Suitable for Year 9 students, Carnegie prize winning Salt to the Sea is simply written in an accessible style, though with a complex structure and challenging content that will support students in developing their analytical skills. Exploring a real historical event from four young people’s perspectives, it involves themes of:
The Scheme of work includes 28 lesson plans and is fully resourced, making it possible to download and teach with minimal planning. It provides opportunities for developing a variety of skills, including:
From the Blurb:
It’s early 1945 and a group of people trek across Germany, bound together by their desperation to reach the ship that can take them away from the war-ravaged land. Four young people, each haunted by their own dark secret, narrate their unforgettable stories. This inspirational novel is based on a true story from the Second World War. When the German ship the Wilhelm Gustloff was sunk in port in early 1945 it had over 9000 civilian refugees, including children, on board. Nearly all were drowned. Ruta Sepetys, acclaimed author of Between Shades of Grey, brilliantly imagines their story.