Close Reading and Acting

Close Reading and Acting

by | Nov 4, 2015 | English 8, Update

English Strategies students (fourth period) looked at an early actual entry in Anne Frank’s diary. We worked on the skill of monitoring comprehension and fixing up comprehension issues. English Studies students (fifth period) spent the day working through scene...
Anne Frank and a Comparison

Anne Frank and a Comparison

by | Nov 3, 2015 | English 8, Update

English Studies students (fifth period) looked at an actual diary entry from Anne’s diary that corresponds with what we’ve been reading in class. While they compared that with our play text, I had time to consult one-on-one with students regarding their...

Anne Frank Scene One Start and End

by | Nov 2, 2015 | English 8, Update

English Strategies students (fourth period) read through the first scene of The Diary of Anne Frank, marking it a couple of things and going over the annotations as a class. English Studies students (fifth period) finished up the first scene by looking at some other...

Anne Frank Starting

by | Oct 30, 2015 | English 8, Update

English 8 Strategies began the play proper, reading through the opening of scene one. We’ll continue the scene Monday. English 8 Studies finished up scene one with the comprehension questions and scene summary. HomeworkEnglish 8 Studies:...