Download the Curriculum for the novel Bleak: A Story of Bullying, Rage and Survival.
The Bleak curriculum is a free, academically rigorous and standards based literary and social emotional learning curriculum developed with educational professionals across multiple disciplines. The curriculum works to give students’ connections and safe places in their schools while engaging in rigorous literary analysis about the novel.
Curriculum Author
Benjamin Honeycutt
Middle School STEAM Teacher
Author of Bleak and Primary Author to the Bleak Curriculum
Scaffolds Developer
Nancy Godwin
Special Education Teacher
Scaffolds Coordinator and Consultant for the Curriculum
Standards Coordinator
Pearl Sonnenschein
School Programs Instructor
Author to Assignments 6 and 10 and Standards Coordinator for the Curriculum.
Bleak Curriculum Co-Authors
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Natalie Chabot
High School French Teacher
Co-Author to Assignment 1: “This or That.”
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Amber Hemingson
Middle School ELA Teacher
Co-Author to Assignment 8: “Student Led Legacy Projects.”
Consultant for Assignments 1 , 2 and 4. -
Kevin Honeycutt
Educational Consultant
Co-Author to Assignment 4: “Student Success Cards.” -
Thomas McCartney
High School ELA Teacher
Co-Author to Assignment 8: “Student Led Legacy Projects.” -
Shelby Miller
High School Design and Tech Teacher
Co-Author to Assignment 4: “Student Success Cards.”
Designer of the Curriculum Cover.
Bleak Curriculum Consultants
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Kelly Bradley
Library Media Specialist
Consultant on Assignment 1, “This or That”, and the “Student Led Painting Proposal” for Assignment 8.
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Joshua Davidson
Middle School Art Teacher
Consultant on the “Student Led Painting Proposal” in Assignment 8.
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Samantha Dellenbach
High School ELA Teacher
Consultant on Assignment 2: “Bleak Comprehension Guide” and Assignment 7: “Writing an Alternative Ending.”
Piloted Teaching Bleak in the Classroom in 2021. -
Lisa Hill
Deputy Principal of Grafton High School
Creator of the Pepper Feedback Peer Review Forms used in Assignments 3, 7 and 8.
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Caleb Kettler
Middle School P.E. Teacher
Consultant on the “Team Project Proposals” for Assignment 8.
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Jessica Stuart
Middle & High School ELL Teacher
Consultant on Assignment 8: “Student Legacy Projects” - Day 2. -
Nicole Vergenz
Middle School P.E. Teacher
Consultant on the “Team Project Proposals” for Assignment 8.
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Crystal Yakel-Kuntz
High School Social Studies Teacher
Consultant on the Assignment 8: “Student Legacy Projects” - Day 1.