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Teaching Two Violins

Two Violins

Paired Texts: A historical fiction short story about Jewish boy who escapes from Germans, and an informational text about violins and a project called Violins of Hope.

Darienne Oaks
Cricket Media

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:

What do both the short story and informational texts express about hope and survival?
STANDARDS:

DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE (DOK) LEVELS:

2,3
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