Study guide for the devils arithmetic, by jane yolen a. With a touching ending, i thought this would be an ideal book for around the 11 12 agegroup but this adult liked it too. The devils arithmetic is a historical fiction novel written by american author jane yolen and published in 1988. When hannah is forced into a concentration camp, her survival depends on understanding the depraved arithmetic the nazis use to. The main characters of this historical, historical fiction story are hannah chaya the devils arithmetic. Hannah stern, 12 but almost, is a happy girl living in new rochelle with her parents and little brother, except that she doesnt want to go to her familys passover seder. Dustin hoffman introduces the film but is uncredited and serves as an executive producer with mimi rogers. Click to read more about the devils arithmetic by jane yolen. A teachers guide to the holocaust using parallel reading of roll of thunder hear my cry by mildred taylor and the devils arithmetic. Christopher school, baldwin, ny has students write poems about devils. From the bestselling and awardwinning author of the devils arithmetic, jane yolen, comes her first holocaust novel in nearly thirty years. Six million people lost their lives in the concentration camps described in the devils arithmetic.
The book has been adapted for the theater by lancaster, pa resident barry. The devils arithmetic puffin modern classics kindle. About the devils arithmetic puffin modern classics. The devils arithmetic was nominated for the nebula award for best novella in 1988 and won the national jewish book award in the childrens literature. She has been called the hans christian andersen of america and the aesop of the twentieth century. The film opens with hannah, a teen girl, in a tattoo parlor with her friends. Best performance in a tv movie or pilot leading young actress kirsten dunst. It stars kirsten dunst as hannah stern and costars brittany murphy, louise fletcher, and mimi rogers. The devils arithmetic 1999 a 16yearold american girl with an apathetic view towards her jewish family history finds herself pulled through time into 1941 to a small polish village where the nazi have just began their genocidal propaganda. Award is for honoring those who illuminate the lives of jewish women. Discussion of themes and motifs in jane yolens the devils arithmetic. The devils arithmetic puffin modern classics kindle edition by yolen, jane. Study guide for the devils arithmetic, by jane yolen. In this activity you will use online resources to research this tragic period in human history.
How should childrens books deal with the holocaust. They come with certificates and a monetary award as well. Hannah thinks tonight passover seder will be the same as. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Although it won numerous awards, no teacher or librarian ever gave it to me. The book has been awarded with world fantasy award nominee for best novella 1989, national jewish book award for childrens literature 1989 and many others. The protagonist in most novels features the main character or good guy. Free download or read online the devils arithmetic pdf epub book. Kirsten dunst stars in the devils arithmetic as a flippant modernday teen more interested in passing notes in history class than learning of the horrors her. She is mysteriously transported to the past and ends up in a concentration camp. The devils arithmetic puffin modern classics by jane. Movie shown at the santa barbara film festival in march of 1999.
The devils arithmetic is an awardwinning historical novel about time travel and the holocaust by author jane yolen. Cyanide if you inhale or ingest this poision it can cause seizures, cardiac arrest, and of course death. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of the devils arithmetic by jane yolen. The devils arithmetic a unique collaboration between dustin hoffman and mimi rogers production companies, telepic is an absorbing, grim and only slightly earnest holocoast drama. The book is about hannah stern, a jewish girl who lives in new rochelle, new york and is sent back in time to experience the holocaust. I read this story aloud to both a third and fourth grade classroom. Donna deitchs holocaust fantasy drama the devils arithmetic 1999 is a sincerely moving piece to educate kids. The book garnered critical acclaim, earned multiple book awards and was made into an emmywinning showtime film starring kirsten dunst. It won the sydney taylor award from the association of jewish libraries, the jewish book council award, the maud hart lovelace book award, and was a nebula. Everyone knew that as long as others were processed, they would not be. An allusion is a casual reference to a wellknown place,story, book, historical event or work of art. The devils arithmetic was a trailblazer, according to norman h. The devils arithmetic is a 1999 tv movie based on the historical novel of the same name by jane yolen. The first edition of the novel was published in 1988, and was written by jane yolen.
There are a total of 90 multiple choice questions and 14 bonus short. The perfect family film to teach younger viewers about the holocaust. The wizard of oz meets schindlers list in this haunting holocaust film executiveproduced by dustin hoffman and mimi rogers. Mengeles sadistic experimentations, this story follows twins as they travel from the lodz ghetto, to the. Jane yolen is an author of childrens books, fantasy, and science fiction, including owl moon, the devils arithmetic, and how do dinosaurs say goodnight. I chose the devils arithmetic because, like the passover story, it is also about the importance of remembering who you are and where you came from. The devils arithmetic was nominated for the nebula award for best novella in 1988 and won the national jewish book award in the childrens literature category in 1989. The devils arithmetic is about a young jewish girl who doesnt quite understand her familys past. Each quiz has 5 multiple choice questions that test for reading comprehension.
Jane yolen is the author of more than three hundred books, including owl moon, the devils arithmetic, and how do dinosaurs say good night her books and stories have won the caldecott medal, national jewish book award and numerous awards and accolades. As a small bonus, the devils arithmetic explains many jewish beliefs and traditions as they appear in the lives of the characters. The devils arithmetic puffin modern classics kindle edition. The devils arithmetic, and how do dinosaurs say goodnight. There she learns the story of some ancestors of her jewish family. Mengeles sadistic experimentations, this story follows twins as they travel from the lodz ghetto, to the partisans in the forest, to a horrific concentration camp where they lose everything but each other. The devils arithmetic, which yolen spent several years researching and writing, came out just a year later. During a passover seder, 12yearold hannah is mysteriously transported from 1980s new york to poland during world war ii. The protagonist of the devils arithmetic is hannah, an outspoken twelveyearold girl who as the story opens, is very unhappy to be visiting her grandparents. Movie was on showtime, aired march 28, 1999 and frequently replayed during passover week. The question and answer section for the devils arithmetic is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel. A vocabulary list featuring the devils arithmetic by jane yolen, chapters 712. In the devils arithmetic, jane yolen uses that attitude, and an intriguing timetravel plot device, to place a modern teen in a traumatic historical event, helping to bring history to life and directly connecting past events to the characters life.
The young adult novel relates the experiences of modern jewish girl, hannah, who, having little regard for her heritage, finds herself inexplicably transported to 1944 poland. Zarrow award for young readers literature 1999 and more awards. Discussion of themes and motifs in jane yolens the devil s arithmetic. Asked in the devils arithmetic what fell in the gas chamber in the movie devils arithmetic. A simple bit of mathematics, like subtraction, where one taken away from the top line becomes one added on to the bottom. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Finkelstein, an author of nonfiction for older kids and twotime winner of the national jewish book award.
Check all the awards won and nominated for by jane yolen sfpa grand master 2010, world fantasy award for life achievement 2009, anne v. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. A teen girl learns to appreciate her jewish heritage after being transported back in time to the concentration camp that imprisoned her ancestor. Identify each character below to identify means to tell things about the character that will keep him or her from being confused with anyone else in the story. Included are 17 multiple choice quizzes for the chapters of jane yolens novel, the devils arithmetic. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 170 pages and is available in paperback format. The devils arithmetic 1999 is a film adaptation of jane yolens book of the same name. With a satisfying cast of mimi rogers, kirsten dunst, and many others, the devils arithmetic is all in all not that bad. The devils arithmetic, a tale of time travel and the. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the devils arithmetic. Kirsten dinst travels back in time to a concentration camp and sees what the jews went through. One of the 1999 morning star award honorees for the movie of devils arithmetic. This can be physical description or something heshe does.
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