In this session, we’ll look at a unit used to compare Native American boarding schools in the U.S. with Nazi concentration camps to explore themes of forced assimilation, cultural destruction, and dehumanization. We’ll look at how these historical events are represented in literature through "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" and "A Council of Dolls," along with supplementary nonfiction articles. The session will help connect history with literature and show how the overall unit will end with a comparative essay, encouraging students to analyze these events and their portrayal in fiction.
Bailey Harris is an 8th, 9th, and 10th grade ELA teacher at HFHS who enjoys helping students make connections between the novels they read in class and the world around them.
