First and seventh periods had an essay test on The Diary of Anne Frank. The question was assigned Friday:

Write a letter to a theater manager asking him or her to stage The Diary of Anne Frank for your community. To persuade the theater manager, follow these steps:

• Connect the events in the play to current events and attitudes.
• Explain why the theme is important and how you think the community will benefit from seeing the play.

Second period began the poetry unit. We went over the difference between poetry and prose, looking at Howard Nemerov’s “Because you Asked about the Line between Prose and Poetry.” We went over the graphic organizer to trace the use of figurative language and sound devices in the poems we will read.

Fourth period completed the last of the poetry project presentations and began a final lesson on the ballad form.

Homework

• First, second, and seventh periods: none.
• Fourth period: complete the stanza of “Boots of Spanish Leather.”