The Butterfly Project “I Never Saw Another Butterfly” http://www.hmh.org/ed_butterfly3.shtml

“I Never Saw Another Butterfly” Children’s Drawings and Poems from Terezin Concentration Camp 1942–1944. By Hana Volavkova (Editor) More than 12,000 children under the age of 15 passed through the Terezin Concentration Camp between the years 1942-1944. More than 90 percent perished during the Holocaust. In these poems and pictures drawn by the young inmates of Terezin, we see the daily misery of these uprooted children, as well as their courage and optimism, their hopes and fears. http://www.hmh.org/ed_butterfly3.shtml

KSU – Museum of History and Holocaust Education exhibit Born in Prague on Jan. 7, 1921. Deported to the Terezin Concentration Camp on April 26, 1942.  Died in Aushchwitz on Sept. 29, 1944. KSU – Museum of History and Holocaust Education exhibit

"Children were neither just the mute and traumatized witnesses to this war, nor merely its innocent victims; the war invaded their imaginations and the war raged inside them."   — Nicholas Stargardt in "Witnesses of War: Children's Lives Under the Nazis" 

The Butterfly Project represents…. the hopes and dreams of those children who lost their lives in the Holocaust. the continuation of life as we Never Forget what happened in the Holocaust. The beauty and hope of a world without hate.

The Butterfly The last, the very last, So richly, brightly, dazzlingly yellow. Perhaps if the sun’s tears would sing  against a white stone.... Such, such a yellow Is carried lightly ’way up high. It went away I’m sure  because it wished  to kiss the world good-bye. For seven weeks I’ve lived in here, Penned up inside this ghetto. But I have found what I love here. The dandelions call to me And the white chestnut branches in the court. Only I never saw another butterfly.   That butterfly was the last one. Butterflies don’t live in here, in the ghetto.  

Include: Symbols & graphics Quotes Color & creativity

Symbolism. - the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities Symbolism - the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities Can you think of some examples of symbolism? What does a butterfly represent? Directions: 1. With your shoulder partner, brainstorm as many words as you can think of that relate to “butterfly”. 2. You have 1 minute. ELACC8RL4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts

Symbolism - the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities This image of a dove includes words that a white dove often symbolizes. ELACC8RL4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts

Don’t forget! Colors can also represent many different concepts.

Symbolism -the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities Directions: Turn to your shoulder and face partners (group). Brainstorm and write or draw a symbol for each of the concepts below. (BYLD appropriate) You have 5 minutes. Each group facilitator will share their findings with the class. Hope Childhood Peace Personal identity Never Forget Beauty Wishes/dreams New Life Religion Can you think of other concepts that would help us create a meaningful Butterfly project? ELACC8RL4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts

Now it’s time to create your butterfly. Include: Symbols & graphics Quotes Color & creativity