1. Do Now Use context clues to guess the meaning of the bolded word 1. As Tommy walked home with the money from the church he had stolen in his pocket, powerful feelings of remorse bubbled in his stomach. 2. Jeremiah joked around so much that when he told the others about the accident that had occurred, they didn't believe that he was being earnest. 3. The lady decided that it was tea time and so, by jingling a tiny silver bell, she beckoned her servants to attend.

2. In your Reading Notebook, create a K-W-L chart about Anne Frank (and/or the Holocaust in general) Fill out the “K” column with things you already know about Anne Frank/the Holocaust. Fill out the “W” column with things you would like to learn about Anne Frank/the Holocaust.

3. Holocaust: Basic History Genocide, about six million Jews were killed by the Nazis About five million non-Jewish deaths (Gypsies, Poles, communists, homosexuals, Soviet POWs, mentally and physically disabled) Most of the killing occurred from 1941-1945 About 42,500 “facilities” (concentration camps) in Germany and German territories Started early in the war with German laws that excluded Jews from civil society (pushed into ghettos/camps)

4. Who was Anne Frank? Jewish girl who had to go into hiding during WW2 to escape the Nazis June 12, 1929-February, 1945 (15 years old) Born in Germany, but fled to Amsterdam and was trapped there Went into hiding in July 1942 in the building where her father worked Hid for two years, was betrayed and sent to the Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp in northern Germany. She and her sister died there, likely of typhus Anne’s father survived and got her diary published in 1947 The Diary of a Young Girl

5. The Diary of Anne Frank Stage adaptation of Anne’s diary The Diary of a Young Girl Written by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett Debuted on Broadway in 1955 (10 years after Anne’s death, 8 years after diary was published)

7. Auditions on Wednesday Anne Frank: young teenage girl Otto Frank: adult male Edith Frank: adult female Margot Frank: older teenage girl Miep Gies: young adult female Mr. Kraler: adult male Mr. Dussel: adult male Peter Van Daan: teenage boy Mrs. Van Daan: adult female Mr. Van Daan: adult male Bold: BIG, sassy personalities Italics: minor roles

8. Introduction to drama/theater What makes a play different from a short story? How will our experience of reading “The Diary of Anne Frank” be different than the experience of reading her actual diary?

9. What you can expect: Reading aloud and discussing each day Standing up/staging/acting out certain scenes Various theater/improvisation games and exercises Writing and performing our own plays!

10. In partners/small groups, discuss any theater experiences you have had Have you ever seen a live show? Seen one depicted/discussed in a movie, on television, etc? Performed in some kind of live show (acting, singing, dancing, etc.) or been involved some other way (stage crew, selling tickets, choreographing, etc.)? Come up with a list of all of the theater experiences that you and your peers have had and be prepared to share/elaborate on these with the rest of the class.

11. Play Brainstorming Due Fri, 4/8 Any questions about this assignment?

12. Word Bank for Crossword Puzzle 1. Act 2. Actor 3. Audition 4. Cue 5. Director 6. Drama 7. Extra 8. Lead 9. Lines 10. Playwright 11. Props 12. Rehearsal 13. Scene 14. Script 15. Set 16. Stage 17. Stage directions (no space)