Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl- Novel Study (Holocaust)

A novel study of "Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl "
ISBN:  978-0553296983
Description from the novel:

In 1942, with the Nazis occupying Holland, a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl and her family fled their home in Amsterdam and went into hiding. For the next two years, until their whereabouts were betrayed to the Gestapo, the Franks and another family lived cloistered in the “Secret Annexe” of an old office building. Cut off from the outside world, they faced hunger, boredom, the constant cruelties of living in confined quarters, and the ever-present threat of discovery and death. In her diary Anne Frank recorded vivid impressions of her experiences during this period. By turns thoughtful, moving, and surprisingly humorous, her account offers a fascinating commentary on human courage and frailty and a compelling self-portrait of a sensitive and spirited young woman whose promise was tragically cut short.

This live class meets once per week. The class is four weeks long. Students will be able to choose if they would like to print their  homework assignments or complete them all digitally. 

The language arts topics covered each week will provide alternative examples for students to understand the concept and then apply it on their own to the text. Once the students submits the work for grading the teacher will provide an additional video going over that assigned week's work and chapters. 

Google Classroom:
All of the assignments for this course are available in a digital version through Google Slides. I can email the assignment to a gmail account for students to complete. This method allows students to type their answers directly onto the slides and use other features such as drag and drop. Once the student completes the assigned slides for the week they simply email them to the teacher for grading. 

Socrative.com:
This is the digital option for students to take their quizzes online and received immediate feedback. Students do not have to register to use this program. I will provide the classroom code and it will take them straight to that week's quiz. 

Quizlet:
Vocabulary lists are provided each week. Students can study from the list or access Quizlet which has the vocabulary in digital flash cards to help the learner. 

Each live class we will meet to go over certain topics. Students will need to print pages and have them available to complete during class live. 

Week 1:
Pages 1-60
Topic: Character Traits, Point of View
During class we will discuss the assigned readings. We will then look at the Google Interactive Notebook and begin identifying characters traits. We will then discuss point of view of the characters and novel. 

Week 2: 
Pages 61-105
Topics: Types of Sentences, Irony
During class we will discuss the assigned readings. Then we will looks at the four types of sentence and practice identifying each with sentences from the novel. We will watch a few TED talk videos on irony and practice identifying the each type with events from the novel.  

Week 3:
Pages 106-181
Topic: Figurative Language, Writing
During class we will discuss the assigned readings. We will then look at different types of figurative language and practice identifying the different types using sentences from the novel. Then we will begin summarizing our readings. 

Week 4: 
Pages 182-283
Topic: Plot, Elements of a Story
During class we will discuss the rest of the novel. We will then identify the plot and elements of the novel. 

*If you do not see a scheduled time offered that you need, feel free to send me a message and I'll try to find a date and time that works for you.*