Robert Cormier's response to Concetta Lee
<p>In this one-page, typed letter dated April 26, 1996, Robert Cormier responds to Florida teacher, Concetta T. Lee. He explains that Hairston is a non-ethnic name that coveys ugliness yet is not a name anyone local might think is theirs. He describes Monument as a combination of Leominster and Fitchburg. Moreover, he thanks her for her work and expresses satisfaction that his book, <em>Tunes for Bears to Dance To</em>, is provoking deep thinking in her students.</p>
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Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
24 April 1996
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
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Robert Cormier's letter to Ms. Rosenzweig's class
In this letter to Ms. Rosenzweig's class of eighth-grade students, Cormier addresses many points. First, he explains the title of the book. Then, he looks at various characters, including Mr. Levine and Mr. Hairston. He discusses the influence of the Holocaust and his role in memorializing it. Finally, he remarks on the students' desires to become writers. He advises them to write what they know best.
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Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
13 May 1995
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo, Katy Covino
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English
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Literature-N-Living Oral Presentation G - <em>Tunes for Bears to Dance To<br /></em>
Participant G in the Literature-N-Living class presents his thoughts to an audience of peers and their family members. He talks about how <em>Tunes for Bears to Dance To</em> taught him to be more positive to avoid being like Mr. Hairston, who was full of bad thoughts.
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Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/9" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">John Richter's letter to Robert Cormier</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/49" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Constance Cormier's reply to John Richter</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/50" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">John Richter's response to Constance Cormier</a></p>
<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/45" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Literature-N-Living Oral Presentation H - Tunes for Bears To Dance To</a></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>
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Literature-N-Living Oral Presentation F - <em>Tunes for Bears to Dance To<br /></em>
Participant F in the Literature-N-Living class presents his thoughts to an audience of peers and their family members. He compares his past self to Mr. Hairston and how his mind was full of negative thoughts. He feels he has changed since then and is ready to go home.
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Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/9" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">John Richter's letter to Robert Cormier</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/49" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Constance Cormier's reply to John Richter</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/50" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">John Richter's response to Constance Cormier</a></p>
<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/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>
<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>
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<em>Tunes for Bears to Dance to</em> Chapter 6
<p>This three-page marked typescript of Chapter 6 of <em>Tunes for Bears to Dance To</em> includes penciled line edits. Henry and Mr. Hairston talk about purchasing a cemetery monument, which makes Henry hopeful that Mr. Hairston might help him.</p>
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Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/25" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tunes for Bears to Dance To Chapter 3</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/32" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tunes for Bears to Dance to Chapter 19</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/126" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tunes for Bears to Dance To Chapter 13</a></p>
<a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/127" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tunes for Bears to Dance To Chapter 16</a>
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<em>Tunes for Bears to Dance to</em> Chapter 17
<p>This six-page marked typescript of Chapter 17 of <em>Tunes for Bears to Dance To</em> includes penciled line edits. In the chapter, Mr. Hairston dismisses Henry from work, telling him to destroy Mr. Levine's village that night. If he doesn't, he's fired. Henry leaves the store and looks back to see how banal Mr. Hairston looks despite being such a bad man.</p>
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Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/25" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tunes for Bears to Dance To Chapter 3</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/26" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tunes for Bears to Dance to Chapter 6</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/27" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tunes for Bears to Dance To Chapter 7</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/28" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tunes for Bears to Dance To Chapter 10</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/32" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tunes for Bears to Dance to Chapter 19</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/126" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tunes for Bears to Dance To Chapter 13</a></p>
<a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/127" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tunes for Bears to Dance To Chapter 16</a>
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<em>Tunes for Bears to Dance to</em> Chapter 15
<p>This six-page marked typescript includes portions of Chapter 15 of <em>Tunes for Bears to Dance To</em> with penciled line edits. In the chapter, Mr. Hairston presents his proposal to purchase the monument for Eddie's grave, give a raise to Henry, and convince the diner owner to give Henry's mother more hours, a promotion, and a raise. In exchange, Henry has to destroy Mr. Levine's village. Henry leaves work to think about the proposition.</p>
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Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/25" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tunes for Bears to Dance To Chapter 3</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/26" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tunes for Bears to Dance to Chapter 6</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/27" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tunes for Bears to Dance To Chapter 7</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/31" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tunes for Bears to Dance to Chapter 17</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/32" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tunes for Bears to Dance to Chapter 19</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/126" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tunes for Bears to Dance To Chapter 13</a></p>
<a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/127" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tunes for Bears to Dance To Chapter 16</a>
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<em>Tunes for Bears to Dance to</em> Chapter 11
<p>This four-page marked typescript of Chapter 11 of <em>Tunes for Bears to Dance To</em> includes penciled line edits. In the chapter, Mr. Hairston keeps Henry after work to show him a drawing of the monument for his brother, Eddie. Henry admires it but tells Mr. Hairston that his family cannot afford such a monument. Mr. Hairston alludes to a potential solution.</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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<em>Tunes for Bears to Dance To</em> Chapter 10
This two-page marked typescript of Chapter 10 of <em>Tunes for Bears to Dance To</em> includes penciled line edits. Henry is unloading a delivery truck and sees Doris, Mr. Hairston's daughter. He asks her about her falls and she warns Henry to be careful of her father. She describes the verbal and psychological abuse her mother suffers.
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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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