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An excellent and powerful short story is "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson.
Written in 1948, it makes a strong case against mindless traditions that
victimize.


On Thu, Sep 14, 2017 at 10:18 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Thinking of your theme... possibly a good tie in novel might be *Prisoner
> of Night and Fog* by Anne Blankman (from last year's Lincoln List).  The
> main character has to grapple with the power that Adolf Hitler holds over
> her own family and her new world views after teaming up with a Jewish
> reporter.
>
> Amy Phillips
> Riverside Brookfield High School
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> On Thu, Sep 14, 2017 at 10:10 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>> There is a gold mine here.  The Library of Congress has an awesome
>> collection of resources.
>>
>> https://www.loc.gov/search/?in=&q=Holocaust&new=true
>>
>> http://fcit.usf.edu/holocaust/
>>
>> https://www.ushmm.org/educators
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 14, 2017 at 9:07 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
>> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>
>>> I have a teacher who is starting a unit with Night by Elie Wiesel.  They
>>> would like to focus on the idea of Power and Tradition Overriding Common
>>> Sense.  This would include fiction and non-fiction titles, online
>>> resources, videos, photographs, etc.  They are already going to get the
>>> learning boxes from the Holocaust Museum but would like to put together a
>>> good list for them.
>>>
>>> Do you all have any ideas?
>>>
>>> Thanks!
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