1. The Diary of Anne Frank Thematic Unit for 8 th Grade Language Arts by Barbara Powell June 1, 1942: I hope I will be able to confide everything to you, as I have never been able to confide in anyone, and I hope you will be a great source of comfort and support.

2. The Learner Will … Examine the effects that wars and genocide have on society. Is there hope in our world? Discuss the importance of being a person who is dedicated to helping others. How do we do this? Perform an act of service in their home or community and write a persuasive essay to encourage others. What inspires you? Share this experience as a class. Encourage each other… Pre-Reading

3. Interactive Museum Exhibit Pre-Reading U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.

4. Anne Frank - The Whole Story Pre-Reading

5. Reading The Broadway Play Students choose a star out of a bag. These stars symbolize the stars worn by the Jews under Hitler’s regime. The stars designate the student’s role in the reading of the play for that day: characters, narrator, or audience. Audience members will be called on to ask or answer questions. Students are directed to take notes on a graphic organizer during the reading of the play. Each day new literary terms and insights into the plot, theme, and characters will be discussed and reviewed.

6. Activities Students role-play in groups as characters in hiding and must remain completely still in an enclosed space for 2 minutes. Students work in groups to create unique and memorable drawings, words, or phrases for remembering new vocabulary words from the play and share their ideas with the class. Students use a character web graphic organizer to analyze characters in the play. They will use these later to create a Bio Poem. Classes will compete in a food drive for the homeless.

7. Formal Evaluations A persuasive essay Quizzes on vocabulary and comprehension at the end of each Act of the play Each student will write a Bio Poem and present it to the class An in-class essay on major themes in the play