To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Watch the film version of the book then compare and contrast the two. Did the film stay true to the book? Pick a favorite scene from the book and compare it to the movie version. Think about the characters in the book and then think about how the actors portrayed those characters. Did these match your vision of the characters?
The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis
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Compare your life with Parvana's. Discuss things that are the same and things that are different as far as things like daily activities, school and education, local surroundings, clothing, relationships, politics, etc.
Some characters in the book are in a personal conflict between wanting a new lifestyle or a different place and their sense of duty and commitment to their family or country. Pick one of these characters and discuss this personal conflict and how she deals with it. What does she desire and why does she desire it? Where does her commitment lie and why? What choice or choices does she make?
The Diary of Anne Frank by Anne Frank, Zlata’s Diary: A Child’s Life in Sarajevo by Zlata Filipovic; The Wave by Todd Strasser;
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Think about the these three books and some of the themes they represent, such as racism, fear, power, intolerance, authority, resilience, etc. Both Anne Frank and Zlata Filipovic lived in difficult times where people were treated differently because of who they are. Pick 2 positive and 2 negative themes from each story and discuss why you think those themes are relevant to the those stories and how they affected you.
The Wave is a high school experiment that relates to the Nazis and the Holocaust. If your class did this experiment, describe how you think it might go. What kind of person do you think you would be during this experiment and how would you react to things?
Looking at all three stories and looking at yourself, write a short story with you being a character in a situation similar to the characters in these stories.
