https://padlet.com/22gherb/7y1c3o7dvthy The Devil's Arithmetic: Historical Fiction/ International en-us 2017-01-23 17:44:50 UTC 2026-03-16 22:43:47 UTC hello@padlet.com https://goodlogo.com/images/logos/new_jersey_devils_logo_3951.png 22gherb https://padlet.com/22gherb/7y1c3o7dvthy/wish/148806432 ~ What is the setting or time period?

This book takes place around this time period in America, with Jewish talking about the Holocaust and Passover. Later on in the book, a girl named Hannah travels to them time of the Holocaust and experiences what it's really about and what happened to her Grandpa Will's family.]]> 2017-01-23 17:54:37 UTC https://padlet.com/22gherb/7y1c3o7dvthy/wish/148806432 22gherb https://padlet.com/22gherb/7y1c3o7dvthy/wish/148808127 ~ What does the setting look like, sound like, feel like, etc.?

Right now the setting is Hannah's grandparents house during Passover. Grandpa Will is reviewing the Holocaust on the television and is upset with the Nazis for killing his family. The setting is a little chaotic because everyone is doing different things. One of their traditions is for the youngest to take the afikoman and hide it from the rest of the family for them to try and find.]]> 2017-01-23 17:59:35 UTC https://padlet.com/22gherb/7y1c3o7dvthy/wish/148808127 22gherb https://padlet.com/22gherb/7y1c3o7dvthy/wish/148808750 ~ What are some similarities and differences to today's time period or America?

