John Richter's response to Constance Cormier
<p>In this two-page, handwritten letter, John Richter, head of a Florida program to help incarcerated adolescent males, expresses his sympathy and sorrow at the news of Robert Cormier's passing. He underscores that Cormier's novels helped the youth "academically, spiritually, and psychologically."</p>
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Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
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JPG, 8.5 x 11 lined paper
English
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Constance Cormier's reply to John Richter
<p>This typed letter, written in 2003 by Constance Cormier, Robert Cormier's widow, appears to be in response to packets of written materials sent by John Richter. In the letter, Mrs. Cormier seeks Richter's permission to ensconce the packets in the Fitchburg State archive, along with other readers' and students' writings inspired by Cormier's work.</p>
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Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
8 May 2003
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
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JPG, 8.5 x 11 paper
English
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John Richter's letter to Robert Cormier
<p>John Richter, the Youthful Offender Program Coordinator at the Orange County Corrections Department in Florida, writes to Robert Cormier about his Literature-N-Living class. He describes the class and the work students do including discussion, essay writing, and reading comprehension quizzes. <br /><br />Richter also describes the value of <em>We All Fall Down</em> to this population's need to understand the victim's perspective. He states the students also learned about trust, thoughtful communication, perseverance, and leadership. Leadership was particularly important to Richter because many of the inmates were incarcerated because they are followers that bend to peer pressure. <br /><br />The class also read <em>Tunes for Bears to Dance To,</em> and in their study, they focused on racism, prejudice, false testimony, and forgiveness. Richter states the book helped inmates think about how they will be perceived upon release and how they will have to present themselves in the face of prejudice.</p>
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Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
7 April 2003
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
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<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/36" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Literature-N-Living Oral Presentation A - Tunes for Bears to Dance To</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/37" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Literature-N-Living Oral Presentation B - Tunes for Bears to Dance To</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/38" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Literature-N-Living Oral Presentation I - Tunes for Bears to Dance To</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/39" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Literature-N-Living Oral Presentation C - Tunes for Bears to Dance To</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/40" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Literature-N-Living Oral Presentation J - Tunes for Bears to Dance To</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/41" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Literature-N-Living Oral Presentation F - Tunes for Bears to Dance To</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/42" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Literature-N-Living Oral Presentation D - Tunes for Bears to Dance To</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/43" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Literature-N-Living Oral Presentation E - Tunes for Bears to Dance To</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/44" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Literature-N-Living Oral Presentation G - Tunes for Bears to Dance To</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/45" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Literature-N-Living Oral Presentation H - Tunes for Bears To Dance To</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/46" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Literature-N-Living Oral Presentation K - Tunes for Bears to Dance To</a><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/11"><br /><br />Literature-N-Living Oral Presentation I - We All Fall Down</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/12" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Literature-N-Living Oral Presentation B - We All Fall Down</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/13" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Literature-N-Living Oral Presentation D - We All Fall Down</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/14" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Literature-N-Living Oral Presentation G - We All Fall Down</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/15" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Literature-N-Living Oral Presentation F - We All Fall Down</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/16" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Literature-N-Living Oral Presentation H - We All Fall Down</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/17" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Literature-N-Living Oral Presentation A - We All Fall Down</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/18" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Literature-N-Living Oral Presentation E - We All Fall Down</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/19" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Literature-N-Living Oral Presentation C - We All Fall Down</a></p>
JPG, 8.5 x 11 paper
English
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