Unit 2 Anchor Texts
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The Diary of Anne Frank: Act I
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Concept Vocabulary
anxiously
restraining
bickering
tension
quarrels
hysterically
Skill Vocabulary
dialogue
mood
conflict
dramatic irony
Analyze Craft & Structure
Analyze Craft & Structure
Focus: Text Structure in Drama
Standard(s)
🔍 7-8.RL.7 Analyze the impact of character and plot development on the overall story or drama.
🔍 7-8.RL.11 Analyze how an author develops and contrasts the points of view of different characters or narrators in a text and how this creates a variety of effects (e.g., humor, sadness, suspense).
Supports/Resources
Sharing Perspectives Disucssion Prompts
TEDEd Lesson: "I Am Anne Frank" read by Brad Meltzer and Saul Dreier
Word Study
Word Study
Focus: Latin Suffix: -ion
Standard(s)
7-8.R.9 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
Support/Resources
Conventions
Conventions
The Diary of Anne Frank: Act II
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Concept Vocabulary
forboding
intuition
rigid
apprehensive
mounting
insistent
Skill Vocabulary
internal motivations
external motivations
inferences
Analyze Craft & Structure
Analyze Craft & Structure
Focus: Characters' Motivation
Standard(s)
🔍 7-8.R.5 Cite textual evidence that supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
🔍 7-8.RL.7 Analyze the impact of character and plot development on the overall story or drama.
Supports/Resources
Word Study
Word Study
Focus: Latin Suffix: -ent
Standard(s)
7-8.R.9 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
Support/Resources
Conventions
Conventions
Focus: Simple Tense of Verbs
Support/Resources
⏳Writing to Sources
⏳Writing to Sources
Focus: Drama Review
Standard(s)
🔍7-8.R.12 Compare a text to another text in a different medium about the same topic and evaluate the impact of the differences on the audience.
Support/Resources
⏳Speaking & Listening
⏳Speaking & Listening
Focus: Dramatic Reading
Standard(s)
7-8.SL.1 Participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations on topics, texts, and issues.
Support/Resources
Frank Family & WWII Timeline
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
annotated
chronological
parallel
💡Writing to Compare
💡Writing to Compare
💡 Teacher Tip: You may decide to use this writing task instead of the Performance Task as your extended/process writing. If not, keep this writing task brief (1-2 paragraphs, using the RACE Writing strategy).
Focus: Compare-Contrast Essay
Standard(s)
🔍7-8.R.12 Compare a text to another text in a different medium about the same topic and evaluate the impact of the differences on the audience.
🔍 7-8.W.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content, and provide a conclusion that supports the information or explanation presented.
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