The Devil's Arithmetic: A Unit Plan

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Summary: A Difficult Topic Made Easy
Review: When I read the novel, The Devil's Arithmetic, by Jane Yolen, I was moved. I thought and thought about what approach I wanted to take when I introduced it to my 8th grade students. This teacher "tool" simplified my fears and made teaching the novel much easier and more significant to my students. The step by step guide is excellent for beginner teachers as well as those who have taught the novel before. It gives insight to the Holocaust and examples of bringing difficult situations to a middle school level. I would recommend it to any language arts or history teacher who wishes to use this novel in the classroom and be successful in doing it.