I think this was my favorite unit we’ve done so far. After 4 weeks of heavy and upsetting letters from World War 2, these love letters were like a breath of fresh air. Certainly several of them were very intense. Some of the letters were sweet but the stories that surrounded them were sad or… Continue reading Weekly Writing #5
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Weekly Writing #4
Both the letters that I read this last week were very sad but in different ways. Both women’s letters had a very fatalistic air to them. They seemed to know that the end was near. The first letter that I read from Ida on October 9 1941 seemed to know that she was going to… Continue reading Weekly Writing #4
Weekly Writing #3
We are learning more and more as a society to value the opinion and perspective of children. Their imagination is magical and they can make the best out of even the darkest situations. This week, as we explored the thoughts of Japanese children in internment camps, it was remarkable to see how almost all the… Continue reading Weekly Writing #3
Weekly Writing #2
Finding Joy in War War is, unsurprisingly, not a happy time. The older I get, the more I realize how crazy it is that the draft age is just 18 years old. I imagine my friends from high school and the people I’m meeting now in college- guys who play D&D, who want to be… Continue reading Weekly Writing #2
