First, second, and seventh periods finished the anticipatory lesson for a unit on The Diary of Anne Frank. As such, we had an today, drawing on students’ prior knowledge of the Holocaust and making it personal through a series of reflective writing exercises. To do this, we looked at a slide show I created about the Holocaust, starting from the rise of the Nazis and ending with some photos I took in 2005 during my own visit to Auschwitz.

Walling up the Ghetto

Working

Leaving the Ghetto

Electrified Barbed Wire

Fourth period went over “Cub Pilot on the Mississippi”, paying close attention to how Twain uses formal diction to create a playful mood in the memoir. We simply prepared in groups today for the main presentation and discussion tomorrow.

Homework

• First and seventh periods: none.
• Second period: complete vocabulary preparation for Anne Frank.
• Fourth period: none.