Germany in 1936. Would you stand up for your own story if it meant risking the death of you and your family? Would you stand up for the stories of others?
Shakur, Abdel "Deliver Us from Danger!" (2012)
What questions will we explore?
- How do stories influence our choices?
- How do stories determine whether we love and or we hate?
- Can losing your story enDANGER your destiny?
- How do stories deliver us from loss and suffering?
Why are we doing this?
Remember the time when your aunt did that thing you thought she would never do?
- ...or the time your grandfather was proud of what you accomplished?
- ...or the time your brother got in all that trouble?
Whether they are here or gone, stories allow people to live with us into perpetuity.
Without stories, our memories would be flat and without context--just pictures wrapped in cellophane.
We carry the memory of what and who we love in the capsule of story. If you keep someone from telling their story, not only does it frustrate the storyteller, it limits the possibility that they can exist for everyone else. They are an unheard tree falling in a forest. (Shakur)
How far would you go to tell your story? What would you do to hear the stories of others?
Consider that it's easy to say yes in the cozy comforts of a classroom. But imagine living in Nazi Germany in 1936. Would you stand up for your own story if it meant risking the death of you and your family? Would you stand up for the stories of others?
Shakur, Abdel "Deliver Us from Danger!" (2012)
Unit Calendar (Reading + Writing + GRASPS)
Week One ● Book Thief Prologue and Part 1 (1-81) ● Salvaged Pages: Klaus, Elisabeth, Peter Week Two ● Book Thief Part 2 and 3 (83-170) ● Salvaged Pages: Moshe, Otto, Petr & Eva Week Three ● Book Thief Parts 4 and 5 (173-303) ● Salvaged Pages Yitskhok, Anon. Girl, Miriam ● Writers’ Workshop: Setting, Scene, Situation ● Developing Stories with Wings Week Four ● Book Thief Part 6 and 7 (307-403) ● Salvaged Pages David, Elsa, Ilya ● Stories with Wings -1st drafts due ● “Workshopping” & peer reviewing Stories with Wings Week Five ● Book Thief Part 8, 9, and 10 (407-515) ● Salvaged Pages Anonymous Boy, Alice Week Six · Stories with wings Final draft due · Writer’s Workshop: What do you see? Analysis of Text: Mirrors and Windows Week Seven · What do you see? Critical Response to Text GRASPS · Writers’ Showcase *This calendar is subject to change at the discretion of the teacher.
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