Scrapbook Project for Hitler Youth and The Boy with the Striped Pyjamas

Hello Class,

This is just a reposting of the project that I discussed before we went on our week long break. For those of you who will not be returning to school this week, we will be working on drafts of the R.A.F.T.S letter of this project, which will be graded and returned upon our return in January. Please submit ONE draft of your letter (which is point number 3) to cmathews@tasok.net by Friday, December 16th @ 3p.m. It is okay that your draft is not perfect...all I am looking for you to do is to have 3 complete paragraphs and that you are trying your best with the assignment. We will go over them in detail when we return in January.

I am aware that the due date reads for tomorrow, but I will have to extend this date due to the fact that we did not have school this past week. 

If you have any questions feel free to email me at cmathews@tasok.net or comment on this post.

Ms. Mathews



Project 1: Scrapbook
Scrapbooks are a type of album composed of photographs, printed media, letters, etc. that are a way of preserving memory. They are useful for recording important historic events in and individual's life. Using the books The Boy with the Striped Pyjamas and/or Hitler Youth, choose a character for whom you would like to create a scrapbook. In that scrapbook, you must include the following:

1. A photograph/drawing of the person with a short biography (at least 1 paragraph)
2. Explanations of two major events that occurred historically in the person's life, including photographs of the time.
3. R.A. F.T.S. letter from your character to another character OR a journal entry/diary entry from the perspective of your character/person
4. A photograph, piece of artwork, or drawing that represents your person, character in some way. You must be able to explain the connection (1 paragraph)

You will be graded on having all required materials and creativity with your work. You will also be given a rubric for scoring. Your scrapbook should appear as a book, but it is not required that you buy a notebook to complete the project. See/email Ms. Mathews if you need ideas as to how to bind your book.