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Columbine and Rachel’s Columbine and Rachel’s ChallengeChallenge
Columbine ShootingColumbine ShootingApril 20, 1999April 20, 1999
Staff and students evacuate ColumbineHigh School during the shooting.
StatsStats
Who: Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold Who: Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold What: Planned and perpetrated an attack What: Planned and perpetrated an attack
on their high school, killing 15 (including on their high school, killing 15 (including themselves) and injuring 24 themselves) and injuring 24
Where: Columbine, ColoradoWhere: Columbine, Colorado When: 11:19 am – 12:08 pm When: 11:19 am – 12:08 pm
April 20, 1999April 20, 1999 Why: Reasons to be explored in articleWhy: Reasons to be explored in article How: shooting using shotguns How: shooting using shotguns
Library victim Patrick Ireland (injured) Library victim Patrick Ireland (injured) being pulled from library windows after being pulled from library windows after
the massacrethe massacre
Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold caught on the Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold caught on the high school's security cameras in the high school's security cameras in the
cafeteria shortly before committing suicidecafeteria shortly before committing suicide
Video ClipVideo Clip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uyi5T6cFKes&feature=relatedv=Uyi5T6cFKes&feature=related
Watch beginning to 3:25 (end of first song)Watch beginning to 3:25 (end of first song)
Read Article:Read Article:Columbine: The Search for Columbine: The Search for
RationaleRationale Determine causes and effects from the Determine causes and effects from the
reading; Use “Eric and Dylan shoot reading; Use “Eric and Dylan shoot students and staff at Columbine H.S.” as students and staff at Columbine H.S.” as the event in the middle of your chartthe event in the middle of your chart
Extend beyond the text: How does this Extend beyond the text: How does this relate to our school and things we’ve relate to our school and things we’ve heard over the last few days?heard over the last few days?
Rachel’s ChallengeRachel’s Challenge Teenager from Columbine High School; Teenager from Columbine High School;
first one shot in shootingfirst one shot in shooting
Smart, kind, and very caring. Smart, kind, and very caring.
Kept journal with poems and her own Kept journal with poems and her own lessons in the book. lessons in the book.
Always said she was going to change Always said she was going to change the worldthe world
""These hands These hands belong to belong to
Rachel Joy Rachel Joy Scott and will Scott and will
some day touch some day touch millions of millions of people's people's hearts.hearts." "
Traced her own hands on the back of her Traced her own hands on the back of her dresser when she was 13. dresser when she was 13.
Rachel’s Challenge VideoRachel’s Challenge Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rmm_-gnU3Y&feature=related
Rachel’s Challenge Video
Beginning-1:45
6:15-End
Rachel’s Essay Rachel’s Essay
Wrote essay, called "My Ethics, My Codes Wrote essay, called "My Ethics, My Codes of Life," of Life," She explained how we can create a "Chain She explained how we can create a "Chain
Reaction" by seeing the good in others; by not Reaction" by seeing the good in others; by not judging them by their attitude the first time you judging them by their attitude the first time you see them.see them.
http://www.rachelschallenge.org/LearnMore/http://www.rachelschallenge.org/LearnMore/RachelsEssay.phpRachelsEssay.php
Smile Smile
By Barbara HauckBy Barbara Hauck She smiled at a sorrowful stranger.She smiled at a sorrowful stranger.The smile seemed to make him feel better.The smile seemed to make him feel better.He remembered past kindnesses of a friend and wrote He remembered past kindnesses of a friend and wrote
him a thank-you letter.him a thank-you letter.The friend was so pleased with the thank-you that he left The friend was so pleased with the thank-you that he left
a large tip after lunch.a large tip after lunch.The waitress, surprised by the size of the tip, bet the The waitress, surprised by the size of the tip, bet the
whole thing on a hunch.whole thing on a hunch.The next day she picked up her winnings, and gave part The next day she picked up her winnings, and gave part
to a man on the street.to a man on the street.The man on the street was grateful;The man on the street was grateful;
For two days he'd had nothing to eat.For two days he'd had nothing to eat.After he finished his dinner, he left for his small dingy After he finished his dinner, he left for his small dingy
room. (He didn't know at that moment that he might room. (He didn't know at that moment that he might be facing his doom.)be facing his doom.)
On the way he picked up a shivering puppy and took him On the way he picked up a shivering puppy and took him home to get warm.home to get warm.
The puppy was very grateful to be in out of the storm.The puppy was very grateful to be in out of the storm.That night the house caught on fire.That night the house caught on fire.The puppy barked the alarm. The puppy barked the alarm. He barked 'til he woke the whole household and saved He barked 'til he woke the whole household and saved
everybody from harm. everybody from harm. One of the boys that he rescued grew up to be President.One of the boys that he rescued grew up to be President.All this because of a simple smile that hadn't cost a cent. All this because of a simple smile that hadn't cost a cent.
Video ClipVideo Clip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uyi5T6cFKes&feature=relatedv=Uyi5T6cFKes&feature=related
Watch 6:07- endWatch 6:07- end
The DrawingThe Drawing
13 tears from Rachel’s 13 tears from Rachel’s eyes touch a rose and eyes touch a rose and turn to blood drops. The turn to blood drops. The rose is growing out of a rose is growing out of a Columbine plant and is Columbine plant and is connected to a verse connected to a verse from the Bible that from the Bible that says, "Greater love has says, "Greater love has no man than this, that a no man than this, that a man would lay his life man would lay his life down for his friends" down for his friends"
Read ArticleRead Article
Think about the Think about the ironyirony (when the opposite (when the opposite of what’s expected happens) of Rachel of what’s expected happens) of Rachel being the first to be shot at Columbine.being the first to be shot at Columbine.
Think about the Think about the metaphorsmetaphors in Rachel’s in Rachel’s Drawing.Drawing.
Memorial VideoMemorial Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMNOU8OyCB8&feature=related
Memorial Video
Want to find out more about Rachel?
http://www.rachelschallenge.org
http://www.rachelschallenge.org/LearnMore/WhatIsRC.php