Some similarities in America today are the Jewish are still remembering the Holocaust and celebrating Passover. Passover is a very popular holiday throughout many countries that commemorates the Jews that were enslaved and the horrible times of the Holocaust.]]> 2017-01-23 18:01:35 UTC https://padlet.com/22gherb/7y1c3o7dvthy/wish/148808750 22gherb https://padlet.com/22gherb/7y1c3o7dvthy/wish/150624939 How come when Hannah opened the door she went back to the time of the Holocaust? I wonder if she is just dreaming from having a sip of watered down wine or maybe she actually went back in time when she opened the door.]]> 2017-01-31 18:00:26 UTC https://padlet.com/22gherb/7y1c3o7dvthy/wish/150624939 22gherb https://padlet.com/22gherb/7y1c3o7dvthy/wish/150625025 I bet that Shmuel will realize that Hannah isn't from this time period and she isn't from Lublin and she actually is from a place called New Rochelle in America and her family didn't die from a deadly plague. I wonder if Shmuel is playing along or if he actually doesn't know that Hannah isn't from Lublin.]]> 2017-01-31 18:00:39 UTC https://padlet.com/22gherb/7y1c3o7dvthy/wish/150625025 22gherb https://padlet.com/22gherb/7y1c3o7dvthy/wish/150625091 I wonder why Grandpa Will got so mad when he saw the Nazis on the television. I predict that his family is from Germany and since they were Jewish they were sent to concentration camps so Grandpa Will is scared of the Nazis and is still mad at them for ruining his and his family's life in Germany.]]> 2017-01-31 18:00:49 UTC https://padlet.com/22gherb/7y1c3o7dvthy/wish/150625091 22gherb https://padlet.com/22gherb/7y1c3o7dvthy/wish/152558572 What if Gitl knows that Hannah actually isn't from Lublin and she is from New Rochelle in America. I think that Gitl might start believing Hannah because she is coming up with all of these "stories" that she simply can't just randomly come up with in her head.]]> 2017-02-08 18:04:56 UTC https://padlet.com/22gherb/7y1c3o7dvthy/wish/152558572 22gherb https://padlet.com/22gherb/7y1c3o7dvthy/wish/153162257 I think that the idea behind this story represents the Holocaust and how people in Germany lived in the early 1900's. I also think that the items that Hannah is mentioning from her life in New Rochelle, when others hear what she is talking about, that's how they are created to become the luxuries of the future.]]> 2017-02-10 19:27:13 UTC https://padlet.com/22gherb/7y1c3o7dvthy/wish/153162257 22gherb https://padlet.com/22gherb/7y1c3o7dvthy/wish/153164854 In my mind, this story creates a really clear picture. It makes me think about what we learned last year in Language Arts and how this book connects to it. I can easily imagine this story which makes it more understandable.]]> 2017-02-10 19:35:54 UTC https://padlet.com/22gherb/7y1c3o7dvthy/wish/153164854 22gherb https://padlet.com/22gherb/7y1c3o7dvthy/wish/156283939 Within in the book, Hannah has been trying to tell other characters that the concentration camp is not a good place to be. Even after trying to warn several people, no one believes her. I think if others don't believe Hannah then they can end up in big trouble.]]> 2017-02-26 23:01:34 UTC https://padlet.com/22gherb/7y1c3o7dvthy/wish/156283939 22gherb https://padlet.com/22gherb/7y1c3o7dvthy/wish/156285366 At first I thought that everyone would eventually believe Hannah, but now I think that they won't believe her because throughout the book, Hannah keeps trying to tell the others not to listen to the Nazis but they do anyway. I also think that Hannah needs to try a different approach to tell others because they aren't listening to her ideas.]]> 2017-02-26 23:17:58 UTC https://padlet.com/22gherb/7y1c3o7dvthy/wish/156285366 22gherb https://padlet.com/22gherb/7y1c3o7dvthy/wish/156290522 I predict now that Hannah can't remember the history that she learned from the past that she will no longer be able to try to help her family and she might be stuck in the Holocaust for a long time.]]> 2017-02-27 00:33:28 UTC https://padlet.com/22gherb/7y1c3o7dvthy/wish/156290522 22gherb https://padlet.com/22gherb/7y1c3o7dvthy/wish/157117864 I believe I need to reread the part where Hannah recieves food for the first time at the camp because when she talks to the lady the provides her food and asks about her story. I don't quite understand the purpose of this text so I would to like to reread it to clarify the main idea.]]> 2017-03-01 18:05:07 UTC https://padlet.com/22gherb/7y1c3o7dvthy/wish/157117864 22gherb https://padlet.com/22gherb/7y1c3o7dvthy/wish/157118032 What if the others such as Fayge, Gitl, and Yazchek listened to Hannah and didn't go with the Nazis? Maybe they wouldn't be in the concentration camp and they wouldn't be in this situation. I think that if they ended up listening to Hannah they would be a safe and Hannah would be able to go back to where she came from]]> 2017-03-01 18:05:34 UTC https://padlet.com/22gherb/7y1c3o7dvthy/wish/157118032 22gherb https://padlet.com/22gherb/7y1c3o7dvthy/wish/157118043 The way that the author describes the story helps me create a vivid picture in my mind of what Hannah is going through. In the book, it's talking about what life is like for Jews that have to live in the concentration camps. I think that the author has lots of prior knowledge on this topic because the way she describes the book seems like she almost could've experienced the Holocaust.]]> 2017-03-01 18:05:38 UTC https://padlet.com/22gherb/7y1c3o7dvthy/wish/157118043 22gherb https://padlet.com/22gherb/7y1c3o7dvthy/wish/158113117 1. Who is your main character? How would you describe him/her?
The main character of my book is a girl named Hannah. Hannah is very persistent because she knows that she doesn't belong in this time period and she is trying everything to get back home.
2. Who are some secondary characters and why are they important to the story?
Some other important characters in the book are Rivka and Gitl because Rivka is trying to help Hannah survive in the Holocaust. Gitl is also very close to Hannah and tries to do everything that she can to protect her.
3. What is the problem or conflict of the book?
The main problem or situation withing the story is Hannah being stuck in an unknown time and being stuck in a concentration camp.
4. How is the main character trying to resolve the problem?
The main character is trying to solve their problem by learning about how to survive in the Holocaust. Hannah doesn't remember exactly where she is from anymore but at times she can remember small pieces such as what her brother said in the beginning of the book.
5. What do you like so far about the book? AND WHY.
So far, my favorite part of the book is when Hannah gets her tattoo. This part may seem very sad but I enjoy it because when she has the connection with the "tattoo artist" I think that the book gives a feeling that everything is going to be alright.
6. What don’t you like so far about the book? AND WHY.
What I don't like so far about the book is the fact that no noe is listening to Hannah's ideas. If they had listened to her in the first place they wouldn't be in the concentration camp or in this kind of trouble. Now many of her "family and friends" are not getting proper care and dying from the the Nazis unfair treatment.]]> 2017-03-06 17:56:01 UTC https://padlet.com/22gherb/7y1c3o7dvthy/wish/158113117