Anne Frank Post 1

Today we (finally) dug deeper into our first novel study.

Each time we finish reading an entry we want to write one sentence that either:

a) summarizes the entire entry; or

b) identifies the main idea of the entry; or

c) determine why Ms Frank wrote the entry.

We also recognized that longer entries might need more than once sentence.

Each of you should have a separate sheet of paper dedicated to a vocabulary list. Every time we finish a block of entries, try to record at least 3 words that are either unfamiliar/unknown, or that you would like to use more often in your own writing.

Tonight we are reading the entries from 21 and 24 June 1942. Tomorrow three students will perform a read-aloud on the following three entries (30 June, 3 and 5 July).

Here are some more notes to consider about the setting of Anne Frank, as well as a link to an excellent reading support document (highly encouraged to read it over the weekend)

http://old.sandi.net/depts/literacy/unitsofstudy/grade8/unit5/remembering_annefrank.pdf

• Setting: Germany, WWII (1938-1945)
  • Hitler ruled Germany 1933-1945
  • Allied powers (U.S., U.K., France, Soviet Union) vs.
  • Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, Japan)
• Holocaust: Germany's deliberate attempt, under Hitler's rule, to exterminate all Jews in Europe...
  • Killed over 6 million Jews.
  • Weapons: Starvation, Torture, Dehumanization...
  • Hitler wanted to rid Germany of everyone not of the Aryan race (blond hair, blue eyes)
• SS = Hitler's personal elite body guards, did most of killings ordered by Hitler
• Gestapo = Branch of the SS
• Star of David: symbol of Jewish Faith
• Nazi = Anti-Jew
  • Swastika = Nazi symbol
• Anne's Diary begins in 1942, Anne is 13 years old, 3 weeks before she goes into hiding