First and sixth periods spent their final full day of preparation for the Anne Frank presentation project. Groups spent time rehearsing their lines and making sure they had their blocking organized and planned well.

First period at work.

First period students discuss lines.

First period students work out blocking.

Second and fourth periods looked at 4.1 and 4.2 in detail, specifically focusing on the subtext of various characters’ lines.

Seventh period looked at the squid method of narrowing a topic.

Board after seventh period

We worked together to narrow the research topic “squid” to a series of research questions. Afterward, students worked in small groups to begin narrowing their own research interests before we head to the media center to begin research next week.

Seventh period students work on narrowing a research topic.

Seventh period students discuss how to narrow a research topic.

Seventh period students narrow a research topic.

 Homework

• First, sixth, and seventh periods: none.
• Second and fourth periods:
• read 4.3 and 4.4;
• begin working on quotes for the act 4 and 5 quiz (later next week).