We began our study of The Hiding Place today! I'm really excited to share Corrie tenBoom's story with the seventh and eighth graders! It's a suspenseful, action-filled real-life story that I think the students will really enjoy, and it gives us a first-person perspective of a WW2 and concentration camp survivor. Even more, though, it is a story of God's providence and love and the peace and security that come from relying on Him, even when (and especially when) circumstances are incredibly difficult. It's my hope that reading this book will help us all to learn and grow in both our knowledge and faith!
We began our study by sharing our knowledge of World War 2. The students and I talked together about the causes of the war, the different countries involved, and the effects the war had upon people here in the U.S. and in other nations. Together, we know quite a bit--and I think that we will gain a more personal knowledge of the war as we read The Hiding Place.
We then began reading The Hiding Place together. We read the introductory comments written by some who knew Corrie ten Boom personally, and we read the first chapter of the book aloud in class. We're getting to know the characters and setting of the story and learning about things like foreshadowing that are occurring already in this first chapter.
Students were assigned chapter 2 as homework and were given time to read in class. Many students chose to read other books during this time, which was fine. Most are still in the middle of other books, and I encourage them to continue to read other things--we want to keep that habit of reading going!
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