More Preparation and the End of Act I

First period looked at the question of internal and external motivation as Peter and Anne grow closer in The Diary of Anne Frank. Fourth, and sixth periods, with the completion of their homework, will have finished the first act of The Diary of Anne Frank tomorrow....

Readers’ Theater and Research

First period continued with Anne Frank, completing the first scene of the second act. Things are heating up for the Franks, the Van Daans, and Dussel. We’ll be finishing up the play early next week and then working on a compare/contrast essay. Second period...

Anne Frank and Research

First period began a small project on the effect of point of view. Working in pairs, students took an episode from The Diary of Anne Frankthat affects all characters and looked at it from a different point of view. We did this in two ways: first, students wrote diary...

Housekeeping

We did a little housekeeping in all classes. It being the end of the quarter, it was time to do another self-evaluation for participation, using this rubric. Additionally, students evaluated their starters, this time using this rubric. Homework First period: 3 diary...

Anne Frank and the PSAT

Most students from second period were taking the PSAT. First period read/performed Act 1 Scene 4. Fourth period finished the play through Act 1 Scene 2. We also began working on the cause and effect graphic organizer. You can download the organizer here: jpg image...